MANAIA TENNIS AND CROQUET

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1933, Page 10

MANAIA TENNIS AND CROQUET

ANNUAL MEETING OF CLUB. DECISION TO REDUCE FEES. There was a large attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Manaia Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Thursday night. The president (Mr. Armitage) apologised for absence and the Rev. R. Miller presided. The chairman reported that the tennis season was successful from the playing and financial points of view. The bal-ance-sheet disclosed a profit of £lB on the year’s working and the overdraft had been considerably reduced. The tournament at Christmas again proved very popular. In presenting the report of the Croquet Club the chairman stated that during the season four competition days were held to augment the club’s funds and they proved successful. Several members of the club took part in the South Taranaki tournament and he congratulated Mrs. Snowden on reaching the semi-finals in the open championship and Mrs. Long the semi-finals of the B grade championship. The club was indebted to Mrs. Armitage for her many acts of kindness throughout the season, to Miss Washer for donating a trophy, and to Mrs. Meuli for conducting a competition to raise funds for the club. Several inter-club matches were played during the season, and at Easter the club held a tournament among its members. Officers elected were: Patron, Mr. A. G. Bennett; president, Mr. F. Garner; vicepresident, Mr. Miller; secretary, Mr. J. Hammonds; auditor, Mr. G. H. Meuli; general committee, Mesdames Hobday, Instone, Christie and Garner, Messrs. M. Ryan and Walker; delegates to association, Messrs. Garner and Hammonds; match committee, president and secretary; handicapper, Mr. Miller. It was decided to reduce the subscriptions to £1 15s. and £1 55., which sums included a tea levy. The grounds committee was authorised to purchase a new mower and make arrangements for a caretaker. It was decided that the croquet club should have a separate opening day. The secretary reported that levels had been taken on the croquet court,.'and it was resolved to proceed with the levelling at an early date if possible. PRIMARY SCHOOL CRICKET. FIRST OF SEASON’S MATCHES. Primary school cricket matches were commenced at Hawera yesterday with the following results:— Hawera A 29 (Hawthorne 15 not but) beat Turuturu 18. Hawera B 52 (Haseltine 22 retired) beat Normanby 5. Hawera Convent 49 (Sheehan 2D beat Tawhiti 21. ' MALE CHOIR CONCERT. WANGANUI ARTISTS TO ASSIST. One of the best programmes submitted by the Hawera Male Choir will be given on Tuesday in St. Mary’s Hall, when the choir will give a series of interesting numbers, including several given at previous concerts and proved to be very popular. Among the new numbers will be “The Song of the Viking” and Gounod’s “Soldiers’ Chorus.” The assisting artists will be Miss Rose Howard (mezzo-contralto) and Mr. Charles Haar (bass), of Wanganui, who will be heard in some of their best numbers. Other numbers will be selections by an instrumental trio—Messrs. G. McConnell (piano),. C. Carrel (flute) and W. Taylor (’cello), and choruses by the Hawera Main School Boys’ Choir.. These young artists all achieved successes at the Hawera competitions. EGMONT JUBILEE SHOW PRIZES. UNEQUALLED ARRAY OF TROPHIES An array of trophies unequalled in the history of the Egmont A. and P. Association has been assembled for the jubilee show to be held next month, two 25-guinea trophies to be won outright heading the list. It is claimed that the prize list is the most richly endowed of any show held in New Zealand this year. The three most valuable trophies to be won outright are: A. J. Mills and Co. Limited’s canteen of cutlery, points prize in the Friesian section; the Dominion Life Assurance Co. of New Zealand Limited’s canteen of cutlery, points prize in. Ayrshire section Henry A. Lane and Co. Limited's silver tea service, champion dairy cow. In addition the following trophies are to be won outright: Mr. J. Everitt’s silver tea service for most points in the Jersey section for which breed the society has given £25 special prize money, Messrs. Walkley and Laurence’s trophy for most points in the Shorthorn classes a cup for the open hunters’ class donated by the light horse committee of the association, Mr. E. C. Constant’s rosebowl for points in the sheep section, the cup given by Mr. J. Mac Cay (Hastings) for the champion hack, Mr. M. C. Crighton’s cup for points in the pig section, Clydesdale trophies given by Messrs. G. Lee and A. Dunlop (New Plymouth) a cup for points in pony classes and Mr. A. Newall’s cup for points in the fat lamb classes. The association’s challenge trophies will be competed for and in addition to the ordinary prize money there have been a large number of special cash prizes and medals given. ■ > GENERAL ITEMS. Hawera Golf Team. The following will represent the Hawera Golf Club against Mangamingi at Hawera: Sturrock, Harrison, Ritchie, Slater, McAnerin, Vinnicombe, Stewart, Stratton, Robb, Caselberg, Jones, Walker, Wilson, Gordon and Cambie. Wellington Orphanage. The annual social in aid of the Wellington orphanage was held by the members of the Waverley Presbyterian Bible Claw and was most successful, several pounds being added to the fund. The evening passed pleasantly with games and musie. Repairs to Neon Tubes. Two neon tubes in the Hawera jubilee beacon, which have not been alight for some weeks, are being repaired. HAWERA OPERA HOUSE. “JUST MY LUCK” TO-DAY. The collaboration of Ben Travers, Ralph Lynn and Jack Raymond resulted in the scintillating “Mischief,” and a similar collaboration has produced “Just My Luck,” to be presented at the Hawera Opera House to-day at 2 p.m., to-night and on Monday night. While the picture was being produced' the farce which it elaborates was being played at the Aldwych Theatre, London. This meant that Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare were working double shifts in the studio by day and in the theatre by night yet the picture is delightfully crisp and the humour is fresh and sparkling.