TAIKOREA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 309, 27 November 1933, Page 10

TAIKOREA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) TAIKOREA, Nov. 24. Welcome rain has been falling- during this week, mostly at night. The warm days accompanying this make it ideal weather for pastures, crops and gardens. On Wednesday night a slight frost was experienced, affecting only very tender plants such as French beans in unsheltered positions, and cutting these only slightly. On Thursday the Taikorea School Committee held its bi-monthly meeting, there being present Messrs R. Hill (chairman), E. Print (secretary), F. Print, A. Castle and E. Cornwall. The head teacher, Mr J. C. Ward, was also in attendance. Correspondence was dealt with and arrangements made for a repetition of last year’s Christmas tree and breaking-iip ceremony. This event, which was an innovation On this district, proved very popular, and the children will look forward to the ceremony with greater pleasure when a visit irom Father Christmas is assured.

With the advent of fine weather, summer sports are popular. The Cricket Club had the first game of the season —the several previous fixtures having been postponed owing to a series of wet week-ends —when they played a friendly match with a team from Ford Motors (Manawatu), Ltd. The pitch, which is situated on Messrs Carrolls’ ground, played fast, and the bowlers made full use of its possibilities, the scoring seldom reaching double figures. The individual scores were as follow: —Ford motors, first innings: Tillick, b O’Connor, 0; Winnard, b O’Connor 2; McNeill,' c Hancock, b Jones 12; Phillips, b O’Connor 0; .Denson, b O’Connor 11;’ F. Day, b O’Connor, 0; Seeley, b O’Connor, 0; H. Day, 1.b.w., b Jones, 2; Rowntree, not out 21; Draper, played on, b Jones, 0; Stubbs, b Jones, 0; extras, 7; total, 55. Taikorea, first innings: A Carroll, b Rowntree, 12; Roy Algar, o Rowntree, b H. Day; C. llehir, c and b Tillick, 2; W. Hancock, b H. Day, 0; G. Bailey, c and B Winnard, 2; 11. O’Connor, b Tillick, 0; Jones, b Tillick, 0; S. Birchall, b Tillick, 1; F. Carroll, b Tillick, 1; M. Hehir, b Tillick, 0; J. Uehir, not out, 1; extras, 2; total, 21. Ford Motors, second innings: Rowntree, o Birchall, b J. Hehir, 11; Winnard, b O’Connor, 9; Tillick, 1.b.w., b Birchall, 4; McNeill, b Hehir, 4; H. Day. b Birchall, 4; Denson, run out, 2; Seeley, c and b Carroll, 0; F. Day, b Carroll, 6; Draper, not out, 0; Stubbs, run out, 2; extras, 5; total, 48. Taikorea, second innings: A. Carroll, b Tillick, 5; licy Alo-ar, c McNeill, b Tillick. 2; Bailey, b McNeill, 0; F. Carroll, b Seeley, 1; C. Hehir, b Tillick, 2; M. Hehir, b Day, 11; Hancock, b Tillick, 0; J. Hehir, run out, 9; Jones, b Tillick, 9; O’Connor, 1.b.w., b Rowntree, 0; McMorrisey, not out, 7; extras, 5; total, 72. The visiting team won by 10 runs. A return match is to be played shortly. Mrs W. Sheppard, of Miramar, Wellington, is the guest of Mr and Mrs J. C. Ward.