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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 439, 3 December 1930, Page 3

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HUNTERVILLE SILVERHOPE TENNIS Three matches for the Buttons took place during the week-end. Miss I’. Johnstone and I. Lourie x 5 defeated Miss M. Lourie and Wald in -12, 50— 43; Mrs Stewart and Stc..art -15 beat Miss J. Johnstone and Lourie x 5, 50—45; Mrs Stewart and Stewart -15 beat Miss P. Hammond and L. lllston xls, 50—40. The courts have been well patronised during the last week’s line weather and during the week end sonic very good games took place. The courts are to be top-dressed with coldfix in the near future. RANGITARA GOLF CLUB The final match for the president's trophy was played during the weekend when L. Whetton (ser) defeated R. Lyall (7). The work of draining the links will be undertaken shortly. BOWLING The time for closing entries for the competitions has been extended to Saturday next. Owing to wet weather there was very little play last month. RAETIHI RAETIHI BOWLING The weather during the wc k-end was a big improvement on what has been experienced for some time, and bowlers were able to play on the Raetihi green. Two rinks, including players for the Rangitikei Shield, tried conclusions, with the following results: Black, C. Lynch, F. Bryers, H. Green 20 v. Watson, Coury, Hay, Drury 17. Other games were: F. Brown, Waring, W. Harris, F. Bryers 20 v. M illoughby, Ward, Mosen, Mitchenson 10 ; Burgess, Wallace 13 v. Pedersen, Paulger 24. In the competition for the Urwin and Drury Buttons, A. Webb, R. Jenning 26 beat Ashwall, F. Thomson 21. SUDDEN DEATH Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr W. Harrison and family of Horopito, in the death of Mrs Harrison, which took place at their residence on Saturday. It appears Mr Harrison cu his foot during the week, and his wife brought him into Raetihi for medical attention on Friday. When she returned home she complained of pains in her head and collapsed. The funeral took place on Monday, nearly all the residents of the district taking the opportunity of attending and thus showing their respect for and sympathy with the relatives. Rev. H. Nightingale conducted the service at the grave’. After somewhat lengthy illness Mr David Frederick Bates, a resident of the district fur the last twelve or thirteen years, passed away on Sunday night. At one time the late Mr Bates was engaged in the transport business and later has been interested in the sawmilling trade. He was 65 years of age. The funeral took place on Tuesday, Rev. Father Sweeney conducted the service. GENERAL A slight shock of earthquake was experienced about 6 o’clock on Monday morning. It is proposed to start miniature golf in Raetihi at an early date, a building having been secured for that purpose. Mr and Mrs A. C. Mitchel’ have returned to Raetihi after having spent an enjoyable holiday in the south. A sharp touch o ffrost on Sunday morning blackened many of the earl} potatoes of the district. A pretty wedding took place in the Raetihi Presbyterian Church on Saturday afternoon, when Mr James Thomp son, of Horopito, was married to Miss Maud Gladys Myrtle Dale by Rev. H. Nightingale. Cricket, was started during the weekend a> Horopito and Ohakune. A number of members of die Raetihi Swimming Club took the opportunity of a fine day on Saturday to make improvements to the baths, and a busy working bee did some good work. RAINFALL. During the month of November rain was experienced on 18 days, the total being 10.3 inches. This is the highest monthly total since June, when . the fall for the month was 12.17 inches on 24 days. November is not usually such a wet month, and during the last five years the fall has varied from 4.71 inches in 1928, to 8.75 inches in 1926.

For the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26, the fall was 1.94 inches. The records show that only twice since February, 1924, has that daily figure been exceeded. One day in August there was a fall of 1.96 inches, which was the heaviest since February, 1928, when 2.02 inches fell on one day. In March the heaviest fall for 1927 was recorded, the figures being 2.37 inches. In the wet year of 1926 the heaviest daily falls were 2.25 inches in August, and 3.53 inches in July, and on 16 other days in that year the fall for a day was over one inch. The wettest day in 1925 was July 24, when 1.9 inches were recorded.

The rainfall for the eleven months of this year totals 53.13 inches, while for the year 1929 the total fall v\as 63.34 inches, and the average for December for the last five years has been 5.73 inches.

TAIHAPE For the benefit of residents of Taihape and district, who require the services of a fully qualified optician, Air G. C. Abbott, F.8.0.A., (Lond.), of Wanganui, will be visiting Taihape on Saturday next, and may be consulted at the premises of Air Bond, jeweller, Main Street.

GENERAL NEWS The Taihape amateur theatrical performers visited Hunterville on Monday evening and presented “The Punch Bowl” at the Town Hall in that centre. A euchre party and dance in aid of the Manchester Unity Lodge Christmas party fund, was held recently. The euchre prizes were won by Airs F. Hamill and Air P. O’Reilly. The Lodge ladies supervised the supper arrangements, whilst Messrs D. Treadwell and J. Stead were in charge of the card room. The music for the

dance which followed the euchre party was provided by Airs L. Hall, Airs Seager, and Air Garrett.

Air J. D. Kerr, Clerk of the Court at Taihape, who is under transfer to Te Kuiti was farcwelled at a smoke concert given in his honour on Monday evening and presented with a well filled wallet, the presentation being made by the Alayor of Taihape (Air J. P. Aldridge). The gathering was representative of all sections of the community and many glowing tributes were paid to Air Kerr’s popularity and fine qualities. A report of the proceedings will appear in to-morrow’s issue.

The death has occurred of Air Thomas Smithfield, aged 70, a wellknown and‘highly respected settler of the Taoroa district.

CRICKET NOTES

A match between the United and Taihape Cricket ClulTs was commenced on the Oval Domain last Saturday. Taihape batted first and compiled 108 runs, the chief scorers being Glennie 4ii, A. Munro not out 15; Gresham 13. United replied with 101 (Potaka 18, Dick 17, Atkins 10, Cottier 10). The match will be continued next Saturday.