DISTRICT NEWS

Wairarapa Age, 20 March 1929, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS

SOUTH WAIRARAPA ITEMS. (“The Age” Special.) The annual meeting of the Dalefield Hockey Club was held on Monday evening, Mr. E. A. Heyder presiding. A vote of condolence was passed with the relatives of the late Mr. W. 8. Gallon. The report and balance- sheet were adopted and the following officers elected:—President, Mr. W. J. Ticehurst; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. A. Ordish, A Sayer, F. Brazendale, W. Saywell, E. Tildesley, A. E. Goodin, and E. Tunnicliffe; social committee, Messrs. L. Gallon, E. A. Heyder, A. H. Smith, J. Todd, C. Wilson, L. Hooper, V. Hodder, C Tildesley, S. Gallon, C. Burgess; selection committee, Messrs. L. Gallon, C. Burgess, W. Bannin; management committee, Messrs. E. Ordish, L. Gallon, 8. Gallon, J. Todd, E. A. Heyder, and the secretary and captain ex officio; delegates to Wairarapa Hockey Association, Messrs. 8. Gallon, J. Todd, 8. Meyrick and the secretary; secretary and treasurer, Mr. W. L. Bannin. The subscription and colours will remain the same as last year. Practice will commence on March 30.[ The delegates to the Association were recommended to nominate Mr. C. Burgess as a selector of the representative teams. Votes of thanks were accorded all who had assisted the club during the year. • Oddfellows.

At a meeting of Loyal Heart of Oak Lodge of Oddfellows on Monday evenrug, at Carterton, it was decided not to participate in the ritual competition on this occasion, owing to the chief officers residing and working out of the district. A meeting of the ladies’ commute® for the atmual ball is to be held on March 28, to make preliminary arrangements. Bros. G. Riggs and A Cave were appointed a decoration committee. -One team id to. he entered in the Friendly Societies’ annual seven-a-side football tourney, Bro. K. G. Fairbrother being appointed to make the arrangements.

FEATHERSTON. xr <" The A B e ” Special.) Mrs. O Johnson, Mt. Eden, Auckland is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. Cundy, Featherston. Miss H. Wickens, Wellington, spent the week end in Hawk, Wellington, is the guest of Miss A. Ayre for a few days Misses E. and R. Card, Featherston, are spending a few days in Wellington. Mr. B. Rankin, son of Mr. Rankin manager of the Bidwill Dairy Co Pa’ tola™*’ u h ° -I 8 . Very serious >y ’ll in Dr. improvement' ’ “ Sh ° WiDg * oDle s,i B ht Croquet. '’hampion of champions 5.,1 On th® follow- ” grcens ’ thc rcsnlts wcre »"

A Grade.—R. T. Saunders (F) bea R 1 T B °q n 26/15 ir 4 .’ R T- Saunders beat Mrs. Feas <V?, ln • hc ?” al ’ 18/2G - 26/16, 26/9 B Grade.—Mrs. Saunders (F) bea «6/9- S Mrs kn w ” ( ¥ a . B ’>’ -’6/16, ' 22/26 -0/9, Mrs. Humphries (G) beat Mt. Wilkinson (L), 11/18, 26/18; Miss Zill , '’ 00 <l (C) beat Mrs. Saunders fF) 26/22, 16/26, 26/10. In the final, S, 26/2 0HUmPhri6 S'

G ™ de .—Ming L. Vineent (F) bea; Mrs Polson (Mas.) 26/23. Miss Vin At the th 4 refOrc the C e™de champion At the afternoon tea adjournment? sh« was presented by Mr. Saunders witl the championship button. Bowling.

P ,aye '’ on the loca l green for the Bidwill Badges, and resulted in a win for the holders, the result beingCrawford, Ayre, Deas, Rolls (s) (holders), 24; Anderson. Bloxam, J. Higgison, Sinclair (s), 9.

MAURICEVILLE. * (‘"Phe Age” Special.) Mr. A. Gray had the misfortune to !? s ® a valnable horse last week through ‘ fa ’ hn ® down a steep embankment. The track ga* way and the animal tell a considerable distance, dying shortly after. ’ 8 A good rain fell for a few hours durreg the night and early morning on Monday. The tank water shortage has been keenly felt this ,<ear. Much water has had to be carted for household and sheep dipping purposes.