BUNNYTHORPE

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 118, 15 April 1930, Page 9

BUNNYTHORPE

(From Our Own Correspondent.) BUNNYTHORPE, April 12. Mr J. Robertson, manager of the glaxo factory, left last week for a holiday trip to Australia. Mr and Mrs J. Armstrong, who have been spending a holiday at Taupo, returned home at the end of the week. The Bunnythorpe tennis team played a friendly match with the Kimbolton team at Kimbolton on Saturday, 12th inst. The scores resulted as follow, Kimbolton players being mentioned first: Men’s singles.—E. H. Haythorne 1 lost to F. Patience 6, R. Flannery 1 lost to F. Godfrey 6, C. - Bartlett 1 lost to W. Sutherland 6, G. Coggin 5 lost to H., Robson 6, F. A. Dunstell 6 beat H. Godfrey 4, A. Bartlett 6 beat B. Williamson 5. Ladies’ singles..—Mrs Drewett 6 beat Miss W. Robson 4, Miss Drewott 6 beat Miss E. Robson 1, Mrs Haythorne 3 lost to Mrs Patience 6, Miss Calder 4 lost to Miss Godfrey 6, Mrs Edney 6 beat Miss Stewart 1, ’ Miss Beard 5 lost to Mrs Jackson 6. Men’s doubles.—Haythorne and Flannery 1 lost to Patience and F. Godfrey 6, Bartlett and Coggin 2 lost to Sutherland and Robson 6, Dunstall and W. Bartlett 6 beat Williamson and Godfrey 4.

Ladies’ doubles. —Mrs and Miss Drewett 1 lost to Misses E. and W. Robson 6, Mrs Haythorne and Miss Edney 2 lost to Mrt Patience and Miss Godfrey 6, Miss Calder and Miss Beard 5 lost to Mrs Jackson and Miss Stewart 6. Mixed doubles. —Mrs Drewott and Coggin 6 tx*t Miss E. Robson and Patience 3, Mis 3 Drewett and Bartlett 3 lost to Miss Robson and Godfrey 6, Mrs and E. H. Haythorne 6 beat Mrs Patience and Sutherland 4, Miss Calder and Flannery 6 beat Miss Godfrey and Robson 4, Miss Ednoy and Dunstall 6 beat Miss Stewart and Williamson 4, Miss Beard and Bartlett 0 lost to Mrs Jackson and H. Godfrey 6. Totals: Bunnythorpe 14 set 6, 118 games. Kimbolton 10 sets, 95 games. The annual meeting of the Bunnythorpe Library took place on Saturday evening when Mr J. W. Clevely presided over a fair number of subscribers. The report showed that 40 new books were purchased during the year and that the number of subscribers was about the same. Tho balance-shoet showed a credit balance of £2 4s 6d. The committee that was elected consists of Messrs J. W. Clevely (chairman), F. Burton (secretary), N. Shute, J. Scheidt and P. Botto; auditor, Mr W. B. Duthie.

A meeting of tho Anglican Methodist Church took place on Sunday evening when arrangements for tho Anzac services at the monument' on tho recreation ground on tho 25th inst. were made. Rev. Mr Gertz, Anglican minister, will give tho address and will be assisted by Rev. R. C. Fordyce, Methodist minister. Settlers will aftain remember this important gathering. The first dance of the season will take place in the Public Hall on Wednesday, 16th inst., when tho footballers will hold a dance.