ALEXANDRA NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22204, 6 March 1934, Page 13

ALEXANDRA NOTES

(Fboh v Oct 0w» COW^EWOIWBIIT.) ALEXANDRA, March 5. . LAWN. TENNIS. \ ■ The -'Alexandra' : ]iwn tennis A team played the final game for the season on . i Saturday, when it met Cromwell A, with the following results (Cromwell: names ; Men's Single*.—Walkinshaw .6, A. Rivers 9; H. Weston 9, R. -'Hewitt 2; G. Jolly 3, R. Long 9; J. C. ParceU 9, J. H. Hart 5. ■ Ladies’ Doubles,—Misses Garden and Mrs B. Russell 5; Miss D. Stephen* 7, Mias 1. Wallace,A; Miss C, Campbell 7, Miss Tosswill 1; Miss B. Patterson 9, .-::m Miss M. Forrest 7- ■ ■_ , Men’s Doubles.—Walkinshaw and Wes* S ton 9, Risers. and Hewitt .8; Jolly end • , Parcell 9, Long and Hart ,8. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses Garden -sad Stephen* 3, Mrs Russell and Miee Wallace 7; Mieses Campbell and Patterson 7, Misses Tosswill at»d Forrest 2.Mixed Doubles.—Walkinshaw and, Miss- iL Garden >9, Rivers and Mrs Bussell 7; Weston and Miss Patterson 9, Hewitt and Miss Wallace ,7; Jolly_and Miss Stephens 9,V Long and Mm» Tosswill 8; Parcel! and Mias Campbell 9, Hart and Jj Miss Forrest 4. . Totals: Cromwell, 12 aeti (118 games); Alexandra; 4 sets (89 games).. The following team will represent Vincent against a, Dofiedin team at Alexandra on Saturday:—D. Jolly (Cromwell), G. Morris and R. Waldron (Pem- j; broke), J: L. Black (Roxburgh), M. M’Avoy (Clyde). A. Rivera (Al«an*ra), Miss Tt. Keddell (Alexandra). Mies .Jon Scaife (Pembroke), Mrs and Miss , George (Roxburgh) Mi» M. Hpl* (Clyde), and Mis# 0. Garden (Cromwell). Emergencies: H. Weston (Cromwell), A. M*Donnell (Fruitlands). SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION. , ,; Arising out of the proposal to closs the Galloway School and bring the ehil- ' dren to the Alexandra District High School, the members of the Alexandra School Coramitttee on Wednesday, evening met the Galloway committee members and discussed with them the po*ition. T It was finally decided to placo the whole matter before a householders meeting in April. | i/ , v MEASLES EPIDEMIC. At the present time an epidemic of measles ia prevalent in Alexandra in a mild form. The school attendance is, as a result;'-somewhat affected. is

. FIRE. In the early hour* of Sunday morning a washhouse at the rear of Mr Peter Campbell’s residence was seriouily damaged by fire. Mr Campbell will be a heavy loser as a considerable amount of clothes for washing was in the building at the time. The Alexandra Fir* Brigade was promptly on the scene, and prevented the fire from spreading to the bouse and adjacent buildings.

PERSONAL. • ; Mr H. P. 'Cowie, chief clerk in the local Bank of New Zealand, has received notice of his transfer to Invercargill. He will be replaced locally by Mr F. Boyce, of the relieving staff.