THE OAMARU DISTRICT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23886, 14 August 1939, Page 12

THE OAMARU DISTRICT

(FROM OUR OWN

RUGBY FOOTBALL NORTH OTAGO BEATS SOUTH CANTERBURY DULL GAME AT TIMARU EIGHT POINTS TO SIX • By beating South Canterbury jn the return match at Timaru on Saturday, North Otago maintained its unbeaten representative record this season. The game was, on the whole, a dull exhibition, and mostly confined to the forwards. Of the North Otago pack. Strachan, Gard, Brown, and Depree were the best in the loose, whilst Miller, Geddes and Low worked well in -the tight. Miller gave his backs a ,good supply of the ball, but Ede was a bit slow at sending his backs away. Gillies and McLaren made the most of their few opportunities, and Kilgour made a few breaks. The two wingers, McCabe and McLean, did not see much of the ball, and on defence, got their man before he had made much headway. Easton, at full-back, gave his usual polished performance, but there was room for criticism in his attempts at goal-kicking, which was not of his usual standard.

Mills, McCully, Dawson and Gillespie were the only South Canterbury forwards who impressed. Emery replaced Parsons, and gave a good display behind the scrum. Of the back line, Kelly, Goodson, and Nelson played well, and Rollinson, at full-back, tackled well, but his line-kicking was not very efficient. The Play

The teams were as follows: North Otago.— S. Easton- (captain), K. McCabe, A. Kilgour, T. McLean, R. McLaren, D. Gillies, B. Ede: J. Depree. R. Miller, E. Strachan, I. Geddes, N. Low, J. Hedley, H. Gard and R. Brown. South Canterbury -C. Rdiinson, W. Murphy, G. Wright, R. Nelson, W. Kelly, L. Goodson. Emery, W. McCully, G. O'Hara, N. Campbell, B. Gillespie, P. Gale, F. Dawson, P. Fitzgerald, and G. Mills (captain). South Canterbury kicked off into the sun, and North Otago went right on to attack. Easton marked a speculator and found touch about the Green's' twenty-five. From a scrum, Ede received the ball, but the South Canterbury side men, Gillespie and Fitzgerald were soon on' top of him. Play swung across the field, and Rollinson picked up from the North Otago forwards' feet, and got a lucky kick in. McCabe raced to catch it, and pased infield to his forwards, and after a number of scrums in the - South Canterbury twenty-five, Strachan, Gard, and Geddes dribbled through for the latter to score near the posts. Easton made no mistake with the kick. , North Otago 5, South Canterbury nil.. North- Otago was once more on attack, and Kilgour was called back for a knock-on after a good cut through to the South Canterbury line. Gillespie was caught ,off-side, and;. Easton missed a kick at gpal'from■%; fair angles South Canterbury looked dangerous, but Kilgour dropped back to save. The North Otago forwards turned defence into attack, and the Greens were in trouble once more. Lifting in the scrum by South Canterbury gave. Easton another attempt at goal, ; which be missed. Kilgour broke through, but was caught in posession. A hard forward tussle with Strachan, Gard, and Miller prominent resulted in

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McLaren throwing a high pass to McCabe, who made a bid for the line, but was brought down. Emery speculated, but Easton proved safe. Rollinson sent North Otago back to the twenty-five, and the Green forwards intercepted a bad pass from Ede, and Easton was again called to defend. The North Otago backs went away with chain passing, but McLean knocked on after a good run. An infringement by Emery gave Easton another attempt at goal from an easy angle. Dawson missed with a penalty for South Canterbury. Rucking play by Brown, Geddes, and Strachan had the Greens in trouble, but the ball was kicked over the line for South Canterbury to force. Murphy placed the Greens on attack with a good run, which was stopped by Easton, and Dawson had two shots at goal from penalties, being successful with his second effort. North Otago 5, South Canterbury -3. North Otago pressed and secured the ball near the line, Ede worked the blind side, but Geddes was penalised for offside play. Uninteresting play followed, with Easton living several unsuccessful attempts at goal. The North Otago forwards were pressing again, buf a clever pass back to Rollinson gave him the opportunity to save. The half time whistle sounded with the scores: North Otago 5. South Canterbury 3. Fitzgerald was prominent in a loose ruck, and the ball travelled out to Nelson .and- Murphy the latter dropping it. Play swung Infield, and South Canterbury were penalised. JEaston's kick failed to find touch, and Rollinson sent his forwards awav with a sweeping kick downfield. Emery received the ball near the North Otago line, but kicked too hard and North Otago forced. Bustling tactics by the visiting t>ack took the clay well into Green territory, where Emery was penalised for a scrum infringement, and Easton found the posts. North Otago 8. South Canterbury 3. . A long touch-finder by Murphy sent North Otago back, but Easton again proved safe. Emery sent his backs away following a rally by the Green forwards, but Kelly missed his pass. A scrum infringement gave Dawson a chance to goal, but he missed the posts. The South Canterbury pack kept up the pressure, and Dawson aeain failed to goal from a penalty. South Canterbury nearly scored after a good dash by Wright, and in the following scrum Gillespie was injured, and was replaced by Craig. Dawson met with success from an easy position when North Otago was again penalised near the line. North Otago 8. South Canterbury 6. . A clearing kick by Gillies terminated a strong South Canterbury attack, and a rucking forward tussle in midfield followed. A penalty kick sent the visiting team into Green territory, and McLaren kicked through a gap and followed up fast, but was beaten to the ball when it went over the line. The North Otago pack was going exceptionally well at this period, making frequent attacks on the Green line, several of these very nearly resulting in tries. McLaren iust missed the posts with an attempt at a field goal. Rollinson temporarily . relieved the position with a line kick to halfway, but the fast North Otago forwards repeatedly broke. through and had-the upper hand over the last stages of the game. The final score was: North Otago' .. ~ 8 points.;I South Canterbury .. . p points.;, : ' C ' Mr K. Clarke was the -referee. ; : .■ Junior Game In the iunior representative match, played as a curtain-raiser. South Canterbury defeated North Otago by, 16 points to 9 after a rather uninspiring exhibition, in which the score was actually, not a fair indication of the plav. The heavier South Canterbury oackmen had the advantage in the tip-ht forward olay. but the North Otago pack more than held its own in the loose play and in the back movements. For South Canterbury, tries were scored by Stewart and Scott. Ryan converting, both tries and kicking two penalty goals. Lanev and Henderson scored North Otago s two tries and Robson secured a penalty goal. The referee was Mr Bush. LOWER GRADE RESULTS The lower grade matches on Saturday resulted as follows: Third Grade Excelsior won by default from Waitaki. . ' Athletic 16. Old Boys nil. Fourth Grade Athletic 8, St. Kevin's 3. Excelsior won by default from Ola Boys. Fifth Grade Athletic 6. St. Kevin's 6. Waitaki B 9. St. Patrick's 3. HOCKEY JACOBS CUP COMPETITION The matches for the Jacobs Cup handicap competition on Saturday resulted as follows:—Oamaru A 9 beat Oamaru B 7. Rovers A 12 beat Rovers B 9. SHIPPING ACTIVITIES PORT OF OAMARU High Water.—August 14: 1.36 a.m. and 2.2 p.m. Notes The Karu will load about Wednesday, for Wellington. Nelson, and New Plymouth, via ports. Messrs Dalgety and Co., as agents, advise that the Maimoa is due at Oamaru on August 16 from Port Chalmers to load meat and general cargo for London and west coast United Kingdom ports. The Waipiata is expected here about Wednesday to load for Wellington and Auckland, via ports. The Wainui is due on Tuesday, to load for Wellington. Gisborne. and Napier, via ports. PERSONAL A pleasing function took place at the premises of Messrs Hinton and Vincent. Oamaru. on Friday night, when the fruiterers of Oamaru met to express their felicitations to Mr J. Vincent on his aoproaching marriage. On their behalf. Mr H. Stevens presented Mr Vincent with a crystal water set. and conveved to him all good wishes for his future happiness and success. Others who joined in the expressions of good wishes were Mrs A. Bremner, Mrs Young, and Messrs R. Hinton. W McNaught, J. Clare, and D. Marshall. Mr Vincent made a suitable reply in Acknowledgment of the gift.

AMERICA AND THE WORLJJ W.E.A. LECTURE ADDRESS BY MR J. H. KEMNITZ The World Affairs Class of the local Workers' Educational Association met in the Peter Pan Theatre to hear an address by Mr J. H. Kemnitz on "America and the World." Mr H. Grocott presided over a fair attendance. Mr Kemnitz was a member of an Otago University debating team which visited the United States of America in 1937. He was able, therefore, to illustrate his remarks by reference to what he had been told and what he had seen then. He pointed out recent changes. The two facts, he said, which had impressed him most had been the intensity of the antipathy of American students towards any entanglement in the affairs of " the European mad house," and, secondly, the general expectation that New Zealand would welcome the disintegration of the British Empire. Neutrality Legislation At that time Congress was passing the neutrality legislation. Many Americans did not believe it would isolate them, but were " going to give it a go." But that feeling had changed somewhat, for, though Roosevelt's proposed modification of this neutrality law had been postponed for three months. Mr Kemnitz said he did not believe the Legislature was in touch with local feeling, and even the New York Times had declared that Congress, by 'shelving the Acts, had given an invitation to war. Dr Roscoe Pound had explained in Auckland recently how Roosevelt's work was hampered by American respect for the Constitution, and their determination that "the separation of the Powers should not be impaired, as it would be by the proposed legislation. Their Majesties' Visit He had been very much surprised, said Mr Kemnitz, by the warmth of the welcome to the King and Queen, because Edward VIII had been very popular in the States, and this popularity of "Edward and Wallis" had led to some antagonism towards George VI. He illustrated both points very amusingly from newspaper extracts. However, the welcome, he said, had shown the fundamental affinities of the two peoples. Mr Cordell Hull Mr Kemnitz paid a tribute to Cordell Hull, who had entered the Administration as an insignificant member, and yet had carried through one of the foremost international jobs during the past five years. His reciprocal most-favoured-nations agreements had been a profound reversal of policy, and he had recently been described by an American as a "Colossus." Kennedy, too. had done a great work in encouraging mutual appreciation of the American and British peoples. Naval Defence America was the only power, continued Mr Kemnitz, which enjoyed effective naval defence, and so although she did not fear Japan, any threat to Hawaii was another matter. Many Americans believed that the United States could play its part in safeguarding world peace most effectively by remaining the question mark in world relations. In any case it was the greatest factor making for peace to-day. On Thursday next Mr lan Milner will speak on " China's Fight for Freedom." GOLF QUALIFYING ROUNDS POSTPONED The qualifying rounds for the championships on Saturday were postponed oh accounf of the bad weather, the greens being in anything but good condition. The Women's Club's match against Waimate will be played at Waimate on August 24. iaNEMA~S™TAINMENTS MAJESTIC THEATRE " Suez" The story of the terrific struggles of the engineers to carve a waterway through the desert, to make what is now known as the Suez canal, is vividly depicted in "Suez," the spectacular historical drama which shows finally to-night. Some of the most lavish settings seen on the screen in recent years are a feature of the film, and there is a storm scene that must rival that in the memorable "Hurricane." though of a different type. Handsome young Tyrone Power heads the cast as Ferdinand de Lesseps. the courageous French engineer whose indomitable spirit was an important factor in the construction of the great canal. He gives an impressive performance in the most important role of his brief but illustrious screen career, and he makes the figure of the Frenchman a colourful and appealing one. Loretta Young and Annabella are both excellent as the two women in the life, of de Lesseps. whose influence was so'important in urging him on to overcome the difficulties with which ho was faced. Joseph Schildkraut. J. Edward Bromberg. and Henry Stephenson are also in the cast. TRINITY COLLEGE, LONDON OAMARU CENTRE EXAMINATIONS Following are the results of the elocution examinations conducted by Mr Rupert Harvey, London:— Highest Local Division Edna Cormack. 71, pass (Miss Henaghan, F.T.C.L.). Advanced Senior Division Lindsay Chapman, 79, merit (Miss Henaghan). Senior Division Lorna Haugh, 71, pass (Miss Henaghan); Joyce Haugh, 68, pass (Miss Henaghan). Intermediate Division Ngaire Domigan, 87, honours (Miss Henaghan); Catherine Howell, 71, pass (Miss Henaghan)); Kathleen Lee, 68, pass (Miss Henaghan). , Junior Division Valerie Wilson, 76, merit (Miss Henaghan). PLUNKET SOCIETY WESTON BRANCH The annual meeting of the Weston-Totara-Kia Ora-Ardgowan sub-branch of the Plunket Society was held in the Weston Hall. The financial statement snowed a substantial credit balance. The work of the branch had prospered, and appreciation was expressed of the support given by friends. The garden party held at Mrs T. GemmeU's residence resulted in £lO 10s 6d being raised for the Plunket Society. The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing term:—President. Mrs W. Harvey: vice-presidents— Mesdames G. Stevenson. T. Gemmell, I. Mitchell: secretary. Mrs O. Howell; committee. Mesdames B. Brightwell, A. Coe.

ORGAN RECITAL HALL OF MEMORIES PROGRAMME BY MR MURRAY A. FASTIER A delightful programme of organ i music was presented by Mr Murray '.A. Fastier at a recital in the Hall ,of Memories, Waitaki Boys' High' ISchool, yesterday afternoon, the organist being assisted in the programme by She school band, under the conductorsjiip of Mr P. W. Hargreaves. [Mr Fastier took for his first number " Konata da Chiesa" (Hendrik Andriits little old-world theme forming a basis for delightful variations, and,' with an exceedingly brilliant finale employing the whole ton<v scale, and requiring tempo dexterity. \ Handel's " Sarabande" and " GijJ'uc " were two very dainty harpsi- | chorcK pieces arranged for the organ, in whicfci the organist found a remarkable imitation of the harpsichord tone. For his final number in the opening bracket Mr B'astier played Cesar Franck's "Prelude, Fugue, and Variation," which!was founded on a very beautiful thetne, and made a very acceptable item. 'The fugue was clearly played, and the' variation a very dainty piece of playing. The organist's second .bracket comprised wY>rks by Edouard Commette. | The " Mafch Solenelle" was a bold subject, played with splendid rhythm, I and with tlie massive chords startlingly clear, made, a very impressive number. "Absoute" ; was an imp~essive piece devoted to part of the French cathedral servicer the organist creating an atmosphere #i real cathedral music. " Piece Breve " was a delightful little work, in which Mr Fastier employed a very effectrVe combination of stops, and the "Toccata" provided a very brilliant piecei of playing. The florid manual accompaniment, played over the massive pedal subject, gave a thrilling effect innd comprised a masterly interpretation of the piece. For his last brucket. Mr Fastier contributed light vand attractive tunes known by everybody, commencing with Mendelssohn's "Spring Song, and giving a very! effective bell-like registration in EridCoats's " Bird Song at Eventide," and concluding with the Donular airs of fThe Auld Scots Sangs." Mr Fastidr displayed fine technique and rhythVru with brilliant clarity of playing in isfl his numbers. The school band displayed a fine quality of tone and", execution in Herold's "Zampa," the, variety of subjects in the selection malting it a very nleasing item, full of viiried interest. There was fine attack i'nd excellent solo work in the numberl Tfl e hymn was delightfully played, aftd the band's rendition of the march " Qn the Quarterdeck " (Alford) was all tihat a march ought to be. \ MORE SNO\V \ , WINTRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE North Otago experienced anonher fall of snow, commencing on FridaA afternoon and continuing throughout the night to leave a white mantle, of a couple of inches over Oamaru or* Saturday morning. A bitterly y e cold southerly wind yesterday continued .the wintry conditions, and though Saturday and Sunday were sunny, the srlow continued to lie in the shady plates. On Saturday morning ski-ing enthusiasts made the most of their opportuoi* ties on the reserves about the towmi where the snow was in good conditionfor this sport. Twenty members of tha I Waitaki Ski Club made a\ week-end l j trip to Mount Cook and Ball Hut, returning to town last "night. ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND ABOUT TOWN Wafareka Sale Present entries for t6-morrow's Waiareka sale include pens of fat sheep and cattle, and 500 bales of good clover and rye grass hay. Further entries are invited. Automobile Association . The annual meeting of the North Otago Automobile Association will be held in Presland's tea rooms on Tuesday, August 29. In addition to the usual business of consideration of the annual report and financial statement, and the election of officers, Chief Traffic Inspector McDowell (Dunedin) will address members on matters of mterest to motorists. Clearing Sale Full particulars are advertised In this issue of an important clearing sale to be held by the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd.. on August 21, on account of Mr T. Simpson, "Glenmoa," Island Cliff, the stock to be offered including horses, implements, and oaten sheaf and oats. CONSTABLE'S FUNERAL Senior Sergeant T. I. McGregor and several members of the Oamaru police force attended the funeral at Timaru on Saturday of Constable W. J. Watt (Waimate), who was fatally injured in the motor accident at the Elephant Hill bridge whilst investigating the recent tragedy at Redcliff. MINIATURE RIFLES Maheno Ladies' Club The following are the scores of the Maheno Ladies' Club weekly shoot:— Miss N. Dougherty 78. Mrs Rawson 77 Mrs Barker 74. Miss D. Weir 74, Mrs Price 74. Mrs Gorinski 72. Miss E. Riddell 70. Mrs Robinson 70. Miss D. Sinclair 68. Miss M. Johns 67. Miss C. Johnston 66. Miss M. Muldrew 66. Mrs Dreaver 66. Mrs Lindsay 65. Miss V. Currie 65 Miss C. Davis 59. Miss J. Muldrew 56. Mrs W. Wilson 56 Miss F Cook 54, Mrs Neill 52. Mrs H. A. Muldrew 51. Mrs H. Wilson 51. Railway Ladies v. Maheno Ladies Railway Ladies scored a decisive win over Maheno Ladies on the Maheno range on Wednesday night. The scores Railway.—Mrs Hore 78 Miss O'Connell 77 Miss Hall 75. Mrs Andrew 75, Mrs McFadgen 74. Mrs Algie 73. Miss Bartley 73. Miss Browri 721 Mrs Robertson 71 Mrs Goodall 70. Mrs Gilbert 69 Miss Anderson 72;—total. 879. Maheno.—Miss N. Dougherty 78. Mrs Rawson 77. Mrs Barker 74. Miss D. Weir 74 Mrs Price 74. Mrs Gonnski 72 Miss E. Riddell 70. Mrs Robertson 70' Miss O. Sinclair 68. Miss M. Johns 67' Miss G. Johnson 66. Miss M. Muldrew 66;—total. 856. waTmate Rugby Football The representative Rugby match between the Waitaki and Waimate Subunions to-day resulted in the southern team being defeated by 13 points to 3. Neither team was at full strength owing to representation from both sides in the North Otago versus South Canterbury match, the Waitaki team

being considerably weakened in this respect. There was a fairly good attendance. On their appearance, it was expected that the Waitaki forwards would prove too heavy for the Waimate pack. but. the latter held their own until the closing stages of the game. The Waitaki inside backs did not function satisfactorily, and the wings were invariably starved of the ball. D. Hampton, in particular, was content to speculate. The full-back, W. Kinder, was responsible for some good saves, and was sound on defence, although his line kicking lacked length. The Waitaki forwards were fairly even, the most conscpicuous being B. Grant, W Smith, J. Cleave, and W. McCully. The half-back. R. Gard, initiated Waitaki's scoring movement. He secured the ball from a loose ruck in the closing stages of the game, but was tackled almost on the line. Grant, who was handy, grounded the ball, the attempt to convert being unsuccessful. Waimate won the majority of the scrums, G. Vucetich nlavine particularly well, and R. Lindy. the half-back, and J. Frojst, at first fiveeighth, also played sound games. The two most noticeable forwards were P. Hansen and C. Hanham. . The scorers for Waimate were Vucetich (2) and Hansen. K. Giles and R. Lundy converted the tries scored by Vucetich. The Rev. R. J. Griffiths was the referee.

The players were entertained at dinner by the Waimate Sub-union.

Centennial Show The November show of the Waimate A. and P. Association will be .termed the centennial show. At a meeting of the committee it was decided, pn the proposal of Mr H. J. C. Harper, to arrange for a procession of an historical nature on show day. the display to illustrate, in the main, the progress of the development of farming equipment and transport. It is hoped to arrange for a bullock wagon to take part, while an effort will be made to secure a variety of farm implements used in the past. An innovation in the schedule for the show is an award for the best trade display of farm machinery. A new class of interest to the juveniles is a pet lamb competition. Miniature Rifles

The following are the results of the miniature rifle shooting matches:— Glenavy—A. Coumbe 80. N. Gibson 79. D. McCulloch 79. R. Corbett 78, J. Paul 78. G. McCulloch 78. E. Simpson 78. N. Fleming 77. S. Maihaoroa 77, R. Alexander 77, A. McCulloch 77, B. Duff 76 C. Lindsay 75. C. Dugdale 75 D. Morrison 75. H. Mountfort 74. G. Craig 72. , „ „ „ * Willowbridge—J. S. Faulkner, A. Hawke. B. Richardson. S. D. Richmond 80. J. C. Faulkner. S. F. Cox. C. Blair, A. Engelbracht. A. Douglas. G. Joyce 79. S. J. Richmond. H. Hayman 78. S, Bennett. H. Melton. jun..S. Palmer, A. Kelly C Bennett, R. Kennard 77. G. Woods 76; 10 men average 79.4.. J. S. Faulkner won the last four weeks Duncan Button with 18 consecutive bulls. ' , ,„., Willowbridge v. Studholme.—Willowbridge A: J. S. Faulkner 80. C. Blair 80. J. C. Faulkner 80. H. Melton, jun„ 80, S. J. Richmond 79. A. Hawke 78, I. Kennard 78. H. Hayman 78 S. F. Cox 77. A. Engelbrecht 74;—total, 784 Studholme A: H. O'Neill .79. L. O'Neill 79, F. Henshaw 79. J. Lindsay 79. C. Rollinson 78. G. Sullivan 77. F. Saunders 77. J. Weir 77. J. Barrar 77. J. O'Neill 76;—total. 778. Willowbridge B: A Douglas 79. R. Miller 79. H. Melton 78. A. Cruickshank 77. R. Hayman 77 J. Kelly 75. J.. Richmond 75, G. Murray 74. A. Kelly 71;— average 76.1. Studholme B: R. Butters 76 F. Butters 73 D Barrar 73. D. Coffee 72 A. Burnett 65. C. Stratford 58; average 69.5.