North Otago and Provincial Section

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24326, 17 June 1940, Page 11

North Otago and Provincial Section

THE OAMARU DISTRICT

RUGBY FOOTBALL ATHLETIC STILL UNBEATEN u* At one stage of the game between Athletic and Excelsior on Saturday it appeared as 'if Athletic’s unbeaten record this season had come to an, end, but again in the final stages the Maroons played fine football to finish up with the score 15 —9 in their favour. The first spell was somewhat uninteresting, with no score at half time, but on changing over both teams played bright football, with brilliant incidents that raised the enthusiasm of the spectators. Smith crossed the line, but lost possession, and Hammlll, who vyas handy, touched down for the opening score, for Devon to convert. Campbell then goaled for Excelsior, and Robinson made a brilliant run through the Maroon defence for Bee to score. A few minutes later he-repeated the performance to score himself between the posts, and Excelsior led 9—5. Brilliant play by the Maroon backs saw Collins score, and Park secured the final try from a forward rush. Devon adding the extra points in both cases, the final score being: Athletic 15 points. Excelsior 9. Several kicks at goal narrowly missed, the ball hitting the uprights twice and the crossbar once. Mr W. Bee was the referee. juniors.—Old Boys 16, Excelsior 3: Athletic 8, - Waitaki 3. _ „ ’Third Grade.—Athletic 16, Old Boys 3, Waitaki 9, Glencoe 8. . Fourth Grade.—Athletic 3, Excelsior 3. Waitaki ,8. St. Kevin’s nil. ■ . , Fifth Grade.—Waitaki A 13, St. Kevin s 6: Athletic 5, Waitaki B 3. GOLF NORTH OTAGO CLUB A match played by the North Otago Golf Club on Saturday between teams selected by the president and captain resulted in a win for the presidents team by 14 to 8. Results (president s names first): —McEwan 0, V. R. Hedges 1; Mathieson 1. Domigan' 0; Judkins, sen.. 1, Judkins. jun„ 0; J. H. Scott 0, Mclntosh 1. Fraser 1. Mawhinney 0; Kent 1, Finlay 0; Millar 1, Richman 0; McCulloch i, Willis i; McLeod 1, McKelvey 0; Blacklow 1. Spowart 0; McCallum I. Anderson i. Grater 1, Armstrong 0; Bennett 0, Catto 1; J. Watson 1, Calnan 0; Simpson 1, B. E. Walton 0; Wise 0. Hendy. 1; H. Wilson 1. Brown 0; J. Walton 0, Christie 1; McQuade 1, Forbes 0; Forrest 0, A. Robertson 1; Dyson 0, Lehany 1; Mcllroy 1, Lane 0. Women's Club The best card in the Bogey Match was returned by Mrs Mcßeath, 2 down. The draw for the L.G.U. Match on Wednesday is as follows; — First Tee.—Miss Armstrong v. Mrs Mcßeath, Mrs Burton v. Miss P. Robins. Miss Lane v. Mrs Meek, Mrs Ireland v. Mrs Grater, Mrs McEwan v. Mrs Walton, Miss McQuade v. Mrs Parrel, Miss ShayleGeorge v. Miss Nlcolls, Mrs McDouall v. Mrs Donaldson, Mrs Jordan v. Miss Robins, Miss Garrey v. Mrs Spooner, Mrs Hunter ,v. Mrs Irving, Mrs Mitchell v. Mrs Watson, Mrs Ewart v. Miss Simpson, Mrs Forrest, v. Mrs Barclay, Mrs Wilson v. Mrs Turvey, Miss Parker a bye. Tenth Tee.—Miss Smith Morton v. Miss Kerr, Mrs . Yeoman v. Mrs Kerr. Mrs Murison v. Mrs Steenson, Miss Smith v. Miss Williams, Miss Henderson a bye. SHIPPING ACTIVITIES PORT OF OAMARU High Water.—June 17: 0.9 a.m. and 0.34 p.m. Coastal Movements The m.v. Karu is due to load about Friday, June 21, for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth, via Timaru and Lyttelton. The Wainui is to load on Wednesday. June 26, for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne, via ports. The-Waipiata is - expected about Saturday, June 29, to load for Wellington and Auckland, via Timaru and Lyttelton. RIFLE SHOOTING WEEKLY SCORES O’amaru Ladies’ Club.—Mrs Thyne 77 4—Bo, Miss Peterson 77—3—80, Miss W. Black 76—4—80, Miss S. McDonald 75—7 80, Miss J. Lindsay 74—11—80, Mrs Tempero 74—6—80, MiSs Simpson .66—15—80, Miss E. Rusbatch 77—2—79, Miss D. French 7g—4—79 Mrs Waby 74—5—79, Mrs Nlmmo 73 —6 —eg’, Mrs Lawrie 73—5—78, Miss F. French 71—4—75, Mrs Dennison 69 —6—75, Mrs Turvey 67—7—74. ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND ABOUT TOWN Oamaru Toe H—The sale of produce and goods held by the Oamaru Toe H for raising funds for giving the annual .outing to the boys of the Otekaike Special School, was very successful, a substantial sum being raised through the generosity of those sending in gifts and the public. Trip to Burnham.—The organisers of the recent trip to Burnham have advised that among those who contributed goods were Messrs Easton and Co. and Fraser s Bacon Factory. BASKETBALL i SATURDAY’S GAMES A Grade—Oamaru 1 24. Oamaru II 10: Waitaki I 19, Enfield A 12; Waitaki II 18, Polytechnic A 18. m . _ B Grade.— Polytechnic B 17, Total a B 5; Southern II 16. Woolworths 16; Enfield B 16. Star B 12; Southern I 33, Waitaki B 12. x ;. C Grade.—Walareka 26. Georgetown 11; Weston 24, Glencoe 19; Boarders 15, Ard£ow*n nil: Waitaki 18, Star 3; Oamaru 18, Totara 12. FORESTERS’ LODGE COURT PRIDE OF OAMARU C.R. Bro. J. Burns nrcsided at the fortnightly meeting of the Court Pride of Oamaru. at which sick pay claims amounting to £56 3s 4d were pass:d for payment. Juvenile Court Prosperity ' The following officers filled the chairs at the Juvenile Court Prosperity meeting:— Chief ranger, Ero. L. Ingles: sub-chief ranger, Bro. R. Grimmett; senior woodward, Bro. D. Hamilton: junior woodward, Bro. M. Hamilton: senior beadle, Bro. C. Brown; junior woodward, Bro. D. Grant. PERSONAL Mr C. D. McKenzie, stationmaster at Oamaru. has been appointed goods agent at Dunedin, and Mr C. A. Gallagher, assistant stationmaster at Dunedin, has been appointed stationmaster at Oamaru. Nurses Gladys Lyon and Lorraine Newlands, of the staff of the Oamaru Public Hospital, have passed the recent State preliminary examination. Visitors to the Town Mlrarriar Hotel—Mr and Mrs Mabelson, Mr and Mrs H. M. Shields (Wellington). Mr R. Seymour (Lyttelton), Mr and Mrs S Mclndoe, Mr T. Davis, Mr B. Cameron. Mr R. L. Christie, Mr J. H. Buxton (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs W. J. Carron. Miss T Carron, Mr and Mrs B. D. Anderson Mr J. P. Pollock, Mrs R. Tannock, Mr B. Tannock (Invercargill), Mr N. Harraway, Mr and Mrs F. K. Currie (Dunedin).

OAMARU SAVAGE CLUB ANNUAL MEETING Mr J. Macmillan, who presided at the annual meeting of the Oamaru Savage Club on Saturday night, was re-elected Great Chief for the ensuing year. A review of the club's activities disclosed that the membership had remained between 80 and 90, and there was a small credit balance at the end of the year. The outstanding event of the year was the celebration of the club’s tenth birthday, at which the Great Chiefs and representatives from Christchurch, Ashburton, South Canterbury and Waimate and Colonel A. E. Loach (Dominion secretary) were present, and badges were presented to Savages who had been members for 10 vears by Great Chief A. Todd (Dominion president). Visits had been received from South Canterbury and Waimate Savages, and raids made on Ashburton and Macandrew Bay. Appreciation was expressed of the services given by the Savage Orchestra. under Savage R. Jackson, and of Savage H. Benson’s assistance at the piano, and also of Savage Spooner’s work with the visitors' book. Savage C. Ewing joined the first echelon of the New Zealand Forces, and was serving in Egypt. Other office-bearers elected were as follows:—Scribe. Savage M. Thyne; Scalphunter, Savage C. E. Ferris; Council of Braves —Savages R. B. Nichols, M. H. R. Jones, G. Knowles, H. Hay, E. McDiarmid, M. Peat, A. Nuttall, S. Cameron, J. D. Familton, R. Stevenson and J. B. Purcell. KINEMA ENTERTAINMENTS MAJESTIC THEATRE “ Beau Geste.”—Thirteen years ago they made a film about the French Foreign Legion that set the standard for all Foreign Legion pictures—” Beau Geste. To-day’s remake of this unforgettable melodrama is just as unforgettable and just as melodramatic. In a season when big films are showing every week, “ Beau Geste,” now at the Majestic Theatre, stands out as top-rank kinematic entertainment. In the 1939-40 version, lean Gary Cooper tops the bill, with Ray Milland and Robert Preston in the principal supporting roles. The villainous Sergeant Markoff is brilliantly repainted by Brian Donlevy, one of the best “ heavies ” on the screen. Susan Hayward and Heather Thatcher are delightfully fitted for the two feminine performances in what is fundamentally a masculine picture. However, like so many virile screen stones, " Beau Geste ” is far from being purely masculine in its box-office appeal. All those great scenes which proved so effective in 1926—the manning of the desert fort with corpses, their discovery by the relief force, the death of the sergeant, the escape from the Arab-beleagured fort—they are equally as effective to-day. Plans are at the Bristola. OPERA HOUSE ‘ “ Hitler, Beast of Heflin.” —Showing finally to-night at the Opera House is the sensational drama, “ Hitler, Beast of Berlin.’ which was produced in America, a neutral country to reveal to the world true facts about the Nazi regime that have hitherto been suppressed by the Ges-tapo. The story concerns the activities of the German democrats, who still fight lor freedom, love of God, of family, and the things normal people hold dear. The picture portrays the life of a young German couple and their circle of mends, these people being portrayed by Roland Drew. Steffi Duna, Allan Ladd, and an immense international cast. “Money to Burn.”—Supporting Hitlei, Beast of' Berlin,” is the bright amusing Higgins family comedy, ” Money to Burn, starring the Greason family, Hairy Davenport, and cast. It Is a further episode of the hilarious life of the famous film family, and keeps the audience in laughs from beginning to end. HOCKEY SATURDAY'S RESULTS Rovers A 8 (Churchill 1. Woods 1, Brain 2 Kennedy 4) beat Oamaru A 3 (G. Minty 1 H. Lightwood 1, Thomas 1): Oamaru B 2 (Thomson 1, Maynard 1) beat Rovers B 1 (Tucker 1). RED CROSS SOCIETY Ngapara.—The report for the month at the monthly meeting of the Ngapara subbranch showed that 14 pairs of socks, 10 pairs of gloves, 5 pairs of bed socks, one balaclava, and 14 hussifs had been handed in The district collection for the Red Cross Fund was £IOB 19s, and £6 Is was raised at a dance in Rapson s barn. Besides purchasing wool the branch had forwarded £8 to the Oamaru branch. Windsor Park.— Prizes given by Mrs Webster and Mr Buzan for euchre at a Red Cross entertainment at Windsor Park, were won by Mrs J. Mulligan and Mr E. Watson. Music for dancing was supplied by Mr H. Portis, an extra by Mr L. Rowlands, with Mr F. Mulligan as M.C. Pictures given by Mrs Forrest were won by Miss Brenda King, and a cake given by Mrs Webster, by Mr J. Johnstone, jun. Other gift:! were received from Mrs Steel and Mrs Goughian. The next entertainment will he a community sing conducted by Mr J. Weir and party from Oamaru. ’