BULLS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19478, 22 December 1925, Page 3

BULLS.

BULLS DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL (From the 1 { Chronicle’s’' Special Correspondent). The break-up ceremony and prizegiving of the Bulls District High School was held in Bulls Town Hall on Friday afternoon, there being a large attendance of parents and friends. Items were given by the pupils, those contributing being Meri Rewiti, Tom Pritchard. Irene Signal and Gerald De Burgh. Besides those receiving aggregate and attendance prizes every pupil was given a book of some kind. The prizes were presented by the chairman of the committee (Mr J. E. WalkeiT, assisted by the headmaster, Mr William Cron. Prize-winners are as follows: Proficiency.— Norman Broadbent, Mavis Brightwell, Raymond Campion, Masie Cutts, Downes Henderson, Leslie Hillier, Herbert Kearney, Margaret Murray, Margaret Price, Tom Pritchard and Edna Simpkin. Endorsed Competency.—Percy Cole and Ellen Young. Competency.—Jack Carter. Attendance prizes and certificates: —

Primers: Vera Simpkin, Ronald Edhouse, Geoffrey Ellery. Jack Bromley. Standard .1: Joseph Ellery, Lawrence Moss and George Ellery. Standard 2: Cecil Anderson, Clifford Button, Thomas Ellery. James Henderson, Jack Pritchard, James Phillips and Rex Robins. Standard 3: Elsie Harpur, Elsie Phillips, Fred Howard, Ronald Ellery and George Ellery. Standard 4: Martin Dunn, Ciarrie Ellery and Samuel Young. Standard 5: Leslie Harper, Mavis Tricker, Indra Walker, Edna Simpkin, Roy Ellery, Pat Larmor. Peter Ralfe. Hilary Wilson. Henry Edwards, Frederick Cutts and Downes Henderson. Standard 6: Herbert Kearney, Raymond Campion, Margaret Murray, Thomas Pritchard, Eric Duker, Margaret Price and EUcn Young. Merit list. —Standard .1: John Hart 1, Nellie Hart 2, Lawrence Moss 3. Phyllis Wicks (special). Standard 2: Ray Simpkin 1, Jack Pritchard 2, Zelma McGregor 3. Standard 3: Muriel Jones 1, Joan Signal 2, Irene Wightman 3. Standard 4: Robin AlcKenzie .1, Samuel Young 2. Reginald Hart 3. Standard 5: Edna Simpk'.n 1, Downes Henderson 2. Arohanui Rewiti and Mavis Tricker. equal, 3. Standard 6: Norman Broad bent 1, Thomas Pritchard 2, Leslie Hillier and Raymond Campion, equal,

BULLS TENNIS CLUB A team from the Bulls Tennis Club journeyed to Foxton on Saturday to defend the club’s title to the Newman Cup against Foxton. The match was rather unsatisfactory as several games were not played. Foxton captured the cup. after many unsuccessful challenges, by 144 games, 11 sets to 119 games, 9 sets. The following are details of games played, Bulls players mentioned first: — T. E. MamMl 9. S. Bryant 4; H. E. Tricker 4, C. Proctor 9; L. Homes 5, N. Ross 9; .1. Tricker 9, M. McMurray 4; D. B. Johnstone 3, W. Ross 9; Rev. Jones 2, J. Newton 9. Mrs Ralfe 9, Mrs McMurray J; Mrs Cater 3, Miss Owen 3; Mrs Harris 4, Miss R. Barber 7; Miss Green 4, Mrs Eruera 6. Mansell and J. Tricker 4, Bryant and Proctor 9; 11. E. Tricker and Homes 9, W. and N. Ross 4; Johnstone and Rev. Jones 0, McMurray and Newton 9. Mesdames Ralf and Carter 7, Miss Owen and Mrs McMurray 1: Mrs Harris and Miss Johnstone 7, Misses Perreau and Barber 5; Misses Nicholson and Green 7, Mesdames Eruera and McLean 4.

Mansell and Mrs Ralfe 3, Bryant and Mrs AlcMurray 9; H. E. Tricker and Mrs Carter 9, Proctor and Miss Owen 5; Homes and Mrs Harris 4, M. Ross and Miss Barber 9; J. Tricker and Miss Johnstone 5, McMurray and Mrs Eruera 9; Johnstone and Miss Green 9, W. Ross and Miss Perreau 6; Rev. Jones ami Miss Nicholson 5, Newton and Mrs McLean 9. GLYNEATH (BULLS) SCHOOL All the children of the Glyneath School received prizes. The following are the names of those who gained first, second ami third prizes and of those who gained prizes for attendance and conduct.

Standard 1: Ira Bracken 1, Jack Coe 2, Ray Carter 3; Standard 3: Marie Keat 1, Maud Bracken 2, Raggie Bracken 3; Standard 4; Hilda Langdon 1, James Managh 2, lan Burr 3; Standard 5: Doreen Managh. 1, Myrtle Coe and Percy Langdon (equal) 2, Marjorie Carter 4. Special prizes for attendance —those not missing more than five half days: — Dulcie Keat, Marie Keat, Myrtle Coe, Jack Coe, Marjorie Carter, Ray Carter and Gladys Guy. Prizes for conduct: Maud Bracken, Cecil Syme. BOWLING A party of five rinks of bowlers from Wanganui motored to Bulls on Saturday and spent an enjoyable day on Ihe local club’s green. The visitors proved to be the winners on the day’s play and went home very well pleased with their day’s outing.

GENERAL NEWS The Oddfellows’ Hall was the centre of much happiness on Friday evening when the Lodge gave their annual Christmas Tree to the children of members. Many members attended, both of the Ylen’s Society and the Rebekahs, with their wives and children, and a most pleasant evening was enjoyed. During the evening Father Christmas

organised games and competitions and much fun was derived from the buneating, donkey-tail and the goat’s head. After refreshments had been handed ro”nd, Father Christmas presented every child with a present from the tree and after singing 41 Auld Lang Syne’’ all departed tired but happy at 11 o’clock. The many friends of Mr Alec Amon will regret to learn that be is seriously ill at his home in Lower Rangitikei. It is hoped that ho will make a speedy recovery.

Mr F. J. Mansell, who returned from [ a recent trip to the Dunedin Exhibition, has been indisposed for some time, but is now able to get about again. Mr F. Cutts, the well-known Town Clerk, has been reappointed secretary of Parewanui Dairy Company. The payment of this company last month was equivalent to Is 6Ad per lb (cheese). A further payment on last year’s supply was made to the suppliers. The payout for the Rangitikei Dairy Company for butterfat was Is sd. JACK COOGAN IN 4 4 OLIVER TWIST” ON THURSDAY NIGHT An outline was given yesterday of Oliver’s early troubles. The mysterious Monks, actually Oliver’s halfbrother, seeks Fagin’s aid in driving the boy into some crime, it having developed that Oliver is the heir to a largo fortune, the ono condition of which is that he shall reach the ago of twenty-one without having committed fin act which will bring him into public disgrace. Otherwise the fortune goes to Monks. Nancy Sikes, wife of Bill Sikes, the burglar, discovers Oliver on an errand for Brownlow and, kidnapping him, returns him to Fagin’s attic. Sikes is then brought into the scheme to make the boy a criminal. He takes Oliver in a burglary expedition, but the boy is able to warn the inmates of the house although in doing so he is shot by Sikes. The people take Oliver in and care for him. On hearing his story they convey him to Brownlow, who brings the attention of the police to Fagin and Sikes. Brownlow, while knowing all about the boy’s fortune, does not know Monks is behind the plot. When the raid is made Oliver points out the mysterious Monks—a title adopted for the underI world —and the man is forced to confess. Sikes in an attempt to escape from the roof-top is hanged, while Fagin meets the same end administered by law. Oliver remains with Brownlow, who now acts as his guardian, until such time as he inherits the fortune.