FEILDING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 109, 7 April 1934, Page 4

FEILDING

CROQUET. FEILDING BEAT TAKARO. A team of ladies from the Takaro Croquet Club visited the Feilding Cro?uet Club yesterday for an all-day riendly match. The games were most enjoyable, the local ladies taking the honours by the narrow margin of three points. The visitors were welcomed by Mrs Dewe, president of the Feilding Croquet Club, Mrs Antis replying on behalf of Takaro. The visiting ladies were entertained at morning and afternoon tea as well as lunch by the home club, to whom the thanks of the Takaro ladies for their hospitality, were conveyed. In the following details of the play Feilding players are mentioned first: Miss Bartholomew (74 bisques) and Mrs Moore (8 bisques) 14 v. Miss Tennant (4}) and Mrs McFarlane (10) 14; Mesdames Dewe (18) and Ewen (9) 20 v. Mesdames Lyall (64) and Mitchell (10) 18; Mesdames Bramwell (74) and Rodgers (74) 23 v. Mesdames Simpson (scr.) and Durham (11) 19; Mesdames Finlay (64) and Burne (74) 17 v. Mesdames Anstis ( —1) and Colquhoun (12) 20. MANCHESTER STREET SCHOOL. MEETING OF COMMITTEE. The Manchester Street School Committee met last night, Mr G. J. Fitzpatrick presiding. The • headmaster, Mr J. C. Whibley

reported that the roll number at the school was 322, while, the average attendance had been 307. A few cases of measles and mumps had occurred among the children. The Education Board had installed two bubble fountains at the school for the children’s use. The committee adopted the report and decided to grant a holiday for the Feilding Young Farmers’ Club Show at the Feilding High School grounds. CARS COLLIDE. Two cars met in collision at the intersection of South and Aorangi Streets yesterday, but although considerable damage was done to one of the vehicles no one was injured. The lighter car of the two, which was carrying a load of eggs, etc., for the Feilding market, was turned completely, the fragile load receiving heavy damage as the result of the unwonted handling. The bodywork and front wheel of the cor were smashed, but the other vehicle only sustained minor damage to one mudguard. AUCTION VALUES. The following were yesterday’s prices at the Feilding mart: —Poultry: Hens, Is 4d to Is 7d; cockerels, Is Id to 2s 6d; pullets, 3s lOd to 5s 6d; ducks, 2s to 2s 8d; turkey hens, 4s to 4s 6d; turkey gobblers, 9s 6d. Pigs: Weaners, 5s 6d to 11s; slips, 9s to 16s; stores, £1; baconers, £2 ss.