MILTON NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20960, 25 February 1930, Page 7

MILTON NOTES.

(From Oue Own Correspondent.) i MILTON, February 24, DOMAIN BATHS.

With tho object of ensuring the safety of children bathing in the baths at Milton Domain, the headmaster of Toko High School has arranged for a number of the teaching staff to be on duty from 3.15 to 4 p.m. every school day for personal supervision. The School Committee, in approving. of the ■ headmaster's action, warns parents that neither the, committee nor teachers will he responsible for the safety of any children bathing outside the specified time. PICNICS. } The Toko Presbyterian Church Sunday School annual picnic was held on Saturday at Toko Mouth, and, with the glorious weather prevailing, everything passed off happily. The outing at the seaside was enjoyed by both juveniles and adults, about 300 or 400 being conveyed by motor lorries and private motor cars. A sports programme for the youngsters was got off during the afternoon. St. John's Anglican Church Sunday School picnic was also held on Saturday, the rendezvous being Mr W. J. Sheet’s Roxburgh Estate,” Mount Stuart. A considerable number attended and spent an enjoyable time. EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTS. An interesting experiment in school work has been inaugurated at Toko District High School by grouping the pupils of the upper classes into two teaching groups. Mr Miller will teach English and arithmetic, , and Mr Webster will teach reading, history, and geography. The twofold objects ot this experiment are that the teachers will make a special study of their own subjects, and pupiis will be classified in their strongest suh- ' - BOWLING MATCHES. Two postponed matches of. the South Otago Association's interclub fixtures were played on the local green on Saturday afternoon, when Milton received visits of four rinks from Benhar Club and three rinks from Stirling. The matches were played simultaneously, and with seven rinks occupied, the green presented an animated appearance. Milton defeated Benhar by nine points (80 —71), but Stirling proved successful by two points (57 65). The scores were (Milton names first): — MILTON v. BENHAR. W. A. Wilson, Keen, Price, Devanney 29, Walls, Mountford, Thompson, Barrett 15; Moroney, Rutherford, Lillicrapp, Powley • 15, Jackson, Middlemass, R. Stewart, A. Stewart 26; Gray, Robertson, M'Donald, Henderson 17. Reid, List, G. Barron, T. Barron 18; Currie, Egerton, W. 6. Wilson, Farrell 19, Harraway, Auld, James Barron, W. Harvey 12. Totals: Milton 80, Benhar 71. MILTON v. STIRLING. . Parsons, Kinftaird, Smith, Clayton 19, Duncan, Cunningham, Henderson, Little 21: J. T.- Wilson, M'Keohnie, Clery M Galium 19, Johnston, Hawker, Smith, Jefferson 18; Morris, Thomson. Hitchon, Wethey 17,' Anderson, Gordon, T. Duncan, L. Duncan 18. Totals: Milton 55, Stirling 57. TENNIS MATCHES.' Milton Club’s A and B Grade teams were' both engaged in the South Otago Association a fixtures on Saturday afternoon. The A Grade team visited Kaitangata and scored its first victory for several years past against that club by 10 sets (110 games) to6sets (86games). This was Kaitangata’a first defeat in association matches during the past :three seasons. Scores (Milton names first); — Men’s Singles.—Sumpter 9, Scott 5; Turnbull 9. Beadle 7; Buchan 7. Clements 9; Woodhead 9, O’Fea 1. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Brookes 6, Mrs QFea 3; Miss M'Laren 4, Mrs M'Auley 6; Miss Coombe 3, Mrs Reed 6; Miss M limes 3, Miss Kyle 6. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses M'Laren and Brookes 6, Mesdames O’Fea and M'Auley 4; Misses Coombe and M'Laren 2, Mrs Reed aind Miss Kyle 6. Men’s Doubles,—Sumpter and Buchan beptt an d Beadle S; Turnbull and Woodhead 9, Clements and O’Fea 3. Mixed .Doubles.—Sumpter and Miss M'Laren 9, Scott and Mrs O’Fea 6; Turnbull and Miss Brookes 9. Beadle and Mrs MAuley 4; Buchan and Miss Coombe 9, Clements and Mrs Reed 6; Woodhead and Miss j M'lnnes 7, O’Fea and Miss Kyle 9. Totals; Milton, 10 sets (110 games); Kaitangata, 6 seta (86 games). SOUTH OTAGO CRICKET.

After 11 successive victories in South Otago Association Shield and Cup matches this season the Milburn team had its colours lowered on Saturday afternoon, when it was defeated ,hy the narrow margin of five runs by a visiting Owaka team on Milburn'e own ground. Milton received a visit from the Clutha A 1 team which it defeated by 81 runs. The weather was gloriously fine. The Milburn and Owaka teams met on the Milburn ground. The home team batted first and registered its smallest score this season, being dismissed for the meagre total of 63 runs, towards which R. anicich was the only double figure contributor ivith 31, Coutts (six tor 24) and Hampton (two for 8) were the most mccessful howlers for Owaka. Owaka passed MUburn s score . before the fall of the eighth wicket at 68, the remaining batsmen being dismissed without altering the 1 j*■ , Alloo headed the score with 31, and other double-figure contributors were Finlayson ( !3) Coutts (11). Winchester llle “ est howling average for Milburn was obtained by H. Collings fof r 2O) f ° r 8 and J ‘ Kall °” jun - (three