COUNTRY NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23511, 27 May 1938, Page 12

COUNTRY NEWS

WAIMATE Walmate County Council Mr J. Bitchener was unanimously reelected chairman at the annual meeting of the Waimate County Council. The following appointments were made:—Representative on the Timaru High School Board, Cr J. J. Dickson; representative on the District Highways Council, Cr H. B. S. Johnstone; Finance Committee, —Crs A. S. Elworthy, W. Lindsay, A. N. Hayes and R. Sinclair. Tenders for the carting of metal from the county crusher were considered in committee, after which the chairman reported that none of the tenders received had been accepted. The engineer had been instructed to call fresh tenders, and a sub-committee consisting of the chairman and Crs Lindsay, Whatman and Johnstone, had been appointed to consider tenders with power to act. The chairman reported that after long delay, work had commenced on the Morven drainage scheme and the project should be completed in good time. Mr and Mrs J. Bltchencr Honoured A pleasant function took place before the meeting of the Waimate County Council recently, when the members made a surprise presentation to the chairman, Mr J. Bitchener, who celebrated his golden wedding recently. On behalf of the council, Cr H. B. S. Johnstone made the presentation of an electric mixing bowl to Mr and Mrs Bitchener. Cr Johnstone referred to the striking record of public service achieved by Mr Bitchener; who had sat at the council table as a member and qs chairman for 30 years. Public men, he said, owed much to their wives, and he was happy to include Mrs Bitchener in their tribute to that fine record of service. The speaker conveyed the congratulations of the council and staff to Mr and Mrs Bitchener on the celebration of their golden wedding, and expressed a hope that they would be spared to enjov many another anniversary. All the councillors present spoke and joined in the wish that the couple would be long spared to enjoy their hapny married life. Mr Bitchener suitably replied. LAWRENCE Rugby Football The following are the positions of the teams in the senior banner competition in the South Tuapeka Subunion competition;—

The following team has been selected to represent Lawrence seniors against Beaumont at Beaumont on Saturday:— R. Cotton. J. Percy, W. Webster, P. Mathias, W. Cotton, W. Fleming. T. Hogg, B. Hart, S. Boyce. R. Patterson, S. Brooks, L. Hollands. F. Rudkin, F. McNeilly, J. Bell, N. Elliott. A. Tohill and C. Woolford Hockey At Simpson Park on Saturday the Milton B hockey team beat Lawrence in the South Otago women’s competition by 8 goals to 1. Personal The Rev. Thomas Skuse, of St. Kilda, was the guest of Mrs Walter Varcoe during a visit to Lawrence In connection with the Wesley bicentenary celebrations. Mrs T. Roberts, Wellington. Is spending a holiday in Lawrence as the guest of Mrs J. Norrie. Mrs Auburn, Anderson’s Bay, with her family, spent the school vacation as the guest of her sister, Mrs R. Drummond. Mr G. Ledlie has returned to Dunedin after spending a holiday with his parents in Lawrence. Mr W. L. Young is at present relieving oa the staff of the Lawrence District High School. Miss Betty Pitt has returned from a holiday at Waikouaiti. MILLER’S FLAT Rugby Football On Saturday at Miller's Flat the local team defeated Ettrick by 8 points to nil; and at Roxburgh Coal Creek defeated Roxburgh by 9 points to 3 Hockey All teams participating in the local hockey flag fixtures met at Miller’s Flat recently for trial play, with a PERSONAL The Ven. Archdeacon Russell left yesterday for Wellington to attend the annual meeting of the Commandery Chapter of the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of which he is an assistant chaplain. He expects to be back in Oamaru on Tuesday. The Rev. Bernard Plumb will be in charge of St. Luke’s parish during his absence. Queen’s Hotel. —Mr H. W- Piper (Wellington); Mr L. Taylor, Mr Henderson, Mr and Mrs S. R. Whale, Mr T. W. Trotter, Mr G. A. Miller (Christchurch); Mr L. Clode, Mr A. G. Justice, Mr E. G. Wallace, Mr S. F. Thew, Mr P. Keller, Mr Wood, Mr Green (Dunedin). New Club Hotel—Mr P. D. Johnston (Auckland); Mr and Mrs A. Burke (Wanganui); Mr H. J. Gourmley, Mr R. L. Preston, Miss J. Coleman, Mr G. Kirkpatrick, Mr T. Finity (Christchurch); Mr L. W. McColl, Mr J. Hughes, Mr S. D. Muirhead (Dunedin); Mr and Mrs T. A. Coleman (Invercargill). DUNTROON SALE There were very small yardings at the Duntroon stock sale held on Wednesday. The following prices were secured: —Fat cattle; The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company sold: For a client. 2 cows £8 ss. 1 heifer £3. Fat Sheep: The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company sold: For a client, 8 ewes 225. Store sheep: The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold for the estate of the late D. G. Matheson (Kurow). 123 full-mouthed quarter-back ewes 7s lOd, 141 full-mouthed quarter-back ewes 6s 4d. HOCKEY Draw for to-morrow: — MEN Waimate v. Rovers, at Waimate <Mr Jacobs); Oamaru v. Pirates, at Oamaru (Mr H. More). LADIES Duntroon v. Georgetown, at Duntroon (Mr E. Coker): Windsor v. Kurow, at Windsor (Mr H. McDonald); Pirata v. Athletic (Mr B. Brady): Maheno v. Waimate (Mr E. Coker, jUn ‘ } ' JUNIORS Oamaru v. St. Patrick’s: Rovers v. St. Kevin’s. Teams for to-morrow: — Rovers Seniors v. Waimate, at Waimate (the team will leave the Co-op. corner at 1.30 p.m.).—Frew, Brain, T. Thorpe, Kennedy, Hedges, Devon, McCabe, Robinson, Moore, G. Thorpe, Churchill. . , , , Rovers luniors will be picked from the following:—McVie. Smith, Watson, R 'ingles, L. Ingles. R. Bottle, Young. M. Loper, E. Pye, Dexter, L. Tavendale, J. Cuthbertson, Thomas, V. Irvine, J. Garvan.

view to selecting players worthy of nomination for the team to represent the Central districts against the English team. Political Meeting Mr W. A. Bodkin, M.P. for the district, addressed a political meeting at Miller’s Flat on Monday night. He was well received, and at the close of his address was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. Several questions relating mainly to finance, were answered. Mr L. Faifian occupied the chair. CLYDE Fruit Industry A large number of local fruitgrowers attended the apple packing and gfading demonstration given by the departmental officers (Messrs Williams and Nottage) at Mr W. Campbells orchard. Mr Williams went through the regulations, making all portions clear to the growers, and his assistant demonstrated how to pack and grade the different sizes of fruit. The number of packers in the district being very limited, it was decdied to form classes for the tuition of those desiring to learn this side of the industry. About 20 decided to take the opportunity, and two classes will be held as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made. Domain Board The annual meeting of the Dunstan Domain Board was held in the secretary’s office on Monday night, Mr W A Harlow presiding and members present being Messrs J. Holt, W. Gye, P Miller and J. L. Davidson. The annual report and certified balance sheet were read and adopted. Mr Harlow was re-elected chairman. It was decided to continue with the tree planting and to remove some of the trees from the nursery and also to secure more young trees from Queenstown. The Hockey Club was granted the use of the football ground. The secretary reported that there were very few rents outstanding. Social Club The attendances at the weekly meetings of the Social Club are being well maintained. Last week the winners of the euchre tournament were Mrs Davis and Mr H. E. Stevens. Rifle Club Jack Davidson recaptured the rifle button from his brother at the Miniature Rifle Club’s last meeting. G. Cashion, who is shooting steadily, won the handicap button, seven shooting off The average was 75.8. Scores were:— Jack Davidson 79, C. J. Davidson, H. Tattersfleld 78, R. Hanning 77, J. R. Hollows 76, E. George, A. Isbister 75, H. Laing 74, T. Stevens, G. Cashion 73, R. Wilson, B. Laing, H. Munro 72, J. Hollows, W. Thomson 71, F. Lindsay 69, D. McDonald 68, L. Stevens 66, B. Buchanan 65, J. L. Davidson 61, A. Moodie 59, W. Waters 56. R. Stevens 53, D. Nyhon 52. The Weather The past few days have been very mild. Grass is still growing, and outside workers are benefiting by the mild spell. Rabbit Poisoning Rabbit poisoning operations are u* full swing on the Earnscleugh runs Skins are not very good as yet, owing to the warm weather. OMAKAU Miniature Rifle Shooting At the weekly shoot of the Omakau Rifle Club A. Clouston won the gold button, B. Hill the silver button, and A. Mclntyre the bronze button. Following are the scores: —A. Clouston 78, I. Corrigall, L. Ball, D. McLean 76. C. O’Connor 73, A. Mclntyre, B. Hill 72, W. Robertson 71, A. McKerrow 69, N. White 62, E. Ingram 55. J. Perkins 40. TAUMATA Miniature Rifle Shooting The weekly shoot of the Taumata Miniature Rifle Club was held on Monday night. Larger five-bull targets were used, and consequently scores were higher than they had been in preceding weeks. The top scorer was S. Robertson, who registered a possible —the first this season. The highest scores were: S. Robertson 80, S. Smith 77, A. Broad, S. Chandler 76, W. Taylor 75, J. Taylor 73, A. Shirley 72, I. Carruthers, F. Jackson, F. Carruthers. A. Miller 71. EASTERN SOUTHLAND The Greenvale Tragedy A verdict that death was due to a hsemorrhage of the left thigh femoral as a result of a wound caused by a bullet discharged while deer shooting by John Alexander Allen, who was under the impression that he was shooting at a deer in the scrub, was returned by the district coroner (Mr Andrew Martin) when the adjourned inquest into the death of James Ralph Clark, who was killed while deer stalking at Greenvale on May 1, was concluded at Gore on Wednesday. Men’s Hockey Teams The following players have been selected to represent Eastern-Northern in matches against Southland at Gore to-morrow: — Seniors.—Porter (Freshford), T. Mortimer (Waipounamu), Kershaw (Gore), K. Elder (Waipounamu), Macara (Gore). J. Walker (Gore), C. Tayles (Waipounamu), O. Dey (Gore) captain, M Adair (Gore), L. Ferris (Gore), and C. Hurley (Freshford). Juniors.—Sullivan (Gore), Hoskins (Gore), Poppelwell (Gore). D. Horn (Gore), N. Liddell (Freshford), F. Hurley (Freshford), C. Crawford (Gore) captain, Sanson (Waipounamu), J. Elder (Waipounamu), and two others to be selected. .

P. W. L. D. Points Flag , F. A. Pts. Waitahuna 5 5 44 21 10 Tuapeka Mouth 5 3 1 1 43 15 7 Beaumont 5 1 3 1 17 35 3 Lawrence 5 — 5 — 21 54 —