HIKURANGI.

Northern Advocate, 4 December 1916, Page 2

HIKURANGI.

The meet in;.' "f residents of Hikurangi called for l.'ist Thursday night for thi» purpose of discussing ways and means of entertaining the Parliamentary party when passing through the township proved either that the people are in no way interested in the object or that they are opposed to it, for not above a dozen people put in an appearance. However, the meeting was not allowed to lapse. Mr W. R. Dunn was voted to the chair and a good deal of discussion took place on the point as to 1 whether any gain will accrue to the North as a result of the tour. Mr E. Swftnn thought that luncheon could be provided for the party at a cost of not more thun £,30. This comparatively sinali sum, he thought, should be easily raised. Mr Dunn believed it would be a great mistake to allow the party to pass through the town without stopping, but he did not favour calling a halt if the people were not agreeable to it. It was finally agreed that Messrs A. N. Wallace, E. Nelson and R. Lomas be appointed a committee to confer in conjunction with the Towi Board, with the directors of the Hikurangi Dairy Company and ascertain what support is likely to be got from the farming comunity. The match for the MacGregor Banner, played between three Whangare teams and three Hikurangi teams oi. the Hikurangi Bowling Green last Sat urday resulted in the right of Hiku- J rangi to retain the Banner for at least a little longer. 'The contest was hard fought and remained close throughout ;>.nd when the final numbers went up it was found that Hikurangi had won onh hv a narrow margin. Great interest i-ontered around the final match for last year's championship which was pljiyed on Thursday afternoon. The heroes of the arena were C. B. Kerr and A. N Wallace Both contestants put up good play, but Wallace's consistency proved too much for his antagonist and lie secured a victory in the first two games, thus obviating the necessity for playing the third The scores were Wallace -1, 2:5, Ken 20, 15.