EXCITING END TO MATCH

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1934, Page 8

EXCITING END TO MATCH

WHENUAKURA BEATS MANUTAHI. Whenuakura staged an exciting finish to a week-end cricket match against Manutahi when it dismissed the last Manutahi. batsman on the call of time to win by one run on the first innings. Batting first, Whenuakura made 111 runs, chiefly owing to the good batting of the well known footballers, L. Edwards and P. Bourke. W. Wills batted excellently for Manutahi, going in first and being the last batsman to be defeated. S. Denby played a bright innings, batting confidently against the bowling of S. Cousins, who captured eight of the Manutahi wickets. The closeness of the scores is a good indication of the evenness of the teams, which put on one of the best games so far played in the Goodwin Cup fixtures. Detailed results are:— Whenuakura: P. Bourke l.b.w. b Corkindale 35, C. James b G. Scown 0, J. Prout c Horridge b G. Scown 12, L. Edwards run out 37, S. Cousins not out 16, W. Baldwin b Corkindale 0, E. Cousins b W. Wills 2, G. Signal b G. Scown 1, C. Signal b W. Wills 2, A. Blair b W. Wills 4, J. Back c and b W. Wills 0, extras 2, total 111. Bowling: W. Wills took four wickets for 27 runs, G. Scown three for 39, R. Corkindale two for 4, A. Richards none for 16, C. Wills none for 23. Manutahi: W. Wills b S. Cousins 43, J. Couch c Edwards b S. Cousins 1, G. Scown b S. Cousins 0, P. Wills c Edwards b Bourke 0, H. Dickson b Bourke 11, H. Horridge c Edwards b S. Cousins 0, R. Corkindale b S. Cousins 19, A. Richards b S.. Cousins 0, S. Denby c and b S. Cousins 27, C. Wills b S. Cousins 4, W. Newey not out 1, total 110. Bowling: 5. Cousins took eight wickets for 39 runs, P. Bourke two for 36, A. Blair none for 24, Signal none for 8, L. Edwards none for 5. PERSONAL, Mr. William Aitken, a resident of the Opunake district for over 55 years, died at his home, King Street, ~n Tuesday at the age of 87 years. He was bom in Scotland and came to Australia with his parents. When he came to New Zealand he lived at Feilding, when the Manchester block was settled. He married the eldest daughter of the late Mr. C. Humphries. Tn company with his father-in-law they brought the field gun that was laid overlooking Parihaka during the Maori troubles. Later he succesively farmed at Taungatara and Oeo. For the past 20 years he lived with his wife and family at Opunake. The surviving members of the family are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Moffatt, Pukekohe, and Mrs. Pepperin, Waitara, and two sons, William and Albert, Opunake. CHRISTMAS TENNIS TOURNEY. CLUB COMMITTEES APPOINTED. The annual Christmas tournament of the Hawera Lawn Tennis Club will be held on the club courts on December 26, 27, 28 and 29. A tournament for primary school children will be held on December 15. Entries for the children’s tourney will close at 8 p.m. on December 13, and for the Christmas tournament at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19. At a meeting of members of the club on Tuesday, Mr. R. Syme presiding, the following committees and officials were appointed:— Management committee: Mesdames C. H. Washer, R. P. Baigent, H. Jones, G. A. Duncan, Misses C. G. Robertson, V. Burgess, E. Buist, M. Bright, C. Tonks, K. Coleman, M. Hawken, M. Washer, Messrs. H. G. Dickie, M.P., A. Patterson, H. Jones, P. O. Veale, W. Fendall, D. T. Gardner, G. Laurence, T. McLean. Executive committee: Miss Burgess and another, Messrs. H. Jones, A. Patterson, P. O. Veale, T. McLean. Referee: Mr. W. J. Bright. Secretary: Mr. G. O. Wake. Management committee of school events: Misses Knight and Robertson, Messrs. G. H. Percy and D. T. Gardner. Catering committee: Miss Burgess (convener), with power to add. Grounds committee: Messrs. R. Syme and J. Buist. Gate and stall: Mr. H. Jones. Handicapping committee: Mrs. R. P. Baigent, Mrs. G. A. Duncan, Miss E. Buist, Messrs. M. R. Jones, H. Jones, T. McLean. Social committee: Mrs. H. Jones, Misses K. Coleman, C. Tonks, M. Bright, M. Black, F. Langdon. MEETING OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Mr. A. B. Muggeridge presided over the monthly meeting of the Manutahi school committee on Monday. Messrs. G. Bills, H. Cornwall and R. O. Schwass (secretary) were also present. The head teacher, Mr. D. M. Jillett, reported that the roll stood at 50 and the average for the term to date was 45. The school was visited during the month by Mr. J. B. Hogg, agriculture instructor, and Dr. Elizabeth Gunn and Nurse Gray. Several parents accepted the invitation to be present at the medical inspection of their children. Attention was drawn to the desirability of providing seats in the school ground. The committee was also asked to complete arrangements for the school concert and prize-giving. It was resolved to leave the matter of playground seats in the hands of the head teacher, and to grant £5 for the purchase of school prizes. The teacher was authorised to purchase the Journal of Agriculture for next year and to obtain necessary material for a reading shelf. After some discussion it was decided to take the necessary steps to ensure that traffic on the school roads was not to the danger of the children and to ask the Automobile Association to erect a sign on the east of the school comer on Beach Road. The secretary reported that several donations had been received for the calf judging and school show prize funds from Messrs. H. McCarty and L. R. Hamilton, the Manutahi Dairy Company and the Manutahi branch of the W.D.F.U. / KAPONGA CLUB. THURSDAY COMPETITION. Mr. L. A. Wells was elected chairman and Mr. F. T. Albon secretary of the newly formed Kaponga Thursday Cricket Club on Tuesday. The meeting was an enthusiastic one and it is anticipated that the club will have a membership of 14 or 15. Only financial members are to be selected for matches. It was decided to obtain the necessary gear as soon as possible, the club having joined the K.A.R.R. Thursday Cricket Association. “THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD.” MAGNIFICENT ART OF PICTURE. The magnificent art of “The House of Rothschild” continues to draw record houses to the Hawera Opera House, where the showing will conclude tomorrow night. The picture has broken records at Hawera. as elsewhere. George Arliss’ name has became a byword in a world where high standards of acting are essential. In this Arliss gives his greatest performance, first as Mayer Rothschild, the founder in a Frankfurt ghetto of the famous banking house, and later as Nathan Rothschild, the brilliant son who carries on worthily the traditions of a great financial institution. He is worthily supported by a great cast, and a grand programme includes Walt Disney’s latest Silly Symphony, “Funny Little Bunnies,” a riotous entertainment in itself.