MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 107, 8 May 1934, Page 3

MARTON

MARTON GOLF CLUB. LADIES’ L.G.U. MATCH. Following is the draw for an L.G.U. match to be played on the Afarton links to-day:—Miss Beckett v. Miss B. Urooke; Aliss Lambert v. Aliss Illston; Aliss Howard v. Aliss Smith; Airs. Miller v. Aliss J. Fullerton-Smith; Airs. Farmer v. Airs. A. H. Aiarshall; Airs. Beaven v. Aliss Openshaw; Airs. McLean v. Aliss I. Crooke; Airs. Lad ley v. Airs. Glasgow; Aliss Stuart v. Miss Al. Cockburn; Airs. Turner v. Mrs. Church; Airs. Cochran v. Aliss N. Simpson; Aliss L. Cockburn v. Airs. Holdaway; Mrs. Dudding v. Airs. Mogridge; Mrs. Frank v. Airs. Fullerton-Smith; Airs. Baxter v. Airs. Gower. No. 7 tee: Miss I. Cochran v. Airs. Aiarshall; Airs. Barr v. Aliss Arkwright; Aliss B. Cochran v. Miss Ingle; Aliss Grummitt v. scorer. The results of last week’s bogey match are as under: —Airs. Gower, 5 up; Airs. Alogridge 3 up; Aliss Illston 2 up; Aliss L. Cockburn 2 up; Aliss Tompkins returned the best junior card. LADIES’ GOLF. A very enjoyable inter-club match was played with Rangitikei Club last week. Marton proved victorious. THE CIVIC THEATRE. “BOMBAY MAIL.” The story of “Bombay Mail.’’ coming to-night and Wednesday to the Civic Theatre, is the story of two murders on a train by that name, which races from Calcutta to Bombay. Alore than a dozen people are suspected of the crimes, which are solved by Edmund Lowe, who plays the part of Inspector Dyke. The picture tale has not only the advantage of mystery, but is laid in a mysterious country. “Afother India,” home of 300,000,000 souls, redolent with mysticism, where anything is apt to happen. Universal has picked a splendid cast, including Shirley Grey as the American singer, suspected of being a Russian spy; Onslow Stevens as an American miner, who has a fortune in rubies; John Davidson, an Eurasian crook; Ralph Forbes, who plays the role of an aide to the British Governor, and Hedda Hopper, w r ife of Ferdinand Gottschalk, the murdered Governor. COMMUNITY SING Next Thursday night a big Community Sing led by the inimitable Owen Pritchard and Frank Crowther, of Wellington, will be held in the Civic Theatre, Afarton, in aid of the District Nurse Fund. The song leaders will be assisted by the combined Alarton choirs, who have been practioiag for some weeks past under the baton of Air. T. Low. During his visit to Wellington last week, Air. F. Purnell saw Air. Pritchard, who said that ail arrangements were completed and expressed the hope that tae effort w.-uld be attended by even greater success than the last one hell in Alarton. SOCIAL EVENING AND PRESENTATION On I’riday evening a church social was held in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian

Sunday School hall in honour of Air. F. L. Nicol, session treasurer, whose marriage to Aliss Brennan takes place this week. Air. Nicol was the recipient of a chiming clock from the congregation and choir, and an engraved silver teapot from the Bible Classes, of which he has been a member for 25 years. GIFT EVENING MISS MERYL HAMMOND, GUEST OF HONOUR On Saturday night a party was held in the spacious home of Air. and Airs. Lloyd Hammond, Rata, in honour of Aliss Ateryl Hammond, daughter of Mr and Airs. S. P. Hammond, Lecdsco vn, whose marriage takes place shortly. There was a large assemblage oi guests whose gifts to the oride-to-be were eloquent testimony to her popularity and the esteem in which the family is held. Dancing an 1 bri Igc whiled away the time very pleasantJy till supper-time, after which the numerous parcels were opened by Miss Hammond. On behalf of the parents and the guest of the evening, Air. Jas. Bull expressed thanks to Air. and Airs.; Lloyd Hammond for their wonderful J hospitality and to those present for their good wishes expressed in their attendance and the more tangible evidence displayed. Mr. Lloyd Hammond responded, and after further dancing the evening concluded in the timehonoured manner. PERSONAL Aliss Simpson and Air. Geo. Simpson, “Closeburn,” Bonny Glen, with Airs. R. L. Gibson, Turakina, hav? ieturned from an extensive motor tour of the North Island. MARTON HARRIER CLUB SATURDAY’S RUN (By “Stayer”) The showery weather on Saturday afternoon suited the harriers, who gathered for their fourth whistle run of the season. The pack continues to increase in size and although some of the usual members were not present there were thirteen runners out. A distance of between four and five miles w r as covered at a steady pace. Little difficulty was found in climbing the various hills, but one or two gorse hedges wore hard to negotiate, while a slippery track through gorse caused some thrills. At one stage there was some amusement at the expense of one member who fell into a duck pond as he passed. After the run the usual afternoon tea was dispensed by the ladies and enjoyed by all. RANGITIKEI HUNT MEET AT SHIRLEY The prospects were anything but bright when hounds met on Saturday. 1 Steady rain had fallen off and on all 1 the morning, and although there was a break when hounds cast off, a fme drizzle continued throughout the day. Goodwin “cast off” in the gully at the rear of the homestead. A hare was sent away at once, and crossing the creek ran up Kinlock’s boundary, l . turning left across a couple of pad

docks, over Bruce Road and away across Shirley at a great pace. Keeping on into O’Neill’s on a wonderfully straight line, they continued for about half a miio before they turned to the left into Herd’s, where scrub and gorse steadied them up, and allowed a fairly stretched out field to get together again. Hunting down in the gully, hounds steadily pushed up into O’Neill’s again and open country, where they must have killed had it not been for several fresh hares getting up. Some time was spent in getting hounds out of some heavy co\er and they were then taken back to Shirley, where another fair run was experienced before hounds were called off. This was one of the hardest days horses and hounds have had this season and great credit is due to Goodwin in having the hounds in such good fettle. Air. and Mrs. Briant entertained all to tea. Among those following were: The Alastcr, Air. J. Brice on Taffy; deputymasters H. J. Cameron on Some Day, T. McLean on Anak, W. W. Wilson on Jack Pot, H. iSimpson on Black Rock, I’. W. Briant on Glenlevcn; hon. whips 11. J. Wilson on Surprise Packet, T. Brie© on Glen Warlock; huntsman, A. Goodwin ou Waituna; Mrs. Alexander on Nigger, Miss Brice on Bonus, Miss Cameron on Bla< k Pierctte, Miss Wilde on Marie, Miss Marshall on Quickstep; Alessrs. J. D. Simpson on Matapuni, Alan Aiarshall on Ginger. Jim Dick e»j a bay, H. G. Wilson on JacK. Ken Duncan on Rocket, W. Duncan on War Eagle, E. Duncan on Wakataua. H. G. Briant on Whakatere, Holt Simpson on Ben, C. Simpson on Blue Peter, Roger Cameron on a bay. Some of those on foot: Airs. W. J. Simpson and Miss Alargarct Simpson, Mrs. G. L. Aiarshall, Airs. James Anderson, Air. and Mrs. R. L. Gibson, Air. and Mrs. McPhearson, Mr. and Airs. Duncan Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Morgan, Airs. J. Dick, Mrs. Eric Duncan, Air. and Mrs. George Lethbridge, Airs. F. McLean, Mrs. W. W. Wilson, Aliss Simpson, Aliss Catherine Gibson, Aliss J. Powell, Miss Nell Simpson, Miss Hilda Brittain, Misi Nancy Simpson, Aliss Rachel Simpson, Aliss M. Grummitt, Miss McShean, Aliss Isa AlcLeay, Alessrs. Walter Simpson, George Simpson, Hamish Louric, A. Slessor, Roger Simpson. (Continued on. Page 10).