SOUTH TARANAKI CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1929, Page 6

SOUTH TARANAKI CRICKET

POSSIBLES AND PROBABLES. With a view to choosing the South Taranaki team to play North Taranaki for the Graham Cup on November 30, the following players have been chosen to take part in trial games at Hawera tomorrow: — Probables.—Lay, Cheevers, H. Barker, S. Betts, Sturrock, Eden, A. Thomas, Hughes, Penny, Atkins and T. Young. Possibles—W. Young, Giblin, Crowbie. F. Young, Hayes, Moloney,' Abbott, Jefcoate, Twist, Crawford, V. Betts; emergencies, Gratton, Richardson and W. Barker. Town B.—W. Barker, Walker, Dowdle, Jennings, Fairweather, Mackenzie,' Jordan, Milroy, Morrison, Pacey, Herbert. Thrush; emergencies, Von Sturdier, and Stevens. Country B. —Linn, Murdock, Josephson, Tomkin, Power, Nairn, L. Ryburn, Gratton, Richardson, Baunton, C. Young; emergencies, Guy and Martin.’ . There will be no ordinary club fixtures played in South Taranaki to-morrow, w;th the exception of a match between Hawera juniors and School B at Hawera. The Hawera team is as follows:—Hawke, Hawkins, Shaw,' Beason, Prichard,. Fowke, Smith, Barleymail, .Sattler, Woollett,‘ Collins and Bradley. -— — —1 BOY THROWN FROM HORSE.. PAINFUL INJURIES SUSTAINED. Donald McLennan, aged nine, was thrown from his horse, falling heavily i to the asphalt, when he was going home from school at Alton on Tuesday. He was picked up by Mr. Davis, Alton Dairy Company store manager, and car- ' ried, semi-conscious, to Air. Illingworth’s residence. His knee and ankle were bleeding profusely and his mouth was lacerated. Treatment, by Air. and ■ Mrs. Illingworth and Mr. Davis soon had the boy free from pain and the possi- ! bility of blood poisoning. He was.eon- [ veyed to his home in Petts Road later. PATE A PERSONAL ITEMS. Miss M. Sheild, who lias been visiting Patea, has returned to Stratford. Members of Patea sporting bodies and the wireless amateurs will regret the transfer of Mr. L. A. Robinson to Whangamomona, where he is to take up the duties of postmaster. ST. GEORGE’S GIRLS’ CLUB. WINTER EVENINGS AT PATEA. Members of the St. George’s Girls’ Club, Patea, terminated their winter evenings with a progressive bridge tournament at the Sunday School room on Tuesday evening, a large number of guests being present. Keen playing resulted in the following being prizewinners: Miss Kelly and Mr, T. E. Roberts, highest scores; Mrs. W. F. Sheild and Air. E. C. Gilbert, consolation prizes. The Rev. O. Gibson presented the prizes. Aliss Kelly thanked all who had assisted the club in any way. The club had at no time fewer than 20 present at its meetings throughout the year.

ATTRACTING CHRISTMAS TRADE. RETAILERS’ ASSOCIATION’S PLANS. ' Coloured electric lights hung across the street in the business area are to lend an added air of festivity to Hawera during Christmas and New Year. This was decided at a meeting of the Hawera Retailers’ Association last night when ways and means to attract Christmas trade to the town were discussed. . '• • The . chairman, Mr.. J. M. Westaway, said the meeting was the second general one called for the purpose, but as there was not a quorum present the matter would be discussed ■. by. the executive. He deplored the lack of enthusiasm displayed by many members of the association, especially as the meeting had been called for their benefit. There had been one or two complaints from members that they had not received notice of the change of half-holiday for the show, but circulars had been sent out and if they had not been received the association could only apologise. He was pleased to announce that the membership was now 48, a record for the association. A suggestion that greenery should be included in the decorative scheme did not meet with general approval, some members taking the view that greenery withered too soon and littered the town with rubbish. In agreeing to carry out the electric lighting scheme the meeting decided to approach the South Taranaki Electric Power Board with a request that it should dbcorate the town with coloured lights from December 21 to January 4 inclusive. " ’ It was also decided to adopt a scheme of advertising, a sub-committee being appointed for thb purpose. A motion, that the association should provide a Father Christmas to parade the streets was. defeated. One of the reasons for which the previous meeting had been called was to discuss the universal half-holiday question, said the chairman. Since then, however ,the matter had been considered by Parliament, and as it was found that country meinbers were strongly opposed to any change, , the question had been allowed to lapse. He did not think the association should take any action.