CROMWELL NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21772, 11 October 1932, Page 7

CROMWELL NOTES

(From Oo» Own Correspondent.) CROMWELL, October 10. RAILWAY RIFLE CLUB. Mr James C. Parcell presented the trophy for something in the nature of a novelty shoot at the Railway Rifle Club’s competition. The conditions were that those with handicaps of four and under should shoot on the small target, and those with with handicaps of five and upwards on the large target. After the preliminary shoot two sections of ties bad to be fired, V. Sanders eventually winning the trophy. With 77 on the small target, G. M'Lachlau took the gold button, while A, Drummond retained the handicap button for the second week in succession. The scores were as follow: — Small Target.—G. M'Lachlan, 77—4 80; J. O’Neill, 75—2—77; A. Hughes, 75 —scr —7s; J. Boyes, 72 —J—7s; F. Middleton, 72—3—75; James C. Parcell, 74 —1— 75; A. Dewar, 75 —scr —75: D. A. Cahill, 73—1—74; R. Bramley, 72—2—74; W. Webb, 73 —scr —73; L. Paterson, 71 —1— 72. Large Target.—A. Hyndmau, 70—7 — 80; W. Johns, 69—16—80; A. Berryman, 76—5—80; R. M'Felin, 77—6—80; V. Sanders. 77 —7—80; A. Drummond, 76 9 —80; W. Campbell, 679 —76. Seven competitors with possibles had to shoot off, when three again tied, and the final shoot-off left V, Sanders the winner.

In the Teams’ Shoot Cromwell defeated Railway 448 to 439. SWIMMING CLUB. There was a good attendance at the annual meeting of the Cromwell Swimming Club. The financial statement, yet to be finally audited, showed a debit balance of £B7. This had only been reduced slightly during the year, but some £l4 had been spent in permanent improvements. The following office-bearers were elected: -r-President, Mr Roberts; vice-presidents —Messrs J. Munro, sen., Bell, Hotop, Fleming. C. Betts, Colquhoun, and Mesdames D. Betts and W. Olds; handicappers. Messrs Munro and Betts: auditor, Mr U. Jolly; General Committee—Mesdames Betts. Olds. Fleming and Colquhoun, Misses Benzonl and Thomson, and Messrs Fleming, Brown, Bragg, and M'Namara (21. The remainder of the business was mostly of a routine nature, the official opening being fixed for late this month. BOWLING. The local Bowling Club will open the season tins week. A question which is everting a good deal of interest in bowling circles is a proposal in favour of Sunday bowls. This will be decided at a meeting early this week. ANGLING. So far anglers have given little attention to the local streams, and nothing in the way of a catch is reported. Late last

week a representative of the Otago Acclimatisation Society netted < two fish weighing 141 b and 161 b respectively from a sluicing hole six miles up the Roaring Meg Creek. These were the remnants ot some fry liberated there some years ago. It is again intended to place a number of fry in the same place, but before doing so it was necessary to take the two big fish which were regarded as cannibals. BAND CONTEST. A concert in aid of the funds of the band proved attractive to the public, and drew a large house. A splendid programme was well received, and as a result the funds were appreciably augmented. MINING. A Keystone drill arrived at Cromwell by train on Friday, and on Saturday was transported to Bendigo, where it is to be operated for a syndicate holding a claim at the outlet of Bendigo Creek, It is intended to put down a series of holes from the foot of the hill along the course of the creek to the Clutha River. ’ The question whethet the river gorges from Cromwell to Roxburgh should be retained for the individual miner and weirs erected at the lakes, or granted to company interests, was revived at the monthly sitting of the court on Wednesday. The applicant .was an Auckland resident, and his application was opposed by the local mining interests. A decision was postponed until the evidence of the applicant is taken in Auckland. CRICKET. Lowburn and Hawea Flat met at Lowburn on Saturday in the association fixture. A splendid day’s cricket resulted, the match ending in a draw. Hawea 1 - compiled 140, J. Hare playing a fine innings for 59 and C. Spear scoring 26. Lowburn replied with, 108 for nine wickets, but in the closing stages of the innings had to bat in a particularly bad light, the game continuing till 6.30. In compiling 60, F. Partridge, jun., gave a fine display, while Haig batted patiently for 14. The Luggate team travelled to Queenstown on Saturday for the first match of the season for the Burnett Shield. Queenstown retained the trophy by 120 runs to 115, but it was only an unexpected stand by, the conclude mg batsmen which saved the position for the holders. Cardrona plays Queenstown next Saturday for the shield. THE WEATHER. On several days last week indications pointed to rain, but there was nothing beyond a few heavy showers on Friday evening. This merely served to freshen crops and pastures, and a steady fall is still needed. Early this moaning the sky was heavily overcast, with rain falling on the mountains in the north-west. HUT DESTROYED. A pensioner’s hut, of recent construction, situated in the willows at Chinatown, was totally destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. The blaze was unnoticed, and it was about 8 o’clock on Sunday morning that the ruiias were discovered. It had been occupied a day or two previously, but, not pn the night in question. The origin of the fire is unknown. BOROUGH COUNCIL, ' The monthly meeting of the Borough Council t on Thursday evening terminated somewhat abruptly without the business being finally completed. An unusual position arose when the accounts came forward for payment. Included was one for £lO odd, the cost of making an iron casing for grave-digging in loose ground in the cemetery. A motion for payment of the accounts was proposed and seconded, but the Mayor insisted that he could not accept the motion, which included the amount in question, until definite authority for the chairman of the Works Committee to have the article made was produced. Councillors maintained that the proposal had been agreed to and that a report had been submitted at last meeting and received. The Mayor insisted that the authority should be produced, and a search by the clerk for the best part of an hour while the council sat idle did not produced the authority. The Mayor still would not accept the motion, whereupon the mover indicated that he would ask the Deputy Mayor to put it. The Mayor threatened to retire, but did not do so, and further added that if the motion were carried he would refuse to, sign the cheque. The Mayor finally refused to accept the motion. Another was presented and seconded, approving the expenditure of the amount stated and also two other small accounts for which authority had not previously been given, pnd payment authorised, but the Mayor refused to accept this also. The majority of the speakers would not agree to the accounts being passed without the one in dispute, and finally the Mayor set all accounts aside and called for other business. Then the end came. Council: lore made no secret of their opinion that if the Mayor could refuse any motion at all it was useless to proceed, and, realising the position, the Mayor at once declared the meeting closed.