MILTON NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21280, 10 March 1931, Page 13

MILTON NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) MILTON, March 9. LAWN TENNIS. The proposed visit of a Clinton lawn tennis team to Milton on Saturday for a match against the Milton B team was postponed on account of the heavy rain. CRICKET. % The northern division series of matches in the South Otago Waiwera Cup competition was commenced on Saturday afternoon. The Milburn team travelled to Balclutha, and was defeated by the substantial margin of 77 runs. Scores: — Balclutha, 169 (Lennox 47, Baxter 55, A. Stewart 31); Milburn, 92 (Ceilings 46, Wisely 13). Lennox was the most successful bowler for Cliitha, with five wickets for 21 runs. GIRL GUIDES. About 25 members of the Milton Girl Guides and Rangers will visit Dunedin on. Wednesday to participate in the Scouts and Guides’ rally and reception to i Lord and. Lady Baden-Powell. UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF. Local bodies in Milton are taking advantage of the Unemployment Board’s No. 5. scheme to provide work for as many registered unemployed men as possible. Last week the Bruce County Council had 46 men engaged for the stipulated periods of two or more days, the Milton Borough Council had 31 engaged, the Toko River Board six, the Toko Domain Board four, and the Toko High School Committee an average of three. RETURNED SOLDIERS’ ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting l of the Milton and District Returned Soldiers’’ Association was • held on Saturday evening, and was attended by about 30 ex-service men. The president (Mr J. R. Lynch) occupied the chair. The annual report showed that the local membership within the past 12 months had increased from 14 to 63, but, despite this increase, the local branch had lost badly in the membership challenge campaign against the Kaitangata Returned Soldiers’ Association. The activities of the executive had been principally centred on providing work for ex-service men. The sum of £3O from the Poppy Day appeal fund and £25 from the canteen fund had been subsidised £ for £ by the Borough Council in providing work, whilst over £BO had been paid to ex-service men in a firewood cutting scheme, which had been after showing a hef\vy deficit. ThA following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing 12 months:—President. Mr J. R. Lynch (re-eledted); vicepresidents, Messrs A. H. Peattie and R. Hay _ (re-elected); secretary. Mr A. J. Currie (re-elected); treasurer, Mr H. Adam (re-elected); and the retiring committee was also re-elected with two alterations. Hearty votes of thanks were passed to the executive for the valuable assistance given to unemployed ex-service men. Appreciative references were made to the services rendered by Mr J. M. White, the late secretary of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association. A resolution of sympathy on his retirement through illness was accorded, with the hopes expressed for a speedy recovery to normal health. OBITUARY. The funeral took’place at the Northern Cemtery, Dunedin, yesterday afternoon of Mrs Elizabeth Little, who had reached the advanced age of 91 years.. Born at Glasgow in 1839, Mrs Little and her husband emigrated to New Zealand in 1883, accompanied by the five surviving members of _ their family. Mr and Mrs Little lived- in retirement in Dunedin until 1910, in which year they removed to Milton with their eon (Mr J, P. Little) when the latter came to undertake the management of the Bruce Woollen Manufacturing Company’s hosiery plant on its transference from Dunedin to Milton. The deceased’s husband predeceased her by six years. FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION. The. annual competition amongst members of the Milton Fire Brigade for the brigade’s shield, Keen Cup and other prizes took place «on Saturday afternoon, and aroused a keen spirit of rivalry amongst the members. The competitions included two wet events, and some good times were recorded by the competitors. The results were as follow: Gilbert Memorial, one-man event (dry), for the Keen Cup.—Foreman R. Burleigh, 62Jsec, 1; Fireman Hanson, 66sec, 2; Foreman Gibb, 67 3-ssec, 3. Four others competed. Two-men event (wet), for the shield-—Foreman R. Burleigh and Fireman J. Read, 45Jsec, 1; Superintendent W. Wells and Fireman M'Lean, 47, 3-ssec, 2; Foreman J. Gibb and Fireman M'Lean, 49 2-ssec, 3. Three other pairs competed. Three-men disabled event (wet), for the shield —Firemen Milligan, Hansen and Andrews (4sec penalty), 57£sec, 1; Foreman Gibb, Superintendent Wells, Fireman M'Lean (6sec penalty), 72sec, 2. One other team competed. Shield points—Foreman Gibb, Superintendent Wells and Fireman M'Lean, 17 points, 1; Fireman Milligan’s team, 12 points, 2; Foreman Burleigh’s team, 9 points, 3. Winner of the Keen Cup—Foreman R. Burleigh (second year in. succession).