TEMUKA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18203, 2 March 1929, Page 20

TEMUKA.

BOWLING. Tlio final of the champion pairs competition, lor the Cooper Shield, was played on Thursday afternoon, when Mackie and Edwards played McMillan and Sinclair, the former pair winning an interesting game by 22 points to 17. RINKS BROWN CUP. The final game in the Thursday section of the champion rinks was played on Thursday between rinks comprising Messrs White, Peoples, Chapman, Dr. Mclnnes (s), and Messrs Taylor, Cameron, Sbiols and Scrimshaw (s). In the first head, Scrimshaw scored a seven, but thereafter play became more even, N and towards the end Dr. Mcilines gradually forged ahead, and won by 22 to 18. The final of the Saturday section will be played between rinks consisting of Levens, Roberts, Stephens, McCallum (s), and Abbott, Hope, Pierce and Harve (s). CHAMPION SINGLES. The concluding rounds of the champion singles tome place on Thursday, C-ollins and Pierce being eliminated in the semi-finals, leaving L. Hunt (one life) and J. Gourley (two lives) to contest tlio final. In the first game. Hunt started off with a big lead, the scoro being 14-2 in his favour on the eighth head. The green was keen and tricky, and had Gourley guessing, but eventually he settled down, and on the sixteenth head the score was level—l 6 all. On the nineteenth head, Gourley was 2 down, and Hunt got 3 on the twentieth, leaving him the winner by 22 to 17. Gourley had still one life, and the concluding game was keenly contested, the issue being in doubt until the Inst bowl had been played. At the final head, Gouriey’s shot was a toucher, and lay six inches from the white. Hunt turned ohe shot bowl out and lay in front .o.f the jack. It was practically impossible to draw the shot, and Gouriey’s only hope was to push, the shot bowl out, or spring the jack. This lie tried to do, but he narrowly missed with his three bowls and Hunt was one up, the Club champion, the final score being Hunt 18, Gourley 16. Mr J. Gourley will represent the Temuka Bowling Club in the champion singles, to he played in Timaru to-day.

CRICKET,

The following will represent Temuka seniors v. Timaru to-day at Temuka: — Grieve, Scott, Stanley, Ball, Purdom, Kyne, Chapman, Russell, Hamilton, F. Dwan, Worthington.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS.

The matter of improving the sanitary conditions at the Temuka District High School has been under consideration for quite a time, but the work has been held back, pending the Borough Council coming to a decision regarding the sewerage drainage of the east side ot the town. The latest move has been a visit by Dr. Dawson, principal Health Officer, Mr J. Menzies, district Health Officer, and Mr Penlington, Education Board architect. These gentlemen inspected the School grounds and buildings, with a view to having plans prepared, and the cost ascertained of a septic tank system for the school. These facts, whon ascertained, will be placed before the Education l3oard and the School Committee, and the work is likely to be accomplished before long. NOTES St. Joseph’s Tennis Club, Temuka, will hold a dance in the Catholic Club Rooms, on Wednesday, 6th. inst., at 8 p.m.

PERSONAL Mr W. Sprosen, of Limvood, Christ•hurch, is the guest of Mr and Mrs J. Bremner, “Hineraki,” Temuka. CLANDEBOYE. Ori Saturday afternoon, a very pleasant time was spent, when a team from the Presbyterian Tennis Club in Temuka played the local Club. The result I was a win for the latter by 7 sets to 6 sets, and 69 games to 50. “OLD IRONSIDES’’ TO-NIGHT. The picture attraction at Temuka tonight is a Paramount special, “Old Ironsides,'* described as one of the greatest and most costly pictures ever made. The Tripolitan pirate fort, built on the shores of Catalina Island, in the Pacific Ocean, is more than a mile and a half long, and towers 250 feet above the sea. It represents the most stupendous set ever built for a motion picture. “Old Ironsides” tells a story of daring youths against a background of an historical incident in , 1803, when England and America 1 joined hands to rid the Mediterranean ! Sea of the Tripolitan pirates, w’ho had j for years been exacting monetary tribute from the great powers. The pictlire shows how the youths, who manned | the old sailing frigate, “Old Ironsides,” stormed the fort m the Bay of Tripoli and secured men and women who were under ransom. A full supporting programme will be screened.