BOY SCOUTS

Northland Age, Volume XVI, Issue 17, 26 November 1946, Page 6

BOY SCOUTS

Pigeon Racing

AWANUI NEWS

MANGONUI NEWS

By Reef Knot

In spite of the weather last Friday evening there was a good attendance of scouts at the weekly Troop meeting. Stalking was the main topic of the evening. Several of the older Scouts are hard at their tests t 0 complete their second class badge by Christmas, with the hopes of attending the worldwide Scout Jamboree which is to be held at Paris during July and August next year. An extensive day’s training for patrol-leaders and seconds had been planned for last Saturday at Victoria Valley but owing to uilforseen circumstances arrangements were postponed until a further date. Owing to the late shopping night on Fridays, the weekly Troop meeting has been transferred to Thursdays at 7.15 p.m.

AWANUI R.S. SOCIAL CLUB Competition for places on the bowls ladder was keen at the meeting of the Awanui Returned Services Social Club held in the Parish Hall, Awanui, last Tuesday, matches being as follows : K. Maria beat J. Lister, 4-1 ; T. Blithe beat K. Maria, 4-0 ; J. Logan beat M. Vazey, 3-2 ; Gurney lost to Jujnovich, 1-5 ; Jujnovich beat Logan, 4-1. In the fours Messrs. Blithe, E. Smith, Lister and Hicks lost to Messrs. Matthews, N. Smith, Logan aari M. Vazey, 3-5 ; Hicks. Gurney, Maria and Dean beat Vazey, Johnson. Jujnovich and Gill, 5-2 ; Dean, Blithe, N. Smith and Lister beat Gill, Matthews, E. Smith and Logan, 10-1 ; Lister, Vazey, Johnson and Maria beat Logan, Hicks, Gurney and Jujnovich, 5-1. SOFTBALL Kookaburras met Pioneers last Saturday at Awanui and taking the leac early beat Pioneers by 20 to 9. In the first innings Pioneers wert all out early for no runs, while M Atkins for Kookaburras gave then the lead, 1-0. In the second innings D. Yelavicl scored for Pioneers and J. Foster, G Morpeth and B. Thompson for Kookaburras, giving Kookaburras the lea< 4-1. F. Dean for Pioneers was th< only scorer in the next innings, bu in the 4th innings N. Erceg for Pion eers and K. Stimpson, M. Atkins, A Matthews and B. Thompson foi Kookaburras scored runs, giving Kookaburras the lead, 8-3. The nexi innings proved Pioneers’ real down fall because although they scored l runs with Dean, K. Vazey, Fleming Yelavich and Dykins, Kookaburra! replied with 8, G. Morpeth being th< only man unable to complete his run In the remaining 3 innings Pioneers could not improve their position, C Blithe being their only scorer, whil( Stimpson, Matthews and R. Williams

scored for Kookaburras, leaving them easy winners by 20-9. For Pioneers, Yelavich and Vazey pitched, the former with the greater success. For Kookaburras, Matthews was the only pitcher used and he enjoyed a fair amount of success. Pioneers’ greatest fault seemed to be over-keenness in throwing in to the base man, and several runs were secured from overthrows.

I’ersonal Mr. and Mis. Wilkie of Wellington, former residents of Bready’s Creek, Doubtless Bay, are on a week’s visit to Mangonui and are guests at the hotel. Mr. D. J. McKay has returned to Auckland after a month’s visit to Mangonui. MO A REMAINS FOUND A discovery of some large deposits of moa bones was made by a party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. W. Panther, Miss Una Panther and Messrs. E. T. Frost and A. McEwen. Many excellent specimens were collected which included skulls, vertebrae, breastbones and complete sets of leg and foot bones. Several species were represented in the finds. Of special interest was a complete set the leg bones of some very young birds, which though not more than 3 inches in length, were in a perfect state of preservation, the enamel being still on them. Egg shells were plentiful and some specimens found indicated a large egg. Among the remains were human bones, seal bones and the jaws of the tuatara lizard which is now extinct on the mainland. Altogether the find was a comprehensive one and various societies will be able to obtain specimens. A special lot is being sent to Mr. W. R. McGregor, lecturer in zoology at the University in Auckland. New Businesses Two new businesses are being opened in Mangonui shortly by Messrs. \Vilson Bros. One is boot repairing and the other drapery, clothing and footwear. It is the intention of the proprietors to operate an itinerary over the whole of the county.

Recent results of races held under the auspices of the Kaitaia Racing Pigeon Club are : Yearling race from Mercer on 9th November—T. Hales 1, B. Bird 2, J. Foster 3. Old Bird race from Hunterville on 16th November—B. Bird 1, H. Rogers 2, Mrs. Bradley 3. Yearling race from Whangarei on 16th November B. Bird 1, Mrs. Bradley 2, T. Hales 3. Yearling race from Frankton on 23rd November—T. Hales 1. This was the only bird to arrive home in race time.