SANDON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 201, 26 August 1936, Page 3

SANDON

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOT. The 19th weekly shoot of the Sanson Miniature Rifle Club was held on Monday evening when there was a good attendance of members. The fifth of the teams’ matches was held and the married men’s team again proved to be the winners by a fair margin, the secretary’s team being 1 runners up with the president’s team i third. The standard of shooting was ■ very high the top eight men putting | on the good total of 1095. During the j evening single possibles were record- | ed by R. Lumsden and J. Fagan. The [ Jenkins Buttons for- the individual ■, shooting were won as follows:—A ! A grade, J. Fagan; B grade, R. Lumsden; C grade, E. Green. N.Z. LABOUR PARTY. MONTHLY MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of the Sandon branch of the N.Z. Labour I Party was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bowater. The following delegates were appointed to attend the L.R.C. to be held at Awahuri: Messrs. D. Koster, K. Cockburn. D. C. Sanson and E. Bowater and Miss I. Sanson. The following resolution was carried at the meeting: “That the Sanson branch of the N.Z.L.P. place on record its appreciation of the 1936 Budget presented by Hon. W. Nash on behalf of the first Labour Government and congratulate the Minister on the manner in which the Budget was presented.” The remainder of the evening was spent in listening to a Parliamentary debate which was greatly appreciated. TABLE TENNIS CLUB. Keen interest is still evident in weekly practice of the Sanson Table Tennis Club, members attending with regularity, and this fact has enabled the club to have a strong team at its disposal for inter-club games. The winners of the stars for the evening’s play were: A grade. Miss M. Butler and A. Matthews, equal; B grade, E. N. Butler; C grade, R. Bishop and Miss P. Williams, equal; D grade, R. Davey. To-day (Wednesday) two teams will journey to Marton to play friendly matches with Marton and the following have been selected to play:—A grade: Miss M. Butler, A. Matthews, R. Meyer, G. Williams. F. Meyer, H. Matthews. B grade: Miss J. Butler, E. N. Butler, M. Cockburn, Ken. Lumsden, T. Williams, Miss G. Sanson. Reserve. R. Bishop. PERSONAL. Mr. A. Fredrick has had to enter the public hospital for treatment. i ——— Mrs. Gorrie for their work during the past twelve years and extends to them good wishes for their future welfare . and happiness.” Formally moving the adoption of the resolution, which was mounted on. . the front page of the Borough Jubilee Souvenir Booklet, the Mayor stated that it was the wish of every coun--1 cillor that it. would serve in the days ' to come to remind Mr. Gorrie of his ‘ long and happy association with the Marton Borough CouncilAfter the Marton Borough Council meeting terminated, an adjournment was made to Gould’s tearooms, where wives of the councillors, also Mr. and , Mrs. W. J. Mogridge, and Mesdames C. C. McDonald, D. Macpherson and ‘ W. R. Brant were waiting. Supper and a pleasant social hour followed, j during which tributes were paid and farewells said to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gorrie. The Mayor, in making the presenta- ' tion of a gold-mounted fountain pen , inscribed to Mr. Gorrie and a beautiful posy and handsome bowl to Mrs. ’ Gorrie, referred to the good work that ’ both had done during their 20 years in Marton. GENERAL NEWS “It was a pleasure to be associated with your council in improving the water supply of the town,” stated a letter received by the Marton Borough Council from Messrs. A. D. Riley and Co., the contractors for the new filters at the waterworks. The letter was in reply to the council’s forwarding a cheque for the balance of the contract, following an entirely satisfactory analysis of the water by the Health Department. The Works Committee reported on its investigation of a request for drainage of a property on French Street into the footpath channel, which would have required deepening, that the request was not a reasonable one. The council resolved that it regretted being unable to comply with the request, and that the open drain already made by the occupier was a danger to the public safety and must be piped and filled in. ; HARRIERS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP The West Coast team for the New Zealand harrier championships to be held at Auckland, leaves Marton by the express this evening. There are four Martonians in the party—F. Hill, D. Smith, G. Bromley and W. Edge—while Mr. D. Macpherson is manager. It is expected that there will be a large crowd of enthusiasts at the station to wish the team well. INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATION As the new industrial legislation is causing some concern as to its application in regard to industrial unions, etc., all interested will be well advised to hear Messrs Queenan, Robertson and Scott in the Jockey Club’s rooms, Marton, to-morrow (Thursday) night. These gentlemen are well in the forefront in their knowledge of the latest developments and will be well worth hearing.