KAPONGA NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1932, Page 8

KAPONGA NEWS

BOWLING COMPETITIONS, The first challenge of the season for the Hawken Stars was played over the week-end on the Kaponga bowling green, when the holders, V. A. Tait, N. Gardner, J. Dawson and J. H. Tyack (s), Kaponga, lost to a visiting rink from Opunake, D. McClure, L. Des Forges, D. Hickey and J. Wilson (s). The match was closely contested throughout, the Kaponga rink requiring two on the last to win or one to draw. Good play on the visitors’ part, however, gave them 1 up on the head, thus winning the stars by two points. The totals were Opunake 24, Kaponga 22. The visitors were entertained at afternoon tea by the ladies.

The first match for the Thurston Ferns took place between L. A. Wells, T. Jones, S. Palmer, S. Death (s) and A. W. Anderson, O. E. Champtaloup, J. Pascoe and W. Anderson (s). It resulted after a well contested game in a win for Death’s rink by 23 to 14. A friendly match will be played at Eltham tomorrow between several rinks from the Kaponga and Eltham clubs. SUCCESS OF CUBS. The Kaponga Cubs under the charge of Cubmistress P. Anderson were again runners-up for the totem pole at the scout competitions at Hawera on Saturday. The cubs are to be congratulated upon their very fine work as a young pack,' and much credit is due to the cubmistress for the enthusiasm displayed in the cubs’ interests. Miss Anderson’s work is all the more creditable in view of the fact that she has been working alone for some months, the scouts having gone into recess owing to a scoutmaster not being available. The annual meeting of the scouts and cubs will be held this month when it is hoped that arrangements will be made to carry on the work of the scouts. At the conclusion of his address at St. Mark’s Anglican Church on Sunday evening the Rev. A. J. Farnell made feelincr reference to the loss the church had sustained by the death of Mr. Alan Grace, a pioneer and foundation member of the church.. He had acted as synodsman for a number of years and as a lay reader at the Kaponga Church and had assisted at Opunake on many occasions as well as other parts of, the district. Although he had not been associated with Mr. Grace for a very lengthy period he had realised, said Mr. Farnell, that Mr. Grace had put all his weight into his work for the church. As a tribute to his memory the congregation stood in silence, while the organist played the Dead March in Saul, followed by one of Mr. Grace’s favourite hymns, sung by the congregation.