WAVERLEY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 106, 8 May 1933, Page 3

WAVERLEY

FOOTBALL Wet weather made playing conditions difficult on football grounds in the Wairoa Sub-union’s territory last Saturday. But hi spite of the "dampness and cold, one of the largest and keenest crowd of spectators watched the game between Waverley and Rau-, rau on the Waverley grounds. The Raurau team,, which is formed entirely of Maoris, had not been defeated, nor had Waverley. The Ngutuwera visitors fielded a strong and swift back line, as well as some very able and hefty forwards, but in the first half •f the game, Waverley proved, themselves the superior by scoring 18 to Raurau’s nil. The home team continued scoring in the second half, adding an other 15. while Raurau were perhaps somewhat fortunate in securing three points from a free kick. The game concluded with the scores 31—3. These would indicate that the Waverley team had matters all their own way, but the game was a hard-fought one, and Raurau gave Waverley a hard- tussle to obtain their tries. This game placed Waverley in the lead from Raurau, the local team not having suffered a de feat so far this season, which is really only in keeping with last season. VITAL STATISTICS Following arc the vital statistics for the Waverley district with those for the month of April last year in parentheses: Births 5 (4), marriages 0 (1), deaths 1 (2). EGM ONT-WANGANUI HUNT CLUB On account of the Hawera race meeting last Saturday the hunt which was to have been held at the Whenuakura crossroads was postponed. It should be noted that this meet will take place next Wednesday at the same tunc and place, when better weather is Moped for. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE Subscribers to the Waverley exchange should note that yesterday the winter time Sunday hours were returned vv. From November until May the lengthened hours of from 9 till mid day and from 4 till 8 p.m. are observed, but during the other months for only one hour in the morning and one in the afternoon is the exchange open, that is. from 9 till 10 a.m., and fiom 5 till 6 p.m. STOCK SALE The Farmers’ Co-operative Qrg. Society report for the weekly sale held at Waverley last Friday that on account of the stormy weather there was only a small yarding of eattlp. which met with a dull sale to a meagre attendance of buyers.