MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19365, 23 July 1925, Page 3

MARTON

N.Z, FARMERS’ UNION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The Ploughing Match Committee will meet in the Alarton Jockey Club’s rooms on Saturday, July 25, at 7.30 p.m. The Marton branch of the N.Z. Farmers’ Union will meet at 8 o’cloc.K, when the following subjects will be in- | troduced and discussed: —Hospital Finlance (Air K. W. Dalrymple); Rejected i Chaff (Mr A. S. Coleman); Main High- ' ways Act (Air A. Stuart); Motor Car Tax (Air G. L. Alarshall); Price of Wheat for 1926 and Gorge Road Finance. A full attendance of members is requested. MARTON MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB The third shoot for the Wanganui Shield Competition was fired on Tuesday evening, with the following result: A TEAM. W. Twigg 69 C. C. McDonald 69 E. Broughton 68 L. Signal 68 J. Frederick 67 341 B TEAM. E. Brown .. 69 R. F. Wood 68 G. Bevan 68 P. 11. Leonard ........ 66 K. Fowler .. , 66 337 RANGITIKEI RUGBY UNION. MAORI CHALLENGE SHIELD. RANGITIKEI TEAM. The following team has been, selected by Mr 11. Corbett to represent Rangitikei. in their match against Wanganui at AVanganui on Wednesday, July 29: Full-back: J. Tuku (Tokorangi). Three-quarters: G. Hartley (Rata), P. Potaka (Rata), J. Eru (Bulls). Five-eighths; P. Eihia (Rata), N. Kane (Tokorangi). Half; T. Hartley (Tokorangi). . Rover: IV. Kane (Tokorangi). Hookers: AV. Te Tomo (Tokorangi), H. Taiaroa (Rata). Lock: AV. Hurst (Tokorangi). Break aways: J. Potaka (Rata), M. Down (Rata).

Supports: W. Wereta (Bulls), B. Tcmomo (Tokorangi). Emergencies: Backs. AL Serancke and TL Iwikau (Tokorangi). Forwards, Tassell, Anderson and Gotty (Tokorangi). Air H. Down has been appointed manager and Air Richardson as referee. The team will travel by charabanc. FINNIMORE CUP COMPETITION The two leading teams for the above cub *OlOl on the Alarton Park on Saturday and as both clubs contemplate placing their strongest side on the field a good game of Rugby should be witnessed. Bulls and Rata meet at Rat?, and Huntcrville and Athletics at Huntcrville. JUNIOR SHIELD AIARTON 12 v. HUNTERVILLE 3 On the Alarton Park the labove teams met on Wednesday and the match resulted in a good forward game, several forward rushes by Alarton being very effective. From a scrum near Hunterville’s line A. AfcDonald secured and, using the blind side, transferred to Jensen Avho scored at the corner flag. ' Benscmann failed to convert. Forward play followed and Broughton scored. Th<s first spell ended: Alarton 6, Hunterville 0. The second spell was evenly contested. Fox kicked a penalty goal for Huntcrville. A Marton forward rush ended in Gould scoring a try, and a few minutes before call of time Bensc- \ man drop kicked a goal from a penalty. Rev. P. H. Leonard refereed. The game was one of the friendliest CA'or played on the park, and at times the players were quite humorous in their badinage. BULLS 9 v. RATA 6. At Bulls the home team won by 9 points to 6 a her an evenly contested game. For the winners Tricker scored a try, Gillons from a mark drop-kicked a neat goal, and Tinnings kicked a penalty. Kumeroa scored for the losers, and Tinnings (Bulls) kicked a penalty. Air. D. Howard controlled the game. TUR AKIN A 31 v. HALCOAfBE 3. This game was played at, Turakina. and resulted in an easy win for the homo team by 31 points to 3. Air. E.

C. Gaisford was referee. RANGITIKEI SCHOOL REFS. The following 17 players have been selected to represent Rangitikei agtainst Wanganui, at Wanganui, on Saturday. Backs: Derbridge, Iliagen and Woodhead (Ttaihape), Thompson and F. Gibbons (Alarton D.H.S.); AfcChesney, McDonald and Walklcy (Alarton Juncr tion). Forwards: Spooner, Kenworthy, and Torrie, (Taihape); Carey, Afcßeth, K. Gibbons, Kelleher, Parkes and J. Burgess (Mlarton). ST. FRANCIS’ CHURCH. On Tuesday evening a most successful series of six progressive euchre evenings under the auspices of the above church was concluded with a record attendance. The winners were— Ladies: Airs W. Brock. Gentlemen: Air AVatt. Consolation: Aliss Avery (ladies) and Air J. O’Shaughnessy (gentlemen). The aggregate prizes for the series were Avon by Airs G. Bevan (ladies) and Air P. Gordon gentlemen) and the consolation prizes by Airs Dudley and Mrs J. O’Shaughnessy. It is intended to hold another series of five.

EARLY MORNING ARREST Alarton police proceeded to Greatford at 6.30 on Wednesday morning and arrested James Philip Hooper, “wanted” on a charge of forgery at Christchurch. Hooper appear cd before Air 11. Y. Cameron, J.P., in the Police Court yes-

terday morning, charged with forging *a cheque for £l5. He was remanded to Christchurch. GENERAL NEWS. Mrs D. G. Riddiford has donated ih third prize in the Farmers’ Steeplechase at the Rangitikei Hunt Point-to-Point .Steeplechases on Wednesday, August 5. Mr Richardson will referee in the Rangitikei-Wanganui junior rep. match at Wanganui on Saturday. The visitors will be entertained at dinner at the Criterion Hotel. The Grounds Committee of the Marton Di- - : ■\. and P. Association will meet at the Marton Racecourse at 1 p.m on Saturday, August 8, and not July 25. as previously stated. The General Committee of the Mnr-i ton Bowling flub will meet at the club’s 1 pavilion on Friday night at 7.30. The annual meeting will be held in the Mar ton Jockey Club’s rooms on Friday, August 7. Entries for the Rangitikei Hunt’s' Point-to-Point Steeplechases close on i Tuesdav next at 5 o’clock. The annual ' ball will be held in the Marton Town [ Hall on Tuesdav, August 4, and the Point-to-Point Steeplechases on Wed- I nesday, August 5.