District Personals

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 167, 18 July 1939, Page 10

District Personals

WAI TOT AR A ; Mrs. Frank Cumberland (Te Knit*-, i who has been the guest of her sister-1 I in-law, Mrs. J. Laird, left on Satur- ' day for Egmonl Village on a visit to her sister, Mrs. J. Morton. ( Mi. and Mrs. J. Verry have return- J ed from a holiday' in Rotorua and i Tauranga. ' Mr. and Mrs. Kelly (New Ply- t mouth) were the guests of Mrs. < Mahoney, Nukumaru, for the week- t end. J Sister Lethbridge, of the Wanganui ) Hospital, spent a few days last week s with her sister, Mrs. Roy Verry. i Miss Nan Verry, New Plymouth, was the guest of Mrs. A. Verry for the Hunt Club ball. I Mis. Dobie and her small daughtei I spent the week-end in Palmerston ( North. v I PATEA < J Mis. J. D. Cameron is \isiling her j parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson.it Stiatford. c Mrs. L. T. Adams, returns to-day from Wanganui. x Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hughes and Miss ] Lorna Hughes have returned from j Hawke's Bay. TAIHAPE Messrs. F. Ward (Malaroa* and F. L. Collins (Taoroa), who retired by rotation from the board of directors of the Taihape Co-operative Dairy 7 1 Company, were both re-elected to the j 1 directorate at the annual meeting of; the company on Saturday. Each re- . turned thanks for his re-election and added that he would do his best in the interests of the company. Mr. A. M. Ryan was relected audi- ] tor to the Taihape Co-operative Dairy' Company on Saturday. Mr. D. G. Gordon, provincial presi- ; dent of the Farmers' Union, addressed ; lhe annual meeting of the Taihape ] Dairy Company on Saturday on farmers’ problems. The chairman, - Mr. D. Stent, took the opportunity' of congratulating Mr. Gordon on his II election to his high office. I; j ( WANCAEHU RIFLE CLUB —; i 11. Goile shot a line double possible ; . |lo take points for lhe Hannan Cup j ‘ in the second shoot of the series for M. i . Johns’ trophy. J. Kelly, for the sec- I ond night in succession, shot a single , possible. Eight reached the standard, and the second shoot-off gave R. Wil- j kie 2 points and S. Holmes 1. aftCi 1 ; each had scored possible in the first. ‘ I Scores were: H. Goile 70, 70, handi- i ( 0 140; R. W ilkie 69 64, 5 138; : J. Kelly 70, 68, 0 -138; R. Travers 69, 68, 1—138; G. King 68. 69. 1 138; W. I Strachan 68, 66, J 138: J. Matthews ■ 62, 65. li 138: J. Glasgow 68. 65, 5 138; F. Gallop 66, 64. 8 138; C. Bald win 67. 69, 1 137; J. Paterson 68, 68, 1- 137; S. Fowler 66, 67. 3 136; J-’.

Woon 67, 65, 3 135; R. Bly th 6<i, 60, 15—135; W. Ward 62, 65. ’.3 132, Ai Baker 62. 64. 5 131; M. Johns 56, 63. ' 10- 129; R. Keeling 58, 56, 15 129; r. | Gallop 111, J. Glasgow 140, s. Holmes! 138 —total. 419. retained the teams I buttons, while other scores were: H. Gallop 141, C. Baldwin 137. J. Pater- , son 137--415; H. Guile 141, R. Trave.; ‘ 13S, R. Blyth 135—414; J. Kelly 139.! G. King 139. M. Baker 131 —409; R. j Wiikie 138, S. Fowler 136. W. Ward ■ 132 406; W. St rachan J 38, P. Woon 135. M. Johns 129—402. ai the Club Hotel, Marton. Accused has had a number or convictions for theft and aggravated assault. The Bench considered it was a bad case and he was convicted and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. On a charge of being an idle and disorderly person he was convicted and discharged. LADIES’ HOCKEY KIA ORA WINS CHAMPIONSHIP The final games in lhe Rangitikci I ladies hockey championship were played on Saturday. Kia Ora, who went through the two rounds unbeaten again take the championship I honours. Umted-Tutaenui A, who lost one game, were lunners-up. The seeson has not yet closed, as several tournaments have yet to be played, Kia Ora defeated Kia Kaha by 4 to nil; United-Tutaenui A defeated Hqnterville by 7 Io nil, and United-Tutae-nui B defeated Huia by 2 goals lo Hockey Dance. The Marton and United-Tutaenui Hockey Clubs heal a successful dance in the Druids’ Hall on Friday night. The hall was well filled with dancer.'. The Monte Carlo was won by Miss R. Thomson and Mr, K. Parsons and th'-' lucky Gay Gordons by Miss J. Davidi son and Mr. W. Barber. The duties of I M.C. were carried out by Messrs T Calkin and J. Sutton. The ladle*' committee dispensed an appreciated supper. TABLE TENNIS METHODIST DEFEAT MARTON B A table tennis match was played be- I tween Marton B and Methodist teams i at the Methodist Hall on Saturday evening. Methodist winning by 20 games lo 7. Following are rcsulU. Marton B players being mentioned first: - Ladies’ Singles. Miss Parliidge 1, v. Mrs. Cuming 2; Miss Williams 0, \. Miss Pickford 2; Miss Hutton 0, v. Miss Decke 2; Miss Hill 2, v. Miss Winchcombe 0. Men’s Singles. D. McEwen I, v. E. Blomfield 2; Buckingham J, v. W. B. Cuming 2; H. Petherick 0. v. B. Cuming 2; Stanstiall 0, v. R. Decke 2. Ladies’ Doubles.--Misses Partridge and Williams 24, v. Misses Cuming i and Pickford 31; Misses Hutton and Hill, v. Misses Decke and Winchcombe 29. Men’s Doubles. —D. McEwan and Buckingham 31, v. E. Blomfield and W. B. Cuming 21; H. Petherick and Stantiall 29, v. B. Cuming and R. > Decke 31. Mixed Doubles. —Miss Partridge and ID. McEwan 28, v. Miss Cuming and Blomfield 31; Miss Williams and (Buckingham 28, v. Miss Pickford ano W. B. Cuming 31; Miss iNitlon ano jH. Petherick 28, v. Miss Decke and E. !Cuming 31: Miss Hill and Stantiall 30, v. Miss Winchcombe and R. Decke 31.