Foxton

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7271, 26 September 1933, Page 10

Foxton

From Our Own Correspondent United Sports Association.

For the past few weeks the committee of the United Sports Association lias been busy preparing for their annual motor cycle race meeting to be held on the Foxton race course on .Labour Day, October 28. Last year, owing to wet weather on the sports day, the meeting hacl to be postponed until the following- Wednesday. This did not prove to be a very good move financially, but to keep faith with the riders who had journeyed from long distances the association carried on with its programme, it is hoped that good weather will be experienced on the coming Labour Day, and if such is the case, patrons of the sport can rest assured o£ a day’s enjoyment full of thrills. In keeping with the policy of the association the committee lias increased the amount of the stakes and again added a fourth prize to each of the ten events. The New Zealand middleweight championship Will bo run at this meeting and it is expected that all the leading riders in Ne Zealand will bo competing. The committee has decided to reduce the admission charges which this year will be: Adults 2s tax free, children 6d. This reduction should further add to the popularity of this annual event.

Women's Institute. The monthly meeting of the Foxton Women's Institute was held in ihe Anglican schoolroom, and in the absence of the president, Mrs. J. G. Honor© (vicepresident) presided. The main business of Hie meeting was the appointment of a. secretary to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. C. If. ,Symons. Mrs. Honor© eulogised the work of Mrs. Symons who had been secretary since the institute was formed locally over three years ago, and stressed the fact that Mrs. Symons had had the hardest years, as everyone knew the tremendous amount of organisation there was to he done at the beginning of anything now. .Mrs. Symons’ resignation was accepted with regret, Mrs. Trueman and Miss E. Barber being elected to fill the vacancy in the meantime. Jt. was decided to place on record Mrs. Symons' services. At the conclusion of the routine business, the members of the Shannon Women’s Institute conducted the meeting, and in spite of the inclement weather there was a record attendance, the schoolroom being filled to overflowing. A report of the Dominion conference wa3 read with very much interest. The afternoon’s programme included an entertaining Wish Wynne story, entitled "Robinson Crusoe,” by Mrs. Nicol. Mrs. S. Barber and Mrs. Cronquest sang two duets, “The Second Minuet” and “April is a, Lady,” the accompaniments being played by Mrs. Bovis. A play entitled "Mary's Dismissal,” was excellently staged and acted. An instructive demonstration on silver paper pictures was ably given by Mrs. Nicol. The winners of the competition, “something new from something old” were: Mrs. Blythe 1, Mrs. F. Procter 2, Miss M. Barber 3. A duchess set and tray cloth donated by Miss Thomas were, won by Mrs. Waring-Tay-lor (Shannon) and Mrs. W. Anderson. The hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames Raikes, R. Robinson, C. Robinson, W. Ross, Charles Robinson, M. Ross, Robbie, Riches, H. Reid and the ■Misses Speirs. An invitation had been received from the Levin Women's Institute to attend a social and dance in St, Mary’s hall, Levin, on October u. ® This Year's Rugby Gates,

An interim statement of gate receipts during the season showed that the proceeds of club matches (wIUi the exception of a semi-final and the final for the L.V. Cup and minor gates) totalled £ll2. The receipts from club gates, for the whole of last season was over £l6O. In .representative matches the finance showed an improvement. These, including the Maori-Pakeha game, yielded £6O as compared with £36 last season. The principal gates so far this year have been made up as follow: Levin £6l, Foxton £23, Shannon £ls, Otaki £l3.

To Restore Child to Parents, The Alayor of Foxton has received the following letter from the New Zealand Red Cross Society concerning the efforts being made to restore the child Galina Botaroff to her parents:—“The latest development is that wo have been advised through the Secretariat of the League of Red Cross Societies in Paris that the child is ready to take her journey but the Soviet Government requires the payment for a passport, which is estimated would amount to one hundred English pounds, the cost of the journey of the Child being approximately £BO. This matter has been taken up through diplomatic channels and we are seeking to persuade the Soviet, authorities on humanitarian grounds to waive tiie cost ot the passport. Hopefully anticipating that we will be successful with this request, we are making an effort to raise the cost of the passage money by an appeal to the public. Already i have in hand the sum of £lO towards this, and I am writing to ask whether there is any prospect of the people of Foxton by whon Mr. Botaroff and family are known and regarded as reputable citizens, raising a subscription toward the expense of bringing the child to New Zealand. In making this request through you I am, liko vourself, lively conscious of the very difficult times through which we have passed and still are passing, which have reduced one and all to a meagre economic level. Nevertheless, I have confidence in feeling that in view of the appealing circumstances surrounding this case and what the child’s return would mean to her parents, there are yet many who would subscribe within their means to bring our endeavours to a successful fruition. X should be extremely grateful to you if you would kindly bring this appeal before the notice of your worthy citizens, opening a fund and receiving and transmitting- same to this office.“ The Mayor has contributed one guinea to the fund and makes an appeal to .Foxton and district sympathisers to assist financially in restoring the child lo .us parents. A list for this purpose has been opened at the Herald office and the town clerk’s office, and all. amounts will be publicly acknowledged.

Shipping. Owing to the heavy seas at Alanauatu Heads on. Saturday morning the m.v. Foxton which left the wharf at 11. a.m. was compelled to return to port. Conditions having improved, this vessel sailed at 10 o’clock on Sunday morning for Timaru where a cargo of produce will be loaded for Foxton. The m.v. .Htianiii also sailed on .bunday morning, clearing the Heads shortly after tj, a.m. for Greymouth where the vessel is to load coal for Foxton. Buildings Almost Completed. Excellent progress has been maintained by the contractors in tlieir work of erecting the buildings which are to house the machinery and plant of the new woolpack and textile industry. All the structural work has been completed and barring bad weather it is confidently expected that the finishing touches to the vast buildings will be completed within the next two weeks.

On lhe local links on Saturday, a, match was played between teams representing the Herrington and Palmerston North Golf Clubs. The results were as follow, Foxton players being mentioned first:— Wilson beat Ramsay, Macpherson beat: Bryan. Gavin beat Kerr, Petersen lost to Turner, Thompson lost to Olney, Robinson lost to Reid, Thomas beat. Pizzey, Pedersen beat Moody, Bail'd beat .Petersen.

In the four-ball competition the results were as follow:—Wilson and Macpherson beat Ramsay and Bryan, Gavin and Petersen lost to Kerr and Turner, Thompson and Robinson lost to Olney and. Reid, Thomas and Pedersen beat Moody and Petersen.

Final results: Foxton won S games, lost 5; Palmerston North won 5, lost 8. The fourth round for the handicap cup match was played during the week-end with the following results:—J. H. Purcell beat E. T. Wilson, W. M. Thomas boat L. J. Thompson, M. Baird heat B. Gavin The draw for the semi-final match is. Baird. (23) plays J. H, Purcell (20), AY", M. Thomas a, bye,