NORTH OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21024, 13 May 1930, Page 7

NORTH OTAGO.

ACTIVITIES OF THE DISTRICT. IFZOM Ocb SrSCIAL OOBB*«POKDB)rr,)

NORTH OTAGO RUGBY UNION. The weekly meeting of the North Otago Rugby Union was held last night. Mr 5. B. Stevenson presided over a full attendance of members. The action of the secretary in supplying footballs to the Awamoko and Five Forks Schools on the usual terms was approved. Transfers were granted to J. Wesley from Wairaate Old Boys to Oamaru Old Boys; E. Hollands and H. Carrington, Athletic Senior to Junior; and J. Kinder and C, Baird, Old Boys Senior to Junior. An application for a transfer by J. Orowlowski from Weston Pirates to Athletic was declined, as he is still a member of the Excelsior Club. The Maheno > Club forwarded £1 Is annual subscription to the union, and £1 Is contribution towards the Wise Memorial Shield. A letter from the Otago Union in connection with the booking of seats for the test match was held over for a week. The New Zealand Union forwarded f 8 for the expenses of the delegate to the annual conference. The Waitaki Sub-union wrote accepting June 3 as the date for the Town v. Country match at Oamaru. The application for reinstatement of W. Clelland was deferred until word in connection with the form of application was received from the New Zealand Union. The South Canterbury Union advised that a trial match would be held at Temnka on June 12 in connection with the selection of the combined team to play the British team.—Mr Palmer reported that the other selectors would be at Ashburton on June 3 for the Ashburton v. University match, and that they would be in Oamaru on June 7. —The trial match at Temuka was confirmed. Messrs Mollison, Atkinson, and Whitcombe reported on the deputation to the Agricultural and Pastoral Association in connection with installing electric light at the Oval, and that an offer had been . made to extend the lease for 10 years, the first five years at £6O and the second five years at £7o.—The matter was held over until further particulars of the cost of the installation of the light were re- ' ceived. The treasurer reported that the gate on Saturday amounted to £ll 7s 6d. The selectors reported that Malcolm’s name was the first on the list for nomination for the South Island trial match, but he was not nominated because he was not available. RAILAGE OF STOCK. The trucking and railage of 3500 hill wethers on account of Messrs Dalgety and _ Co. from Kurow _to Mossburn was carried out by the Railways Department expeditiously on Sunday at a time when some difficulty is, being experienced in obtaining trucks. The department furnished _ an engine to facilitate loading operations at Kurow on Sunday, and the special train of 45 trucks left Kurow at 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, reaching its_ destination before noon yesterday. This is considered good work on the part of the department. LADIES’ HOCKEY. The competition games of the Ladles’ Hockey Association resulted as follows: — Senior.—Totara 6. Pirata 0. Junior.—Arawa B 6, Herbert 0; Mahons B 2, Arawa G 0. NORTH OTAGO ADVERTISEMENTS On the Premises, PUKEURI. THURSDAY, MAY 16, At 2 p.m, Q.EORGE SUMPTER & BON, instructed by Mr Albert Bcbluter to sell—--4 first-class dairy Cows (Friesian and Ayrshire strain) 2 two-year-old Heifers 3 Yearlings. Seed sower, 22-gal. Alfa-Laval separator, 13-gal. boiler and stand, scalding tubs, grindstone, milk and cream cans, milk buckets, 60 feet hose, steelyards, rope, tackle, vyce, anvil, standards, wire netting, hay knife, sprayer, forks, boes, saws, crowbar, hay forks, spades, horse covers, stock whip, fishing rod, 20 W.L. hens, suction pump, Bohm piano (walnut frame, splendid instrument), 13my HOSPITAL BOARD The NEW WARDS at the Public Hospital will be OPENED on WEDNESDAY ■AFTERNOON, May 14, ah 2.30 by the DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HEALTE (Dr VaVlintine). The Board extends a cordial invitatior to the Public. J3 mj ■yAN ESS. FOR FALLING HAIR. Guaranteed, Money Refunded After 90 Days’ Treatment. ONLY 6s 6d Full-sized Bottle. U.F.S DISPENSARY. Thames street OAMARU EIGHT DAYS’ Round Motor Trip an<l Accommodation at WHITE STAB HOTEL. Pembroke, for £6 10s.—White Stai Motors Phone 1285 i mj 4 A ACHES, E R.; rent £24 per annum well watered; good 4-roomed Honsi and outbuildings: price £600; a cheap pro position.—For & Kirkneaa 2mi HODGE’S ECONOMIC DRAPERY Thame, street Oamaru —Famous for Low Oast Trading Prices All Mall Orders freight naid JUST Landed, direct from London, largi consignment of 2s 6d NOVELS, a Doran’s up-to-date tobacconist and nowe agent shop. Tees street 7 QUEEN’S HOTEL, largest and best ap pointed In Oamaru. C.T.A. P.S.R.. am Motor Association bouse BRITISH FUJI, permanent silk finish wears belter than pure silk; all shades Including black, navy, and brown : 30 Incbei wide; Is 8d vnrd —Hodge’s Ecotmmli Drapery- Oamaru. 10, LILYWHITE ' FLOUR, superior quallt obtainable from all grocers. and Go. Ltd- Oamaru. YOUR Friends would Appreciate youi PORTRAIT taken by the ’’ Mahai Studios" (opposite the Opera House) Oam aru IIFT CORNS right out after using Greei J Corn Paint (Is 6d. post free) Dovl E Bain, chemist. Oamaru . ‘ 26a fliHB BURLINGTON. Afternoon Teas ani A Suppers, open to 11 p.m Partis catered for by arrangement —W H Budd proprietor Phone 1546 5a WITHOUT a doubt the Best Place (o HOSIERY and UNDERWEAR i Miller's, cash draper, Thames streel TTI7ESTON School Jubilee Reunion Photo tt graphs are obtainable only from th “Mahan Studios” (opposite Opera House) Oamaru,

VALUE OF ADVERTISING. p A small advertisement in the Otago r. Daily Times inviting applications for the I- position of bookkeeper, inserted by an Oamaru business man, brought forward • ®'' e r 100 replies from as far distant as e Christchurch in the north and Bluff in s the south, „• NORTH OTAGO BEEKEEPERS’ 3 ASSOCIATION. 1, ■* Thera was a good attendance of bee- , keepers at the annual meeting of the ’ North Otago branch of the National Beer keepers’ Association. The annual report and balance sheet were adopted. Owing l " 1° the annual conference being held at ? Auckland, no delegate was appointed, but 1 several remits were approved, to be forwarded to the conference. The local l * marketing of honey and methods of inie proving recent conditions were freely, discussed. It was decided to hold a honey 8 evening shortly, when a competent judge e wil] discuss the points about grading, and the merite of the different classes of g honey. The following officers were r . elected:—President, Mr Wylie; vice-presi-dent, Mr J. Paterson; secretary. Mr C. 11, f Paterson; committee—Messrs H. Nicholn son, J. Robb, C. Yeoman, H. Pearce, R. a Ward, G. Saville, and Mrs Cook. J J OAMARU TROTS. y - -^ e l ra ck and course generally are in first-claea order for the trotting meeting t° he held here next Saturday, and seve- , ral of the visiting horses are now in j Oamaru. Since the last race meeting I, electric lighting has been installed at the stables, and further provision for feed and harness made, while a separate room ' has been allocated for the accommodation of trainers. The meeting promises to be £ an exceptionally successful one. a —- i ELECTRIC SHOCKS. i * Yesterday morning Mr F. F. Kelly, the " well-known footballer, suffered several electric shocks through coming into cone tact with a live wire at the Waitaki Hydro-electric Works. The Oamaru 8 ambulance was despatched, but returned, ■■ as Mr Kelly, under medical attention, l » soon recovered, and was about again 8 yesterday afternoon. PERSONAL Mr R. Knewstubb, of Port Chalmers, 1 who has been staying in Oamaru for the y past month, left yesterday for _ Batu s Gajah, Malaya, to take up a position of t engineer on a tin dredging plant. Queen’s Hotel.—Mr T. H, Macky n (Auckland), Mr J. M. Proudfoot, Mr M. A. Carr, Mr D. A, Carty (Wellington), n, Mr H. Shaw, Mr H. Prescott, Mr C. E. e Jones, Mr J. E. Mason, Mr H. H. Gart rard /Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Marr, -V Mrs H. (Methven), Mr and Mrs r- C. H. Templeton, Master J. Templeton, t Mr C. J. Prigsley. Mr J. N. Fraser, Mr C. E, Mathews, Mr' J. M’Donald, Mr J. Duncan, Mr F. 6. Paape, Master Godfrey Paape, Mr A. G. Justice, Mr N, M'Mullen, Mr J. Knowles, Mr W. Stephen, Mr J. Dunn, Mr G. T. Gill an, Mr C. E. Mathews, Mr K. Willis, Mr G. Vial (Dnnf edin). New Club Hotel.—Mr and Mrs C. Thompson. Mr J. D. Hill, Mr H. Hobson, . Mrs J. M. Wills, Mr S, Scales, Mr C. H, Kettle, Mr L, Hart, Mrs L. J. Cant- . well, Mr J. F. Buzzard (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs R. Cook, Mr C. F. Berry (Timaru), Miss J. M'Kelvey (Invercar- , gill), Mr and Mrs C. Hall (Geraldine), Mr B. Sword, Mr R. Stanley Carrington, Mr J. Tennant (Christchurch), Mr O. Randle (Greymoutn), Mr H. Watson Maxwell (Wellington), Miss 0. Clark (Auckland), RIFLE SHOOTING. The scores at the weekly shoot of the Fapakaio Defence Rifle Club were as follow: 300 600 yds, yds. Hep. Tl. Rflmn. Q. Gibson .. 44 41 0 91 Pres. A, Riddell .. 37. 36 12 85 Rffmn. D. Borrie .. 40 43 2 85 Rflmn. W. Gibson .. 42 43 , 0 85 d Rflmn. D. R. Borrie 38 42 4 84 Rflmn. A. Gibson ~41 41 0 82 Rflmn. E. Gibson .. 41 39 1 81 Rflmn. James Hall 31 39 10 80 Rflmn. Don Borne 38 38 1 77 Rflmn H. Norton .. 38 37 2 77 j, - k HARBOUR BOARD RATES 5, - e Yesterday £175 5b Id was received at the Harbour Board offices for rates, leav- ’ ing rates outstanding amounting to £1853 h 14s lOd. Thursday is the last day on [ t which to pay rates to avoid the imposin tion of the 10 per cent, penalty. i- “ “ 7 MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING. , At the inaugural meeting of the Kaka- '■ nui Miniature Rifle Club the following officers were elected:—Patron, Mr Tom Watson; president, Mr W. M. Cooper; ~ vice-presidents, Messrs R, Rapson. C. G. Sievwright; secretary, Mr T. G. Tyson; r treasurer, Mr R, Oats; committee—Messrs e F. Cleverley, E. Jones, W. W. Wilson, S. Bocherway, and W. Saville. The annual - 1 subscription was fixed at ss. ° MAHENO BOY SCOUTS. The committee of the Maheno Boy Scouts’ Association held a meeting on Saturday evening, when Mr L, Kelcher was appointed chairman and the Rev. W. French secretary. It was agreed to nominate William M'Leod for the position of assistant scoutmaster. MAHENO LAWN TENNIS CLUB. a R A meeting of the Maheno Lawn Tennis f Club was held on Saturday evening, the J Rev. W. French presiding over a good ~ attendance. Arrangements in conmction with the forthcoming bazaar were com- ). pleted, and it was decided to request v Colonel A. Cowie Nicols officially to open the bazaar. Reports from the various canvassers were very encouraging, and the !j effort promises to be very successful. A _ good deal of work has been done in pre,e paring the ground for the new courts, it the formation of which will be proceeded f> with shortly after the bazaar, ff s MAJESTIC PICTURES. 1: Gloria Swanson’s voice was heard for f. the first time at the Majestic Theatre last night, when “The Trespasser,” her latest lo United Artists’ picture, had its initial ~ screening. Her singing was greatly appreciated, because the two songs she offered 10 interpreted the mood of tfie story and sustained its tempo, instead of disrupting ,r its trend of thought. Miss Swanson was ■* once again a woman of fashion, with a wardrobe of gowns, wraps, and negligees which are ultra modern in every detail, 3D “The Trespasser” promises to draw big ld audiences to the Majestic during the reiP mainder of the season.

ST. PAUL’S CHURCH. The re-alating of the roof of St. Paul's Church has now been completed, and, after an interval of seven weeks, during ’ which services have been held in the hall, worship was resumed yesterday in the church. This month is church rally mouth, and there were large congregations at both the morning and evening services. The services at St. Paul’s on May 25 will be takn by th Rev. J, Lawson Robinson, 8.A., of St. Andrew’s, Christchurch, while on that date the Rev. A. B. Kilroy will take the services at St. Andrew’s, Christchurch. NORTH OTAGO HOCKEY REFEREES’ ASSOCIATION. There was a large attendance of members of the North Otago Hockey Referees’ Association at a special meeting held in Mr Barsdell’s room. Mr A. C. Kay ocoupi?d the chair. The resignation of Mr J. Hill-Scully as president was received and accepted with regret. It was resolved to write Mr Hill-Scully thanking him for the services h e had rendered to the association. Mr Stringer tendered his resignation as secretary and treasurer, which was accepted with regret. Mr H. Thomas was elected an active .member, and Mr J. Harris an honorary member of the association. The following officers were elected for the ensuing season;—President, Mr A. C. Kay; senior vice-presi-dent, Mr A. Barsdell; secretary and treasurer Mr H. Thomas; delegate to the .North Otago Ladies’ Hockey Associa* tion, Mr A. Baradell; appointee of referees Mr H. Thomas; Management Committee—Messrs Kay, Barsdell, and dhumas. It was decided to affiliate with the New Zealand Hockey Referees’ Association. ihe subscription for the ensuing season was fixed at 2s 6d. It was decided to write the Otago Hockey Referees’ Association and the Waitaki Hockey Subassociation to solicit the assistance of the referees from those bodies for the seven-a-side ladies hockey tourney to be held m Oamaru on May 24. As the Waitaki Hub-ossociation has affiliated with the North Otago Ladies’ Association, it was decided that the former body be written *+ a iT a active referees attached t° the aub-asaociation, Messrs w^ ell ’ T> W - Jacobs { B. Blair, and N. binder were nominated as active members of the association, MINIATURE SHOOTING. * The Oamaru Miniature Rifle Club held its weekly shoot last night. The follow7og T r xr the ® cor Gs:—H. Koppert I!; 77 N W lo^ 8 ’ & ? aylor 77 • J - Kobert--80 j 'Vi «• Bh Matravers 77, T. Ken- * n Sm^ lair J- I«»lie. W. Gemmeli 75, u. Doran 74, PIGEON FLYING. t> ? 9® _nW the °. amaru Homing Pigeon Club flew a nomination pen race from Christchurch, eight lofts being represented by 25 birds. Conditions were a' *L nd i“ e , results were as follows: A Rudducks "Sir Knight” (1179.3 yards per minute). 1; 8. Brown’s “Durham Boy’’ (1167.9). 2; S. Brown’s "Red S. Brown's "Skiff” (XJ.UJLVJ, 4. The time occupied by the winning pigeon was Shre 22min 44seo. Also competed: Messrs Yernor and Poster, D. Sparks. R. Brooker, H. Day, and J. Meikle. The placings in the loft competition were;—A. Rudduck 1. S. Brown 2, E. Dwyer’s “Jazz Girl ” (1100.7 0157 6) 4 : D ' Eae ’ S “ High ClaBS ” •/j “ eetin K last night the elub deS lde ?t. , an ß' 2 the place of liberation for the Poultry Show Race next Saturday from Parnassus to Christchurch. The race will be a pen event, for which old and young birds are eligible.