FEILDING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 71, 23 February 1932, Page 8

FEILDING

TENNIS. ' The committe© of the Feilding Lawn Tennis Club announce the following draws for the club championships:— Men’s Senior Singles.—First round: D. C. Coomb© v. Q. Darragh, E. H. McGruer v. A. H. Maguire, K. G. Salmond v. W. T. Crooke, J. H. Thomas v. W. .Boddy. Second round: A. R. Miers v. It. Humphrey, D. M. Maguire v. T. "\V. Simpson. Ladies’ Senior Singles.—First round: Miss L. Spence v. Miss M. Rutherford, Miss L. Rutherford v. Miss G. Curtis, Miss A. Shephprd v. Miss B. Eliott. Second round: Miss D. Sexton v. Mrs Stuckey, Miss D. Foster v. Miss M. McLean, Miss A. Rutherford v. winner of Misses Shepherd-Eliott match. Men’s Junior Singles.—N. C. Harding r. W. Crooke, J. M. Campbell, v. R. Humphrey, A. H. Maguire v. G. Darragh, D. M. Maguire a bye. . Ladies’ Junior Singles.—Miss F. Maguiro v. Miss T. Carthew, Miss E. Humphrey v. Miss Iv. Carthew, Miss M. Miles a bye. Mixed Handicap Doubles. First round: W. T. Crooke and Mrs Crooke elo) v. H. Hewetson and Miss Mc- ; (plus 30), J. H. Thomas and Miss Sexton (plus 15) v. M. ) Andrews ana Miss Ellerm (plus 30), L. Boddy and Miss L. Rutherford (scr) v. A. R. Miers and Miss Shepherd (plus 15), G. Darragh and Miss Humphrey (plus 30) v, D. Coombe and Miss Curtis (owe 30). Socond round: E. 11. McGruer and Miss N. Rutherford (scr) v. D. M. Maguire and Miss M. Rutherford (plus 15), K. ■ G. Salmond and Miss Biirko (owe -15) v. T. W. Simpson and Miss Foster (plus 16). Ladies’ Handicap Doubles. F*irst round: Misses Humphrey and Gilmour (plus 15) v. Misses Ellerm and Entwisle (plus 15). Second round: Mrs Caldwell and Miss L. Rutherford (owe 30) v. Misses McLean and Spence (scr), Mrs Robinson and Miss Curtis (0we..30) v. Misses Soxton and Foster (owe 15), Misses Iv. and T. Carthew (plus 30) v. Misses Shepherd and N. Rutherford (owe 15), Mrs Stuckey and Miss Miles (plus 15) a bye. RIFLE SHOOTING. A special opening day was held by the Cheltenham Rifle Club on Saturday, matches being fired at the 300, 500 and 600 yards ranges. J. Whitehead made the highest score of 99, with T. Churcher second with 98. The following are tlie scores:—J. Whitehead, 25, 30, 26 (18) —99; T. Cliurcher, 28, 31, 31 (8) — 98: R. Taylor, 26, 29, 80 (9)—94; F. Mills, 25, 31, 27 (10)—93; V. Barron, 27 32. 28 (6) —93; L. Ward, 25, 24, 23 (20) —92 ; H. Woods, 30, 24, 27 (9)—90; R. Stuart, 26, 31, 23 (6)—86; F. Meyhew, 28. 28, 28 (2)—86: F. Whitehead, 27, 28. 25 (6)—86; P. Mills, 19, 30, 20 (17)—86; R, Hamilton, 25, 27, 24 (10) —BS; C. Halford, 27, 24, 25 (9)-85; E. Barron, 24, 31, 25 (3) —83; S. Sandbrook, 25, 28, 22 (5)—80; G. Pilcher, 23, 19, 21 (9)—72; R. Bickers, 11, 13, 16 (18)—58; H. Bvooker, 15, 18, retired. Next Saturday the cun presented by Hon. J. G. Cobbe will bo fired for at the 300, 500 and 600 yards ranges. FLOOD NOTES. Although subjected to severe strain it is thought that tlxo flood in the Oroua River on Sunday (lid not cause any damage to the Feilding Borough Council’s weir and intake system which is situated several miles up the river at Kiwitea. Mr T. K. Hay, borough engineer, stated this morning that it vriu not be possible to ascertain whether any damage has been done to the gabions on the downstream side of the weir until the river falls, and this is not expected to happen for a day or two. In the meantime, however a more serious position has arisen, Mr Hay said, in that the intake chamber has been completely blocked with flood debris and, although the water in the river is at the top level of the.chamber, the pi))fi lino loading to the reservoir is dry. This morning a gang of men under Mr Pearson left for the intake to endeavour to clear away the debris, but in the meantime, and from the blocking of the intake, the town has been drawing on the supply of water in \he two reservoirs. These contain sufficient for two days’ supply with a normal draw-off and it was important therefore, Mr Hay remarked, that the intake chamber be cleared without delay. As a result of tire lowering of the'level in the reservoirs the pressure of water at the gauge in Mr Hay's office stood at 6olbs this morning, a low pressure having regard to the fact that at present no water except for household purposes is .being used, the rain having satisfactorily carried out the work that the hoses were used for. Tire Oroua River rose again yesterday afternoon, a further heavy fall of rain being experienced in the upper reaches of the river. MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Mr R. M. Watson, S.M., presided at to-day’s sitting of the Feilding Magistrate’s Court. TRAFFIC BREACHES. Arising out of a collision which occurred at the intersection of the Palmerston North-Sanson highway and the Awahuri Road at Awahuri on November 2 last, Alfred Neale, service car driver, ofg Wanganui, pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to give wav to traffic approaching from the right. Defendant 3aid ne had approached the corner slowly and" was keeping a look-out for traffic, but did not see the other car until he was more than half-way across the intersection. At this point the car which came up Awahuri Road hit defendant’s car on the fear wheel, overturning it. The Magistrate held that defendant should have seen the other car earlier, and inflicted a fine of £1 with 10s costs. Alfred Henry Martin pleaded guilty to a charge of driving an overloaded motor lorry and was fined £3 and costs 12s. In fixing the penalty, the Mgaistrate said he would take into consideration the statement of the solicitor for defendant that the lorry was a new one and was undergoing a test for carrying a certain load when the offence was committed. WANDERING STOCK. For allowing stock to wander unattended on the pubuo highway fines were inflicted on the following:—Sydney Coleman (Waituna) 25s and costs; Ra'lph Northcott (Waituna) 25s and costs; Frank Swift (Apiti) 15s and costs. CIVIL LIST. Judgment was granted plaintiff by default in the following undefended civil cases: —S. McDowall v. M. F. Farelly, £5 3s Bd, costs £1 10s 6d; S. A. Parses v. S. McJarrow, £4 os costs £2 10s 6d; James Keenan v. P. H. Halford and P. Halford the vounger, £37, costs £4 13s 6d; M. McKav v. A. Martin* and A. W. Benseman. £7 11s 2d, costs £1 19s 6d; H. R. Elworthy v. A. E. Petty. £6 10s 6d, costs £2 7s 6d; E. H, Brewer v. H. J. Bailev, £9 12s, costs £l*l2s 6d; H. L. Stimson v. C. J. Noble, £2 13s fid, costs £1 3s 6d; W. J. Port and

Coy. v. W. Blackler, £5 17s 2d, costs £1 12s 6d; E. A. Golding v. H. Bennett, £ls 16s, costs £2 14s; J. R. Pask v. W. J. Kelly, £2 10s, costs £1 5s Gd: A. Trenkner v. A. Terry, ■£2 14s 6(1, coats £1 5s 6d. -

JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. A. Pearcy was ordered to pay W. F. Garder the sum of £4 17s 3d, in default seven, days in gaol, the ■warrant to bo suspended on the payment of £1 per month.