NORTH OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21919, 3 April 1933, Page 10

NORTH OTAGO.

if HOT* OUB SPffICLU, CoHBESI'ONTjZNT.)

MAJESTIC THEATRE . If peril brings out the depth of love, "The Hounds of Zaroff," or "The Most Dangerous Game," showing at the Majestic Theatre to-night,-' is one of the most romantic films of the year. No pair of lovers was faced with more dread hazards than confront Joel M'Crea and Fay Wray in this eerie tale of an exiled nobleman who tires of hunting big game and turns for a thrill to tracking and killing men and women. Shipwrecked on an island, which the noble exile turned into a human game reserve, the boy and girl go through the most thrilling series of adventures the fertile minds of writers'have ever devised. The film, in fact, is based upon one of modern literature's successes, Richard Connell's prize-winning short story of the most unusual adventure conceived by man. It parallels the eerie phantasies of Edgar Allen Poe. Supporting M'Crea and Miss Wray are Leslie Banks and Robert Armstrong. . POLICE RAID The Oamaru police, under Sergeant S. IG. Hall, raided premises in Oamaru on 'Saturday night, as a result of which a ■ &Tge quantity of bottled beer, bottles, two casks of fermenting beer, and the ', various utensils going with a home-brew-<iitg outfit, were seized and taken to the Ipolice station. . It is understood court Ijproceedings will follow. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE , During the month of March the St. STohn Ambulance covered a distance of 346 Smiles, attending two accidents and effectling 15 removals. J '

ACTIVITIES OF THE DISTRICT.

PERSONAL Queen'« Hotel—Mr and Mrs T. H. Bowie (Auckland), Mr B. Reginald Collins (Christchureh), Mr W. Sutherland (Benmore), Mr G. Donald, Mr H. A. Potbine. Mr J. Mee, Mr and Mrs J. M. , Becker (Dunedin). New Club Hotel.—Mr W. V. Ashton, Mr A. G. Hill (Auckland), Mr V, R. Rodgers (Wellington), Mr R. M'Donald, Mr J. N. Rowe (Dnncdin). Mr R. H. Bullen (Christchurch). AUCTION SALES Good lines of rape lambs, ewe lambs, and ewes have been entered for the Waia-. reka sale to-morrow. Messrs Wright,; Stephenson, and Co. will offer at auction at a special sale at Duntroon this morning the annual draft of sheep on account of Waitangi Station, and also good lines of lambs, ewes, and rams on account of Mr J. O. P. Tripp, Hakataramea. The same auctioneers, in conjunction with the ■National Mortgage and Agency Company, will offer on behalf of their, respective clients several large lines of lambs, ewes,, and wethers at the same place and time. VALEDICTORY AT KIA ORA There was a large gathering of residents in the Kia Ora School at a dance and social held in honour of Miss Isla Duff, who is shortly to be married. A very enjoyable evening was spent in dancing,.interspersed with musical items. Mr G. Simpson, on behalf of the residents of the Kia Ora district, referred to the many splendid qualities of the guest of honour, who had done a great amount of valuable work in the district. He then presented Miss Duff with a pyrex set on behalf of Kia Ora residents. Mr J. Johnson suitably acknowledged the gift on behalf of Miss Duff. A dainty supper was dispensed, and the singing of "Auld Long Syne " brought a successful evening to a close. A very enjoyable kitchen afternoon was tendered Miss Duff in the Kia Ora Schoolroom_ on Saturday afternoon. Several amusing competitions were held, and musical items were greatly appreciated. Mrs Durwood spoke in appreciative terms of Miss Duff's good qualities, and stated that she would be greatly missed in Kia Ora. Afternoon tea was provided, after which the guest of the afternoon was the recipient of many useful kitchen gifts, the reading of the verses attached to each gift causing a great deal of amusement. BIG BROTHER BILL Considerable interest is being.taken by the children of North Otago in Mothers' Day and the visit of Big Brother Bill, of 4YA, Dunedin, to Oamaru next Saturday, and a meeting of ladies interested has been convened for to-morrow afternoon in the Mayor's room at 4 o'clock. GOLF ; , There were about 50 members and friends at the opening day of the Ladies' Golf Club, when a welcome was extended to the new: president (Mrs Darling) by Mrs R. S. Orbell, on behalf of the club. Mrs Orbell also expressed the best wishes of the members in a valedictory speech to Mrs A. Young, who is shortly to leave Oamaru,' and to Miss Mackie, who is to leave in the near future on an extended trip to'England. Messrs H. B. M'Dowell (president of . the Men's Club), and J l . W. Humphries (secretary), conveyed best wishes to the ladies for a very successful season and invited them to participate at the opening day of the Men's Club. An enjoyable afternoon was spent on the links, the deputy-captain's team beating the captain's team by a small margin. The golf house was gaily decorated with bunting for the opening day of the. Men's Club on Saturday, at which there were about 50 members and friends present. The tables were beautifully decorated by Mrs H. B, M'Dowell,' and those present were the, guests of Mr and Mrs H. B. M'Dow.ell'. at afternoon tea. A cordial welcome was. extended to everyone by-Mr H. B. M'Dowell: (president), who. commented that the excellent order of the links and the number of new members in both the Men's and the Ladies' Clubs promised a very enjoyable and successful season. Mr C. C. Cook '(club captain), on behalf of the guests, > acknowledged the hospitality extended by Mr and Mrs M'Dowell, and added that it was very encouraging to see the interest taken in the pame by members and new members. A rnixed foursome bogey match was played, in which P. Mulligan and Miss M'Quade and T. Banks and Mrs Irving were 3 down, the ladies being presented with prizes, the gifts of Mr C. C. Cook. LAWN TENNIS There was a large attendance of spectators at the Awamoa Club's court on Saturday afternoon to witness the final games in the Familton and Irvine Cups competitions. The weather was fine and dull, and the wind was rather troublesome to the players at times. The Familton Cup matches were not completed, and the final between A. Feathers and F. Gallagher will be played next Saturday. In the Irvine Cup semi-finals) a very interesting game was witnessed between Miss I. Romans and Miss K. Weavers. The match ran to three sets, and looked like anybody's game until right near the finish. Both contestants played splendid tennis, and delighted the onlookers with their bright, hard-hitting play. Miss Dora Miller easily accounted for Miss B. Douall in a somewhat uninteresting match. The final between Miss Miller and Miss Romans did not provide spectacular tennis, the feature of the match being Miss Miller's accuracy and steadiness. In the Familton Cup semi-finals two very close games were seen. Feathers defeated J. Familton in straight sets in a very keenly-fought match. Feathers was leading s—l5 —1 in the second set, but Familton caught up well to bring the score to .read s—all.5 —all. However, Feathers took the next two games and the match. Gallagher and G. Sumpter fought out an interesting game, in which both players produced good form, and treated the onlookers to spectacular tennis. Gallagher was too consistent, and by keeping up an attack on his opponent's backhand, took the match in straight sets. At the conclusion of the day's play, Mr K. Spoonnr (president of the association) presented the Irvine Cud to Miss Dora Miller, and congratulated her on her success in again annexing the cup. Following are the details of the games:— IRVINE CUP. Semi-final.—Miss D. Miller beat Miss B. M'Douall, 6—l, 6—l; Miss I. Romans beat Miss K. Weavers, 6—4, 5—6, 6—3. Final.—Miss D. Miller beat Miss I. Romans. 6—l. 6—3. FAMILTON CUP.. Semi-final. —F. Gallagher beat G. Sumpter, 7—5, B—6; A. Feathers beat J. Familton, 6—4, 7—5. Advice has been received that owing to difficulty in securing a team to make the southern tour, the match between Canterbury and North Otago will not be played this season. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Although cold, the weather was quite good for athletics on Saturday afternoon, and the Waitaki Junior High School sports attracted a large gathering of parents and friends at the school. The events were run off without delay, and the boys acquitted themselves well, many close finishes making the races very I interesting to the onlookers. The house

uniforms of the boys in red, dark blue, white, and light blue, proved a good innovation, enabling the competitions to be more easily followed. Miller House proved the strongest by gaining 77J points, followed by Douglas House with 49 points. The ball games were always interesting, and added variety to the athletics. The championship went to H. Robertson, who put up some fine performances to gain 14J points. Hawtin also ran well to take second place with Bates third. Afternoon tea was served on the front lawn at the school, which added to the enjoyment of the afternoon's outing. Results:— 75 Yards (under 12 years).—First heat: Crawshaw ], Dodds 2, Liddell 3. Time, lOsec. Second heat: Woodgate 1, Swan 2, Lauder 3. Time, lOsec. Final: Crawshaw 1. Swan 2, Woodgate 3. Time, lOsec.

75 Yards House Championship.—H. Robertson 1, Mitchell 2, Taverner 3. Time, 9 4-ssec. 75 Yards (under 11 years).—Woodgate 1, Reid 2, Wilson 3. Time, 9 4-ssee. 100 Yards (over 13 years).—First heat: Newson 1, Wheeler 2, Bruce 3. Time, 12 3-ssec. Second heat: Anderson 1, Hedges 2, Bladder 3. Time, 12 4-ssec. Final: Anderson 1, Newson 2, Hedges 3. Time, 12 3-ssec.

100 Yards (under 13 years).—First heat: Tripp 1, Middleton 2, Mallock 3. Time, 12 3-ssec. Second heat: Hendry 1 Smith 2, M'Evoy 3. Time, 13sec. Third heat: Joe Harrison 1, B. Robertson 2, Findlay 3. Time, 12 2-ssec. Final: Joe Harrison 1, Tripp 2, B. Robertson 3. 100 Yards (under 12 years).—First heat: Dodds 1, Swan .2, Gilchrist 3. Time, 13 l-ssec. Second heat: Woodgate 1, Crawshaw 2, Reid 3. Time, 13 l-ssec. Final: Woodgate 1, Swan 2, Crawshaw 3. Time. 12 3-ssec.

High jump, House Championship.—H. Robertson 1, Hawtin 2, Bates and Findlay (equal) '3. Height 4- feet. High Jump (over 13 years).—K. Hodge 1, Eewthwaite and Hawtin (equal)' 2. Height, 4ft 3in. High Jump (under 13 years).—Findlay 1, J. Harrison 2, B. Robertson 3. Height, 4ft lin.

Long Jump (over 13 years).—K. Hodge 1, Goodal] 2, I. Paterson 3. Distance, 14ft 3iin. 100 Yards House Championship.— Hawtin 1, H. Robertson 2, Bates 3. Time, 12 2-ssec.

120 Yards Hurdles (under 13 years).— First heat: Findlay 1, Woodgate 2. Time, 23 3-ssec. Second heat: Liddell 1, Turvey 2. Time, 26 l-3sec. Third heat: B. Robertson 1, Swan 2. Time, 24 4-ssec. Final: B. Robertson 1, Findlay 2, Swan 3. Time, 23 4-ssec.

120 Yards Hurdles (over 13 years).— First heat: Hedges 1, Hodge 2. Time, 24 l-ssec. Second heat: Mitchell 1, Dunkley 2. Time, 26 l-ssec. Final: Hodge 1, Hedges 2, Mitchell 3. Time, 23sec. Long Jump House Championship.— Bates 1, B. Robertson 2,'Mitchell 3. Distance, 14ft 7in. 220 Yards (under 13 years). —First heat: Joe Harrison 1, Hollock 2, Domigan 3. Time, 29 l-ssec.. Second heat: Hendy 1. Swan 2, Crawshaw 3. Time, 29 l-ssec. Third heat: Middleton 1, Turvey 2, Evans 3 Time, 30 l-ssec. Final: Joe Harrison 1, Swan 2, Hendy. 3. Time, 28 l-ssec.

220 Yards House Championship. — Hawtin 1, H. Robertson 2, Bates 3.Time 29 l-ssec. One Mile Open Handicap.—W. Watson 1, Hayes 2, J. Turvey 3. Time, smm. 19sec. Long Jump, under 13 years.—Bates 1, B. Robertson 2, Findlay 3. Distance, 13ft lljin. Hop, Step, and Jump, under 13 years.— B. Robertson 1, Findlay 2, Polglase and Reid (equal) 3. Distance, 27ft sJin. Throwing ' Cricket Ball—H. Robertson 1, Newson 2, Halliday 3. Distance, 65yds 2ft sin. ■ „ 220 Yards, over 13 years.—Newson 1, Bruce 2, Hodge 3. ; _ 440 Yards House Championship.—H. Robertson and Bates (equal) 1. Hawtin 3. Time, 67sec. 440 Yards, under 13 years.—W. Watson 1, Dodds 2, Swan 3. Time 67sec. 440 Yards, over 13 years.—Newson 1, Hodge 2, Lewthwaite 3. Time 64 3-ssec. Hop, Step, and Jump, over 13 years.— Hedges 1, Patterson 2, Hawtin 3. Distance, 28ft 9in. „,-''wx 880 Yards, open.—MTntyre 1, W. Watson 2, Rowell 3. Time, 2min 31 4-ssec. 880 Yards House Championship Relay Race.—Miller House 1, Barr 2, Reid 3. Time, 2min 26sec. 880 Yards House Championship.—Mitchell 1, H. Robertson 2, Hawtin 3. Time, 2min 52sec. Overhead Ball Game.—Parr House 1, Douglas House 2. Reid House 3. Tunnel Ball Game.—Miller House 1, Parr House 2, Reid House 3. Circle Game. —Reid House 1, Douglas House 2, Parr House 3. House points.—Miller House, points, 1; Douglas House, 49 points. 2; Parr House; 30i points, 3; Reid, House, 29 points, 4. ' ■' •"'" ■•■-;■ , Junior High School: H. Robertson, 14J points, .1; Hawtin, 10 2; Bates, 8 points. 3. .'; AMATEUR ATHLETIC MEETING The North Otago Amateur Athletic Association conducted a further successful sports meeting at the Show Grounds, Oamaru, on Saturday. Although the day was fine, a fold wind was blowing across the field, making conditions unpleasant for both competitors and spectatoi'6. Nevertheless, this did not prevent large numbers of the .public being present,- and some excellent .performances were witnessed during the day. The sports meeting was made the more interesting by the appearance of athletes from Dunedin, Christchurch, Waimate, and Waikouaiti, besides a number of local competitors. There were large fields in all events, and keen competition existed throughout. The amateur meetings are becoming very popular with the public of Oamaru, and, with such a variety of events as was put through on Saturday, the spectators were entertained to an excellent afternoon's sport. In the sprints event of 100 yards L. Miller (W.8.H.5.) ran a great race off the 11 yards' mark, to beat the scratch man, W. J. Fitzsimmons (Christchurch) after a close finish. Fitzsimmons showed plenty of pace, and his performance in the 220 Yards Race was one of the finest seen in Oamaru for some time past. Off the scratch mark he soon overtook the front markers, to beat D. Dempster (Waikouaiti) on the tape. His win in this race was a very popular one. One of the most interesting races of the day was the One Mile Handicap, in which J. G. Barnes and E. Taylor, both .of Dunedin, were seen in action. Barnes is the present New Zealand champion, and won comfortably off scratch. J. W. Bradley (Waikouaiti), led the field until about 200 yards from the finishing post, when Barnes came up with a great burst of speed to win. T. G. Pearson (Palmerston), who beat Bradley for second place by inches, also ran a good race. Two Waitaki High School boys shared the honours in the 880 Yards and 440 Yards Races, L. W. Woods winning from Taylor. (Dunedin) in the former event, and M. H. Oram securing a good win in the 440 Yards. . The field events were also of a high standard, such noted performers as A. A. Cameron and M. R. Spillane being seen in action. The High Jump went to J. W. Anstey (Waimate), who cleared sft 4in, and with a handicap of 6|in beat Cameron by ljin. Cameron, however, took the Broad Jump and Throwing the Discus evente, and was third in Throwing the Hammer. A feature of the jumping was the performance put up by Miss Forbes, who cleared the remarkable height of 4ft B|in, which is the highest jump ever recorded by a lady in New Zealand. The Woodham Challenge Cup, awarded to the competitor gaining most points during the day,, was won. by A. A. Cameron (Oamaru), 9i points, with J. W. Anstey (Waimate), runner-up, being half a point behind. The president of the association (Mr L. V. Bryant) presented the cup to Cameron, and congratulated him on his excellent display during the afternoon. The Herbert Smith Cup for the 440 'Yards Secondary Schools' Relay Race, went to St. Kevin's, with Waitaki second.

In the evening the visiting competitors were entertained at a function in the Pipe Band Room, at which the officials and some members of the local bodies were also present. Mr L, V. Bryant occupied the chair. The following toast-list was honoured: —" Otago Centre" (Mr L. V. Bryant—Mr R. 0. Johnson); "Visitors" (Mr A. A. Cameron —Messrs Fitzsimmons and Johnston); " North Otago Amateur Athletic Association" (Mr G. BarnesMr Bryant); " Oamaru Borough Council (Mr M. K. M'Culloch—Mr F. C. Cooney, Deputy Mayor): " Competitors " (Mr N. H. Colquhoun—Mr A. L. Price); " Hono-

rary Members" (Mr E. Martin—Mr Linton Hodge); "The Chairman" (MX Bews); " The Secretary " (Mr Fitzsimmons). During the evening the following contributed items: —Violin solo, Mr South; 60iig, Mr Linton Hodge; tap dance, Mr E. Taylor; elocutionary item, Mr M'Nulty; instrumental item, Messrs Fellows and Simpson Bros.; community singing, Mr Hodge (leader) and Mr D. Bews (pianist). Mr F. C. Burry played the accompaniments. Results: —

100 Yards Secondary Schools' Junior Handicap.—First heat: B. P. Hoffman (St. Kevin's), scr, 1; G. Goddard, 4yds, 2; J. Mee (W.8.H.5.), syds, 3. Time, 11 l-ssec. Second heat: J. Borrie (W.8.H.5.), 4yds, 1; L. Williamson (W.8.H.5.), 7yds, 2; P. Bay (W.8.H.5.), Byds, 3. Time, 12sec. Final: Hoffman 1, Goddard 2, Bay 3. Time, 11 l-ssec.

Shot Putt.—J. W. Anstey (Waimate), sft, 36ft Sin, 1; R. Orbell, Bft 6in, 36ft Gin, 2; A. A. Cameron, scr, 36ft 3£in, 3. Tricycle Race (children under eight years).—S. Hunt 1, N. M'Leod 2, H. Gilchrist 3. 100 Yards Secondary Schools Handicap.—First hea*t: B. Hoffman (St. Kevin's), 4yds, 1; L. Miller (W.8.H.5.), 7yds, 2; H. Wilson (W.8.H.5.), 7yds, 3. Time, Usee. Second heat: L. W. Woods (W.8.H.5.), 7yds, 1; R. Hedges (W.8.H.5.), 7yds, 2; M. H. Oram (W.8.H.5.), 7yds, 3. Time, 11 l-ssec. Final: Hoffman 1, Wilson 2, Woods and Oram (equal) 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. 75 Yards Primary Boys, under 12 years.—T. Collins 1, V. Irvine 2, E. Mitchell 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. 50 Yards Primary Girls, under 12 years.—R.' Lorenzen 1, Ruth Dunn 2, Margaret Waters 3. Time, 8 l-ssec. 75 Yards Ladies' Race. —Miss D. Lawless (Waikouaiti), 7yds, 1; Miss I. Hayes, 6Jyds, 2; Miss L. Patterson, 9yds, 3. Time, 8 4-ssec. 100 Yards Handicap.—First heat: W. J. Fitzsimmons (Christchurch), scr, 1; T. Perkins, 4yds, 2; R. O. Johnson (Dunedin), 3. Time, 10 l-ssec. Second heat: L. Miller, Uyds, 1; D. Dempster (Waikouaiti), 4iyds, 2: W. Smith (Dunedin), lyd, 3. Final: Miller 1, Fitzsimmons 2, Perkins 3. Time, 10 l-ssec. High Jump.—J. W. Anstey (Waimate), 6*in, sft lOJin, 1. A. A. Cameron scr, sft 9Jin, 2; R. Familton, 3. One Mile. —J. G. Barnes (Dunedin}, scr, 1; T. G. Pearson (Palmerston), 100yds, 2; J. W. Bradley (Waikouaiti), 150yds, 3. Time, 4min 32 4-ssec. Ladies' High Jump Handicap.—Miss Forbes (scr), 4ft B|in, 1; Miss Patterson (7in), 4ft 4£in, 2; Miss Hayes (7in), 4ft lin, 3. Half-mile Roadster Cycle Handicap.— First heat: Bay 1, Mee 2, Tartakover 3. Time, lmin 23 2-ssec. Second heat: Borrie 1, Goddard 2, Franklin 3. Time, lmin 20 l-ssec. Final: Borrie 1, Bay 2, Goddard 3. Time:, lmin 19sec.

440 Yards Relay Race for Herbert Smith Cup.—St. Kevin's (Hoffman, Coyne, Nolan, Goulter) 1, Waitaki 2. Broad Jump Handicap.—A. A. Cameron (scr) 22ft 6in 1, W. Burridge (Dunedin; 3ft 6in) 22ft 2, Chisholm (W.8.H.5.; 3ft) 21ft 9in 3.

220 Yards Handicap.—W. J. Fitzsimmons (Christchurch; scr) 1, D. Dempster (Waikouaiti; 12yds) 2, W. Smith (Dunedin; 4yds) 3. -Time, 23 2-ssee. Trowing the Hammer.—M. R; Spillane (scr) 145 ft 2in 1, E. S. Wills (Waitaki Hydro; 50ft) 144 ft 3Jin 2, A. A. Cameron. (30ft) 142 ft 6Jin 3. 880 Yards Handicap.—L. W. Woods (W.8.H.5.; 50yds) 1, E. Taylor (Dunedin; scr) 2, J. G. Barnes (Dunedin; scr)3. Time, lmin 51sec. Pole Vault.—L. E. Smith (Christchurch; 7in) 10ft lOin 1, W. Burridge (Dunedin; 3in) 10ft 3in 2, R. O. Johnston (Dunedin) 3. Throwing the Discus.—A. A. Cameron (scr) and D. Yorston, (34ft) 119 ft 9|in (equal) 1, J. W. Anstey (Waimate; 38ft) 115 ft 10 Jin 3. 440 Yards Handicap.—M. H. Oram (W.8.H.5.; 35yds) 1, D. Dempster (Waikouaiti; 28yds) 2, A. L. Price (Dunedin; scr) 3. Time, 51 2-ssec. Hop, Step, and Jump Handicap.—L. Miller (10ft) 48ft lin 1, J. W. Anstey (Bft 6in) 46ft lOin 2, A. A. Cameron (scr) 45ft llin 3. Inter-club Relay Race.—Waitaki (Oram, Guthrie, Perkins, Woods) 1, Anglican, Dunedin (Price, Burridge, Johnston, Taylor) 2. LIFE-SAVING CERTIFICATES i Candidates from the Waitaki Boys' High School for the Royal Life-saving Society's certificates were examined by Mr D. -Banhatyne, of Dunedin, on Saturday morning, when all the candidates presented passed the examinations." The awards were as follows: —Elementary: S. Cradock, E'. G. Houghton, G. H. Polglase. Intermediate: E. W. Pearson, .A, D. Talbot. Bronze medallion: I. S. Kerr,' G. L. Bulleid, V. F. Bulleid, C. P. Meldcum, H. R. Calender, J. D. Eraser, A. F. Mackay, P. Livingstone, V. P. Markham, B. M. Pinder. Honorary instructor (first cla<M>' v •B. M. Pinder. Award of merit: B. M. Pinder. , TOC H About 20 members attended a meeting of Toe H on Saturday night, Archdeacon Russell occupying the chair. The secretary read letters from the Dunedin and Invercargill branches of Toe H work, and Mr Burgen,.a visitor from Toe H, Wanganui, gave particulars of service given by the branch there. The members spent an enjoyable time in community singing, and there was a discussion on unemployed boys, when it .was decided to assist with this work. The ceremony of "Light" concluded the meeting, and members then spent a social time together at supper. PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS The president (Mr J. 'B. Ferguson) occupied the chair at the annual meeting of the Oamaru Society of Professional Musicians, there being a good attendance of members. The annual report and balance sheet, which showed the finances of the society to be in an improved position, were adopted. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr J. B. Ferguson; vice-presidents, Misses J. G. G. Hood and Cartwright; council — Misses M'Quade, N. Diehl, J. Diehl, and M. Duggan, Messrs F. C. Burry, R. J. Meldrum; secretary and treasurer, Mr C. W. Naylor; auditor, Mr A. W. Woodward. A great amount of routine business was completed, and vote's of thanks were passed to the various office-bearers and to the auditor. WAITAKI HYDRO ! A meeting of householders of Waitaki Hydro was held for the purpose of receiving nominations for the combined Waitaki Hydro and Kurow School Committee, when the following were nominated:—Mesdames L. S. Payne and W. A. Mowat, Messrs G. Bignell, H. Petterson, M. Baxter, A. W. Houston, C. J. Burns, J. Little, and J. M'Laughlin., As representative of the residents of the camp the meeting expressed appreciation of the work- done during the year by the headmaster (Mr A. Davidson). i Mr W. Blaikie. of the Church of Scotland Mission in Kenya Colony, delivered an extremely interesting lantern lecture at the Y.M.C.A. Hall. Mr Blaikie spoke of the life and work of the residents of Kenya, and the address, together with the pictures of wild and native life in the colony, was greatly appreciated by the large audience. There was a very large attendance oi residents of the Upper Waitaki district at the dance held in the Y.M.C.A. Hall under the auspices of the Waitaki Hydro Cricket Club. The Monte Carlo one-step dance was won by Miss J. Jamieson and Mr R. Walker, and the lucky spot waltz by Mrs R. Fox and Mr W. G. Nairn. Prizes were also won by Miss W. Malmanche and Mr D. Brown. The duties of M.C. were carried out by Mr J. Forsyth. During the evening Mr E. M'Ennis thanked those present for attending, particularly the "Gardeners" and the ladies for dispensing supper. Mr L. Clark, of the Waitaki Hydro postal staff, is at present on leave, and is visiting his home town, Port Chalmers.

SCOTTISH SOCIETY'S DANCE The weekly dance conducted by the North Otago Scottish Society on Saturday night proved equally successful; as those held on previous occasions. The floor was in excellent order for dancing, and the evening passed only too quickly. Mrs Shenvin's orchestra provided the usual good music, and the duties of M.C. were carried out by Messrs G. C. Craig and R. Lambie.