AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL

Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1930, Page 10

AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL

MEETING AT MIDHIRST. In addition to the annual sports which proved such a popular feature this year the Midhirst Sports Club will hold an axemen’s carnival in the factory reserve to-morrow. In holding a carnival of. this nature Midhirst is breaking new ground, but the club has a fin© record of successful general sports meetings to its credit and patrons may be assured of first-class entertainment. Among the events are the 12-inch New Zealand championship chop, 12-inch Taranaki championship chop, and 15-inch New Zealand championship double-hand-ed sawing. These .have attracted the leading axe and saw men, while the local and handicap events have been favoured witlj large entries. Notable among the cbmpe J ’tors will be C. Neame, who won the 15-inch New Zealand championship chop-,at • Waitui, L.- Erni, winner of the 12-inch North Island championship chop at Waitui, and J. E. Shewry, who won the 15-inch provincial championship at Okoke, ■ Besides the chief events, chain stepping, nail driving, flat races and a pillow fight are included in the programme, and at night there will be a dance in the Mid-hirst hall. Refreshments will be obtainable oh the grounds. Hafldicaps declared by Mr. A. C. Eichs.taedt, and entries for the championship events arc:— .

New Zealand (12-inch) championship. Neame, S. Neam'e,.J. E. Shewry, W. Bertrand, J. Neustroski, J. Marriner, G> Happapa, L. Erni, F. C. Corbett, F. Erni,, ,M. .Corbett. : . . Taranaki (12-inch) championship.Neame, S. Neame,. J. E. Shewry, W. Bertrand, J.-. Neustroski, J.-Marriner, G. Haup.apa,' J. S. Fletcherj L.- Erni, F. C, Corbett, A.’ R. Shewry, P. N. Corbett, F. .Erni; M. Corbett. ; ' ’ Sawing Events. Open.saw. (two cuts).—Bakewell. Bros.. 3sefl, Volzke Bros. Ssec,. Dodunski. and son 4sec, Drayitzki Bros. ’4sec, Schrieber and fiiate '4sec ? '-’W, L. Larsen and mate Gsec, Herlihy''and mate ; 7sec. • -.- Championship, sawing.—Bake well Bros., Volzke Bros., Dodunski and son, JDravitzki Bros., and Marriner, . Schrie-, •her and mrtc. - - ELTHAM SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The final meeting of th© Elthani school comflii.ttee wfls held prior to -the houffseholders’ ineeting.last night, .. . .■ ; ’ The. headmaster, Mr. R. E.- Thomas, reported: The average attendance . was 419.7 ('boys. 248,3,.’ girls . 171.4), The, present roll number- was 448. As, .there had been' little sickness. the attendance. had been very good, especially in • the infant ’classes; ’The ptoseht grade ,of the school is 6a. If the average at- '■ tendance remained, oyer '4OO as at pregent 'tbe . school .would be placed., in grade 6b; This would mean an; additional teacher, who would be of; great assistance’ as the classes were , large,. On April. U Mr.' R. . Syme,' agriculture instructor, visited the school’ and reedffi--mended tlie planting, of a hedge .round, the experimental area, and Mr. R. kidling, recommended that a hedge be .planted between the; football ground and .the school.’ Their report was very. satis•factory.: The . Dixon B'anner was for.mally presented. to, the school by Mrs. I Purser, Haw6fa. - More fine’ screenings were necessary for the path at the infant school, and for the ground near the boys’ shelter shed at the main school. More library books were required. : COLLECTION FOR THE PIPE BAND. LAST YEAR’S AMOUNT EXCEEDED. Permitted by -the Borough Council to have one street collection day. a year, the Stratford Pipe Band selected Saturday night for the collection this yeai. Tlie band paraded in uniform and marched along the main street playing selections. Accompanying the band was a lorry, the platform of which served as a floor for four dancers. The collection realised .£5 12s, over £1 more than last year. The amount was not as large as expected. The collection is one of the very few of the band s sources of. income. The band is endeavouring to fit all its members with complete uniforms but is handicapped by lack of funds. The uniforms and instruments are very costly and in an attempt to raise funds the band will probably conduct dances during the winter.

•' 12in. 12in. axeopen. men’s. sec'; sec. J. E. Shewrv ...... ... 10 10 C. Neame ......... ... 12 12 G-. Haupapa ■■ ... 12 12 'P. K. Corbett. ... ... 12 • ' 12 L. Erni . ..... ... 13 13 M. Corbett.. ....... ... 15 • 15 . W. Bertrand . ..... ... 15 15 F. C. Corbett ..... ..15 .15 J; Heustroski ..... ... 16 16 J. Marriner . ..... ... 16 16 L. Schrieber •• ... 16 16 C. • Volzke ....... ... 17 17 A. R. She wry ..... ... 17 ■ . 17 J. S. -Fletcher ... 17 17 S. Neame ......... ... 18 18 P. M, Shewry ... 19 19 V.. Larsen ... 19 19 L. Wooldridge ... ... 20 20 H. W. Henry ....... ..., 20 20 J.-Slight ......... ... 20 20 H. Nuku ' ......... .21 21 R, A. Larsen ..... ... 21 21’ 0. Holland ....... ... '22 22 F. Erni ... 22 22 J. F. Dodunski ... 22, 22 . B. Dravitzki ..... „ . . — 22 R. W. Larsen ... 23 23 P. L. Bakewell ... 23 ' 23 W. L. Larsen ... 23 23 . P, M. Conw y" . ... ... 23 ' - J. A. Mischewski ... ... 24 - 24 N? iSodunski . '.... ... 24 24' J. Francis ....... ... 25 ■ ■ 25. H. th Erhorn ... 25 25 H. Hansen ....... ... ' -25 25 J.. Whitfield : ..... ... 25 25' ' G. Herlihy-. '.. ... 25 25. J. Dravitzki ..... ... 25. . — C. Clark ......... . . .25 25 ■ S.-.F. Smith ..... ... 25/ 25 J. Read ......... ... 25 ‘25 ■ J. Graham ....... .■ 25 •' 25 ■G. Wright ... ... 25 . . —