MARTON NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 17934, 30 July 1920, Page 6

MARTON NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) MARTON. July *29. Several prominent ratepayers of the Borough-of Martou will make iheir appearance before the Magistrate next Court day to answer the <-barge of failing to pay their ratesOver forty competitors took part in the Awarua Gun Club's shoot at Taihape on Tuesday last. The big prize of £lOO was won by E. R. King (Pukemiro), I'J yards, who killed. Hie lull number of birds. 15: N. Crabbe < Marton i, 12yds, and 11. ABelk (Oliutu). l2yds. tied with 14 birds for second and third prizes. C. A. Timbs (Taihape).. I.6yds, was fourth with 13 birds. In a sweepstake (9 birds), E. R. King (Pukej m iro l. Dobson < A ucklan d). A. Wi n.i ger (Taumarunui). H. Belk ohutu >, IJ. Fawcett (Te Kuiti), and N. PiSpooner (Taihape) all tied, with 9 i birds each, and divided £3O. In jthe shoot off tor the balance of the ’money Dobson and Thurston tied ‘with 6 birds and divided. In the isecond sweepstake (10 birds), E. (R. King. Duncan Fraser, B. Quarterjman, A. Dobson, and A. Winger tied iwith io birds each and divided j Dobson and Fraser shot off for the |balance of the stake and lied, aid {divided. It was the most successful |meeting ever held under the aus|pices of the Awaruti Gun Club. I The final for the Senior Sh'elu jfootball competition. between the [Marton and Rata Clubs, will be playled on the Marton Park on Saturday. Both teams are confident of winning, •so ihat a close and exciting contest Ls expected. At present Ra a is one I point in the lead, and a drawn game [will decide the Shield in ih-ir fair our. Mr F. C. Atkins an (Wang?•nuii has been appointed referee. The * following team will represent the {Marton Chib: —Thompson, Tau Pa'ranihi. Payne. Burgess, Stewart, iPrart. Kumeroa. G. Blair. R. and C. iHegglun. W. Kane, Lawrence. Andersou. Collier, and W. Kane. Rata (team: —Full. Takarangi: three-quar-iters. P. Potaka. 1.. Green. P. Green; jfive-eighths, W. Green, G- Hartley; jhalf. H. Kingi: wing forward, [Staples: forwards. C. McManaway, J. Hartley, Hen wood. Cameron. McRae. M. Signal. C- Mawson: emergencies: forwards. Tau Potaka and I Haywood: backs, Houlahan and AlcAlinden. j Mr J. W. H. Epps has sign tied his ’intention of accepting the secretaryjship of Hie Marton Band Carnival j Committee, vice Mr A. V. Brown, [resigned. Mr Epps has had considerable experience in bund and carnival work, and will be a decided acacquisition to the committee. The appointment will be confirmed at (he next meeting of the committee. At ihe conclusion of the seven aside tournament at Marton on Wednesday afternoon a number of the players met at the White Hart Hotel, where the health of ih* 1 winners and past holders of the Cup were honoured. Mr A. Way. president of the IRangitikei Rugby Sub-Union, pre~ isemed rhe cup to the captain of The ißulls team-—J. Gifford—and stated [that if the Bulls Club arranged a ’public function at Bulls members of line Union would attend and officially present the three trophies won by I the Bulls Club.

; j Mr J. R. L. Stanford, solicitor, of i Marton, has been appointed judge for the North Taranaki Hunt’s Race .Meeting at New Plymouth on Thursday. 26th August. Mr Stanford also acis as judge for rhe Taranaki Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting. Stratjford Racing Club's Summer Meeting, land the Manawatu Racing Club. ' ' The Rangitikei Hunt's annual ball [will be held in the Marton Town [Hull 10-morrow (Friday) evening. ‘The ladies’ committee are very busy ■ decorating to-day. Crozier’s Prcjmiere Orchestra, of seven musicians, jwill supply the musical programme, iThere is every prospect of this • year’s function being a record one. ; The Rangiiikei Motor Club’s ball iis down for Thursday next at the iMarton Town Hall, when a large att« ndance is expected. Crozier’s Orchestra has been engaged. Money is still coming in for the Marion Volunteer Fire Brigade’s collection day, and at noon to-day the total had reached £l7O. The £2OO mark will be easily reached. Saturday’s special at Marton include a number of bargains and announcements that are worth reading:—Mr P. W. Tonks notifies that be is prepared to undertake building one-ton truck bodies on Ford chassis and has gigs for sale: Lloyd’s Ltd-. £7 perfect-lifting suits and tweed suits from 87/G: T. Barton’s, for breakfast flakes and tinned fruits; N.Z. Clothing Factory, men’s tweed overcoats and ladies’ evening shoes: Rees and Upchurch, porcelain enamel baths and lavatory basins; A. B. Innes, tricycles, wooden toys, brushes and mirrors; Marton Sash Door, and Timber Co., aluminium kettles and teapots and stainless steel cutlery: McGruer’s. special bargains next Thursday. Friday, and Saturday; Miss Waldman, laces, embroideries. and blouses; Ingle Bros., Blue Flag Liver Cure: Price and Bound's Mart, cheap and good apples; Lewis and Cameron, traced goods lor bedroom furnishings, and itussore silk: The Economic, men’s [suits to measure, and furs; Arthur :Way for life, fire, and ah insurance i schemes. , The tender of the Murtou Sash, IDc-cr. and Timber Co. for fracKery [and culery for the accommodation •house at the Marton racecourse has j been accepted bv the Marton Joe-cey [Club. ; The Rangitikei Hunt had a splen- • did meet on Wednesday afternoon‘Assembling at Heaton Park gate, the . hounds threw off on Heaton Piark I Estate, and after hunting as far as •Santoft woolshed and through the .bash', the hounds put up a hare in •Mr W. J. Simpson’s paddock, and a [good run for about three miles rejsuited in a kill beside the bush. The members and followers of the hunt, [were hospitably entertained at afterj noon tea by Mr and Airs D. Simpson, lof Heaton Park. It was undoubtedjly the. best run the hunt has ever ‘had on Heaton Park.