KNITTED COMFORTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24274, 15 May 1942, Page 2

KNITTED COMFORTS

DISTRIBUTION TO TROOPS Arrangements are being made by the Auckland Provincial Patriotic Council for the distribution of mittens, balaclavas and scarves to all troops in the Auckland Province from depots at Auckland, Hamilton and Whangarei. Practically all the goods will be drawn from stocks now held by the National Patriotic Fund Board, which announced this week that it was releasing sufficient to meet requirements in the Dominion. Since the beginning of the war, knitted articles have been forwarded to Wellington by organisations throughout the Dominion for despatch overseas. This accounts for the accumulation of stocks which are now being drawn upon for needs in New Zealand this winter.

RUGBY FOOTBALL PEACE CUP COMPETITION (0.C.) PUKEKOHE, Thursday The playing of Peace Cup matches this season was discussed at tho annual meeting of the South Auckland Rugby Union at Pukekohe last evening Mr. A. A. Baker, chairman of the management committee of the Auckland Rugby Union, was present. It was stated that the Pukekohe sub-union which holds the cup was in favour of matches being postponed until after the war. Mr. Baker said that other unions had expressed various views, and that the Auckland Rugby Union would make a decision in its capacity as arbitrator of Peace Cup matches. South Auckland Union.—Delegates from the Pukekohe and Mangatawhiri sub-unions attended the annual meeting of the South Auckland Rugby Union. The other three affiliated sub-unions, Waiuku, Manukau and Waikare, were not represented. Pour representatives of the Auckland union, the president, Mr. H. Frost, the chairman of the management committee, Mr. A. A. Baker, Mr. J. Lethbridge and Lieutenant E. Griffiths were also present. The president of the South Auckland union, Mr. C. H. Jemison, presided. The balance-sheet showed that the accumulated funds had increased by £4 during the past year, bringing the total to £52. It was reported that the Te Kohanga club was the only one in the South Auckland union's territory which at present could field a senior team. It also had a second team, which could play senior or junior matches. In addition, Wesley College and Pukekohe each had a junior team, and there were good prospects of Pukekohe and Bombay fielding third-grade teams. Contact was being made with Army units with a view to their entering teams to play under South Auckland this season. Messrs. S. Belcher, N. Sandin and C. Nielson were appointed a committee to receive the nominations of teams and arrange matches. LADIES' GOLF Remuera. —Stableford bogey: Mrs. R. C. Hardley, 37; Mrs. E. B Stokoe, 36; Mrs. E. J. Hewitt. 34; Mrs. J. Melville, 32: Mrs. W. S. Ralph, 31: Mrs. ,H. Miller, 30. Week-end play match; Mrs. Fitzgerald. Akarana L.G.U. Medal— Silver division: Mrs. L Grant. 9-1, 15 —79; Mrs. C. R. Taylor 94 14 —80. Bronze division: Mrs. G. Parker, 95. 20 —75; Mrs. R. Gordon. 108. 22—81. Manukau.—The winner of April L.G.U. monthly medal was Miss B. Whitburn, with a card of 102, 28—74. The next best scores were: Miss Attenborrow, 90, 12—78; Miss Kercher, 110, 35—75; Mrs. Hunter, 99, 22—77; Mrs. Aylward. 113, 35—78; Mrs. Muir. 110, 31 —79. The winner of this month's L.G.U monthly competition played in conjunction with the Aotea Roa Cup and Coronation Medal was Miss F. Moore, with a card of 101, 34—67. Other scores were: Mrs. K. Oldfield, 97, 26—71; Miss W. Attenborrow. 85, 12—73; Mrs. F. H. Barnard, 90, 12—78. Holed In One.—ln a friendly four-ball match, Mrs. E. B. Stokoe. a member of the Remuera Ladies' Golf Club, holed out in one at the fourth. The "distance was 120 yards. HOCKEY SEASON The following senior fixtures will be played to-morrow at Hobson Park under the control of the Auckland Hockey Association:—Grammar Old Boys v. A.S.C., No. 1, 1.45 p.m., Messrs. C. Gutry. E- Michel; Owai Rovers V, St. Luke's, No. 2, 8.5 p.m., Messrs. W. G. Fabling, E. Michel; Mount Eden v. University, No. 1, 3.5 p.m.. Messrs. D. Maxwell, P. White; Somerville v. Wesley, No. 2, 1.45 p.m., Messrs. W. Giles, W. Jones; Training College, a bye. SUPPRESSION OF NAME (0.C.) WHANG AiREI, Thursday "I would not suppress the name but for the fact that to give out the name of accused would be to give out that of this poor, unfortunate girl," said Mr. W. .tones, J.P., in the Whangarei Court, when asked to suppress the name of a soldier, aged 19, who had pleaded not guilty to five charges of incest involving his sister, aged 14. Suppression • of the name was granted by Mr. Jones . and Mr. F. Watters, J.P.'s, and accused was committed for trial.