RIVERLEA TENNIS CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1929, Page 6

RIVERLEA TENNIS CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS.

/The annual meeting of the Riverlda • Tennis Club was held on Thursday, October 10. There was a good attendance of club .members, Mr. J. Gibson presiding.

The chairman outlined the club’s successful year. By joining with Awatuna the club had been able to enter the competitions, although not very successfully. The team had played ten competition matches and some friendly matches, but no ladder matches were played. This was not at all satisfactory as it had not encouraged the younger players, who were essential to a club like Riverlea.

The balance-sheet was adopted. The financial side of the chib was fairly strong. The club had started the year with a credit of 16s 3d and finished with a credit balance of £6 Ils 3d. The expenditure amounted to £5 12s lOd. The officers elected for the ensuing year were; President, Mr.'C. Al. Kehely; vice-president, Air. J. Gibson; secretary, Miss Bremner, subject to her approval (Air. John Hey was elected as substitute if Miss Bremner were not available); auditor, manager of the Bank of New South Wales, Kaponga (re-elected). The retiring officers, Messrs. J. Gibson, J. A. Malone, and W. A. Josephson, were accorded a vote of thanks.

The subscriptions were fixed at the same figures as last year, men 10s 6d, ladies 7s 6d; honorary members as; school children 2s 6d.

The secretary of the Kaponga Club wrote asking that two delegates be sent to the meeting of the Egmont Tennis Association. The meeting decided against sending delegates as the club was not entering the competitions. The opening day was fixed for Saturday, October *26. A Yankee tournament will be held.

The meeting adopted the suggestion made by Mr. Tl. R. Harre to place the members on the ladder on their last year’s form, a new member to be placed below the first six members. The first six members on the ladder would form the team. A list of financial members would be published after opening day. Mr. W. A. Josephson was empowered to estimate the cost of re-tarring the courts and, if the funds would allow, to have, them ready for opening day. A suggestion that a singles championship, and a handicap doubles be conducted was referred to a committee comprising the president, vice-president, secretary and Mr. H. R. Harre.

Club day is to be every Saturday and the ladies are to be asked to bring a» basket.

It was moved by Mr. H. R. Harre that the bachelors provide milk, tea and sugar. This was seconded by Mr. C. M. Keliely. A pair of silver buttons were presented to the club by Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Harre for a mixed doubles open challenge. Mrs. W. Carey has returned to Eltham from a short visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Malone. , . GENERAL ITEMS. Mr. Egerton Lowe, Trinity College examiner, delivered interesting addresses to the elocution teachers and pupils on Thursday afternoon, and to the pianoforte teachers and pupils on Thursday evening at Hawera. The monthly meeting of the Manaia School Committee wan held on Tuesday. The headmaster reported tjiat the new class and science room was completed and occupied. The woodwork room and dental clinic were nearing completion. The committee decided to purchase another typewriter. The headmaster was authorised to interview the inspector with a view to starting dressmaking classes. The Hawera Beautifying Society is in the fortunate position of having a legacy from the late Mr. Joseph Wilson to spend. Members of the society and other citizens who are interested are invited to attend a meeting in the Hawera borough chambers on Tuesday evening, when it is proposed to discuss schemes for the utilisation of the fund. A large number of parents attended at the Hawera Main School yesterday afternoon, when the pupils gave an enjoyable concert, most of the items being contributed by children who had recently taken part in the Hawera competitions. The programme was arrang-. ed by members of the staff and ran very smoothly. A small charge was made for admission with the object of augmenting the fund for furnishing the school office. The Auroa Tennis Club will hold a; dance in the Auroa hall on Wednesday, October 3. A committee is making preparations, and the programme, music and supper wil] all be exceptionally attractive. The Hawera Operatic Society proposes to celebrate its recent successful production of “Going Up” by holding a social evening. Members will meet on Monday evening at Messrs. R. P. Morrissey and Co.’s salerooms to make arrangements for the gathering. At the Central Mart at Hawera today Mr. J. C. Smith’s offering will include poultry, wire-netting, an incubator, an electric range and special lines of furniture. The sale will begin at 1.30 p.m.

The Manaia Band, assisted by the Kaponga Band and Kaponga chorus party, will present an attractive musical programme at the Manaia Town Hall on October 25. Miss -Kitty Harper, Stratford, and her pupils will give a number of dances, including the “Black Bottom” ballet, A dance ; will follow at the conclusion, the music being played by the Manaia Melody Makers’ jazz dance orchestra. The proceeds of the evening will be divided between the Manaia and Kaponga bands. A free bus will run from Kaponga and Kapuni.

Used motor-cars, tyres and accessories will be offered for sale by auction at Hawera on Thursday afternoon. Messrs. R, P. Morrissey and Co. will conduct the sale at the Buick garage, Regent Street.

The regular sale of produce, fruit and vegetables will be held at 11 a.m. today by Messrs. R. P. Morrissey and Co. in their Union Street rooms, Hawera, and at 1.15 p.m. they wjll offer furniture, merchandise and poultry. The South Taranaki Power Board met at Hawera yesterday and further considered the nine applications selected from the 74 sent in for the position of secretary. The number was reduced to five, and it was decided to invite each of the five applicants to meet the hoard on Wednesday.

PERSONAL. At the meeting of the South Taranaki Power Board yesterday reference was made to the death of Mrs. E. A. Washer, the wife of a member of the board, and a motion was passed conveying the sympathy of the members to Mr. and Miss Washer. The funeral of Mrs. E. A. Washer at Okaiawa yesterday was attended by a very large gathering, fully 100 motorcars following the casket from the house, while others were in waiting at the cemetery. Representatives of local bodies and friends from all parts of South Taranaki were present, and the number of wreaths sent was unusually large. The Rev. R. E. Evans conducted the service at the house and at the cemetery, and the bearers were Messrs. J. E. Mortimer, A. Murdoch, B .McCarthy, AV. McL’Dowie, R. Mortlock and A. Muggeridge. NICOLA—MAN OF MYSTERY. LARGE AUDIENCE WELL PLEASED. Ha-wera people last night showed their appreciation of the opportunity afforded them by the Fuller interests to see Nicola, the magician, a large audience gathering at the Opera House and evincing the keenest satisfaction with the mysteries presented to them. Nicola. certainly is a remarkably versatile wizard and conjurer. Except for one assistant a comedian who has the stage to himself for perhaps ten minutes, Nicola provides the whole of an entertainment lasting over two hours, and he varies his turns so skilfull* that, the interest is maintained. All his work is sharp and clean, and every fresh: trick he does leaves the audience more mystified than ever. The magician opened his. programme last night with presentations.of some of the most famous illusion/? of the great exponents of his craft. Chinese, Indian and Egyptian mysteries were displayed, the Indian basket trick being particularly effective, and an imitation of an Argentine conjurer introduced some pleasant humour. A guinea pig, a rabbit, and a couple of geese, a set of alarm clocks, a handkerchief apparently bewitched, an umbrella and a lady’s handbag —all these were pressed into the conjurer’s service and were successfully employed to amuse and puzzle the pnlookcrs.

Nicola did card tricks and tricks with billiard balls and eggs; he manipulated a pack of cards with wonderful deftness, and he performed the strangest feat with a number of steel rings. His cabinet illusions were many and marvellous, perhaps the most thrilling being that in which he enclosed an assistant in a sort of torture chamber, apparently riddled her with spikes and swords, and in a flash presented her smiling to the audience. His sack and box trick was worked at remarkably high speed, and he gave a demonstration of his uncanny skill in escaping from handcuffs and leg irons. Nicola’s is as bright a show as has been seen in recent years. He will visit Stratford to-day and will give both matinee and evening performances at the Town Hall. If. .vk'u? y: ’i>i