BALCLUTHA DISTRICT NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21244, 27 January 1931, Page 7

BALCLUTHA DISTRICT NEWS.

SOUTH OTAGO.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) BALCLUTHA, January 26. WOOL PRICES. Evidence of the very low values to be obtained for wool is to be found in the fact that instances are being related of fanners in this district throwing seeded wool away, sooner than go to the trouble of preparing and marketing so poor a product. In an ordinary season such wool would be worth saving. Fortunately the proportion of seeded "wool in a clip is usually very small. PERSONAL. The health of Mr J. S. Algie (formerly one of the proprietors of the Clutha Free Press) is causing grave concern to his relatives and friends. Ho has been ill for over sis months, and when apparently convalescing was seized with a paralytic stroke on Thursday morning, and has not since regained consciousness. CRICKET. The Clutha B cricket team travelled to Milburn on Saturday, and, in a one-inn-ing’s match, defeated the Milburn team by 101 runs to 92. For Clutha, Lennox made 45, while for Milburn Wisely scored 39. , Clutha A was defeated by Waiwera at Balclutha. Clutha batted first and the team was all out for 149. Those batsmen who reached double figures were:— L Moffat (42). E. Hurring (31)', G. Hur ring (17), Cockerill (14), Duncan (10), P. Riach (10). Nicol took four wickets for 61 runs, MT/achlan three for 32, and Powley two for 10. Waiwera knocked up 154 with only four wickets down. L. Dunn compiled 58, A. Edwards 50, Sutherland 15, Powley 11. Waiwera thus won by five runs and seven wickets. BOWLING. Three rinks from the Balclutha Club visited Stirling on Saturday. In an interesting game Stirling won by 67 points to 56. The following are the scores, Stirling names being given first: —Smith, Baird. Duncan, Walls 25. Sinclair, Daw son, Johnston, Poynter 13; G. Duncan, Sinclair. J. H. Henderson, A. J. Botting 26, Cessford, Smart, Armstrong. M‘Namara 24; R. Hawker. W. Hawker, Jefferson, H. Little 16, White. Sim, Culbert, Hayward 19. Totals: Stirling 67. Balclutha 56. ANGLING. Despite the fact that the Pomahaka River was very high at the week-end, two Balclutha anglers landed 15 very nice fish. The Molyneux is too high for fishing.