OTOROHANGA NEWS

Waipa Post, Volume 39, Issue 3021, 9 July 1929, Page 4

OTOROHANGA NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST. (Our Resident Reporter.) Yesterday afternoon, whilst a youth of 18 years, David Campbell, of Kbrakonui, was travelling along the main highway la few miles southward of Otorohanga, he collided with a motor vehicle, and suffered a bad fracture of an arm, as well as very severe bruises and cuts about the head. Dr Gilberd was quickly in attendance and the injured youth was taken to Waikato Hospital. Young Campbell is employed on his father's farm and had just started on a week's holiday with his brother, which they had proposed spending in Taranaki. The accident occurred where many similar mishaps have happened in recent years. Four Rugby games were played here on Saturday. Otorohanga and Honikiwi seniors met, the town team winning a hard fought contest by 11 to 10. Mr V. Fairbrother refereed. Otewa beat Athletic seniors by 8 to 3. Mr G. Eassey refereed. Honikiwi and Otorohanga juniors contested a stubborn game, resulting in a victory for the local lads by 8 to 3. Mr J. Ngat'oka was referee. Athletic and Otewa juniors played a hard game, which resulted in victory for Otewa by 13 to 9. Mr N. Rogers refereed. Judging by the form of local representatives ion the home grounds last Saturday, the Otorohanga district packs should render a good account of themselves on the Te Kuiti convincing fields on Saturday next. Lieut.-Col. S. J. E. Closey, M.C. (Waikato Regiment) relinquishes command of the Ist Battalion, and is now appointed to command the Ist N.Z. Infantry Brigade, and is granted the rank of Colonel. Colonel Closey was for very many years a prominent resident of Otorohang&v and besides filling many public positions here, was for a term chairman of the Town Board. The sale of the annual draft of Jerseys on the Meadowland estate, Otorohanga, yesterdky, realised £2,463 — £l9lO for females and £553 for the males, Although the vendor, Mr F. O. R. Phillips, expected a larger return, the sale may be considered quite satisfactory. The females averaged 41gns, and the bulls 55S gns. Inter-club golf matches were played on the local links last Saturday, between Otorohanga and Te Awamutu, and resulted in a victory for the latter by six matches to five, three matches being squared. Following are the individual results, Otorohanga players being mentioned first in each instance: Miss Barker lost to Mrs McDonald 4 —3; Mrs Austin and Miss Focke, all square; Miss Hitching lost to Miss Wallace, 5 and 4; Mrs Smith and. Miss Clifford, all square; Miss Hopkirk lost to Mrs Blundell, 8 and 7; Miss Wills lost to Mrs O'Sullivan 4 and 3. Men. —Henderson lost to Blundell 3 and 2; Fry junr beat Barnett 4 and 2; Craig beat Wallace, all square; Fortescue beat Holmes, 5 and 4; Rees lost to Shepherd 3 and 2; Liddy beat Coyne, 2 up; Morley beat Preston 4 and 2; Cowern beat McCarter 5 and 3.