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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18466, 3 August 1934, Page 6

Tlie Grand National ski championships are being held at Mount Cook. The weather is ideal and the snow is in good condition. The following is the draw for tomorrow’s games under the auspices of the Poverty Bay Football Association: — Schools competition : Mangapapa v. To Hnpara, and Haiti v. Celtic, at 2 p.in., referees, Messrs. J. Miller and J. Easton. The senior matches will commence at 3 p.m.

Another reminder of the importance of studying mileage costs was . given to carriers by Mr, R. F. Gambrill, chairman of the No. 4 Transport Licensing Authority, at to-day’s sitting!. “It’s just as bad to charge 100 much as too little,” remarked Mr. Gambrill. “If you charge too little you’ll get .all the business in the world—and go broke.” Two additional planes for Auckland arrived from Sydney by the Abel Tasman. They are both Moth machines and were purchased second-hand by Mr. 1,. W. Swan, secretary of the Auckland Aero Club, on his recent visit to Australia. One was purchased for the Auckland Aero Club and the other on behalf of Mr. Martin Scott, of Auckland. The manager of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union’s representative team, Mr. K. It. . Waite, telegraphed from Te Aro-ha last evening indicating that- the team was in good fettle, and was' confident. of the outcome of the match with the Thames Valley union representatives, which is to be played at Te Aroha to-morrow. Hospitality had been heaped upon the members of the team, the telegram further indicated, and a civic reception had been accorded the. Poverty Bay players on their arrival at Te Aroha.

Three light aeroplanes that have been flown from England to Australia were seen in company at Te Rapa aerodrome, Hamilton, on Wednesday, when Miss Jean Batten, the New Zealand girl flyer, arrived from Alangere in her own machine. Two of the local aeroplanes flown out to meet Miss Batten were the Auckland Aero Club’s blue Moth ZK —ACK, formerly owned by Mr., Oscar Garden, and Mr. S. J. Black'more’s Desoutter monoplane, originally the property of Flying-Officers C. E. Kay and It. L. Piper. Both the Moth and the Desoutter, as welt as Miss Batten’s silver machine, have contributed to the history of aviation by being flown successfully from England to Australia. The East Coast Rugby Union’s management committee lias accorded strong support .to the proposal by the Tokomaru Bay sub-union that W. Te Whata be reinstated as a Rugby Union player. Te Whata was formerly a prominent East Coast representative, and in 1925 was induced to take up the League code, with some other Maori players from the East Coast who wore included in a team sent to Australia under League auspices. He was regarded as a great loss to the Union game, and as the opposing code offered no further opportunities to players on the Coast, Te Whata has been out of football for several years, though tiis capabilities have always been recognised.

The fortnightly meeting of the Ancient Order of Foresters, Court William Gladstone, was held in the Masonic Hall, Childers road, on Wednesday evening, when there was a good attendance of the brethren. The chief ranger, Bro. W. J. Attwood, occupied the chair, and the following past chief rangers accompanied him bn the dais: —Bros. E. File, F. S. Sell, A. W. Hanibling, F. Foster, V. Venables, C. Prvce, and J. Williamson. The quarterly balance-sheet was adopted, this being of a satisfactory nature. One candidate was initiated into the order, an impressive ceremony being conducted by P.C.R., Bro. V. Venables, assisted by P.C.R.s., Bros. A. W. Hainbling and J. Williamson, the sub-chief ranger, Bro. S. Brace, giving the final charge. The meeting closed with honors to the chair.

An allegation that East Coast Maori players had been privately approached by a Gisborne resident, in connection with nominations for the Maori football team which is to tour tho South Island in September, was made at a meeting of the East Coast management committee when an official inquiry was received from the Maori Advisory Board for particulars of players who might be included. It was agreed that the Advisory Board bo written to, asking whether any Gisborne resident had authority to approach players indirectly, or to make selections on behalf of the board. In answer to the board’s letter, it was decided to nominate P. Kutia, A. Crawford, and J. Lockwood, Tolaga Bay; John Mcllroy, Tokomaru Bay; J. C. Reedy, George Reedy, T. McClutchie, L. Maki, It. Harrison, and P. Goldsmith, Ruatoria ; R. Paenga, G. Ferris, G. Pepere. and T. Morete, Wniapu. Further nominations from the Hicks Bay sub-union area will be forwarded later.

A collision between two aeroplanes was averted by the prompt action of one of the pilots when Miss Jean Batten, the Auckland airwoman, arrived at. the Te Rapa aerodrome, Hamilton, on Wednesday. Throe machines from Auckland and three from Hamilton circled above the town in company, and, on returning to Te Rapa, five circled over the aerodrome before landing. Flight-Lieutenant S. Wallingford, in a Government Moth, was gliding in to land and was only a few feet from the ground when a Desoutter monoplane, piloted by Mr S. J. Blackmore, of Hamilton, landed from a different. direction. Ilis aeroplane passed directly in front of the other machine. Flight-Lieutenant Wallingford opened the throttle, and made a rapid climbing turn, avoiding the other machine by a small margin. He circled the aerodrome again and landed without incident.