PRIMARY SCHOOLS RUGBY

Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1932, Page 8

PRIMARY SCHOOLS RUGBY

HAWERA WIN THE LINKHORN CUP. STRATFORD BEATEN IN THE FINAL, Breaking Strut ford’s siiccesshm of victories, Hawera Main «si<|nml won Hie South Taranaki primary schools’ Hißjby i'.l|a,m)>iouship yeatci'day. AG Eltlmm they beat Htratim'd by JO iiohits to nil in the llnnl and won the- lankhoi'n They .will Inter meet tlffi North Tai'ft’ miki winner* in the provincial final. The Hawera paok, led by Bamford, Carter and Wright, played great foot* bull and dominated the game. At linlf* time the winner* had a 14-0 lead, but after the, chuugc-ovi'r tliey were only able to Increase it by live pululit. N, Budd, B. Whyte, N. Carter and K, Butchart floored tricH, from two of which B. Nicholas kicked goals. Nicholas also kicked a penalty goal. Stratford held the Linkhorn Cup in 1930 and 1931. SOUTH TARANAKI HOCKEY. COMPETITION MATCHES. Hockey competition matches in South Taranaki yesterday resulted:— Senior: Oriental, beat Aiiroa 6 —l; Alhambra beat Manaia by default; Kia Ora beat Otakeho by . default. Ladies: Tokaora' beat High School--I—o. In a non-competition junior match Tokaora beat Hawera 3 —2. WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL. CITY BEAT NORMANBY. The Wednesday football competition was continued at Hawera yesterday, when City beat Norman-by by 11 points to 8 and Ohangai accounted for UnemSloyed by 22 points to 0. In spite of ae cold end wintry weather there was a fair attendance of spectators, PATEA FIRE BRIGADE. . FIREMEN REVIEW THE YEAR. The annual meeting of the Patea Volunteer Fire Brigade was largely attended by borough. officials and other visi; tors, the Mayor, Mr. F. Ramsbottom, presiding. The report stated that the membership continued at full strength. Hydrantman C. Carey, Secretary N. R. Coad and Foreman W. Sedgman attended all of the 37 musters. . There had been five calls.during the year and three wet practices. No serious fires had occurred. Service honours had been gained, by branchman E. Nielson, gold star, 27 years’ service; R. Willis, silver bar, 19 years’ service; A. ; Carey, silver bar, 17 years’ service;- W. Willis, silver‘bar, 9 years’ service; G. Mackeii, service medal, o years’ service; N. Coad, certificate, 3 years’ service; F.' Stanford, certificate, .3 years’ service; M. Fitzwater, certificate, 3 years’ service; M. Carey, certificate, 3 years’ service. Competitions resulted as follows: First shield, F. Stanford 1, W- Millan 2; second shield, D. Ansley 1, W. Millan 2; third shield (Mr. D. Quickenden’s -trophy), W. Willis 1, C. Carey 2; Gilberd Memorial, C. Carey 1, D. Ansley 2; Mr. A. J. Copper’s trophy, F. Stanford 1, N. Coad 2; Christensen Shield, W. Millan 1. The brigade had been represented at the Taranaki demonstrations, when the members acquitted thempelve* well,; Hydrantman -C.- H. Carey gained third place in the Gilbert Memorial competition. The 25 years’ gold star had been awarded Fireman C. Adams at a complimentary social held in his honour on May 4. Gold stars were held by Messrs. Spooner (33 years), Adams (26), M. Carey (33), Nielsen (27), C. Adams (25). The brigade’s thanks were due to the Mayor, council and borough staff and ladies for assistance, to donors, of trophies and to the Press. The brigade’s plant was in first-class order. The election resulted: Captain, F. ■Fitzwater; lieutenant, G. Willis; secretary, ,N. Coad;' foreman No. 1, C. H. Carey; foreman No. 2, ,W. Willis; branchmen,' G. Macken and E. Nielson,. A smoke ' concert followed, during' which a toast list was honoured.

During the meeting the new siren mounted on the water tower was sounded by one of the borough staff. The trial was in the nature of a false alarm" to test the value of the machine. It was not heard by those at the fire station, although the. siren was continuously for nearly five minutes. PERSONAL ITEMS. Sympathy with Mr. and Mrs. H. Thrush in their bereavement was expressed by the Tokaora Farmers’ Union field competitions party yesterday. Mr. Thrush is president of the branch.' GENERAL ITEMS. At Matapu to-night a dance will be held to aid the boys’ and girls’ club funds. Good music has been arranged and an enjoyable evening is promised. A euchre and dance party, in aid of the Convent 'School fifnds, was held in the Manaia Parish Hall pn Monday. The music was supplied by the Dixie, orchestra, with extras by Misses Glengarry and Arden, Mrs. Gopperth and Messrs Whalen and Abbott. Mr. L. Hughes was master of ceremonies. Euchre prizes were won by, 'Mrs. M. Brown (141 games), Mrs. H. Whalen (134), Mr. A. Duggan (14J), and Mr. P. Horgan (13), the latter, after a play-off with Mr. C. Lord. Monte Carlo waltzes were won by Miss Sutter and Mr. Wallace and Miss M. Cosgrove and Mr. J. Brennan. Supper was provided by Mesdames McGlinchey, Scannel, Winter and T. Paterson. Prizewinners at the Recent Kapuni euchre party were Mr, A. Duggan T, Mr. Parkes 2; Mrs. Harper 1, Mre. Totfgood 2. A Monte Carlo was won by Mr. A. Smith and partner. The Normanby dairy factory will from to-day/ run every day and cheesemaking will be commenced on Saturday. This is the earliest that the Normanby factory has commenced running every day. Suffering from a fractured jaw as the result of a (kick from a horse, Stanley Mead, a Patea youth employed in the district as a farm-hand, was admitted to the Patea Hospital over the weekend, and was yesterday reported to be making good progress. At the monthly meeting of the Hawera branch of the W.C.T.U. donations of money for the Willard Home were received. Afternoon tea was served by Mesdames Evans and Squire. A meeting of the Waitotara. Archdeaconry Clerical Society was held at Hawera on Tuesday. There was a service at St. Mary's Church, conducted by the vicar of Hawera, the Rev. H. Whit-by-James. After lunch the society met at the vicarage, and a paper was read by the Rev. W. Tye, vicar of Wanganui parochial district. Mrs. Whitby-James was at home to the risiting clergy. Those present were Archdeacon Young, Canon W. Williams, the Revs. W, Tye, W. Solomon, A. J. Farnell, D. B. Malcolm, W. Langston, W. H. Walston and C. L. Dobbs.