TEMUKA

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20067, 26 March 1935, Page 3

TEMUKA

THE TENNIS CLUB’S TOURNAMENT GOOD PROGRESS MADE Good progress has been made in the Temuka Tennis Club’s championships, the semi-finals having been reached in most competitions and the final stage in one section. In the third round of the men’s singles W. Pearse beat R. L. Stokes and in the semi-final of the men’s doubles C. Parrant and R. Stokes beat L. Butters and G. H. Gilbert while J. Gilmore and D. Reid have yet to meet E. Hole and H. Hitchcock. All the games in the third round of the women’s singles have been played, results being: Miss R. Pearse beat Mrs D. Stewart, Mrs J. Dick beat Mrs W. Tindall, Miss L. Shiels beat Mrs J. R. Turnbull, Miss N. Poultney beat Miss C. Grant. In the semi-finals Miss Pearse beat Mrs Dick and Miss Shiels has yet to meet Miss Poultney. The final of the women’s doubles has been reached, Mrs Stewart and Miss R. Pearse defeating Misses A. Hanifin and Shiels and Misses I. King and N. Poultney beating Mrs J. R. Turnbull and Miss M. Hancox. Third round results in the mixed doubles were: Mrs Tindall and E. G. McDowell beat Mrs E. N. Mosley and J. T. Smart, Mrs Dick and W. Pearse have yet to play Miss J. Trigance and L. Butters, Miss C. Grant and C. Parrant beat Miss B. Austin and G. Smith, Miss Shiels and R. L. Stokes beat Miss Pearse and Reid. In the semi-final Miss Shiels and Stokes beat Miss Grant and Parrant while Mrs Tindall and McDowell have to meet the winners of the unfinished third round game. The draw for the club’s handicap combined doubles competition, the first round of which is to be played on or before March 30, is: Mrs Dick and W. Mcllnnes (rec 15 3-6) v. Miss P. Austin and H. Hitchcock (rec 1-6 15), Miss B. Austin and E. G. McDowell (rec 1-6 15) v. Miss E. McLeod and Poultney (rec 1-6 15), Miss I. King and L. Butters (rec 2-6 15) v. Mrs H. Hitchcock and R. Stokes (scr), Mrs Mosley and W. Tindall Crec 3-6 15) v. Mrs Laurenson and G. H. Gilbert (rec 3-6 15), Miss A. Hanifin and E.* N. Mosley (rec 15 3-6) v. Mrs G. L. Hughes and W. Pearse (rec 1-6 15). Byes in the top half are: Miss M. Hancox and G. Smith (rec 3-6 15), Miss C. Grant and E. C. Brittenden (rec 15 3-6), Mrs Tindall and J. T. Smart (rec 3-6 15), Mrs D. Stewart and I. McFarlane (rec 3-6 15), Miss C. Roddick and E. Hole (scr). In the bottom half the byes are: Miss J. Trigance and Parrant (rec 1-6 15), Mrs J. R. Turnbull and G. L. Hughes (scr), Miss L. Shiels and Birrell (rec 15 3-6), Miss E. Bremner and D. Reid (scr), Miss M. Gaffaney and Pearse (owe 15), Mrs Wilson and J. Gilmore (scr). BOWLING Treatment of the turf on the Temuka Bowling Club’s green is at present being carried out under the supervision of Mr A. S. Jenkins, greenkeeper of the St. Clair Club’s green and it is expected that the resurfacing will be completed to-day. Yesterday the green was given several rollings with a spiked roller before being thoroughly scarified and was then mown in order to take off the grass that had been roughed up. Levels are being taken and to-day seed is to be sown and the green will be top-dressed and manured. The topdressing is being applied under a method discovered by Mr Jenkins, and it is hoped that by diagonal application instead of application up and down the lines of play the ridges that had developed in the green will be overcome. It will be necessary for rolling to be carried out during the winter and for a further application of topdressing in the spring. MUNICIPAL ELECTION A new candidate for municipal honours at the forthcoming election will be Mr M. Giles, who has decided to offer his services in the capacity of councillor. As far as is known at present at i least two of the present Council will not be again contesting the election and so far two new nominees have been announced, Messrs Giles and J. H. Forrester. HERD TESTING The South Canterbury Herd Testing Association reports that for its sixth period (the month of February) 23 herds and 795 cows were under official test. The average milk yield per cow was 6741 b and the butterfat 27.82 while the average test was 4.126. The highest testing herd, numbering 53 cows, returned a milk average of 10351 b and butterfat average of 421 b, while the lowest testing herd (38 cows) yielded 4331 b of milk and 181 b of butterfat. The highest testing cow returned 9601 b of milk and 611 b of butterfat and the lowest testing cow 2551 b of milk and 51b of butterfat. The Association also reports that a mistake was made in January’s returns, the highest testing cow yielding 18001 b of milk and 721 b of butterfat, not 1650 and 63 respectively. RANGITIRA VALLEY The annual meeting of the Rangitira Valley Women’s Institute was held recently at “Woodlands,” the home of the president, Mrs R. Talbot. The annual report and balance-sheet, showing* a satisfactory credit, were ; V pted. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs G. A. Davey; vice-president, Mrs S. G. McCullough; secretarjL Mrs D. Kennedy; treasurer, Mrs G. Coventry; press correspondent, Mrs R. Talbot. Mrs S. G. McCullough and Miss N. Stewart were appointed delegates to the South Canterbury Federation meeting at Geraldine. The president offered a prize for the best pair of knitted socks to be completed by July, and Mrs Talbot a prize for the most points during 'the year for the premier bloom at the monthly competitions. Mrs Talbot was the winner of the trophy for the most points gained in the year’s monthly competitions, Mrs Davey being second. A competition for the best one-day programme was won by Mrs Kennedy with Mrs Talbot second. Afternoon tea was served by the hostesses, Mesdames G. and S. G. McCullough. "MOULIN ROUGE” “Moulin Rouge,” which opens at Temuka to-night marks Constance Bennett’s first appearance in a dual role as well as her first 20th Century ; production. Constance sings two charming numbers in this sparkling screen musical—“ Coffee in the Morning and Kisses in the Night” and “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” —and her singing voice is a delightful surprise. “Moulin Rouge” is the story of an ambitious young wife who tries desperately to secure her husband’s consent to renewing her theatrical career, which she abandoned a few years before to marry him. He stubbornly i

refuses, belittling her talent and asserting it is her business to be a homemaker—not a puppet of the public. How she wins her point, the clever ruse she adopts in order to prove her ability, and above all the humorously dramatic situations resulting from his capitulation to the charms of a siren involving him in the predicament of making love to his own wife without knowing it, form one of the most entertaining tales which has come to the screen for many a day. GENERAL For the Temuka and Geraldine A. and P. Association’s show on Thursday the Mayor (Mr A. W. Buzan) has requested business people of the town to observe the usual holiday and close their businesses at 11 a.m. The Temuka District High School will be closed all day. The Temuka Technical School is to commence its course of instruction in woolclassing on April 1, Mr H. Harris, of Timaru, having been appointed instructor. Intending pupils are being enrolled by the director (Mr E. B. Cooper). Mr E. A. Murrell, D.8.0.A., F. 1.0 (England), representing PROCTERS, the Premier Opticians, Christchurch, will be visiting Temuka, on Saturday, March 30, and may be consulted on all defects of eyesfg%« *!t the Crown Hotel on that date. Appointments can now be made by ringing the U.F.S. Dispensary