GORE

Southland Times, Issue 23543, 24 June 1938, Page 4

GORE

NOVA SCOTIAN INDUSTRIES PROFESSOR BENNET’S ADDRESS

The fishing, apple growing, lumber, coal and steel and other industries of Nova Scotia were described by Professor C. L. Bennet, of Halifax, in an address to the Gore Chamber of Commerce. Professor Bennet gave a brief account of the manner in which the fishermen made their living, and the way their produce was marketed. Apple growing, he said, had been carried on in Nova Scotia for the last. 300 years, and it was claimed that the apples were the best in the world. There was something about the soil, which was 20 feet deep, and. the late frosts and mild summer sunshine which produced first-class apples. Incidentally, they were exported in barrels, the result being that the coopers did a thriving trade. Nova Scotia was about the length of the South Island of New Zealand, and half the width, with a density 'of population almost twice that of New Zealand. There were many more farms there than in New Zealand, consisting largely of small holdings. Nova Scotians were of .fairly, pure British stock. There was a highlyrespected German section and a few scattered French people, but on the whole they were a solid, Scottish, conservative class. There was a good attendance, Mr H. A. Price presiding. Professor Bennet was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his address.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY To select the Eastern Southland representative team to play the English team at Gore on July 2, a women’s hockey trial match was played at Riversdale. The match was played in cold weather, but the teams were well matched and gave a good display. The A team showed superior combination in the forwards and won by seven goals to two. The same teams will be matched at Hockey Park tomorrow, and the team will be chosen after another match on Tuesday. PERSONAL Dr T. McKibbin, medical officer oi health for Otago and Southland, arrived at Gore by the midday express yesterday. He met members of the Gore Borough Council last evening and discussed the proposed water scheme with them. BASKETBALL Following are the Eastern Southland basketball fixtures for tomorrow: — A Grade.—Mataura v. McKenzies, at hostel at 2.50 p.m.; Albion v. St. Patricks, at hostel at 2 p.m.; Smiths v. High School, at hostel at 2 p.m. B Grade.—Waikaka Valley v. Mataura, at hostel at 2.50 p.m.; Waikaka v. St. Patricks, at High School at 2 p.m. Referees.—Hostel, Mrs Archer and Mr Brownlie; High School, Mrs Smith; Mataura, Mr Grant. GOLF The draw of the. Gore Golf Club for a four-ball bogey match to be played tomorrow is as follows, fours to be arranged at the links:—Hawke and Hunter; Thomson and Melville; Turnbull and Mitchell; Feast and E. Taylor; L. Barron and West; A. K. Wilson and McQuarrie; Martin and D. M. McLeod; McGregor and Parsons; Caverhill and Cormack; D. S. McLeod and Aitken; F. Young and S. Taylor; Boyne and Atkins; G. J. Thompson and Sutherland; McCaughan and Boult; Rice and Cochrane; Caldwell' and' McKean; Reid and Hunt; N. Young and Campbell; Crosbie and Allan; Tansley and Ward; A. Wilson and White; G. Young and Ritchie; Price and Steans; Smith and Barsdell; C. Barron and Milsom.