DISTRICT NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume LXV, Issue 18241, 15 July 1931, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

HIKUTAIA. FOOTBALL. (From Our Own Correspondent). Trials for the purpose of selecting the Paeroa Primary School representatives to defend the Fleming Shield were held at Paeroa on Saturday morning last. The play will take the form of a knock-out competition in which Te Aroha, Hauraki Plains, and Paeroa will be represented, Waihi havinjj decided not to take part, in the Fleming or Holler Mills Shield competitions this seasou. In the draw Paeroa will meet Te Aroha and the winners will play the Plains, possibly at Ngatea. Meeting. A meeting of the Thames Valley Primary School liugby Union was held in Mr Bain's rooms, Paeroa, on Saturday afternoon last, Mr Edgar Turner (president) presiding over a fairly representative gathering. The following officers were elected to act for the ensuing year: President, Mr Edgar Turner (re-elected); vicepresidents, Messrs T. • Percy (Te Aroha), I. Boswell (Hauraki Plains) and T. Dunwoodie (Paeroa); secretary and treasurer, Mr R. Smith (Paeroa); management committee, ,the president and vice-presidents, with Mr Cassidy (Paeroa and Mr Dixon (Plains); selectors, Messrs Percy (Te Aroha), Boswell (Plains), Dunwoodie (Paeroa), and Mr Turner, who has been appointed manager in the Roller Mills competition, to make the final selection. Votes of thanks were passed to the President, to the Secretary, Mr J. Insley, who has left the district, to Mr T. D. Rice, who is on transfer, and to Mr G. H. Taylor, the retiring member, for their yeoman service in the interests of primary school football in the district.

Roller Mills Shield. Word was received from the Auckland Executive governing the Rolbr Mills Shield that the competition this year will be held at Hamilton, if billeting for the boys can be- arranged. It has been suggested, however, so as to prevent the organisation from becoming too unwieldy, to arrange for the contest to be played in two sections, one at Te Kuiti and one at Hamilton, the finals to be played at Hamilton. Pukekohe (South Auckland) is the present holder of the much-coveted trophy. The venue of play last year was at Pukekohe, where the organisation and arrangements were all that could be desired. Thames Valley held the Shield during the years 1926, 1927, 1928, King Country, 1929, Thame's Valley then being rumiers-up, and Pukekohe (South Auckland) 1930. Hockey. The Paeroa Ladies' representative tea,m with Mr L. A'. Doolan as manager and Mrs Edgar Turner as chaperone left for Auckland by bus on Sunday morning to take part in the Country Week Tournament. Misses V. Brown and J. Alley have now been chosen by Mr L. A. Doolan (selector) to play in .lieu of Misses M. Alley and G. Alley, who unfortunately at the eleventh" hour found it impossible to make the trip. Both girls will be much missed from the team. The Paeroa representatives yesterday defeated Wairoa by six goals to nil". Miss Shand (4), Miss Swann (1) and Miss Gamble (1) were the scorers.