SOUTH WAIRARAPA ITEMS.

Wairarapa Age, 22 May 1928, Page 4

SOUTH WAIRARAPA ITEMS.

i (“The Age’’ Special.) A slip occurred on the Rimutaka Hill ( Road at an early hour yesterday morning, and for part of the morning traffic ’ was blocked. ’ Personal At a korero of the Carterton Savage i Club on Saturday evening, Mr. J. W. [ Barnard, who has been associated with the club since its inception, was presented with a case of pipes, as a token of esteem from the members, upon leaving to reside in Greytown. Mr. T. 8. George, of the Carterton , staff of the Bank of New South Wales, has been advised of his transfer to the head office, Wellington. He will takq ’ up his duties there in a fortnight’« time. .. Golf. The Carterton Golf Club’s second round for the medal handicap was played on the Taratahi links on Saturday afternoon, Mr. G. Hart being the ; winner with a not score of 152. Other competitors were: L. Aplin 156 H Dudson 156, J. Steel 156, B. Booth 16oj , G. Brown 162, P. Shankland 163. FEATHERSTON. - i (“The Age’’ Special.) Mr. and Mrs. D. Duncan, Lower Hutt* ; who have been spending a holiday with : Mrs. Duncan’s mother, Mrs. C. Lyford, • Featherston, returned home on Monl dayi Mr. R. Carlton, Wellington, has been' J spending a few days with Mr and Mm G. A. Vincent, Featherston. Mrs. R. Clark, Featherston, is at present on a holiday visit to Christchurch, Mr. and Mrs. J. Brydon, Featherston, have left on a tour of the South Island. Mrs. W. S. Reid, Featherston, is spending a holiday with her mother, I Mrs. Baxter, of Palmerston North. Tho friends of Mrs. J. W. Holland, S Featherston, will regret to learn that she is at present confined to her room i through sickness. Mr. T. Davis has left on a three r weeks’ holiday in the Auckland district. t Dr. Stanley Sharpe resumed practice > in Featherston on Monday. »- Accident. i While cycling homo from a dance a" • few nights ago, Mr. S. Knapp, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Knapp, Pukio, met t with a very nasty accident, one of ths > forks of the bicycle he was riding • breaking. He was conveyed to tha Greytown Hospital and is reported ta i be progressing as well as can be ex- > pected. ■ Golf. > There was a large attendance of I members of the Featherston Golf Club' i at the Gum Grove links on Saturday, > when the men played the second round > of the Challenge Shield competition, i and the ladies a medal handicap of Id holes. The following are the best cards . returned:—Men: W. H. Rowles, 86 (6), , 80; J. W. Card, 89 (9), 80; W. J. Craw- . ford, 99 (18) 81. Ladies: Miss B. Vincent, 100 (4), 96; Miss A. Tulloch, 130 , (16), 114; Mrs. Trustrum, 146 (25), 121. f The following ladies will represent, the club in the return match against J Grey town on Wednesday (the match! , will commence at 1.30 p.m., and anyone , unable to play is requested to notify! . the secretary, Mrs. A. Clark) .-—Misses R. Card, B. Vincent, E." Williams, E. Barry, I. McFadzean, M. O’Neale and Mesdames Carlyon, Lawson, Bull, Kenyon, Trustrum, Nicholson, Donald, Wakely, Beale, Ritchie, Wickens, Simpson.