Foxton

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7241, 22 August 1933, Page 4

Foxton

From Our'Own'Correspondent. Personal.' Mr.' L.j Podmore, of'Auckland, an erstt while resident of Foxton, :has bpen-visit-r: ing Fox,ton where he took the ppportun-f ity of renewing old acquaintances. Mr.' A. Murphy, of the Auckland .Training .College, .is at present on .holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Murphy, of Putter Street. Mrs. C. A. Pearson, of Wellington, paid a visit to Foxton last week, and renewed old acquaintances. Miss May MacLeod, of Feilding,- for toe past two weeks ..has been spending; .a holiday in Foxton, as the guest of»:Mr and Mrs. F.' Woods, and Miss Nellie Woods, of Russell Stret. - - , .. In our report of the Foxton 'District High' School's annual ball, appearing in Saturday’s issue, the name, of Mrs. -D. R. Barron was inadvertantly substituted lor that of Mrs. F. A. Mason, as one of tho chaperons. ■ . ‘ . . . Mr if Mason, of Wellington, is at picsent spending a holiday with his parents, Mr. an.d -Mrs. F. A. Mason, ol Park Patience Booth, of the Auckland Training College, is spending a vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R-, Booth, of Russell Street . Mr. E. ICea,- of Wellington, is, at. presen the guest' of Mt.' and Mrs. 1-.- -A. Mason and family of Park Btreet.,- .- Foxton Races in September. As the result of representations made, by owners and trainers, tbte F°xton ing dub recently applied to the New Zealand Racing Conference for permis-, sion to hold - another - race to; September, instead of on the date allotted in December. Word was received in o\ton on Saturday morning by the Club s Secretary (Mr.-.-J. Martm) that the Conference -lias now approved ol Satuiday, SCth September, as the date on _which; the Club .may hold: a fuilher jn As U a S result of the above, the committee, of the Foxton Club hold a .meeting. Ms. evening when the question of arranging a suitable programme for the abo\e date was gone into.'-

A friendly match between teams'ropre-j G. Clark, J. B. Maepherson lost to 1 V. Clark L. C. Bryant beat 11. Bull, M. k pfiin beat IV. G. , Phillips, B. Gavm tost to R- Webb, .T Crotty lost to a M. Brown, S. Mattar lost to K. L. Adams, t d Purcell beat Dr. Huntei, . L.. •• Thompson halved with CW. Pedersen beat A.'ChalUes, -J. Newton, beat A. R. Grarnffiond, M. Balid-iost to t ilimuhart, B. Pederson beat X. G. j. Uiqunait, ,e .G.-Munro. Clark, L. C. Bryant ana olson and. A- C f iall l? ’ crammond and J. halved 1; Levin woi • > results of tho The following are the t^'^rl , n „ loll bogey match played Robbie 1 links last week:-Mrs. R - I Shipping. After having, been temporarily withdrawn from service for the purpose ol undergoing 1 annual', inspection and overhaul at Lyttelton, the m.v. loxton was recommissioned last week.; With a-cargo of produce the Foxton -.arrived in ,poi t on Thursday evening and bpr -cargo during the night tne .sailed Again for ’•Lyttalton von , lu'id > Huauui vyilh a cargo .of West Coast coal arrived in .port- ~ rrinulh on Sunday • morning, rffiefatioUri.were held up yesterday owing to wet'weather." This vessel, when nnlOadld, is to sail-again-for Greymouth. ' Successful- Shop' Day. A- successful shop ’ day was conducted in Maiii■ Street on, Saturday . under, the riusnlces of the Foxton .Tennis Club.. lh© wlrineiS' of'the va nous ©om petitions were - of Ktiiivea pigs, Miss M. SteVenson;,chocolates,' Mr., G. F. Smith.