NORTH OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22022, 3 August 1933, Page 13

NORTH OTAGO.

(Feom Oue Special Coeeespondent.)

WARDEN’S COURT

'A eitting of the Warden’*- Court was held yesterday morning before Mr H. W, Bundle, S.M. The application of Robert M’Quade (Mr J. E, Farrell) for a special claim of 95 acres in the Domet survey district, Maerewhenua, to be known as the Ben Ledi sluicing claim, wag adjourned for two months for survey. ■ —The applications of New Zealand Investments, Ltd. (Mr J. E. Farrell) for two prospecting licenses of-100 acres eqch in the Domet survey district, Maerewhenua, ..were granted under the special conditions endorsed on the licenses in the consent given by the. Minis' r that the licensee commence vigorous prospecting operations within one month, spend not less than £3 a week or the equivalent in labour in prospecting operations, and forward quarterly reports of the work done, cost, and results. MAGISTRATE’S COURT The weekly sitting of the Oamaru Magistrate's Court was held yesterday morning before Mr H. W. Bundle, o.M. Judgment by default was given for the plaintiffs in the following civil cases;— r. Luisetti V. S. H. C. Perrin, £2 11# (costs, £1 3s 6d); Waitaki Supply Stores, *Ltd.. v. H. C. Hawkins. £4 14s 8d (costs, jBflS 3s 6d) ; Hallenstein Bros., Ltd., v. J. -:, Hcnry (Tawai), £o (costs, £1 5s 6d). In the judgment summons cases Drapery and General Importing Company, Ltd., v. K. Maider, £8 7 S 6d (costs, £1 6s), and G. T. Gillies v. R. Maider, £4 5s 3d (costs, £1 2»), the judgment debtor did not appear, and was ordered to pay the amounts as -follows:- —£4 and £2 10s on or before August 9, and the balances on or before August 21. in default seven and four -days’ imprisonment respectively. CLAIM FOR, WAGES. Frederick Findlay, traction locomotive engine driver, of Oamaru, claimed £4O, balance of wages at 15s per day, trom Henry Saunders, of, Silverstone, via Ngapara,. sawmiller. Mr J. F. Armstrong appeared for the plaintiff and Mr J. E. Farrell for the defendant.—Counsel intimated that it was alleged that a hut had been given to the plaintiff in settlement of wages due, but this was held to be voidable on the grounds that the plaintiff was in a state such as not to understand the nature of the transaction, and the plaintiff submitted that wages due must be paid in money. It was admitted that £4O wages was owing* the question of issue being the matter of a set-off The plaintiff, in evidence, stated he was engaged: as a sawyer by the defendant, •who -went around the country cutting timber on royalty. He, received Ins wages only when he aeked for payment. ile went to Duntroon and obtained a supply of liquor and was drinking from Friday to Monday, when the defendant brought him a- further supply of liquor trom Georgetown. The defendant with a man named Forbes, came to hinrand said he would square up, but that Forbes would do it for him, as witness ■ was not in a fit state to do so. Forbes made-up the time book. Witness went to hospital, and when he came to he found money in hi s locker, apparently-the balance paid by the defendant. Witness later made the total £63. A month had been left out and.be obtained a settlement of that from the defendant. His state at the time was such that he took no interest in the proceedings. Earlier the defendant wanted him to take the hut, but witness declined, and had not at any time agreed to take the But. Dr Bevan Brown, senior resident house surgeon, at the Oamaru Public • Hospital, gave evidence of attending the plaintiff hospital, the plaintiff showing signs of' impending delirium tremens. He was irrational and very confused, noisy but not-violent, and witness was of the opinion that he had been drinking for at least a couple of days. He would have J been surprised if the plaintiff had been

ACTIVITIES OF THE DISTRICT.

sober for a couple of days earlier or was capable of considered judgment. Dr E. S. Stubbs gave corroborative medical testimony, stating that the plaintiff was unsteady of gait and confused, and must have been drinking for a couple of days previously. Evidence was given by Ernest Charles Bachelor that the value of the timber in the but was £lO ss, undercarriage and wheels £5, labour £5 ss, and range £2. He would build a similar hut for £2B. Robert Thomas Harvey gave the value of the hut at £ls tp £2O, Plaintiff told witness that he would not take the hut. The defence was that a contract had been entered into, legal argument being reserved. Arthur John Hawkins stated that the plaintiff told him lie had bought a but, and asked witness to bring it behind his lorry to Harvey’s place at Enfield._ Janies O’Brien stated the plaintiff got a price from him for shifting the hut, which he said he had bought. Witness valued the hut at £4O. Evidence of a corroborative nature was also given by George Siggleko and Stanley Bachelor, and the further hearing was adjourned until Tuesday next. MEN’S GOLF The following is the- draw for the first, qualifying round of the North Otago Club championships:— Seniors.—Scott v. Domigan. Mulligan v. Ryan, M'Ewan v. Mathieson, Irvine v. K, Familton, Nichols v. Hargreaves, S. Cutbbertson y. L. Sumpter, G. Cuthbertson v. M'Beath, Ewart v. M'Kenzie; Humphries v. Hewat, Kilpatrick v. Milnes, Holmes a bye. Intermediate.—Crimp v. Bailey, Watson v. Armstrong, Smith v. Tomlinson, C. R. Hedges v. Kinder, Wilson v. Ralph Hedges, H. P. S. Familton v. Ireland, Woodward v. Catto, M'Dowell a bye. Juniors.—T. Hedges v. A. R.obertsou. A. G. Robertson v. Grant, Rogers v. Heron, Widdowson v. Wilson, Stark v. M'Laren, Collis v. Main, Banks v. Bews, G. Robertson v. Millar, Grater v, Skirving, Maude v. O’Meara, Findlay a bye. C. Grade. —-Tomlinson v. Newson, Steven v. D. L. Patterson, Bulleid v. Dalmer, Nicholas v. H. L. Familton, Nicholson v. Spear, Restieaux v. C. Clark, Burton v. Branthwaite, Treseder v. B. W. Patterson, Farrell v. Hall, Crombie a bye, ■ Seniors and intermediate off No. 1 tec; juniors and C Grade off No. 10 tee, with No. 13 tee optional. Starting time between noon and 2 p.m. MAHENO SCHOOL COMMITTEE The fortnightly euchre tournament, held under the auspices of the Maheno School Committee, took place in the hall, there being a large attendance. The winners were Miss Ida Souness and Mr Hector Souness, and the consolation prizes went to Miss N. Badman and Mr A. Weir. After supper dancing was indulged in to music supplied by Mr Lex Clark, several extras being played by Mr Joe Smith. PIPE BAND At the monthly meeting of the North Otago Highland Pipe Band, Sergeant N. Gibson presided over a good attendance of members. Lieutenant W. Couper referred to the loss sustained by the band through the death of Mr Jacob Mitchell, and the interest he had taken in its welfare during his long connection with the band as an. honorary member. A motion of condolence was passed with the widow and family in their bereavement. The Otago centre of the Highland Pipe Bands’ Association advised that a meeting would be held on August 5, and asked- whether the band had considered the suggestion of holding a centre contest. After some discussion it was decided that an invitation be_ extended to the Otago centre to hold its next con-

test in Oamaru in the last week in January or the first week in February. Lieutenant W. Couper was appointed to represent the band at the meeting of the centre. The secretary reported that the hand had received a contribution of £l9 15s from the North Otago Scottish Society towards the hand’s uniform fund, and it was decided to forward a letter of appreciation to the society for its generous gift. Mr J, Livingstone was appointed an active member of the band.

MEN’S HOCKEY The following is the draw and referees for Saturday:—Rovers v. Totara, at King, George’s Park No. 1 ground, at 2.45 p.m. (Messrs T. W. Jacobs and C. Rawstorn); Oamaru a bye. The following will represent Rovers on Saturday at King George’s Park, at 2.45 p.m.:—Frew, Brain, Coker, jun., Thorpe, Robbie, Adamson, Tiddy, Senior, Pindar, Moore, M'Donalu; emergencies—Jacobs, Coker, sen. LADIES’ HOCKEY The following is the draw and referees for Saturday’s games:— Seniors:—Pirata A v. Herbert, at Herbert, at 2.30 p.m. (Messrs W. J. Chappell and E. D. Brown); Arawa A a bye. Juniors: —Arawa B v. Athletic B, at King George’s Park No. 1 ground, at 2 p.m. (Messrs J, H. Mushett and E. Coker, sen.); Pirata C v. Maheno, No. 2 ground, at 2 p.m. (Messrs N. Binder and E. Richardson); Pirata B v. Athletic A, No. 3 ground, at 3 p.m. (Messrs R. W. Aruott and B.' Blair). RAINFALL AT HILLGROVE The rainfall recorded by Mr W. S. D. Trotter at “ Te Awa,” Hillgrove, for the month of July was 1.70 inches. REPRESENTATIVE BASKET BALL On Saturday afternoon at the Waitaki Girls’ High School the annual match for the Taverner Cup will take place, when Otago B and North Otago will meet. Last year at Dunedin these two teams played a draw in a game that was full of interest and productive of excellent play. The North Otago teamjs a very strong one this year and has been practising assiduously, so that it is certain to give a good account of itself. Another very interesting game should be witnessed between Otago C and North Otago B. Admission is free, and followers of the game are advised not to miss these matches. COMMUNITY SINGING The weekly session of community siifging will again be held in the Majestic Theatre to-morrow during the lunch hours from 12.30 to 1.30 p.m. The leaders this week will be Messrs H. Bailey and J. Weir, and Mrs Loper will again be at the piano. Contributions ot goods to he put up to auction would be gratefully received. MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING The following were the best scores at the weekly shoot of the Totara Club:— D. Marshall 78, M. Sinclair 77, S. Wilson 76, D, Seaton 76, S. Taylor 75, Joe Carrig 75. John Carrig 74, D. Clark 74, S. Perry 74, A. Richardson 72, L. Rath- . bone 71. , , , , , The best scores recorded at the weekly shoot of the Volunteers’ Club %vere as follows; —A. G. Robertson, 77 —7—80; R. Crawshaw, 77—6—80; D. J. Young, 75 8—80; P. Smith, 76—4—80; T. Campbell, 69—12—80; R. Hedges, 75—4—79; T. Koppert, 76 —2 —78; G. M'Lardy, 72 6—78; J. Carlson, 73—4—77; A. Smith, 69 —4 —73. The handicap button was won by P. Smith and the rifle button by . T. Koppert. W.E.A. The subject taken in the experimental psychology course this week was “ Suggestion,” but in order to give full value to the experiments the title was not divulged until they had been completed, with very amusing results. “Suggestion is roughly the process, whereby accept and act on an idea without sumcient reason for so doing. The idea maybe passed on by another person or it may be forced on to persons by the nature of the things themselves. For. instance one of the experiments was ostensibly a test of susceptibility to heat, and for this purpose a small box with a thermometer was provided. The subject placed one finger through a hole in the box and saw the leader place a lighted spirit lamp on the other side of the box. The subject was then invited to call out as soon as his finger detected any rise in the temperature.. Most of the class undertook the 'test, the time taken varying from a few seconds to over a minute. The interesting fact was divulged later that the lamp was extinguished the moment it went into the box, but the fact that the subjects had been led to expect heat was sufficient to suggest to their senses that the temperature did indeed rise. Several other tests of a similar kind were undertaken, and invariably a large : proportion of the class responded •■to the suggestion made in each case. There is a true instance recorded of a sufferer from asthma being awakened in an hotel by a severe attack of the malady. Craving for fresh air, he could find neither the light switch nor the window, but, groping about in the dark, he touched a frame of glass. Almost suffocating, he did not stop to find the latch, but smashed the glass. Then he could breathe, and again and again he filled Iris lungs with the fresh air. In the morning, he was astonished to find that what he had broken was a clock ease. The presence of . a sheet of glass seggested to him that it was a window, which in turn suggested the presence of quantities of fresh air. The force of .suggestion is very, powerful and is made great use of in fields as wide apart as medicine and advertising.

RUGBY NOTES CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS. Juniors. Points. Ch.

Several of the championship competitions have now been brought to a close, and the writer takes this opportunity of congratulating the following premier teams in their respective grades:—Excelsior Seniors, winners of the Citizens’ Shield; Awakino Seniors, winners of the Oaraaru Mail Cup; Athletic Juniors, winners of the Burns Shield, and Athletic Fourth Grade, winners of the North Otago Times Cup. Interest will still be maintained in the town in the grades mentioned through the knock-out competitions for the Mollison Cup (seniors), Ralph Cup (juniors), and trophy of a match ball (Fourth Grade). Georgetown is also to be congratulated on winning the Stacc Cup, and thereby becoming the runners-up iii the Waitaki Subunion’s competition. In addition to the success in the grades mentioned, Athletic is also to be congratulated on the excellent performance of the senior team in being runners-up in the Citizens’Shield competition. The Third Grade competition will be dosed on Saturday, and, being in an unbeatable position. Athletic must carry off the Wise Shield, which is another matter for congratulation for this strong town club. In passing it must be mentioned that though Old Boys and Mahcno finished well down on the championship ladder the teams have always provided stout opposition to the leading teams, the play of the backs in

the one case and forwards in the other being of an excellent standard that helped to create a great deal of interest in the competition. To Maheno has fallen the honour of holding the wooden spoon for the 1933 season.

By winning the Citizens' Shield last Saturday Excelsior has made a second bracket of two years in succession in which the club has held the trophy, the first being 1924-25, when J. Hopley was the captain, and the second 1932-33, with J. Granger as captain. The team put up a very meritorious performance, especially in the latter stages of the competition. Without a doubt it was the better team on the field last Saturday, and richly deserved its victory. Athletic’s performance is also a good one, and the Maroons must be regarded as being somewhat unlucky in not winning the shield, as it maintained the lead until the last game of the third round, when it suffered an eleventhhour defeat to make the leading teams level, necessitating a play-oif. It was a fitting conclusion to the competition games which have been followed with a great deal of interest season, culminating in the largest crowd of spectators seen at the Show Grounds for a club match for many seasons past. It was the main topic of conversation for many days before the event, and patrons were ■well rewarded with a fine bustling game that at no stage lacked excitement. Seldom before has such interest and enthusiasm been displayed by the public over a club game, and the attendance established a record for the season, not excluding representative matches.

It became fairly apparent in the early stages of the game that the Maroons were fighting an uphill battle, and in the second . spell Excelsior put the issue beyond all doubt by scoring two good tries. Combination and understanding was responsible for the Blues' victory. Both packs played with plenty of dash, keeping up a merry pace throughout. Play was always willing, but an excellent Rugby spirit prevailed, and with the excellent refereeing of Mr M. F. Woodward, the vanquished enjoyed the game as much as the victors. The service of the ball from the serums was fairly evenly divided, but the Blues turned their opportunities to much better account than did their opponents. After his very mediocre display against South Canterbury, Granger jlayed true to form and gave a faultless display at full-back, his accuracy in linekicking especially winning him much applause from the spectators. Granger has undoubtedly been the mainstay of his side since he went back to this position, and to the confidence inspired in his team mates thereby can be attributed much of the success achieved in the last round. Dnvey played his best game of the season, and was always dangerous on attack. He scored two great tries and was also directly responsible for the opening score by Harle. His run to midfield after intercepting a pass when his side was hard pressed on the line, was a great effort and reminiscent of Britain’s try against the All Blacks at Dunedin, when Ivor Jones intercepted to send Morley away in a great run the length of the field to win the test for Britain. In the local instance Davey ran to the halfway line before passing to Harle, who had come up on the outside, and with a great burst of speed outstripped the Athletic full-back to score behind the posts A try appeared to be certain to the attacking Athletic backs, but like a flash the tables -were turned and provided an incident quite as spectacular as that in Dunedin. Bryan on the other wing received but little of the ball, but he always ran down the line with determination, making a creditable showing after his spell from the football field. Harle made several good openings, but after his spectacular try did not do as well as his supprters expected. The inside backs, Murray and Wilson, combined fairly well and were a much better pair than their opponents, and with more thrust would have shown up to much better advantage. Knight was sound behind the pack, and got through a hard day’s work with credit. He and Murray fielded well and got the side out of several' difficulties with welljudged kicks. Easton, Lanoy, and Sutherland were always in the tight work, and also headed several good loose charges. Athletic was without the services of Steele and H. Stichman in the threequarter line, but it was with the inside hacks that lay the weakness of the Athletic attack. Budd was always safe at full-back, and was called on to put in some solid work. Palmer, who filled the vacancy at centre, was perhaps the pick of the backs, and was unfortunate iu receiving injuries which compelled him to retire from the field about 15 minutes before the call of time. On one occasion he cut in beautifully, but was not supported to finish off the movement from which a try appeared certain if either Mason or Robertson had backed him up. Robertson and 'Purvey saw very little of the ball on the wings, but they were always sound in defence. Both Mason and Dwyer were disappointing, and were decidedly weak in attack. Dwyer has not lived up to the promise given earlier in the season, and has gone off in his play. He was often caught in possession through attempting too much on his own. Stichman behind the pack was not the versatile half-back of a couple of seasons ago. He kicked too frequently, and need poor judgment in sending the ball straight into Granger’s hands instead of finding the line. The Maroon forwards were, with one exception, hard workers, and easily held their own, playing a bustling, dashing game. Carrodus, Brown, and Park were the best of the bunch, and were prominent in many good charges. The following are the referees for Saturday;— Seniors. —Athletic v. Old Boys (Mr G. Knowles); Excelsior v. Maheno (Mr L. Ward). Juniors. —;Athletic v. Old Boys (Mr C. Crone): School v, Maheno (Mr H. Cross). Third Grade.-—Old Boys v. St. Kevin’s (Mr W. May); Excelsior v. Athletic (Mr A. Booth). Fourth Grade. —St. Kevin’s v. Southern (Mr L. J. South); Athletic v. School B (Mr Dreaver). Fifth Grade.—School B v. Athletic (Mr G. Meikle); St. Kevin’s v. School A (Mr M. F. Woodward). The line umpires will be Messrs Palmer and Woodward. KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION. The first round of the knock-out competition for the Mollisou Cup will be played on Saturday, and two interesting games should be witnessed. Both senior] games will be played on the Oval, Athletic being drawn to play Old Boys, commencing at 2.45 p.m., and Excelsior (Citizen Shield winners) to play Maheno, commencing at 1.15 p.m. Old Boys can he relied on to throw the ball about, and rio doubt Athletic will meet with strong opposition, while, despite the fact that Maheno has secured only one win this season, the country team is quite capable of extending the premier team, and willing games should result in each case. The junior knock-out competition for the Ralph Cup will .also be commenced, and the final games of the Third Grade competition will be played. Teams for Saturday;— Athletic Seniors.—Brown, Park, Wharton, Palmer, R. Wilson, Carrodus, Carrington, Holland, Dwyer, Stichman (2), Sullivan (2), Turvey, and Mason. Athletic Juniors. —Hardy, Farrell, Mather, Morris, Doran. Burns, Sparks, Redditt, Park, Budd, Taylor, Robinson, Halkett, Ashton, May. Athletic Third Grade.—Brown, Cleveland, Taylor, Sparks, Campbell, Paterson, Dwyer, Luxon, Seivers, M’Lcan, Carrington. Howell, Harney, Ward. Roney._ Athletic Fourth Grade.—Burns, Miller, Anderson, Hill, M’Bride, Luinberg, Holland, Harrington, Butts, Taylor, Kilgour, Blackgrovc, Halkett. Roney, Fraser, HorAtblctic Fifth Grade.—Campbell, Collett, Godscll, Rowell, Lockhart. Lynch, Barsdell. M’Murtrie, Hesolwood, Ward, Brown, Robinson, Fricker, Fricker, Campbell, Little, Ross, Batchelor. Maheno Seniors. —Lindsay. Yore ton, 1. Johnston, Bruce, Hollow, G. Lawrence, Souness. N’ewlands (2), Dougherty. Sim, D. Lawrence. J. Johnston, Sinclair, Oillies. J. Newlands. Maheno Juniors. —Campbell (_2). Johnston (3). Jones. M'Grogor. Grigg, Cameron, Oldham. Byers, Wales, Muldrew, Robertson, M'Lcotl, Sherwin, Diver.

WAITAKI OLD BOYS* ASSOCIATION The annual meeting of the Wnitaki Old Hoys’ Association was held last night in (he Wnitaki County Council Chambers, the president (Mr A. W. Moss) presiding over a large attendance of members. including a number from the Christchurch branch, who were in town yesterday for the Christchurch-Waitaki Boys

High School Rugby matches. The annual report and balance sheet were adopted, and the election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: —Patron, Mr F. Milner; president, Mr K. H. Hill (Christchurch); vice-presidents—Messrs A. W. Moss (Oamaru), L. M. inglis (Timaru), and E. A. Duncan (Dunedin) ; Hall of Memories Committee —Messrs F. Milner, R. H. Hill, A. W. Moss, W. Atkinson, A. J, Grave, C. J. Mollison. F. Jones, T. L. Roberts, A. 0. Piper, and H. B. M'Dowell; auditor, Mr J. Corlett. Reference was made to the fine work for the association by Mr A. W. Moss, and he was unanimously elected an honorary life member of the association.

HOCKEY NOTES By Watcher. LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE. Seniors. Points. Ch.

After maintaining the upper-hand in its game against Oamaru for the first half, Rovers suffered defeat by the margin of 4 goals to 2. Lack of fitness on the part of the Rovers players was mainly responsible for their defeat. It was pleasing to see C. R. Blair (in goal for Oaiparn), T. W. Jacobs and E. Coker, sen. (full-backs for Rovers) taking an active part in the game, and in many instances they gave the younger players a lesson in kecness as well at fitness. August 12 has been set aside for the North Otago Men’s Sub-association for a trial match Possibles v. Probables, and this will allow the selector an opportunity of seeing how the players shape in strange company, as well ns allowing the players to show their merits for inclusion in the representative team. The dates set aside by the Otago Association for its matches against the North Otago eleven are: — August 19, at Oamaru; September 16, at Dunedin. These have been accepted by the local sub-association. August 26 has been approved by the South Canterbury Association as the date for the representative games to be played at Timaru for both the North Otago ladies’ and men’s teams. The Nelson representative eleven is making a tour this month of Blenheim, Christchurch, and Timaru, and it has been wondered if there is any possibility of the local men’s sub-association arranging for this team to come south as far as Oamaru to play the local representatives. Should the visitors have the time, and seeing that they are coniiu<r as far as Timaru, a game against Nelson should not be missed locally if it can be possibly arranged. The South Island men’s tournament, which, it was contemplated. would have been played at Dunedin this season, has lapsed on account of the fact that insufficient would be able to travel owing to lack of finance.

The Pirata A-Arawa match on Saturday was particularly interesting from a spectator’s point of view, and was very evenly contested, and played in true sporting spirit. The result—a draw —was a fair indication of the merits of the two teams. There w T as no score, although both teams nearly gonled on a few' occasions, and at times the defence of both sides was called on to clear. There is only one point .between these two teams on the championship table. In the junior section of the ladies’ competition the defeat of Arawa B by Athletic and that of Pirata B by Maheno has allowed Athletic A to be four points up on the championship table, and has brought Pirata B and Maheno level. Should Pirata B defeat Athletic A on Saturday fresh interest will be brought about in the junior section.

MAJESTIC PICTURES The British picture, “Money Means Nothing,” will be shown to-night and Friday at the Majestic Theatre. It is a light comedy, the story of a butler who inherits millions and saves from ruin the family he has served for years. In the cast are Gibb M'Laughlin, Irene .Richards, Kay Hammond, Clive Currie, Bromley DavenportT and Dorothy Robinson, all worth while English players. Supports include a British sound news, a sporting item, and a Mack Sennett comedy. • PERSONAL, Mr J. H. Francis, of Wellington, was in Oamaru yesterday, interviewing representatives of locaj, bodies in reference to loan conversions. , TT Queen’s Hotel. —Mr and Mrs J. H. Francis (Auckland), Mr F. Mullen (Web lington), Mr T. P. O’Connor (Cromwell), Mr J. Skinner, Mr C. Randall, Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., Mr J. W. Rodger, Mr J. Blair (Dunedin). , New Club Hotel.—Mr A. Davidson, Mr J. R Bell (Dunedin), Mr W. D. Cook, Mr H. M. Fogarty (Auckland), Mr C. A. Robinson (Timaru), Mr and Mrs Hawley, Mr J. Pennington (Christchurch). Miramar Hotel. —Mr T. T. Cuddie, Mr G. L. Cross. Mr and Mrs Holly (Dunedin). Mr E. H. Barnett (Wellington), Mr R. Wright (Timaru), Mr D. Alexander (Christchurch), LADIES’ GOLF The draw for the first qualifying round of the Second Grade Championship is as follows; — From No. 1 Tee.—Mrs Kilpatrick and Mrs M'Culloch, Mrs Spooner and Miss M'Donald, Miss M'Quade and Miss Nicolls. Mrs Brown and Miss Stevenson, Miss J. Cuthßertson and Mrs Roll, Miss Armstrong and Mrs Miss P. Robins and Mrs Burton, Mrs Newson and Mrs Barclay. , r T , i From No. 10 Tee—Miss M. Ireland and Miss M'Adam, Mrs Rickman and Miss M. E. Hewat, Miss Sutton and Mrs Irving, Mrs Meek a bye. Third Grade—Mrs Gedge and Miss C. Lane, Mrs C. Smith and Miss J. Roll. Miss Bennett and Miss Catto. Miss Price and Miss Robins. Miss Boyle and Mrs Ewart. Mrs Wylie and Miss Woods, Mrs J. M. Wilson and Sirs D. V. Smith,, Mrs Clark and Miss Crawshaw. SECONDARY SCHOOL FOOTBALL WAITAKI v. CHRISTCHURCH. The annual fixtures between the first and second fifteens of the Waitaki and Christchurch Boys’ High Schools were played on the Oval yesterday afternoon before a good gathering of spectators. Both games were won by the visitors, the juniors by a good margin, but in the seniors Waitaki had the better of the first spell, and were held - up_ on the line on several occasions, half time coming without score. In the second spell the honours went to the visiting backs, who scored three tries, one of which was converted. The Waitaki forwards played a bustling game throughout. The teams were as follows: Waitaki. —Kinder. Muller. Perkins, Wilson, Chater, MTvay, Miller. Amies, Wood, Hogg, Lane, Livingstone, Paris, Rendle, Dick. Christchurch. —Vincent. Eathornc, Cook, Ulrich, Feary, Brooks, M'Veill, Smellie, Bain, MTvce, Decide, Clark, Trolovo, Rich, Bromley. Cook kicked oil for Christchurch, and Waitaki went into play with the advantage of a slight, wind. Directly after the commencement of play _ Perkins gathered in and placed Waitaki on the attack. Miller initiated a passing rush by the Waitaki hacks, but Feary broke up the movement. The Waitaki forwards worked hard and carried play to the visitors’ twenty-five, where the home side was awarded a penalty for obstruction, but Lane failed with the kick at goal. Waitaki heeled from a scrum, the ball travelling to Wilson, who was brought down within about 10 yards of the Christchurch line. The visitors retrieved their position, and G. Euthorne centred to Muller, who found touch in Waitaki s territory. The Waitaki backs attempted a passing rush, but owing to had handling an.l the bustling tactics of the opposition little ground was gained. Miller secured

from a ruck and sent on to Chater, who put in a strong kick upheld but a penalty to Christchurch brought relief. A succession of kicks resulted in play being returned to the other end of the field, where Far is and Dick broke through from the ruck, and backed up well by the other Waitaki forwards, gained territory to within striking distance of the visitors’ line. Soon after, however, M’Kay was caught in possession, and M’Neill sent the Christchurch backs away in a good movement, the ball going to Cook, who evaded a tackle before passing to Ulrich, who put in a good run, his pass infield going astray. Ulrich opened up play nicely, and Cook cut through before transferring to Eathorne, who was well tackled by Kinder. Cook again proved dangerous, and Waitaki were kept on the defence for a tune. Tlie home forwards worked well, and through several concerted movements, in which Wood, Livingstone, and Rendlc were prominent, play was returned to the other end of the field. Chater was prominent in a good dash, and a little later Miller worked the blind side to send Wilson away, and Livingstone earned on a good movement to the Christchurch line. Shortly after M‘Kay found touch at the corner flag with a great kick, but Eathorne cleared. Perkins had to lea\e the field and Daniell came on in hie place. Waitaki was attacking when halt time sounded, with no score on either Si Shortly after resuming a penalty let Waitaki into the visitors’ territory, and the backs staged a passing rush m which M’Kay hung on too long. Waitaki kept up the pressure, ami Chater kicked through, but Eathorne found touch. From a cross-kick Eathorne gatheied in his stride and ran to within a few yards of the line, but his pass infield went beggmn'. Christchurch held the territorial advantage for a spell, but the backs pore slow in getting moving, and the VVaitaki forwards came through quickly to smother them. Wilson brought relief with a kick to touch, and the home forwards carried on, but passing by Christchurch saw Ulrich find touch well down. M Neill set his backs moving, and Cook kicked tor the corner, for Eathorne to gather and cross in the corner for the first try. \ incent missed with the kick. Christchurch 3, Waitaki nil. Waitaki again ; took the offensive, lint a passing rush broke down when Cook intercepted, and, drawing the defence brilliantly, be sent Eathorne away for a nice try. The kick was again unsuccessful. Christchurch 6, Waitaki nil. Wood broke through the ruck, and a penalty to Christchurch was nullified through a man being in front, and Waitaki attacked again, but Cook sent them back to halfway with a touch-finder. The Christchurch centre then found touch in the corner with a nice kick, and M'Neill, working the blind side, was thrown into touch a foot out. A knock-on held up the attack, and then a penalty to Waitaki brought relief to the defenders. Wilson opened up the play for Waitaki, and an exchange of kicks between the full-backs ended in Kinder’s favour, the Waitaki full-back fielding a high ball brilliantly and sending to touch. Cook then cut through the defence brilliantly, and a scries of scrums ended in the visitors’ favour, and short passing saw M’Neill dive over in a handy position for Vincent to convert. Christchurch 11, Waitaki nil. Livingstone was conspicuous in heading a bustling charge, and a penalty to the home side improved the territorial position, and the backs swung into action on several occasions, but the defence held good. Ulrich brought relief with a nice kick to touch, and Waitaki was penalised for obstruction. A short rally by the home side followed for Cook to send them back, and the final whistle sounded with the visitors attacking, the final score being: Christchurch II points, Waitaki nil. Mr W. J. M’Stay was the referee. SECOND FIFTEENS.

Jn the Junior game Christchurch secure a comfortable victory by 21 points to 0. Tries were scored for the winners by M'Kenzie (2), Witham, and Habidge. Menzies kicked a penalty goal and _converted three of the tries. For Waitaki Holloway kicked three penalty goals, Mr J. Stewart was the referee.

OAMARU BOXING ASSOCIATION

Mr 0. R. Wise (president) occupied the chair at a meeting of the Oamaru Boxing Association, when the secretary reported that the following entries for the tournament had been received:—Dunedin 6, Timaru 5, Willowbridge and Morven 3, Palmerston 2, Macraes 2, and Hydro 2. Entries do not close until Friday, and g6od local entries have already been received. The outside entries were the best received in recent years, and there is every indication of the tournament being the Best held by the association for a long time past. Mr Wise intimated that the members of the Marlborough Rugby team would arrive at Oamaru on August 10, and it unanimously decided to invite the visitors as guests of the association at the tournament. It was decided that the Match Committee meet on Friday to make the draw. Mr Wise intimated that he had received a cup given by the Rugby Union for the tournament.

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Athletic .. .. 8 7 1 — 89 24 14 Old Boys .. .. 8 5 2 1 121 59 11 Excelsior .. .. 8 4 3 1 ,78 47 9 Maheno .. 8 1 6 1 9 126 3 School .. ,, . . . 8 I 6 1 29 67 3 Fourth Grade. Athletic .. 3 2 1 — 36 14 4 Southern .. O 2 1 — 17 10 4 St. Kevin’s o 2 1 — 14 17 4 School A . . .. 4 1 3 — 10 23 2 School B . * • • 3 1 2 — 20 33 ‘>

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis. Pi rata A .. .. r, 3 — 3 11 o 0 Arawa A .. .. 6 3 1 2 12 8 8 Herbert .. .. 0—5 Juniors. 1 7 20 I Athletic A .. 9 8 1 — 39 9 10 Pirata B .. .. 9 5 2 2 25 15 12 Maheno .. 9 5 2 2 16 .14 12 Arawa B .. .. 9 3 4 2 14 18 8 Pirata C .. .. 9 2 7 — 4 20 4 Athletic B .. 9 1 8 — 5 27 o Men’s Championship Table. Oamaru .. .. 6 4 1 1 25 20 9 Totara .. 5 2 3 — 30 20 4 Rovers .. 5 1 3 1 19 20 3