SOUTH TARANAKI TENNIS

Taranaki Daily News, 21 November 1932, Page 10

SOUTH TARANAKI TENNIS

HAWERA B BEATS PATEA B. .MATCH CURTAILED BY WEATHER. Hegvy ■ya ip caused the abandonmen of* the Patea Bv. Hawera B temps mate] at Patea after more than half the game had been played and had been won b; Hawera. The match was declared a wu for Hawera by nine' sets to niL 1 Scores, Patea names first, are:' Men’s singles: Connor lost to Robertses B—9, Corbett lost to Gardiner B—9. Ladies’ singles: Miss V. Sheild lost 'fi Miss W. Quinn I—7, Miss R. Honeyfiek lost to Miss K. Qujnn I—7. Men’s doubles:: Sheild and Fairweathe: lost to Waite and Coleman Todies’ doubles: Mrs. Roberts and Mis: Sheild Igst to Misses Ekdahl and Wilsor 3—7, MisSes Honeyfield and Wyboumt lost to Misses Quinn and Quinn 3—7. - Combined doubles: Edwards and Mis: Roberts lost to Robertson and Miss Ekdahl 7—9, Fairweather and Miss Wybourne lost to Cleman and Miss Wilson 7—9. POSTPONEMENT OF MATCHES. The weather was responsible for the postponement of the tennis matches tc have been played between Park A anc Eltham at Hawera, Park B and Manaia A and Waverley. -TfiT.T. dairy company bonus. £ll,OOO EXTRA PAID THE MONTH. Suppliers to the Joll Dairy Company share in a payment of £ll,OOO made this month oh the basis of |d per lb on but-ter-fat supplied for the whole of last season. This brings the total payment for the season to 12Jd per lb butter-fat exclusive of interest on share j?. MAORI MISSION PARTY. J CONCERT GIVEN AT NORMANBY. Something different from the usual form of entertainment .was provided by the Rev. A. J. Seamer’s Maori Methodist concert party in the. Normanby town hall on Friday. Composed of Representatives from Southland, Otago, Chatham Islands, Raglgn, Taranaki, Waikato, Canterbury and Hawke’s Bay, the band of . talented Maoris in native costume gave a vivid portrayal of the lighter art? practised by the,’race. ; • The. programme opened with the story of the launching of the canoes from Hawaiki, their . struggle through the seas and their reaching the shores; of Aotearoa, where the .tired oarsmen rested from their labours .aqd exulted in the finding of a new home. The -story w;as cleverly . told with - song. and action., . Another interesting item was,the song “E Pari Ra.” The singer first mentioned the hatred that existed between her ancestors and. the white, man, tracing this through the Maori wars till it gradually vanished into the friendship of to-day. At the time of the Great' War this song was Written ‘as a farewell to the Maori warriors who Werb leaving New Zealand for active service'.in comradeship with the once hated pakeha. . A feature of die programme • was the number and variety; of poi dances which were presented with all their rhythmic grace of movement There were pois of welcome to neighbours and to far-off frjends but probably the most graceful of all was the “long poi” which in the older' days was allowed to be danced only by the daughters of very high chieftains. Warlike hakas, instrumental trios and hymns also had a place in the evening’s entertainment, but an item that < was much approceiated was one showing the Maori folk at play in their own whares. There, with song, dance and story, they 1 whiled away the time and practised the i almost lost art of the old, Maori games, j RIFLE SHOOTING AT HAWERA. j CONDITIONS UNFAVOURABLE. j The weather was unfavourable for j shooting for the Lysaght Cup on Satur- j day by members of the Hawera Defence I Rifle' Club. Rifleman R. Shepard’s score j of 91 was' a meritorious performance in | the circumstances. I Details are:—

Members will fire at 300 and 600 yards instead of 400 and 600 yards next week for Vice-President P. O. Veale’s trophy. SHOOTING AT PATEA. PRACTICE SHOOT IN WIND. Weather condition? made shooting difficult on the Patea. range op Saturday when a practice shoot at 500 yards was enjoyed by 13 club members. The variable cross range wind was responsible for keeping down the scores, the day’s card being headed by D. Roots with 34, which under the prevailing conditions was exceptionally good. The: scores are:* D. Roots-34, : M. Carey 32, S. McDonald 32, A. McDonald 32, R. Willis 32, J. Cunningham 31, I. McDonald 31,- B. Walton 31, L. Davidson 30, J. Wither 29, A. Campbell 28, N. Coad 27, W. Sanders 25. PORT OF PATEA. Departure, November 19: Kapuni, m.v. t for Wellington. HAWERA OPERA HOUSE. THE CHARMING GRACIE FIELDS. Gracie Fields is, of course, the star of “Sally in Our Alley,” being shown at the Opera House, and her singing and acting are delightful, but great credit must be given to the supporting players. Often in unsympathetic roles they gave' remarkably fine performances which gave Miss Fields her chance to show her talent. With its comedy and drama artistically interwovep, “Sally in our Alley”, satisfied all critics ah d 'showed that in attention to detail English producers are second to none. There are some big scenes but none is bigger than when Sally heaps coals of fire on the head of the little waif who has rewarded her kindness with malice. Incidentally the actress who plays this part most convincingly gives a performance second only to Miss Fields? The booking for Saturday night was Unusually heavy, only three rows of teat? not being reserved.

Hdcp. 500 600 TL R. Shepard . .... i 45 46 912 R. Evans .... .... U 44 42 87J J. Vinten .... 42 .41 83 E. Booth .... .... 42 38 38 802 P. 0. Veale .. .... li 39 39 792