WAIMATE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 13 October 1926, Page 2

WAIMATE.

(From Our Own Correspondent)/ THE WEATHER. The total' rainfall for the past week or so was 4.95 in an exceptional fall for this time of Hie year. During Monday night several shpw.qrs q,£-; hail were-experienced, “and 'yesterday/ afternoon a few flakes\of snow fell. As a result of the wet weather, the Waimate creek was .in full flood, ! but luckily it did not break its hanks. All the other streams in the district had also risen. Lambing mortality was not great owing to the fact that lambing' was' for the most part finished. GOLF, ' " , The annual match Oamaru and 1 Waimate, was played at Oamaru, under rather unpleasant conditions. The following were the scores, Waimate players being mentioned 1 first: — Scott lost to Cuthbertfion, o—l.,0 —1., Weir lost to B. Smith, o—l. Cameron lost to K. Familton, < o—l. Wallace lost to J. Scott, 0—1,.,. Borrie lost to L. Wright, .0-tTL; ...... Travers lost to J. C. Smith, o—l. Laing lost to T. Wright, o—l. Holmes lost to Roll, o—l. Wilson beat McKeefry, I—-0. Four Ball. Scott and Weir lost to Cuthbertson and Holmes, o—l. Cameron and Wallace lost to-Arm-strong and Smith, o—l. Borrie and Travers beat Hewat and Scott I—o.1 —0. Laing and Holmes beat Freeth and Murray, I—o.1 —0. “ Wilson and Brenton lost to Doyle and Familton, o—l.0 —1. ’ Totals —Oamaru 11,' Waimate 3.