NORTH OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21146, 2 October 1930, Page 13

NORTH OTAGO.

ACTIVITIES OF THE DISTRICT.

(Fbou Ova Spiciax. MUNICIPAL ABATTOIRS. The manager of the municipal abattoirs reports that during September there were slaughtered at the abattoirs 168 bullocks, 939 sheep, 8 pigs, and one calf. . SCOTTISH SOCIETY. The North Otago Scottish Society has made a generous gesture towards providing relief-fori ttie* offer •to ■' devote' the -; whole of the gross" proceeds of _ the dance to be* held in the Scottish Hall to-night to the unemployment fund. It has : been recognised; that' the public accorded the Scottish Society has been of a generous nature, and an acknowledgment of this will be found in the society's decision to defray all the. expenses in connection with the dance, leaving the receipts intact for the before-men-tioned purpose. Patrons of the dance to-night will know that, through their at-tendance,-they will be helping to the fullest'extent 1 a very ' worthy cause, which will no doubt be reflected in the numbers attending; ■ In the advertisement announcing the dance, the price of admission for gentlemen was'inadvertently stated to be ■2s 6d, whereas it should have-read 2s. ‘ , KUROW RACES. • Evidence o'f ; the Kurow-race meeting was apparent when the train arrived in Kurow on'Monday nighty bringing Mr W. H. Ballinger's team .of'horses. Black Mint, ;R6yal Game,.Painting, and Flower, Every available, loose box in the township has been made ready,; and about 30 horses are booked to arrive, this week. For the convenience of trainers -a loading Jbank has been constructed on the racecourse. * Recent rain has; changed l the appearance of the landscapeabout Kurow,--and . the ' surroundings are now a -rich green. The committee has -been very busyson' the grounds and.course, and everything for Saturday is how ready. The course is in excellent .condition',/and a, good contest' should be witnessed in the'principal event, the prize for-which-includes a silver cup . given by •Mr .W. E- , James, of Dunedn. - The admission (has been reduced to a flat .rate of Gs .fgr mCn" ahd j2s 6d for wpmen. Hot water will be- procurable.;on the course. The' Waitaki Hydro. Band has -been en-gaged-for the'odcasipp, andall that is now desired lie a'fine day,'and, as usual,; a good fesponse 'from '.thG .public, ; . ;;. , MAGISTRATE S COURT. • The weekly sitting of She Oamaru Magistrate's Court -was held before Mr H. W. Bundle, SM.; yesterday. A number ’ of civil cases was . called, but all were, either-settled or .adjourned. . -,'For : riding a ' motor?, cycle .without a sufficient;'silencer, James William; Dal‘getyiwatf fined; : 2os and coeta ; r (10s);" and for not having adequate , footrests he was convicted.- ; - y ;; ", •

jOBBBSPONDKNT.) OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Jack Dudley Tempero was charged with using obscene language in Itchen street on September 27. Mr C. Zimmerman appeared for the defendant, who pleaded guilty and elected to be dealt with summarily. Senior-sergeant Scott stated that the defendant was seen by two constables to leave tfle Lyric Hall with others. He remarked to his comrades his intention of going to a dance at the Scottish Hall) when the word in question was used and heard by the constables. His parents and relatives were very respectable, and 1 he was a good. lad and well spoken of. What made him use such 1 an obscene expression was difficult to know. Seniorsergeant Scott suggested that the Child Welfare Act might be extended to his case if his Worship saw fit to adjourn the case for 12 months. Mr Zimmerman stated the boy was of good character and did not associate with bad companions; He went to the Scottish Hall on Saturday, and afterwards went to the Lyric Hall, and met some friends who decided to go'back with him to the Scottish Hail. It was hard to understand the boy uttering such words, as he was not addicted to pad Language. For the sake of the family'counsel asked that the name should be suppressed. Mr Bundle said the charge was a serious one, as language such as that was most offensive. He took it .that-there were no women about at the time,'-and would take into consideration that the defendant was a decent boy. He would adjourn file case for 12 months, and « at the end of that ?enod the defendant’s conduct was eatieaotory. he did not propose entering a conviction, leave being-reserved ■to the police to bring the case on at any - time' during that period. He would not, howe**! 6 an order for the suppression of defendant’s name. A CHARGE ADJOURNED. Jack Drabble was charged with casting ottsnsive matter in Itchen street. Mr H, J. S. Grater appeared for the defendant, who pleaded guilty. > - Senior Sergeant Scott stated that the defendant was found by Constables Moore and Barwick committing the offence in a doorway about four' feet from the. mam entrants to the Lyric Hal] at 10*30 p.m. When the defendant saw the constables he ran into the hall, and into the'backyard,, where he was caught. He admitted the offence, and had no excuse to offer, .It was a very unpleasant -duty for the police to bring sons of respectable people before the epurt, but the police were continually • receiving complaints about the disgusting habit, and people in the locality were complaining. The police were determined to put a stop to the practice. • - , Mr, Grater submitted that this was not an ordinary case. The defendant was a.respectable, hard-working boy, who some time ago underwent an operation. CounseT would like an opportunity of submitting medical evidence, and asked for an adjournment for a week. - ■ 1 Mr Bundle granted an adjournment for a week, but in reply to an appliation for the suppression of the name in the meantime, said he would; not make an order in the circumstances; • though there might be something in mitigation. ; Reserved judgment given. 1 Mr Bundle delivered his reserved judgment iff the claim of -Beryl Robertson against A. Greer and -R. Greer for £59 6s 8d damages as a result of a motor collision on May 23. Mr R. A. Cuthbert bad conducted the case for .the plaintiff, and Mr .H. J. S. Grater appeared for the defendants. Mr Bundle said he bad reserved hie decision'as to the liability of the-father, and-quoted decisions on the point. Was Roy Greer, he ,said, driving on his father’s business- on that occasion? The evidence, summarised; showed that the car belonged to his father. A man staying a holiday in Oamaru went to St. Kevin’s. The father ; knew the boy was going ,to drive the car for this man and for his. mother, and further, Mrs Greer stated that she was going to see the visitor off and" do some shopping. The father stated that he told Roy to take the man in the car, and he (Mr Bundle) was clearly of the opinion that Roy Greer took the car as the servant of his father. When the visitor stayed 'at St. Kevin’s College, Roy Greer still had to take the oar home, and at his mother’s request he took her into Oamaru-to do 1 some shopping. ‘ He therefore gave judgment for .the plaintiff against both the for the-amount claimed, court costs (£2 12s), 'witnesses’ expenses (f2';ss), and solicitor’s fee (£4.35). . ' ' CLAIM FOR pAMAGES. James Beattie, of Oamaru,. billiards saloon proprietor, claimed ■ from Hubert. Oswald Raven, 1 of : Oamaru, taxi proprietor, £l2 4s 7d, by way of special damages ing out of a car collision on June 28. A counter-claim was lodged l for £45 ; 6s Id. Mr f, C. Hjorring appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr R. H. D. Swindley for the defendant. • , Mr Hjorring outlined; the. evidence to be adduced for the plaintiff, which alleged that the defendant’s car came at a terrific speed in the vicinity of Hilderthorpe and cut off the tail light of the plaintiff’s car. The plaintiff submtted that the defendant was traveling at an excessive speed. The defendant said the plaintiff was negligent in allowing his car to remain stationary, but the plaintiff’s evidence' would show that the front and rear lights were burning.. James Beattie stated that on June 28 he went to the British Rugby match at Timaru. He had in his car four- other men. They had trouble through a blockage of petrol, and stopped five or six times before reaching Hilderthorpe, They adjusted the trouble, and continued to Timaru. After the match they left for home, and had the first stop about two miles north of Glenavy. The lights were then all right. They arrived at Glenavy at seven minutes to 6. Mr Dennison had fixed up the lights about a fortnight previously. They went' into the hotel and he had one drink—a ‘‘shandy.’’ He did not see the defendant, but he saw, Purcell and; Voice, whom he later ascertained to be. of Raven's party. Witness arranged'to have tea, but..they did not have it, and left at about five minutes past 6. The lights were then burning. It was a good night for driving. On reaching Hilderthorpe there was a blockage of petrol, and he ran the car on to the left-hand sine of the road, practically as far as he could get. Patterson got out of the car to crank it. They could'see another car approaching, and Patterson jumped from the side of the car to the front, and the defendant’s car struck his, and shot off into the road. Patterson chased the car, and witness followed. The defendant’s car' stopped about two chains away. When asked why he did not see the car, the defendant said he (witness) bad no lights, but on looking up he saw both headlights burning. One, however, blew but, and then ; an argument took place as to the tail light. One of the passengers, Davey, said he would prove that the tail- light was going. The tail light had been knocked off on to the road, and Davey got the hanging wire and showed by contact with the mudguard that it was “live.” This the other headlight, and they pushed the car up the bank. Patterson accused Raven of travelling at a terrific speed, and Raven replied that he was not travelling at mo’re than 35 miles an hour. Whitaker’s bus came along, and they got into it, returning to town. The defendant said he saw three men standing at the back of plaintiff's car, and one at the side. When asked why he did not dodge the car if he saw them the defendant made no reply. The road was wide and straight at that parti. His car had been stationary for not more than two minutes before the collision. During a conversation with the defendant held later the defendant said he saw the car when about 20 yards away. The collision took place at 6.20 p.m.

To Mr Swindley; Witness said he did not tafce liquor into his car at Glenavy. Just before the impact none of them went to the back to see if the light were burning. It was a dark night, and his car was a dark blue. There was no drinking in the car when it stopped, and witness did :not turn oil the lights. He would have noticed, it had anyone else done sq. The defendant got the front part of his car past, but the' tail-light and mudguard were torn off by the rear wheel. If the defendant said there were no headlights on plaintiff’s .car witness would' say it was a deliberate lie. He would contradict anyone who said his car was on the centre of the road. To Mr Hjorring: Witness would not say Raven was drunk, ! but he had had some drink, and Merrick “ had a good few on board,”, which was the reason for his attitude when he was pushed. Cecil Davey, linesman, employed by the Telegraph Department, gave evidence of going to Timaru in plaintiff’s car, and corroborated the evidence of' the previous witness in respect to the events on the trip. To Mr Swindley: Witness said plaintiff’s car was-right over in the shingle on the left-hand side of the road. Plaintiff had just'.turned off* the lights when he tried the self-starter,' but he had immediately turned them on again, . Ernest Presland; baker, Oatnaru, and Thomas Patterson, baker, Oamaru, also gave corroborative evidence. Mr Swindley. submitted that the defence was a complete; denial of negligence, and that the plaintiff’s car, wae on the crown of the road, . . . i Hubert . Oswald, Raven stated that on the day in. question he. took three passengers, t Merrick, Varley, and Purcell, to. the Glenavy Hotel. They left, at five minutes past) S'. Witness had one ‘shandy ” at the hotel. His car had the regulation'.lights and he.had never had any trouble before with them. About a ■ mile north of the accident, witness rendered assistance to a motorist named Walker, Witness was .travelling at about 30 miles an. hour'. Suddenly a dark object loomed lip in front of him and he'could not take the risk of trying to pull up, so he'swerved hard to the right.. The car. was right on the crown of the toad, stationary, and in darkness. It was ridiculous to say that his' car travelled two chains after, the impact. Passing Beattie’s car it was in total darkness, but when going back the lights were on. Witness pulled up into second gear, and drove his car about a chain to ascertain what damage had been done to his car., To Mr Hjorring: Witness took the>passengers out to Glenavy for the purpose of drinking. Voice was at the hotel. He had ridden a bicycle out, and witness gave him a lift back, Merrick was quite sober and the other witnesses were certainly not telling the truth. His lights regulation lights, but he would not be able to pick up an object at 50 yards. able to pick up an object at 30 yards. He had, travelled 14 yards before he realised that the car in front was stationary. He was hard over on the left hand side of the road, while the other was on the crown, so that he had to make a very sharp turn to pass it on the right. John Varley, plumber, Oamaru, gavel evidence on similar' lines to that of the defendant. To Mr Hjorring:. His object in going out to Glenavy, said witness, was to procure liquor. Merrick has. not drunk, and he would contradict anyone who said he was #< merry Jl w? -K e ?“ r^ k ' linesman, employed bv the Waitaki Electric Power Board, stated tiiat he was a passenger in defendant’s car on the night inquestion. His evidence on similar lines to the previous evidence for the defence. \ John Walker, traveller, Oamaru, also* gave evidence,. The magistrate said he would take an opportunity of. considering the evidence, and adjourned the , case : for . a week. , WARDEN’S . COURT. At a sitting of the Warden’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr H. W Bundle, the applications of R. J. Smith and others. (Mr G. A. Pollock) for two special claims and a tail race at Maerewnenua.xwere further adjourned for three weeks to enable requisitions to the plans to fce complied with.: : < SOUTHERN LAWN TENNIS SUB-ASSOCIATION. A meeting of delegates, of the Southern Dawn lennig Sub-association, wa a held at Maheno on Tuesday evening. Mr 6 L Thorby presided oyer a good attendance! Ihe constitution of the sub-association as determined; upon was Jftopted. Match rules were also drawn up and approved by the delegates. . It was .decided that tne motion carried at . the previous- meeting, to. the effect that the Brown Cup competition commence on October 18, be rescinded, and that the conmetition com* October 25. Mr W.: Smith was appointed, to the position of auditor. Messrs -Watson, A. Clark, and P. Croft were appointed.selectors.of the sub-asso-elation.:. The following: is the draw for the first round of the, competition, the home team being mentioned first;—October-25: Ma”eno y. Five Forks, Herbert v. Weston, Enfietd. v, Totara. .November 8: Enfield v. Herbert, Maheno y, Totara. Weston v. Five Forks. November ,22: Maheno v. Weston, Enfield v. Five Porks. Totara v. Herbert. December 6: Totara v. Weston Enfield v, Maheno, Herbert v. Five Forks December 20: Weston v. Enfield. Maheno v. Herbert, Totara v. Five Forks. PORT STATISTICS. foll °wing L are the port statistics for Oamaru for the month of September: —Coastal cargo, inwards 509 tons (softwoods 183, woolpacks . and gunnies 47 sugar 40. furmture 18, fuel oils 8. other goods 21!); outwards, 1021 tons (flour 665, pollard and bran 158, manufactured oats ,30, oats 25, lime 23, wheat 21, wool-, lens 33, furniture 17, Lane’s Emulsion 8, other goods 27); overseas, inwards, 244 tons (coal 201, hardwoods 29, other goods 14); outwards 997 tons (frozen meat 780, wool 158, beans and peas 15, other goods 31). CUSTOMS RETURNS. , 1 The following are the Customs returns for Oamaru for September and quarter ended September 30 (those for the corresponding taonth and period of last year beuiK in.parentheses) .—Customs, £73613s 7d (£697 3s lid); meat export levy, £195 6s 2d (£lB5 12s 3d); marine revenue, £32 4s 3d (£26 5s sd). Quarter: Customs, £IB6O 10s 5d (£1863 19s 4d); meat export levy,, £3ll 7s 5d (£421 lls 7d); marine revenue, £93 14s Id: (£77 2s 2d); passports, .6 (4).' PARCEL POST. The following are the foreign parcel post., figures supplied by the Customs Department for the quarter ended August 31,. 1930 (those for. the corresponding period of last year being in parentheses); —Total values, £lBOl (£46151 ■ preferential duty, £259 19s 4d (£550 17s 6d); general duty, £39 4s lOd (£54 12s 6d); primage, £23 2s 5d (£52 10s 4d); surtax, £26 3s 2d (nil), THE SUNSHINE. -During the first fortnight of September the sunshine at Oamaru as recorded by Mr D. S. Bain, amounted to 51J hours, and for the second fortnight to 91J hours, a total of 143 hours. Compared with September, 1929, during which T72| hours were recorded, there is a decrease of 295 hours. There were very few. really sunny days, and for most of the month the sunshine was intermittent, with cloudy skies On four days the sunshine was nil, there were eight days of eight hours and over, and one day with, over 11 hours. MAHENO LAWN TENNIS CLUB. At the annual meeting of the Maheno Lawn Tennis Club, the Rev, W, French I presided over a good attendance of members. The chairman referred to the amount of work done during the year, the construction of new courts being a big undertaking. The annual report and balance sheet were adopted. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, the Rev. W. French; secretary and treasurer, Mr G, L. Thorley; vice-presidents—

Messrs A. Nichols. L. Kelcher J Wylie J. Barron. A. Clark. Misses M. Dewar b! Dewar, and I. Soiiness; committee—Misses M. Dewar. M. Macdonald, and I Souness; honorary auditor, Mr W. R. Smith. It was decided to open the season on Saturday, October 18, and to ask Colonel J. A. JNmhols to perform the opening ceremony, and Mrs Lindsay, sen., to send the first bal l over the new courts, - It was also deOctober'* 13 a wor ki n g bee on Monday, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE. During September the St. John Ambulance covered a distance of 582 miles, having attended 17 removals and two accidents. MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING; Tuesday evening a friendly match was fared between the Oamaru and Weston y lubs on the latter’s range, and resulted a win for the Weston team by 24 points, ifae shooting of the Oamaru Club was I below usual form, but Weston averaged 78J points each man. The following are the detailed results:— , 0 0a T m f T u --T. Kennedy 79. H. Koppert J* M. Robertson 78. G. Doran 78, A. Hunter 77, J. Nimmo 77, W. Gemmell 77. J. Lindsay 75 J Leslie 75. A. North 75, E. Taylor 74. W. Munro 73;—total 917. Weston.—-D. Park 80. H. Stevenson 79. w - L aney, jun., 79, W. Falloon 79, S. Gemmell 79. W. Barnard 79, L. Park 79, B. Campbell 78. A. Howell 78. W. West 77, L. Campbell 77, G. White 77;—total 941. BIBLE CLASS CONCERT. A very enjoyable concert for the purpose of raising funds to send a football team to Dunedin on Saturday to compete IS seven-a-side tournament of •?“'Methodist Bible classes of Otago, waa held, by the Wesley, Young Men’s Bible Olaea m the Wesley Lecture Hall. The .Kev. A. Ashcroft occupied the chair. A vaned programme waa submitted, the items being as follows:—Songs—Messrs G. Bate, R. Familton, C. Barrell; dueGMessrs Bate and Barrell; cornet solo, Mr H. Cameron; violin solo, Mr H. Bent: humourous item, “The Two Black Crows/’ Messrs R. Familton and C. Sims; orchestral selections, young Men’s Bible Class. The Young Ladies Bible Class also gave an entertaining sketch on a wireless broadonf\wil e r?® * pictures ” carried Gro , c . o . tt brothers caused much amusement. Mies Ironside played the accompaniments. mil 1 / r*f m re P r c s c n t the Young Men's Un™!u C aS /V E A 8 follows:—Grocott (2), h G - G - jo1 -’ NORTH OTAGO CRICKET ASSOCIATION. ' rI\ e e. e T Uti n- of , the North Otago Slowing re^ort: 1 - " presented the fLp o £P et l iti A n6 '^ Four teams played in the First Grade competitions. Three rounds were completed, and the fourth round was started* but time did not Detroit its completion. The Union Club is to be congratulated on winning the Borton Cup. The standard of cricket in this competition compared favourably witli that Of previous yearn. Mr C. Zimmerava ed -f b i? th t h< l batting and bowling averages, with a batting average of 62 9 and a bowling average of 49 wickets at aa avGr age of 13.3 runs. Mr W. M Uttley 53.4, R. M'Donaid 43.6, F C* Carrington 40.87 gained splendid wbjist many players also gained respectable averages. Only a small number of players failed to gain double figure averages. Many bowlers secured b °f W ln # avera B e a. but did not qualify , for honours as set down by the cent* 1 i be !? g a * r ® e £ tha t 50 per cent, of ■ the leading number of wiobafe should be. obtained. Mr Zimmerman set the aggregate with 49 wickets at a cost ™ n /£ ns ,^ piec ?- closel y followed by Mr Bert Tonkin with' 39 wickets for 13.6 wltL W 0 * Maddigan was next with _27 wickets at 15.14 runs a piece, and Mr Keith with 38 wickets for 16.16 followed closely. The fielding of the teems throughout-the season was good. Mr J. Robertson headed the list for R?<A hes ’. J ta . klI i? f, 0 * whilst Messrs R. AI Donald, A. Brooker, and F. Jones each mne - , Several players secured ?u gh A/ he J numker of catches taken shows that this department of the game was bv no . means weak. The weakest part in me competition was wicketkeeping, Mr F Jones being the exception, and this district was most fortunate in having such 6 and .consistent keeper. In the becond Grade competition six teams played throughout the season, St. Kevin’s B q l £ lD f t ? e leadJa ? Position, with Albion. School A. and Union A all in strong, positions. St. Kevin’s is to be the ß^D U Cup.** 8 SUCCe6S in winniD£C ~3,f pree . ei / a^ve Games,—Two senior representative matches were played and one Junior representative game. The Auckland touring team again paid North Utago a visit.-under the control of Mr E. C. Beale, and. proved too strong a side tor the local representatives. Otago this year sent up a strong team. This match was drawn. The junior representatives were, beaten, by South Canterbury on the bmf i? n,n 5 s * It to be regretted that the fixture with South Canterbury had to be abandoned owing to players not being available to travel to Timaru. On the eye of departure the game had to be abandoned through' lack of: players. This match should be North Otago’s most important fixture, but of late it has been found' impossible to send away even a semi-representative' team. Cricketers in North Otago should remember that the association is. pledged to certain representative games each year, and that the reputation of their district depends bora on the standard of play show- and on the calibre of the team actually sent away. It is a matter for regret that but too frequently have arrangements been finalised, teams selected, and then players have found it impossible to play. It was to be hoped that this season the association and the Selection Committee are not faced,with the same difficulty. The association wished to thank Messrs Holmes, Marshall, and Fenwick for the splendid trophies they have presented to the abovementioned players, all who so generously billeted the Otago representative team, all who provided the afternoon tea, the Waitaki High School Board for the use of the school ground for representative matches and practices; Mr Eskrick for the splendid wickets he provided during the season, and .Messrs Maude Bros, for the use of their office for all executive meetings. The executive of the association met fortnightly throughout the season, and meetings were well attended. The thanks of the association were again due to the umpires who officiated throughout* the season, to the reporters for reports of matches, and to all those who in any other way assisted the association. PERSONAL. Queen’s Hotel. —Miss I. Little. Mr W. F. Crum (Christchurch), Mr F. B. Innes (Timaru), Mr R. Allan, Mr John Mee, Air W. St. H.- Lauder, Mr J. P. Moss, Mr N. H. Matthews, Air H. W. Bundle, S.AI. (Dunedin), Air P. APLean (Inver -cargill). New Club Hotel.—Air D. Gann (Wellington), Mr R. S. Mackenzie, Air J. B. Gott, Mr S. M. Brown (Christchurch), Air H. Alarchant (Auckland), Mr and Airs R. Rates. (Blenheim), Air R. Alax--1 well. Air R. Hook (Nelson), At the annual meeting of the Oamaru Cricket Club last night a qiotion of condolence was passed with Mr W. Atkinson in the death of his mother. OAMARU CRICKET CLUB. The annual report of the Oamaru Cricket Club was held last night. Air G. AI. Procter presided, and in speaking to the sixty-sixth annual report congratulated tho club on the success achieved last season. The statement of accounts showing a deficit of £3 18s sd, together with the annual report, was adopted. Thanks were expressed to the Board of Governors of the Waitaki High‘School for the use of a cricket ground, and the Umpires’ Association for the renewed activity during the season, and to the press. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr G. M. Procter; vice-presidents—Dr Douglas, Dr I Fitzgerald, Alajor Orbell, Alessrs W Sumpter, A. G. Creagh, T. Wright, F Alilner, Aikenhead, and Naylor; match captain, Mr F. Jones; club captain, Air D. V, G. Smith; secretary and treasurer. Air K Walton; committee—Alessrs F. -Jones, C. Zimmerman, W. Uttley L Sumpter, and K. Walton. Selection Committee, Alesers Jones and Zimmerman; delegates to the North Otago Cricket Association, Messrs Smith and Jones.

The opening day was fixed for October 11. The delegates were instructed to apply for the opening of the competition on October 18. The subscriptions were fixed at 25a for seniors and 15s for juniors. Two new members were elected. The secretary was instructed to invite the Dunedin Club to a match at Oamaru on Labour Day. Air Procter offered a bat an d a pair of pads to the club and was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. Practice night was fixed for Tuesday in each week. RUGBY FOOTBALL. The Wise Memorial Shield for the winners of the Third Grade competition was presented by Mr G. B. Stevenson, president of the North Otago Union, to the first fitteen of St. Kevin’s College at Redcastle last evening. Other members of the union present were Messrs J. Crowley W. Atkinson. O. R. Wise, and J. Hendy, all of whom congratulated the St. Kevin’s team on its win. Mr Stevenson, in presenting the shield, stressed the tact that the late Mr Wise was always a keen supporter of secondary school teams, especially St. Kevin’s. Brother Magee, principal of the college, stated that Air Wise was always a supporter of sport in all its phases, and he returned thanks on behalf of the college. Air G. Zouch, captain of the first fifteen, also thanked the union on behalf of his team.