LAWRENCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23648, 4 November 1938, Page 14

LAWRENCE

Swimming: Club The report submitted to the annual meeting of the Lawrence Amateur Swimming Club last Thursday stated that membership had risen from 60. to 104, that the carnival and the school’s carnival , had been highly successful, and , that at least 45 had learned to swim during the season.: Office-bearers elected Were: —Patron* Mr J. B. McKinlay; president, Mr C. M. Jackman: vice-presidents—Messrs A. G. Christophers, E. M. Stevens, and F. J. Gray; men’s club captain. Mr R. Cotton; ladies’ club , captain. Miss /I. Gunn; auditor, Mr Quilter; delegate to the Otago Centre, Mr W. A. Jenkins: secretary, Mr J. Colgan; committee— Miss M. Walker. Messrs R. A. McKinlay. J, Templer, George Weston. “ Learn to Swim ” Week was fixed for November 28, and the annual carnival tentatively fixed for February 18. Cricket

The heavy rain on Saturday caused a postponement of all cricket fixtures in South Otago except the Milton-Law-rence match. The Lawrence team was not advised of the postponement until they reached Milton, when the weather had improved. The match resulted in a win. for Milton. Milton scored 149 (Olver 32, Lyall 18, Smith 12), while Lawrence scored 90 (Hancock 19, Gunn 18, W. J. Cavanagh 15, Stuart 1 12). Bwwling' for Milton, Wybrow secured 5 for 17, Woods 1 for 10, Currie 2 for 24; for Lawrence, Stuart 3 for 8, W. Cotton 2 for 7, Hancock 2 for 29. Since other teams will play their postponed matches next Saturday. Lawrence will play a friendly match with Miller’s Flat on Saturday.

Agricultural Society The programme for the annual show on Boxing Day was fully discussed at a meeting of the Tuapeka Agricultural Society on Saturday. Special attractions this year will probably be a team of jumpers from Dunedin, events for mounted troopers and wrestling on horseback. .Mr F. F. Farra was appointed secretary in place of Mr R. Gray, who had intimated his wish to retire from office at the annual meeting. W.C.T.U,

A satisfactory year’s work was reported at the annual meeting of the Lawrence branch of the W.C/T.U. 6n Tuesday. Office-bearers elected were; President, Mrs J, McKinlay; secretary, Mrs A. L. King; treasurer, Mrs ’J. Bdie: White Ribbon agent, Mrs T. H. Clark; press and Cradle Roll. Mrs G. H. Bowie. Bowling *'

This season the Lawrence Bowling CluH has entered for the South Otago Bowling Association’s competition, and +o-morrow will, travel to Balclutha for the opening competition match: - Centennial Meinorial *■

The Mayor (Mr R. F. Batchelor) has called a public meeting finally to ap* . Proposed Centennial memorial for Lawrence.. ... ■ Tuapeka Domain Board L ' T c ß e n mon . hl: C, meeti - n g or. the Tuapeka Domain Board was attended by Messrs I. Hart (chairman), Martin, aKiraS?"*' , ~w as .resolved to renovate the puddings on the camping ground.;and to paint the pavilion on the women’s 1 hockey ground. The Works Committee reported that most of the macrocarpa trees planted at the camping ground had died, this 1 being disappointing in view of the good season otherwise experienced. Mr F. Robertson was the successful tenderer for a lease of the Reservoir Hill reserve.

reported that approximately 300 fencing posts had been sold during the; month at a satisfactory price.

Personal , j Mrs A. O. Wells, of Amberley. is' spending a holiday with her mother, . Thompson, of Wetherstones, Mr C. W. Worthington arrived in Lawrence from Kurow to take up duty as stock inspector for the district. Mr F., F. Farra has been appointed secretary of the Tuapeka Agricultural and Pastoral Society. Mr R. F. Batchelor spent the, weekend at Ranfurly, where he attended a ee A mg of cou nty clerks. Mr C. R. Bulman, of the Post Office •’ s P er Mmg his annual leave at Waipiata. Mrs W. McKinlay has returned from a ;l°. Ilda 7 s ,e e nt in the North Island. . Miss A. Varcoe is at present spending a holiday at Cromwell. Mrs R. Drummond has returned from a holiday at Queenstown. The librarian, Miss A. Nicholls. is at present on annual leave. The Rev. J. M. Daley is on a visit to Dunedin. Mr and Mrs F. O’Regan, of Gisborne, are on a visit to Lawrence. Mrs J. Nome has left on an extended holiday, to be spent in Wellington.