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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17181, 11 February 1930, Page 11

During the past lew months good progress has been made with the revaluation of the borough of Gisborne lad. the work, it is understood, is not vet complete. No indication can be obtained as to the trend of the new valuations, and it is unlikely that any information <>n the subject will be available until the end ol nest month.

Tlio recent spell of wet weather has resulted iri some of the campers at Ka.iti beach returning to their homes before the usual time, though the locality has lost none of its seasonable appearance. Last week three families struck earn]), hut with yesterday’s change in the weather if is probable that- they have repented their hasty departure.

For its; carnival at th»* High School hatha to-night, tile (lisborne Amateur Surf ami Swimming Club has provided an attractive, programme of championship handicap, diving, and relay events, while a water polo match should create considerable interest in view of it being the final appearance of the elult's re pro-, sentatives prior to their departure for the Hawke’s Bay provincial champion-, ships to he held in Napier.on February 17 and 18. The 220yds. men’s club championship should he a good race. Seldom litis a club title race here, pro-; sen ted such an mpon issue, •with the four competitors, R. Oolebourne, 1). W. MeKengue, <l. Miller, and E. Bradley, all at the top of their form. The carnival which was to have been held on| Thursday night lias been postponed until the swimmers return from Hie Hawke’s Bay championships.

Both the Gisborne ;ind’ Poverty Bay bowling clubs are represented at th<> Hotoma tournament, which commented yesterday. The personnel of the teams is as under :—Gisborne : R. Robertson (skip), M. W. Craig, Cossey, and J. McMcCulloch. Poverty Bay: \Y. J. MiteClibbon (skip). J. J. Hartley. \\. Coutts, and K, Ross.

Advice was received by ilie Gisborne Boxing Association's executive this afternoon of- Keg. Trowem's intention to reach Gisborne by to-mor-row afternoon's service ear. An endeavor will bo made to arrange for a

sparring -exhibition at the Pastimes Club during to-morrow evening’s training session.

Cricketers wlio engaged in dub mUtches'at the Oval on Saturday ate still discussing with appreciation the remarkable Catch made by A. 0. Woodfield, playing for Tilrringaiiui versus Civil Service. The player ran a considerable distance to intercept a great hit by Simpson, of the Civil Service team, and still running at top speed put forth his‘hand'am! plucked the ball out of the an* just a second before it would have crossed tlie boundary. The ball was falling rapidly at that time, and the catch "was only afew inches off the ground, one of the 1 best feats of its kind seen at theOval for years.