PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21667, 10 June 1932, Page 12

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

NORTH OTAGO.

ACTIVITIES OF {From Our Special DUNTROON SALE There was a small yarding of all classes ef stock at the Duntroou sale. Store wethers brought 8s 9d; fat ewes. 5s to 7s 6d. One fat cow sold at £3. For goodsized weaner pigs prices ranged from 11s 6d to 13s 6d, and porkers brought 22s 6d. GOLF The following is the draw for the bogey match to-morrow: —K. Familton v. Mulligan, Bailey v. Kilpatrick, Donaldson r Rivers, Woodward v. Fowler. Armstrong v. Holmes. M'Ewan v. Hedges,; Cuthbertson v. Ewart, Domigan y. Roll, Currie v. Ireland, Fitzgerald v. R. E. Banks, Hewart v. M'Kenzie, Milnes v. M'Beath, H. P. Familton v. Douglas, M'Donald v. Hargreaves, Hopgood v. Johnston, M'Dowell v. Nichols, Dennis v. E. Tomlinson. R. Hedges v. Ryan. Wilson v. Widdowson, Cook v. Millar, Trcseder v, Maude, Stark v. Smith, barrel! v. Crimp, T. Banks v. Patterson, W. K. Tomlinson v. Stevens, M'Laren v. Grater, Barrell v. Catto, Skirving v. Hendra, Gilchrist v. T. Hedges. Findlay v. Stewart, Macdonald v. Bates, Ralph _ Hedges Hartley. H. L. Familton v. Watson, Burton v. Main, Bryant a bye. WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION The seventeenth annual report of the Waitaki High School Old Girls Association is as follows: — , .. Membership.—The membership of the association glow totals 282, of whom 123 ere life members and 159 financial annual members. The committee extends a hearty invitation to all ex-pupils and members of the staff, past and present, to join the association, thereby keeping in touch with eld friends and making new ones. Financial.—The financial position -is satisfactory, as is shown by the .glance sheet, s o that the committee,felt justified in making the following donations:—£o to the school for the purchase of books in necessitous cases: £5 5s to the fund or the Mayoress’s Relief Committee, i2 J to the Dunedin branch of the association. Annual Meeting and Reunion. The annual meeting was held onvJune O'nthe Queen’s-’Hotel, there being about 90 members preset*. We feel that-the custom.of making the annual meeting business and social one is nigWy satis factory, ; and wc thank all, those who as, sis fed with the programme, both at tne dinner itself and at the. social function which followed. , „„ Annual Dance.-Our.annual dance was held in the Scottish Hall on Jufj tJ- 1 931 - This yegr we again made the d.,nce an open one. thus including girls other our members. The dance was a tocceas both socially and financially, and our thanks are due to all those "ho .worked assiduously to make it so succcssfu - portion of the profits made from the dance (£6) was given to members of the Dance Committee to enable them to have i small entertainment in the bungalow for those who helped them with the dance flr Sociai n Tvening.— A social evening Vi 1 ® held in the North Otago Womens Club rooms on November 30 to welcome two old gh-ls of the school, Mrs Harvie and Miss D. Robertson, who are in Oaraaiu this year on furlough from' the mission field. A very enjoyable and interesting

Invitations.—The School Lai\n Tennis Club extended an invitation to tike asso ciation to enter one team to play.t : school team and afterwards entertained them to tea. The annual school prizegiving ceremony took place in the schoo kail on December 16, 1931, the association beiiiff represented by the president and -* vice-president. The usual prizes were given* by the association the Presentation being made by the president (Miss Lind ( kiv) We have to congratulate the rpi-, lowing recipients;—lsab'd CTark prize, Kathleen Main; W.H.S.O.G. Asso elation scholarship, of £5 ss, Helen ster; W.H.S.O.G. Association cup for best all-round girbin Form Y Hilary —A general meeting to con-, sider the of an assocmtiondance was called for June 15, lucre a very good attendance. Another general meeting was called on April 7, 1932, t decide whether a concert be held and to discuss whether the annual meeting - nreceded by a dinner as usual. At tins meeting the attendance was not as large as the committee might have expected, when they desire the support of the members m ' Branch, —During the year a wish was expressed by old girls resident in _ Dunedin to form a branch of the association there. The committee gave helpxul advice and sent a donation of £2 2s towards the funds. We are at present awaiting news of their progress. Blazer. —We have had several inquiries about old girls’ blazers. These avo uow available from Hallenstem Bros Oamaiu, but members must obtain a letter from the secretary authorising them to pui-

chase one. , . Personal. —During the year several of cur members have suffered bereavement. •I To them we extend our sincere sympathy. We again ask members to noafy the secretary of such cases, as we do net wish to have any overlooked. General. —The thanks of the association are due to the Mayor for the use of his room for meetings, and to the press tor publication of the report. \\ e thank a members for past support and solicit their assistance in the future towards any worthy object necessary to the well-being of the association. MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING The' following are the results of the weekly shoot of the Glenavy Club;—J. Breen 80, C. Fleming /8, N. Andrews 78. R. Cochrane 77, 11. Grant 77, IX MLeip 77, D. M'Naughton 77, J. Punhe /7, G. Searle 77, L. Wilson 77 J. Wall 77, W. Berry 76, W. Devlin 76, H. Fleming 76, N. Gibson 76, P. Lindsay 76, J laid 70, H. Jackson 75, E. Wilson 70, G. Wilson 75, J. Brown 74, D. Cochrane 74, E. Grimson 74, R. Lindsay 74. A. M Culloch 74. D. M'Culloch 74. A. Chalmers. 73 C. Dugdale 73, B. Duff 73 N. Fleming 73, J. Hollamby 73, A. Lindsay /3.J.M Culloch 73. A trophy given by Mr D, Ireland was won by G. Searle, who also won the Tisdiill Button. J. Breen secured the Sniper’s Button. ' LADIES’ HOCKEY ' The draw for to-morrow is as follows; Seniors. —Arawa v. Enfield, at Enfield (Mrs J. Carrodus and Mr D. Laurie,; pirata v. Maheno, at King Georges Park, at 2.30 p.m. (Messrs Chappell and I inJuniors. —Pirata B v, Pirata C, at King George’s Park, at 2 p.m. (Mr A. Barsdell); Athletic-v, Arawa, at King Georges Park, at 3 p.m. (Mr T. W. Jacobs).

THE DISTRICT. I/'ORRESPONDENT.) ■ MEN’S HOCKEY The draw Tor to-morrow is;—Oamaru v. Colts,- at King George’s Park, at 2.30 p.m. (Messrs H. W. Thomas and A. Kay); Rovers, a bye. The teams are as follow; Oamaru: Blair, Tonkin, M'Lardy, M'Gillivray, Brown, Arnott, Webb, Black, Willetts, Another, Beswick. Colts: W. Johnston, Scally, Adamson* Hore, Fawcett, Wilson, Hodge, Brain, Moore, Senior, Tiddy, Thorpe. All players not selected arc requested to be in attendance. RUGBY FOOTBALL TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. Excelsior Seniors.—Grainger, Stewart, Davey, Fraser, Tempero, M'Callum, Stich-. man, Easton, Laney, R. Cleland, Dennis, F Grocbtt, N. Grocott, Faris, Wray. Old Boys Seniors. —Taylor, Cameron, Kelly, Webb, R. D. Hunter, Hartley, R. Hunter, Darling, Rodgers, L. H. Sumpter, Baird, Robertson, Familton, Walker, Veitch. MINIATURE RIFLE NOTES. By SIOHTEU. The Awamoko Club showed the best improvement this week, and secured the highest average for the first 10 riflemen. The positions of the teams for the week's shooting are as follow: —Awamoko 77, Railway 75.8, Weston 75.1, Oamaru 75, Maheno 74.6, Totara 73.6, Enfield 73.3, Duntroou 71.9. With the exception of Awamoko and Railway the shooting was not so good this week. So far no entries have been received for the North-Otago Times Shield competition, but the lists- of teams from thevarious clubs are expected to come to hand on either Monday or Tuesday of next week. . When forwarding teams to the secretary of the association it will also be necessary for the individual scores of the last four shoots to be sent in. It is expected that there will not be so many teams as last year, but, no doubt, the usual keenness will prevail once the competition commences. At Awamoko this week the shooting waa of a high standard, and the best so far season. The first 18 men averaged 74.7—a very creditable performance. R. Fillingham showed something of histoid form, and was only one point off the possible. This was a decided improvement to his previous week’s shoot of 72. A. Ludeman also showed up better this, week with 79 as against 73. R. Gibson; did not shoot so well, and can do muchbetter. D. Borrie slipped badly, and: only secured 72 as compared with 77 on the previous week’s shooting. W. Gibson, S. O’Dell, and N. M'Phee all shot well to notch 78’s. The trophy presented by Mr Leslie was won by S. O’Dell, and the second prize given by the club was secured by A. Ludeman. ■ The shooting at Duntroon this week was very low, .and better things are expected of the i. riflemen there. W. Rutherford, E. Knight, J. M'Cully, and E. Ravenwood headed the list with 75 s. J. M'Cully, who generally puts on a good score, did not show up so well. The members of this club must have the shield shoot in view and are looking for good handicaps. It is to be hoped that next week’s shoot will show an improvement. The Enfield Club’s scores this week showed a better average than the previous week 7 but the club has not yot reached its topmost form. H. Bradley came to light this week and headed the list with 76. 6. Allan bettered his score of the previous shoot by two, as did also B. Johnstone. The M'Naughton brothers are not showing up so well this season so far as they did last, and the small target must be giving them trouble. Although the shooting at Maheno was quite fair the scores were below last week’s. D. Grant again headed the list with 77. Don must be taking things seriously now and has,, settled down to business. J. Lindsay 'Went up several “nicks” this week, and with his 76 showed good improvement. A. Lindsay did not go well this .week, however, and dropped from 78 to 74. G. Davis, with 75, is gradually creeping up, and for a young shot does very well indeed. The Oamaru Club fired a sweepstake shoot last Monday night. A young member in A. Dick proved the winner with 76, with H. Koppert second an c ( I. Swinard third. H. Koppert secured the highest score off the rifle with 78, this being three up On his previous week’s shoot. T. Kennedy came to light again with a good score and notched 77, the second highest score of the evening. About 25 members competed in the sweepstake, and altogether about 30 members turned out to the shoot. About six teams from this club will be entering in the Shield Competition. My Railway correspondent writes that at the weekly shoot R. Lawrie headed the list with 78, thus carrying off the rifle button. A. Brown slipped back to 75. A. Wilson is the most consistent shot in the club at the present time, having three consecutive 77’s to his credit, and pulling off the handicap button at the last shoot. Dame Rumour has it that his brother, E. G., is getting married soon. At least he has been seen with a “Miss” on two Thursday nights_ in succession so it looks like developing into a “ Mrs ” shortly. D. Marshall, W. Smith, and M. Sinclair were the only riflemen to do any good at the Weekly shoot of the Totara Club. The other scores showed a decided drop, and better things arc expected of this chib. The average for the first 10 men was only 73.6 as compared with 75.2 this week. D. Marshall, with 78, put on his best score of the season so far, and this is more like the Daye of old. W. Smith slipped this week from 78 to 76. Mark Sinclair, who has only recently joined up with the club, notched a 76, but will soon settle down to his old form, and will no doubt be putting on a possible in the near future. W. Sewell, with 78, took the lead at the Weston Club’s shoot, and is to be congratulated on his marked improvement. W. Laney went bettor this week and bettered his score by two. Both the rifle and handicap button were won by .W. Sewell. G. Campbell dropped back several this week. K. Brightivell is not showing such good form as is expected of him. PERSONAL At a meeting of the. North Otago Rugby Union last night a motion of condolence was carried with the Macdonald family in the death of Mr J. G. Macdonald. QnCcn's Hotel. —Mr E. C. Goldstoiie (Auckland), Mr S. Clements (Wellington). Mr J. Wood, Captain Charman, Mr J. C. Wilson, Dir Best (Christchurch), Dir R. Isaacs (Timani). Mr J. Bradley, Mr E. J. Wilson, Mr H. Graham (Dunedin). NORTH OTAGO RUGBY UNION A special meeting of the North Otago Rugby Union was held last night, Dir W. Atkinson presiding. Advice was received of the confirmation of August 6, 10, and 13 for the matches on tour from the Nelson, Golden Bay. and Marlborough Unions, respectively, 1 and it was decided to send the

louring team north from August 3 to io. On account of the tour it was decided to notify the Canterbury Union of the team’s inability to play at Christchurch this year, but it was decided to otfer July 2 or a date late in September to the Ashburton Union for a match at Ashburton.