CENTRAL TARANAKI NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1929, Page 12

CENTRAL TARANAKI NEWS

CYCLISTS COMPETE. Members of the Stratford Cycle Club took part in the fortnightly road race yesterday. There was an exciting finish with six riders bunched and endeavouring to force their wheels ahead to cross the chalk mark first. D. Coleman was the successful rider. J. Withers secured fastest time in GGinin 11 2-ssec. Details arc: — D. Coleman 1 K. Mehrtens 2 J. Crockett 3 J. Withers I CENTRAL DIVISION RUGBY JUNIORS. In a gruelling forward match practically devoid of interest from the spectator's point of view Stratford defeated Celtic at Victoria Park by 17 points to three yesterday. Alger (2), Keightly, D. Collins and Hughes scored, ono try being converted by P. Collins. Hamson scored for Celtic. Stratford Technical High School thirds defeated Stratford by 23 points to nil. MOTOR-CAR STRIKES BRIDGE While proceeding towards Toko on Wednesday evening a largo motor-car, owned by Mr. G. Mather and containing Mrs. E. L. McQuay, Orlando Street, and friends, crashed into the approach of Kahouri bridge on tho East Road. The night was rather foggy. Tho car was damaged but beyond bruises and slight abrasions no ono was hurt, THE CELTIC CLUB’S BALL A BRILLIANT FUNCTION. Almost a provincial significance was attached to the Celtic ball held in the Stratford town hall last night, visitors being present from practically every centre in Taranaki. The dominant decorative scheme was the green and white of tho club colours. There must have been over a mile of streamers woven, looped, and twisted into an elaborate overhead device, illuminated above and below by a fantastic arrangement of coloured lights and Chinese lanterns. The central masterpiece consisted of 30 magnificent punga fronds suspended at tho apex and drawn out to form a sweeping cone of shimmering greenery. Lights of varied hues twinkled from ■tho ferns, and entwining lycopodium. Around the walls were more pungas and bunches of greenery, tho hall presenting a memorable scene when dancing was in progress. In similar tasteful extravagance were the supper rooms arranged, green and white again serving as tho basis of tho decorative art. file committee responsible consisted of Messrs, J. Stephens, J. Callaghan, N. Waite, G. Richardson, L. Coley and M. C. Caiman. In addition a ladies strong general committee, headed by Mrs. W. Tunbridge, attended to the extensive supper arrangements, tho whole of the eatables being donated. McNeill’s orchestra of six instruments provided the music, while tho long hours of dancing were controlled by Messrs. C. Till and J. Stephens acting as M’s.C7 PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. IL Masters, chairman of the Transport Board, who has been on a visit to Wellington, has returned to Stratford. Mr. W. J. Polson, M.P., who was in Stratford for the official opening of the winter show, left yesterday for Wellington. GENERAL ITEMS. An error was made in the publication of results of two sections of the amateur art section at the Winter Show. Correct details are:—Water colour, still life: Mrs. N. B. Curtis 1, Mrs. W. Pettigrew 2, Mrs. J. D. Hay 3. Water colour, landscape or seascape, .done by exhibitor: Miss V. Rout 1, Mrs. N. B. Curtis 2, R. J. Belcher 3.