NORTH OTAGO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23118, 18 February 1937, Page 13

NORTH OTAGO

ACTIVITIES OF THE DISTRICT

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

PORT OF OAMARU High Water. —February 18; 9.5 a.m. and 9.38 p.m. The Wainul will load at Oamaru today for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne, via Timaru and Lyttelton. The Waipahi is now expected to load at Oamaru on Wednesday, February 24, for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth, via Timaru and Lyttelton. The Union Steam Ship Company advises that its intercolonial freighter Karetu will load at Newcastle, Sydney, and Hobart early In March for direct discharge at Oamaru. The Union Steam Ship Company, as agent for the Federal Steam Navigation Company, advises that the s.s. Surrey will load at Oamaru 11,000 freight carcasses of frozen mutton for west coast United Kingdom ports on Monday, March 15. ~, , . The Home boat Surrey will load 11,000 freight carcasses of mutton and lamb at Oamaru on March 5 for West of England ports, and the Kumara will load 24,000 carcasses and general cargo for London on March 27.

OBITUARY MR W. JAMIESON Through the death of Mr William Jamieson, of Tyne street, Oamaru, in his sixty-third year, the district has lost one who made a wide circle of friends, who will regret to learn of his passing. Mr Jamieson was born in County Antrim, Ireland, and came to New Zealand with his parents at the age of 18 months by the ship Timaru, and, landing at Port Chalmers, came to Oamaru. He received his education at the Oamaru South School, and was apprenticed to cabinet-making with Messrs Robins and Son. Later he had a furniture factory at Levin. Mr Jamieson spent over 30 years in the North Island, returning to Oamaru in 1919, when he established a joinery factory in Tees street. About 10 years later he joined the staff of Messrs M'Callum and Co., where he worked until ill-health compelled his retirement. Mr Jamieson was a member of the Meadowbank Bowling Club for 17 years, and a member of Lodge Kilwinning. He leaves a widow and one daughter, Miss Gladys Jamieson. PLUNKET SOCIETY OAMARU BRANCH The following members of the committee and delegates were present at the monthly meeting of the Oamaru branch of the Plunket Society:—Mesdames Munro (in the chair), Cooney, Edwards, Clark, Murray, Williams (Oamaru): Gardiner, Ruddcnklau (Tokarahi); J. M'Millan, A. M‘Millan ’(Herbert); Harvey (Weston); and M’lnnes (Kurow). The treasurer submitted a report on the finances of the branch, and it was decided, with the approval of the Borough Council, to hold a street collection on March 5. The sum of £129 Os lOd, received by the treasurer'from the North Otago Rugby Union, being the society's share of the proceeds of the recent art union, was most gratefully accepted by the committee. The town nurse reported as follows: —December; Visits paid to office, adults 66, babies 50, older children 10, total 126; visits to homes, 129; new cases for the month, 7; breast-fed, 4; artificially fed, 2; partially breast-fed, 1. January: Visits paid to office, adults 69, babies 47, older children 17, total 135; visits to homes, 96; new cases for the month, 5; breast-fed, 3; breast and artificially fed, 1; artificially fed, The country nurse reported as follows:—December: Visits to homes, 174; visits to rooms, adults 39, babies 32. older children 8, total 79; new cases for the month, 11; breast-fed, 9; artificially fed, 2. January: Visits to homes, 165; visits to rooms, adults 42, babies 35,) older children 5, total 82; new cases for the month, 9; breast-fed, 6; partially breast-fed, 3. The reports were received. LOYAL STAR LODGE FORTNIGHTLY MEETING The fortnightly meeting of the (Loyal Star of the North Lodge was held in the lodge hall, Coquet street. Sister E. Carrad presiding over an excellent attendance of officers and members. One new candidate was initiated into the Order, A hearty welcome was extended to Sister J. Kidd, who was the first P.G. of the Loyal Star of the North Lodge, and who is at present on holiday in Oamaru. , . It was Intimated that the debate with the Druids’ Lodge would be held on April 12 - „ „ „ During the evening P.G. Bro. Couper, assisted by P.G. Bro. Richardson, P.G.’s Sisters Finder, C. Jenkin, G. Abel, J. Kidd and M. Jenkin, carried out an installation ceremony. The newlyelected officers are as follows: —E.S., Sister J. Hood; warden, Sister H. Whltham; guardian, Sister A. £knyth. P.G. Bro. Couper, Sister E. Kidd and Sister M. Foss reported on the sick. P.G. Bro. Couper responded on behalf of the Loyal Oamaru Lodge. The programme for the next meeting will be a “ Dutch auction,” the proceeds of which will go towards the travelling fund. BOWLING The Meadowbank rinks to play Awamoa at Meadowbank on Saturday are as follows:—A. Robertson, Keen, Crichton, Martin; Brown. Cunningham. Bee, Blacklock; Richardson, Reid, Taylor, Campbell; M'Kay, Ketchen, Mitchell, Denholm; Don, J. Robertson, Chappell, Donald; Hartley, J. Patterson, Carson, Smith; W. Patterson, Skirving, Nimmo, Marshall: H. Taylor, Jones. Atkinson, Berry. , Meadowbank’s unofficial rinks to play at Awamoa will be:—Mushet, Earl, Crombie, Barclay; King, Lloyd, Genge, Miller. . , , , The following rinks have been selected to represent Phoenix In the Mills Shield matches on Saturday, at the Phoenix green, at 1.45 p.m.:— v. Palmerston. —C. Robertson, Watts, Forrest, Adams; Bremner, D. H. Reid, C. J. Mollison, Buist; Wedde, Smith, Dunbar, E. W. Grenfell: H. P. S. Familton, Chase, J. Grant, Slater. v. Hampden.—Hendy, T. Watson, A. Wilson, G. P. Mollison: Jamieson, J. Herron, Foster, J. Reid; Borrie, M'Narey, Mathieson. Corson; J. H. Grenfell, Armstrong, Humphries, Crisp. MAJESTIC THEATRE “The Three Maxims,” which will be shown at the Majestic Theatre to-night and on Friday, is a film which runs the whole gamut of emotions, from the boisterous light-heartedness of the early circus scenes to the tensely dramatic climax, when two men, previously staunch friends, begin quarrelling about a girl, and find that they have to put on their sensational and dangerous trapeze act, with one of the men determined to kill the other. The cast is an exceptional one. Tullio Carminati is said to be a perfect partner for Anna Neagle, and is at the moment at the top of his popularity. Leslie Banks has leapt to the fore with his work in such pictures as “ Sanders of the River” and “The Tunnel,” and he is in his element as Mac, a rough, morose Scotsman, the strong man of troupe. GENERAL NEWS New Club Hotel.—Mr and Mrs R. J. Lamb, Mr Sapsford. Mr and Mrs L. Gasson, Mr W. B. Thomson (Christchurch): Mr and Mrs E. Thompson (Sydney); Mr A. C. Alcock, Mr G. M Crawford (Dunedin); Mr W. Kilncr, Mr C. Wakefield. Mr W. Dawe (Auckland). Mr R. J. Sparrow (Wellington): Mr W. Lewitt (Ashburton): Mr and Mrs J. M'Gregor (Invercargill). Messrs Mulligan and Forbes will conduct an auction sale of modern bungalow of four large rooms and kitchenette on the premises. Lea street, Oamaru, on Thursday, March 4, commencing at 1.30 p.m. Particulars may be acquired from the advertisement in this issue.

CRICKET NOTES ALBION r. UNION The senior match between Albion and Union was commenced on Saturday last at School under unfavourable weather conditions, play having to be stopped on two occasions on account of rain. Albion had first lease of the heavy wicket and compiled 172 runs, due mainly to an excellent innings by Davey, who saved the situation for his side by compiling 121 runs not out. The other batsmen scored only 50 runs between them, so that Davey can be credited with saving his team from an utter collapse. HEAVY WICKET TROUBLES BATSMEN The wicket was holding a fair amount of water, and its heavy state made it extremely difficult for the batsmen to make runs. Things were noc improved by occasional showers, accompanied by a cold wind. Had the batsmen been able to accustom themselves to the conditions, they would likely have fared much better, but this they failed to do, and Davey was the only batsman to succeed in this respect. settling down well to play confidently throughout. One or two batsmen, in endeavouring to lift the ball on the heavy wicket, were promptly caught out. The innings did not open well, the partnership between the opening pair, Brooker and Buckingham, being soon split, when, with five runs on the board, the latter fell a victim to Tonkin with two runs to his credit. Although scoring only four runs, Brooker managed to keep his wicket for longer than his score would indicate. However, he was never sure of himself, and when 17 runs were showing on the board he was well stumped by M'Callum. Things brightened up slightly when Taylor joined Davey, the former obtaining the second highest score with 18. Jacobs, although scoring only five runs, saw 25 more runs added to the total before he was caught by Blair off Martin in attempting to lift one. Robinson batted for nine, including a boundary, and Firth obtained eight singles, while the remaining batsmen were dismissed for only a few runs. CENTURY TO DAVEY Davey gave a very bright display under adverse conditions in placing a century to his credit. He played many well-timed strokes, and scored all round the wicket, being especially successful with his shots to the leg side. Davey hit 15 4’s, and altogether gave a fine performance. He is to be congratulated on carrying his bat through the innings to contribute 121 runs, which was over two-thirds of the total. STEADY BOWLING The bowling was good throughout, King, Borrows, Tonkin, and Martin bearing the brunt of the attack. The best average went to Borrows, who finished up with the good figures of three wickets for 13 runs. King also accounted for three wickets at a cost of 38 runs. Tonkin bowled well, sending down some good deliveries, and bowled much better than his figures (two for 42) might indicate. The other two wickets went to Martin. UNION OPENS WELL Blair and Tonkin commenced Union’s first strike, and had knocked up over 30 runs between them before stumps were drawn, both being unbeaten with 12 and 18 runs respectively. During their association so far they have hit In all five boundaries. FRIENDLY MATCHES A friendly match which aroused great interest was that between the Regimental Band and the staff of the Oamaru Mail, played at St, Kevin’s. The band proved the winners by a margin of 45 runs. The bandsmen had first lease of the wicket, and compiled 138 runs, including two good scores of 47 and 51 obtained by M'Callum and Milne respectively. Bowling for the Oamaru Mail, Whyte took four wickets for 61 runs, Glass three for 41, and Macrae two for 14. The Oamaru Mail staff was all out for 65 runs, double figures being obtained by Whyte (13) and Parker (18). M'Callum took four wickets for 22 runs, Cameron two for 15, Milne two for 22, and Grimmett one for three. The staff of the Oamaru Mail also played Messrs Bulleid, Ltd., on Tuesday evening, and this time was more successful, securing a win by 38 runs. Bulleid’s, batting first, made 37 runs, the highest scorer being J. Bee with 12. Bowling for the Oamaru Mail, Christie took four wickets for' two runs, Glass three for five, Whyte two for 16. Oamaru Mail replied with 75 for nine wickets (declared), R. Hinkley (19), M. Ewart (17), and J.' Christie (11) being the only batsmen to reach double figures. For Bulleid’s, Patterson took two wickets for six runs, Ross two for 11, Bee two for 12, Johnston two for 12, and Leslie one for none. The match between teams from G. T. Gillies’s Garage and the Taieri and Peninsula Dairy Factory resulted in a win for the former team by five runs. Gillies’s Garage compiled 84 runs, the best scorers being Patterson (23), Stringer (26), and Carson (13). T. and P. replied with 79, the chief scorer being Livingstone with 17. MAGISTRATE’S COURT The only matter to be dealt with at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning before Mr H. Morgan, S.M., was the civil claim, Waitaki Hospital Board v. Edward M'Grath, in which judgment was given by default for the plaintiff for £lB 19s and costs (£3 18s). PERSONAL Mr Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands and Acting Native Minister and Commissioner of Forests, will be in Oamaru on Saturday afternoon, and will receive a deputation from the Waitaki County Council at the Borough Council Chambers at 2.30 p.m. in connection with the proposed afforestation scheme for North Otago. Mr and Mrs James Gerrie and Miss Leonora Gerrie, of Stour street, Oamaru, have returned to Oamaru after a very enjoyable trip to the Old Country. The tour occupied nine months, during which time they motored extensively in England, Scotland and Ireland, and visited various historic places in France and Belgium. Queen's Hotel. —Mr A. M. Howden, Dr J. F. Brown, Mr J. M'Kenzie Wilson (Auckland); Mr and Mrs N. J. M'Leod, Master C. M'Leod (Wellington): Mrs D. Skinner, Mr P. Sherlock, Mr J. Cooper (Christchurch); Mr D. J. Lock (Dunedin); Miss F. Ryan (Invercargill).