TOLAGA BAY NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17955, 6 December 1932, Page 10

TOLAGA BAY NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.) On Saturday afternoon the yearly garden fete in aid of the Anglican Church was held in the Domain, Tolaga Bay, and there was a record crowd of adults ’and children. The sky was slightly overcast, providing a welcome respite from the heat which had been experienced, and the shady trees provided ideal resting places for the spectators and participators in the various events. The children’s races, which were under the supervision of the Rev. D. J. Hodgson, resulted as under: Boys’ race for school banner: Albert Wanau, 1; Rav Hickey, 2: Keith Smith, 3. Girls’ race: Vera Higgins, 1; Brenda Cranswick, 2; Dorothy Agnew, 3, Decorated doll’s pram: Ray McCreedy, 1; Olive Rennie, 2. Decorated bicycle: Bert Lawrence, 1; Stanley Sharpe, 2; Barbara Kin<(, 3. Pram decorated by adult: Mrs. Redstone, 1; Mrs. King, 2 ; Mrs. Ross, 3. The stallholders were: Fish pond, Miss M. Kemp; afternoon tea, Mrs. Morsehcad; sweets and cakes, Mrs. Craill; fancy goods, Mrs. Jolly; garden produce, Mrs. Donald: hoop la, Miss Dunlop; darts. Mr. Monzies; coconut shy, Mr. J. B. Slipper; miniature coins, Mr. G. Goodley; competition, Miss MacDonald ; children’s activities, Mr Currie. Although rain fell on only four days in November, the school gauge registered nearly twice as much, .79in., as in the corresponding month of the previous year, when the fall was 49 points. Although rain threatened for the greater portion of the day, only a few drops fell in the late afternoon when the Tokomaru Bay bonders visited the local green to play the first round of the Carver Cup, in which the local teams won by a margin of 1.1 points, scores being: Tokomaru Bay, 99; Tolaga Bay 110. Details of the games were as follow, Tokomaru Bay being mentioned first in .each . instance: — Ramsey, Kay, Corbett, Findley (s) 18, v. Lincoln. Ross, Mattaiazzi, Tempest (s) 24; Savage, Law, Hankey, Thompson (s) 25, v. Craill, McCreedy, Morrison Farrell (s) 25; Brechin, Lo Beau, Riddell, Walker (s) 12, v. Higgs, Rennie, Iv. F. Smith, Hurlstone (s) 31; Hanleon, McKee, Stafford, Roberts (s) 15, v. B. Smith, Christopherson, C. W. Taylor, Murphy'(s) 21; Porter, Powell, Lowe, H. Roberts (s) 29, v. Sloan, Boreham, Harries, Knox (s) 9. Other matches wore Hutchins, Mills, Taylor, Hopkinson (s) 22, v. Robertson, C. E. Smith, Buzza, Colley (s) 21. There were a largo number of spectators, both visiting and local, and the ladies served a delightful afternoon tea, which was much appreciated. Mr. and Mrs J. P. Hoare and family left on Sunday morning for Wanganui. —Miss Flora’ Mackintosh, Tauranga, is expected here to-morrow to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs Lohore. The concert held in the Reynold’s Hall on Thursday night was not particularly well patronised, but those who wero present spent a most enjoyable time. The first part of the programme was contributed by the pupils of Miss Sharpies and the second part by tin? members of the Unemployed Concert Party. About thirty artists took part, all doing their best to enhance the fun of the evening and being well received. Before and after tho concert the party was entertained to tea and supper by local supporters of tho object. Patrons are looking forward to the return visit which" has been promised, and are hoping that a larger attendance will reward tho efforts of the public-spirit-ed performers who made tho long journey to Tolaga Bay. Mrs Skillen, formerly of Gisborne, has joined the staff of the Gisborne Sheepfarmers’ Frozen Meat and Mercantile Company.