NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 84, 4 July 1928, Page 2

NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY

FROM ‘‘POST” SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

TANGARAKAU, Miss M. Kilpatrick, who has been ■relieving for the past fortnight at } the local chool, left for Ohura on Saturday last, j Mr. Cl. J- Hall, who was injured iin a football match two weeks ago returned on Saturday from New Plymouth, where he has been underf going treatment. He resumed his duties at Clio school on Monday morning. His injury has necessitated his retirement from the game for this season. Mr. W. Houlihan, who dislocated his knee some time ago, turned out for the Flat against Whanga. Mr. G- Green, who was badly cut ! about tiie rights eye la week ago, also turned out and played a great game. Miss V. McClennan, infant mistress at the Raekohua School, is. away on extended sick leave. * FOOTBALL. Perhaps in no other competition have so many unexpected wins and losses happened. After the first series of matches of the second round, thero is still no well defined leading team. Each club fields a remarkably even team and with the coming into form as a result of the past matches, some great games should result during this round. Mangaone is the only team that is showing sings of weakening and that is duo to the fact that several players are on the sick list through injuries, while one or two have left the district. Last Saturday saw two hard-fought games, from one of which Tahora emerged victors over Mangaone by 8-0 ; while in the other the Flat secured p win over Whanga in the last few' minutes by 81-0 alsoThe positions of the teams at present are: —

WHANCAMOMONA. The Tangjrrakau llubgy team met the Whanga team at Whanga on Saturday to compete for the Pellett Cup. A fair number of spectators were present and they were treated to one of the best games seen, here of recent years. A great struggle ■showed! that the teams .were very evenly balanced, a shortage of hacks in the homo team being made up in forward play. Tangarakau’s back division were a good all round lot, and were often menacing the Whanga line; but only in about the last twenty minutes of the gjame, when the local team seemed to be tiring after very gruelling play, did they penetrate the defence to score two tries in quick succession, one of which was converted. There was no score in the first spell. Whanga, in the first spell were awarded several penalty kicks, but failed to improve the score- The local team, though they lost this game, have shown better form than was expected of them, the general opinion seeming to hie that the team would be weak this season. A decided acquisition to the local team is Hancock, a hard-working player, who takes the ball cl chilly, and who wa s prominent on many occasions. Bradley and Callaghan who joined up this season are also assets to the team. Mr. A. Murphy wins referee. • On the previous Saturday Whanga defeated Mangaone at Whanga by o good margin, the score being 23 to 6. ' There was a fair attendance at the Oddfellows Ball on Friday evening last in spite of the inclement weather, and all present, including many visitors, had a very pleasant evening Boulton’s orchestra provided the music. Mr. D. Hi,slit, who was M.C., carried out Ids duties very efficiently. The hall was decorated with coloured streamers and paper flowers, but bush greenery did not feature to any great extent, owing to the difficulty of obtaining ferns in the wet weather. The hall and supper room looked very pretty, notwithstanding this. A number of old time dances were introduced in the later part of the evening. Mr. J. Gordon and Miss 0 Gill were the winners of the Monte Carlo waltz, and the Spot waltz was WO n by Mr. K. 'Anderson and Miss I). Pellett. Mr. I). Eight has Had a residence erected near the junction of the Mam and Mangere road's.

A number of local people arc suffering from influenza and bad colds, the sudden spell of exceedingly wintry weather being no doubt responsible for this.

It is proposed to start a series ot euchre and ping pong evenings locally very shortly, and arrangements are well in hancf- This form of entertainment should gain great popularity during the coming winter evenings. Mrs. Clark spent a few days in Now Plymouth last week. Mr. Waugh, of the railway staff, is spending his holiday in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Price have returned from Hawke’s Bay and Wellington, where they spent an extended holiday.

m a a (B TJ 0 rf -p o £ a S si i H, s £ 3 P d Flat 5 3 2 0 6 Whanga 5 * 3 , 2 0 6 Strathmore 4 2 1 1 5 Tahora 5 3 2 "1 3 Mangaoiie’ 6 1 4 0 2