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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19718, 8 December 1926, Page 2

TAIHAPE

TENNIS (From the “Chronicled” Special Correspondent). The handicap singles, in both the men’s and the ladies’ section, are drawing to a close ami some close and interesting games have resulted. Following are the results of games played within the past few days: — Men’s Handicap Singles.— Berry (15), 60 beat Burnett (13) 52; Henricks (14) £0 beat Smith (20) 51; Rixon (10) lost to Lelievre (20) by 56-60. Lelievre now plays Berry (15), and the winner is in the final. Robertson plays Moffitt and the winner of this event plays Henricks. The winner of this triangle plays the winner of the Berry* Lelievre match. Mr- Tyson, the sole selector and supervisor, has announced that the final event shall be played on Saturday at 3 p.m.. when, given fine weather, a large and interested crowd of spectators will doubtless be present. Ladies’ Handicap Singles.— Following are the results of recent games:— Mrs Reid (25) 60, beat Mrs L. Hill (30) 40. Mrs Moore (8) beat Mrs D. Neagle (14) by default. Miss Johnson (scr.) 60, beat Mrs Bradley (16) 36; Mrs Reid won from Miss E. Johnson (scr.) by default, as the latter has left the district; Mrs Moore (8) v. Miss Satherley (22) is to be played, and the winner of this pair plays Mrs Reid tomorrow at 3 p.m. GENERAL NEWS Several of the cottages in the railway settlement on Mataroa Road are completed, and are now being occupied. There are now 29 railway cottages in this locality. Monday saw the inauguration of the daylight limited train service. The northward-bound express passed through Taihape at 1.30 p.m., and was not crowded. The cricket match between Taihape and Railway Clubs was continued on Saturday. In their first innings, played on a previous Saturday, Taihape made 168 runs, the first innings of the railwaymen was not completed, and finally totalled 70. Taihape’s second innings produced 150 (Jenness 28, McLennan 43, Dashwood 24, Hamill 25). Railway’s second innings closed for 61 (Smeaton 11, Martin 11, Arnott 10). Hamill was the most successful bowler for Taihape. taking five wickets for 11 runs: Richards, for Railway, secured five wickets for 39 runs. An examination in theory was held by Trinity College of Music at the High School on Saturday, Mr A. J. Joblin being supervisor. The Ohakune Bowling Club has challenged Taihape Club for the R-angitikei Shield. The contest will take place on the local green to-morrow afternoon. The rinks to represent Taihape have I not yet been definitely selected. An auction sale of mill plant, timber. and cottages will be held at the Egm out Box Company’s mill to-mor-row. WHO WAS THE JONAH? Four cars containing bowlers left Taihape last week-end for Raetihi in quest of the Ruapehu Banner. Though the banner was not won, one of lhe cars making the journey achieved distinction. Shortly after leaving Taihape one of the rear tyres was punctured. The wheel was changed, but again a puncture occurred. A third wheel was placed on the axle, but I when nearing Karioi another blow-out | occurred. Fortunately a couple of I tubes were in the car, and one was utilised. The advent of the ear into | Ohakune wa« heralded by a report like , a gun. and a fourth puncture was discovered. This was fixed up and the journey to Raetihi was continued with some misgivings, which were only too well justified, as a fifth puncture occurred near Raetihi. and the car arrived two hours and a half behind time. But the sequence of misfortunes was not completed, as soon afer leaving Raetihi, the sixth accident occurred, this time on a front wheel, and another tyre was procured. By this time a feeling of constraint and distrust was evident among the occupants of the car. which was intensified when, nearing Ohakune. the seventh puncture took place. An observant passenger drew attention to the fact that a well-known bowler was sitting over the wheel everv time a blow-out occurred, even when his position was changed from the rear to the front of the car. A |re arrangement was insisted upon, and Taihape was reached without further incident. KING'S THEATRE. “Below the Line,” the Master picture, which comes to the King’s Theatre to-night, marks the thin! production in which Rin-Tin-Tin, “the dog wonder,” and June Marlowe, “the girl with the soulful eyes.” have appeared together. Previous pictures in which they have shared honours were “Find Your Man” and “Tracked in the Snow I Country.”