COUNTRY NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22830, 14 March 1936, Page 20

COUNTRY NEWS .

;•■„■■' ALEXANDRA The Weather ■ ,>"' '-/;_ :% I iOlder l residents consider thai: the present summer has been the.most *un..seasdnable : they ever experiencing. Scarcely: a' ■sorho rain, »arid--at, present the surround'ing''- mountains scarry a fair coating, of snopr. vTwo frosts/during the week make the\ Complete crop doubtful. V >■>;>.-ji .'■■' New": Power Station ,'' The new power station for the Otago Central, electric:.potref" at • the, -'Soaring jMeg'.is nearly com'pleted,';and .arrangements have been made for the statioij.to bo officially opened by the Minister ?of Public Works (MrR; Semple) during his . Jmrried visit to ithe south next week..-The official opening will take place at .the 'site of the station at the Roaring Meg iat 2.30 p.m. on- Thursday nest. After jthis function.a banquet will be held/at 'Cromwell, arid a social'. and dance SriH follow;; . ;'■ ■• ■\ . ' ;~f! ' Lawn Tennis ." ' ; This week's!awn tennis match between Tarras and Alexandra was* the deciding game in the Vincent Sub-association tpnipetition for .'the Kernohan Cup, ther' results being, ag. follows .(Alexandra names first):— '-■' ' : , *?'■ :;. ' Men's Singles.—A. Rivers lost to;: C. Rivers 7—9; C. Sorrell beat A. Young 9—5; J. Butler beat V. Jolly 9—B; J. Earwaker beat J. Elliott 9—6. ! :;,: , Men's Doubles—Rivers and Sor>ell beat Rivers and Jolly 9—5; Butler'and Earwaker beat Young apd Elliott 9—6. i Ladies' Doubles-rrMiss-as Keddell and 'He'sson.:.lost to Miss Vi Jolly and .MKCormack 3—9; Misses Love, and Sorrell lost to Miss L. Jolly and-Mrs Gibson ■l—7. :■■ .v. .: - ; .

Ladies': Singles.—'Mies Keddell lost to Miss V. Jolly s—7 i '.Mis ß Hesson lost, to Miss L. Joliy I—7J Miss Eove faffi to Mrs Gibson I—7; Wes L. Sojrrell los-fe- to Mrs Cormack I— -T.% \ „. Mixed Doubles.—Rivers and Miss K«ddell beat Young and Miss V. Jolly 7—5; Sorrell and Miss Sorrell lost to Rivers and Miss L. Jolly Butler Hesson lost to Jolly and Mrs Cormack 2—7; Earwaker and Miss Love lost* to Elliott and Mrs Gibson 4—7. , N «, Totals: Alexandra, 6 sets (79 games); Tarras. 10 sets (105 games). *•«' . At the conclusion of the game the president of the Alexandra Club (Mr Earwaker) congratulated the Tarras Club on its win. He hoped the . two : teams would again meet next 1 -season, when Jthc results would be reversed. . > ;,;£.

Bowling .'<..•..'• •>-»'•"■ ''• i There are at present three players,left in the bowlinr Championship Singles competition— J. PxoVari.'W. Hewitt anifc T. E. Sunderland: These games ebould. be concluded in the near future. , In f the handicap events ~.Sk,ene beat Simcoe, Provan beat M<Nish, 'flinton-beat Gardner. M'Nish beat Mitchell, and Milne beat Skene. /-' ■?} ! .^}; v: WAIMATE Cricket Competition Closed '.',,'. &■ The Waimate'cricket has now been declared,-closed, and the;championship ■ has-been ; awarded to the Old Boys' Club. This decision was made-at a meeting of the executive, of the Cricket Sub-association, owing to the impossibility of playing the competition out, following delay caused through harvest operations and unfavourable weather. The position of the leading teams after the last competition matches, played on February'lo, was: — _ _ ~ . Pi. W. L. D. Pts. Waimate A ..11 .7 4 Old Boys .... .9 7 1 1, 38 Redcliff,, .. ...11 6 .5 —-' 32 Waimate B .'."' 9 4 5 T World Cycle Tour , Miss Nita Rosslyn, of England, known as "The Girl in Red," who is engaged on a tour of the world by cycle, arrived in Waimate about mid-day on Thursday' and stayed in town over Friday. She was welcomed on behalf of the Borough Council by Cr S. G: Reid. . . ; v.'s Narrow Escape Four children, .three boys and a girl, aged between seven and 12 year 3, narrowly escaped injury at Glenavy on Wednesday ' when the horse bolted with the gig in which they were riding. ■ The trap, which was fitted with a hood and glass windshields, was being driven; to school, when the horse took fright and bolted. Two of the children were immediately thrown out. and suffered cuts and abrasions. Soon after the shaft? of the vehicle broke, and the two other children were thrown, out. Fortunately, apart from cuts from the broken windows and abrasions, they escaped without injury.,, High School Cadets Inspected Captain Sattet'tlnyaite, of the Now Zealand Permanent Staff, inspected the Waimate High School Cadets at Victoria Park on Thursday. PALMERSTON Scottish Evening The Palmerston Scottish Society held a dance in the Town Hall on Thursday evening. The chief (Mr D. M. Thomson) welcomed all members- and visitors present. Bagpipe selections were given by the band, while excellent music was provided by the Black Cat Orchestra. Extras were played by Pipe-major Chisholm, Piper M'Dougall, Mr J. Matheson, and Mr R. Adams. Mr Innes sang several songs. RANFURLY Arts and Crafts Display One of the most outstanding sections at the recent Maniototo Horticultural and Industrial Exhibition was the arts and crafts bav section. Five entries were staged. Hyde Women's Division gained the first prize. The bay exhibited by this division was outstanding in needlework and variety of handicrafts, and well' deserved the place of honour. WaipiaU Women's Institute came second, Kyeburn Institute third, and Maniototo Division was highly commended. The fifth.entry was hy Naseby Institute. All the bays were a credit to the promoters, and made a remarkable display, the whole of one side of the spacious hall being taken up with this section alone. ■ .;