COUNTRY NEWS .

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22353, 29 August 1934, Page 12

COUNTRY NEWS .

QUEENSTOWN As a result of its recent victories in the basketball field, Queenstown Rovers A team has secured the Gardiner Gup for the 1934 season. The local Public I School girls are "well up for the Tajfc CuiV | with two matches yet to be played. In i the'game between St. Joseph's and Arrow :B, the former team scored 27 points tp ! its opponents’ 8. j The last match of the fourth round of the Senior Rugby Football Cup Competition was played on. the local ,recreation gound on Saturday afternoon, when Queenstown and Country lined out representative teams. The home ‘fifteeir had I the advantage all through, as the scores indicate: Queenstown 20 points. Country ; 3 points. Mr Wheeler was the referee. Queenstown and Arrow-town .are now l equal, and they will meet next Saturday i on the Country Ground to decide who 1 shall have the honour of holding the | Wakatipu Cup. ■ . ' A handicap shoot of the Wakatipu Gun Club for the Apex Cup, held this week, ! was won by Mr C. S. Elms. He tied i with J..'Edgar with 13 breaks each, ana : in the shoot off came out the winner, j The annual meeting of St. An drew, a Presbyterian Church took place last Friday evening, the . Rev. J. S. Murray, mmi ister and moderator, presiding. The j session report, covering: eight months to 'June 30, expressed satisfaction, that the i attendances at public worship had, been ! well maintained. At the Head of the : Lake, however, it had not been possible : to hold such frequent services owing to ; the restricted steamer time table. Sine® 1 the offices of organist and choir leader I had been united under ’ Miss E. Davies considerable improvement had resulted in the church music. The junior. choir, in charge of Misses Davies, MTvinlay, and R. Hales, had also contributed much to this result. The session expressed thanks to. MisSes Davies, R. Bayne, M. Simson, and E. Southberg for their good offices as organists '■ at' Miller’s Flat Frankton. Appreciable,progress had been made in the Sunday echOo! under the direction of Mrs W. H. Berry, assisted by an earnest body of teachers, and the Bible classes were also being successfully carried on. Reference was made to the loss suffered by the Frankton outpost m the death of Mrs Jane G. Grant, of Lower Shotover. The work.of the minister, ' the Rev. J. S. Murray, received special mention. The Management Committee reported on. the success of the envelope system introduced at the beginning of the year. The P.W'.M.U. secretary gave an encouraging account of the ao< tivities of this arm of the ..church 3 service. Following on the. presentation of the reports, the Rev, Mr Murray gave.* review of, the work’ of .the church m Queenstown and at its outposts. He, also expressed appreciation of the personal friendships made, and of* the kindness shown himself ,and his .wife. Mr Murray later referred to the call he had received to take up duty at the Kelburn Church, Wellington. The call was at present held , by the Central Otago Presbytery at Alexandra. It was necessary .for the congregation to express its mind -regarding the call, and to send , two or three representatives' to the presbytery meeting. He said the call had come quite unsolicited. He had given ;it • every consideration, putting aside all personal sires, and he came to. the; conclusion that in the interests of 'the church and the congregation •he felt it woilld he advisable 'that; he. should move on. —The congregation then' discussed' the call, and it was resolved that no obstacle I be * placed in Mr'Murray s way. - Appreciative .references-were then made by several of. the 1 congregation To the service rendered' St. Andrew s by Mj? Murray /-Messrs W. H. Berry, J. Watt, and .Thomas Houston were appointed .th« commissioners to attend, the- presbytery meeting.—The were elected to the Management: Committee for the ensuing year:—Messrs John^Mackenzie, J. Fraser,' J. S. Gray, J. W. Walla*, A. Simeon, L.. Lewis, : George Coekbuni, J. W.- Miller,’. G.;,-F. ’Murchison, antUH. ; A number of Tuvefcargill .people are spending the school vacation in Queenstown. Among. these " are the Stewart family, the S. Gilkison 'family, the M. Hyndman family,.the Reginald Royds, and James Barclay’s, and others. - A ; Mr G.- F. Murchison is. visitingJlnvercargill. w ■,;. . ~ , Mp J. J; M'Bride paid a .brief visit to Dunedin during, the iveek, . / '••Mist' -Glasgow of '.St, Hilda's .College teaching staff, has gone across ftp .Mount Nicholas station for a- fortnight. , . Mr -Broom, of the, Government Tourist , Office, Wellington,'and Mr Aifey,. of The Auckland; Office, arrived here on Satur- , day evening. - . ■■. . >■ ' ' • Mrs Thomas M'Soriley has gpne to Dunedin to be present at. the ceremony; connected with-the reception, of her second daughter, Mary, into ; the • Dominican Order. She was accompanied by her other daughters. Misses. Dot and Alice: M Spnley. ■Mr and Mrs Archibald M’Caughan and Miss Mavis M'Caughan went to Duriedm on Monday morning. ■ . . ...... j Miss Dorothy Bell, St. Glair, is visiting : friends in Queenstown. .' • , ' Mrs J. A. Lush, of St. John’s Girls : School, Invercargill, and Miss Lush, are ;on holiday here.- \ m b Mr and Mrs.Tomkies motored to Dunedin on Friday,-;on holiday. Mrs A. E. W. M Donald and Miss Joan M'Donald are among. Invercargill visitor* ixi Queenstown. ' ' . .. . •, Mrs B. Monson' -returned to Arthur,® Point after- a visit to relatives in DunC "Mr Thomas Davidson,- of the. engineering staff of'the Lake'Wakatipu Steamers, has gone Mo . Invercargill bn his . annual holiday leave. He was accompanied l W Mrs Davidson arid family, ■ ■ ~ , Mrs Gardyne, of Gore, is spending a few davs in Queenstown. . Mr and Mrs V. Boyes, Invercargill, are among recent arrivals; here. ■ CLYDE The Clyde Bonding 'Club held -Its'-an* 1 nual meeting on Monday night, Mr E. W. George presiding'. ' ’ The report showed that the club had had its most successful : year in the matches played, winning-, iho Centre Shield for club, matches, and; the Centre Pairs, a very. creditable performance with a membership' of 18, ine office-bearers for 1934-35 were elected as follows:—Patron, Mr John Smart; president, Mr E. W. George; vice-pre-sidents —Messrs R. N. Paulin, W. Annan and W. A Harlow; secretary and. treasurer, Mr J. L. Davidson; delegates to the' Central Otago Centre, Messrs P. Miller and W. K. George; delegates to the Combined Club, Messrs H> E. Steven® arid P. Edmonds; .sole selector, Mr J. L, i Davidson;- Green - Committee —Messrs i A. Stevens, W. K. George, and J. ,L, 1 Davidson. 1 ■ Opening day was fixed- tor October 20. .The delegates- were instructed to vote for the inclusion of the Wanaka Club in-the .fixtures if this did : not mean the withdrawal of the Roxburgh Club, and also to'favour the centre holding its own, tournament at Easter, The Croquet .Club also; held , its: annual * meeting, Mrs E. : W.; ; George reelected as president with:Mrs E. G. Wood as secretary. 1 This club had’ had a very enjoyable season, some very; good games being played .against 1 the " Cromwell and Alexandra'- Chibs. ;' The club 1 was well represented at the Easter tournament at Alexandra. • ■ . ■ , ■The Clyde Lawn .Tennis ClubV annual ’meeting was held on.Monday;-night. The following officers'were elected; —President, Mr B. M'Avoy; vice-presidents—Mr® W, K. George, Messrs C. J. Davidson -end R. Lopdell; secretary and .treasurer, > Mr D. Sinclair. The annual meeting. of the Combined Club was held immediately after .the section meetings, Mr E. W. George presiding. The, balance ; sheet, showing a small debit balance, was adopted with the -report. Mr E. •'W. George was elected president, and the other. officials were elected as follows: — vice-presidents, Mrs E;- W. George and Mr M‘Avoy; ; secretary and treasurer, Mr J. L. Davidson; executive—Mesdames H.’B* Stevens and E.-O. Wood, Messrs H. E. .Stevens, P. D. Edmonds, C. J. Davidson , and R. Lopdell. Mr W. K. George was reflected -auditor. It was decided to arrange with the. Horticultural Society to hold a Paddy’s market in September. and also to renew the card games during September, and October, .i The Clyde Golf Club’s Ladies’ Championship was Won by Mrs W. K._ George, who beat last year’s winner. Miss Bell, fairly comfortably. ■ ‘ •• ■