POREWA’S NARROW WIN OVER JUNCTION AT TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, 28 January 1948, Page 2

POREWA’S NARROW WIN OVER JUNCTION AT TENNIS

By a margin of seven games, Porewa defeated Marton Junction in the inter-club tennis match played at the week-end. At the close of the afternoon’s play each team had won 12 sets, and the contest had to be decided on games, Porewa emerging victorious. There was very little between the two clubs and this was demonstrated by the scoring. In the men’s and ladies' singles and the combined doubles each club won three sets. Porewa won all the men's doubles, while Junction won all the ladies’ doubles. The following are the results, Junction players being mentioned first:— Men's singles: Mahoney beat Blunden, 6-4; Roache lost to Marshall, 0-6; Murray lost to McKinnon, 4-6; Smith beat Cochburn, 6-5; Ponga lost to Nicholls, 3-6; Wasson beat Lovelock, 6-4. Junction 3 sets, 25 games; Porewa 3 sets, 31 games. Ladles’ singles: Futcher beat Nitschke, 6-4; Wasson lost to Johnson, 2-6; Paul lost to Duncan, 3-6; Jurgens beat Nlcolls, 6-4; Whale beat Robinson, 6-1; Wasson lost to Blunden, 3-6. Junction 3 sets, 26 games; Porewa 3 sets, 27 games. Men’s doubles: Mahoney and Roache lost to Blunden and Marshall, 2-6; Murray and Ponga lost to McKinnon and Cochburn, 3-6; Smith and Wasson lost to Nicholls and Lovelock. Junction 0 sets, 8 games, Porewa 3 sets, 18 games. Ladies’ doubles: Futcher and Wasson beat Robinson and Nicholls, 6-0; Paul and Jurgens beat McKinnon and Johnson, 6-2; Wasson and Whale beat Duncan and Jarrett, 6-3. Junction 3 sets, 18 games; Porewa 0 sets, 5 games. Combined doubles: Mahoney and Futcher beat Blunden and Nitschke, 6-3; Roache and R. Wasson lost to McKinnon and Johnson, 3-6; Murray and Paul lost to Cochburn ana Robinson, 2-6; Smith and Jurgens beat Nicholls and Mrs Nicholls, 6-4; Ponga and E. Wasson lost to Lovelock and Duncan, 2-6; D. Wasson and Whale beat Marshall and Jarrett, 6-3. Junction 3 sets, 25 games; Porewa 3 sets, 28 games. A week-end tennis match between Matanui and Turaklna clubs on the Matanui courts resulted In a win for the home team by 16 sets to 8. Both sides were without several of their top players. SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT A LICENCE ENDS IN £lO FINE A charge of selling liquor without a licence brought John Jefferson, labourer, before Mr, A. Coleman, S.M., in the Marton Court yesterday morning. Through his counsel, Mr. K. A. Williams, defendant pleaded guilty and was fined £lO (costs £1 2s). The magistrate made an order for the confiscation of 13 bottles of liquor seized. Serge; 11 W. J. Brown conducted the case for the police.

Between November 26. 194 b, and November 13, 1947, said the sergeant, defendant bought intoxicating liquor to the value of £lB9 8s and a further 23 dozen bottles within a month. Defendant admitted he had sold one dozen, and also selling to a boarder at 2s a bottle. The sergeant pointed out that during the past 12 months six convictions had resulted in the Marton Court through persons being found drinking In the vicinity of dance halls. Complaints had also been received of drinking in doorways. In making certain observations of the sergeant’s remarks, Mr. Williams said there was no direct action between the dance hall offences and the charge preferred against Jefferson. The £lB9 worth of liquor represented 173 dozen bottles, continued Mr, Williams. Friends and relatives had asked defendant to oblige them by obtaining liquor from wholesale firms in Wanganui, Jefferson unwittingly committing a breach. Defendant had made no money out of his dealings and had not been carrying on the business of sly-grogging, but had been foolish enough to oblige friends. ELECTION OF FIRE QUEEN TOMORROW NIGHT The election ~ f the Fire Queen to contest the M; .ton Fire Brigade’s queen carnival being inaugurated next riirmth will be held in the Fire Brigade Hall tomorrow evening. All residents are entitled to vote. Five candidates have been nominated and electors will be asked to vote for a Fire Queen and two Princesses. The candidates are Misses Delores Downs, Pat Kendrick, Dulcie Morris, Doreen Pearson and Fay Thompson. The sponsors of the Fire Queen held a meeting on Monday night, when Mr. F. Lovett was elected chairman of the committee and Mr. Ray Griffin secretary. ONEPUHI FARMER APPEARS IN MARTON COURT Pleading guilty to a charge that on November 1, 1946, at Onepuhi, he did, contrary to his duty, wilfully detain a postal packet, a married man, with six children, Hula Chase, a farmer residing at Onepuhi, was convicted and fined £7 (costs 10s) by Mr. A. Coleman, S.M., in the Marton Court yesterday morning. A request by the accused for the suppression of his name was refused by the magistrate. Sergeant W. J. Brown, outlining the case for the police, said that the accused received in his mail a letter addressed to another person. Accused opened the letter, found a cheque inside for £5 18s ‘ld, endorsed it and later cashed it. In imposing the penaltv the magistrate drew accused's attention to the seriousness of the charge.