HOCKEY GAMES AT HAWERA

Taranaki Daily News, 7 October 1929, Page 6

HOCKEY GAMES AT HAWERA

VISIT OF WANGANUI TEAMS. . Two"'hockey teams from Wanghnuivisited Hawera on Saturday to play'Hawera teams, and the visitors in both matches proved victorious. In the ladies’ match Wanganui : won by two goals to one after having all the better of the play. During the first spell the visitors had the advantage and on several occasions should have scored. It was from one of Hawera’s few excursions into Wanganui territory that Miss R. Burn goaled, and at half-time the home team held the lead. In the second spell Hawera’s play brightened and the forwards gave Wanganui’s custodian a t-rrid time. The visitors evened the scores with a lucky shot from outside the circle. The referee stated that the ball touched a player in its flight and awarded Wanganui a goal. Wanganui’s second goal resulted from a combined forward movement, Miss J. Wakeling swinging infield from the wing and netting. Messrs. R. Johnston and C. Davies refereed. Ragged play was a feature of the men’s game, but Wanganui were a little less ragged than Hawera and won by 3 goals to 2. In the first spell G. Maloney scored for Hawera and T. Gibbs and A. C. Brun for Wanganui. In the second half Wanganui hotly attacked Hawera’s custodian, but were repulsed, and from a melee in front of the goal mouth G. Surgenor evened the scores. Eventually the game swung in favour of the visitors and Simmons goaled, leav-. ing Wanganui a goal ahead at' time. Messrs. C. Davies and E. Fryer ■ refereed. t ' In the evening the visitors w”ere entertained at a dance in the Foresters’ Hall. Music was supplied by Mr. I. Pepperell and supper arrangements were in the hands of a ladies’ committee under the management of Mesdames E. ‘Evans and W. Adams. Mr. A. Ryan was master of ceremonies. During- an interval Mr. W. J. Shepherd presented the Wanganui team with a wooden shield for annual competition. ' , GENERAL ITEMS. The Manaia Band will hold a concert and dance at the Manaia Town Hall on October 25. The Kaponga band will assist the Manaia Band in providing the programme and a good entertainment is assured. Six head of stock were impounded during the month of September by the Hawera county ranger, Mr. E. P. Grant. At Saturday’s meeting of the council he reported that he had also issued seven notices concerning the presence of gorse and overhanging trees. “Unless the work is done the road will become a quagmire in wet weather and another millstone around a struggling cocky’s neck,” wrote Mr. L. J. Morris, Okaiawa, to the Hawera County Council on Saturday. . He was referring to the state of the Mawhitiwhiti Road and requested that it be metalled. It was stated that the road would receive the necessary attention during the year. The Waimate Native Football Club held a successful ball at Oeo on Friday evening, there being a large attendance from the surrounding districts. The novelty dances were woii as follow: Balloon dance, Miss Rei.and Ruakere; spot waltz, Miss Tutu and J. Te Kiri. Messrs. S. Rei and H. Freeman acted as M.’sC. and the supper was. in the hands of Mesdames King, Ashford and Harris, assisted by a number of willing helpers. Representations regarding the attention necessary to soldiers’ graves at the Hawera cemetery were received by the Ohawe troop of the Legion of Frontiersmen from the Women’s National Reserve at a meeting held on Friday evening. Sergeant A. E. Stevens and Frontiersman E. H. Piper were appointed representatives of the troop to meet the National Reserve to discuss possible arrangements. It -was suggested by the frontiersmen that the interest of the Returned Soldiers’ Association should be obtained in the matter. PERSONAL ITEMS. News was received in Hawera on Saturday morning by Mr. G. H. Buekeridge of the death of his uncle, Mr. Joseph Walter Buekeridge, in the Palmerston North hospital. Air. Buekeridge was wellknown in South Taranaki, having been in business in Eltham for a number of years. A pioneer settler of Taranaki, who had lived over 30 years in Okaiawa, Mrs. James Bailey, died on .Saturday morning after a short illness, at the age of : 69 years. ' With her' husband she came to Okaiawa when that district was very scattered and in its early stages, and had lived there ever since. She is survived by Mr. Bailey and a family of five boys and five girls, one being Mrs. J. F. Kiley, of Hawera. One son was killed at the war, and two others saw service abroad. OPERA HOUSE PICTURES. “MODERN LOVE” TO-NIGHT. Modern married life is the theme of Universal’s “Modern Love,” the picture which will appear at the Opera House to-night. The story of “Modern Love” revolves around a young couple who take a chance on married bliss on the strength of their combined salaries being sufficient to maintain a home. The man, played by Charley Chase, objects to the arrangement and its embarrassments due to the fact that 1 they must keep their marriage a secret or the young wife will lose her position. The girl, played by Kathryn Crawford, however, that it is the practical thing to do and also she is ambitious. Jean Hersholt, in the role of employer, has an excellent opportunity to display his talent as comedian. The supporting programme will include a Music Master series” Songs of the British Isles.” The box plan is at Miss Blake’s Sweet shop.