OHAKUNE NOTES

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXII, Issue 12436, 8 April 1908, Page 7

OHAKUNE NOTES

(From Our Own Correspondent.) A very interesting: cricket match toolplace here on Saturday afternoon, whei fifteen ladies played against eleven gentle men, and after a most interesting and amusing game the ladies won by 53 runf to 47. The gentlemen wore skirts patchei up with all the gay colours that could b found. The gentlemen had to field, bal and bowl with their left hands only. Then were over two hundred spectators, ant. they all enjoyed the game, especially eomt of the antics of the gentlemen.- The-chiel jscfixers for, the ladies were Miss ' Roberts 9: Mrs Nicol 8, Mrs Michael 7, Miss McLear 6, and Mips Hogan 2, not out. The follow ing gentlemen bowled: — Messrs J. Fergus ¥3n, G. Carey, Drury, Baird, Aldridge. and Pole. The chief scorers for the gentleaieu'6 toam were Messrs Fergusson 10. Drury 7, Pole 6, and Aldridge 6. Miss Rob j rts was the only one to take wickets, securing three, the rest of the batsmen were run out, through the smart work of their captain, Mrs Nicol. The following ladicfowled:—Misses Roberts, Hogan, Higgins, Armstrong, and Meldames Lester and Nicol. During the progress of the play Mr J. Lilley took several snap-shots. Aftei the match afternoon tea was provided bj the ladies, when speeches were made bj (.he two captains — Mrs Nicol and Mr J Fergusßon. Messrs Weller and Nicol acted as umpires.

The annual school picnic took place o) the Recreation Ground on Saturday, when •>yer a hundred children were present, besides a large number of parents. The annual distribution of prizes was made bj the School Committee. The 100 yard championship race was won by Master B Heald. who received 5s and a silver medal. Miss Dollie Hoare won most events during the day and made 19s 6d. The following ladi«>s and gentlemen worked hard during the day to make the children enjoy themselves: — Mesdames Gibson, Crayford, El der, Lester, Hammond, Misses D. Welch and Roberts. Messrs G. Small (headmaster), J. Fergusson (chairman of School Committee), R. Hoare, L. Boyd (Schoo? Committee), and P. Welch and Weller. Every child attending the school receiver 1 a prize of some sort. The picnic ended at 5 o'clock.

The Ohakune Citizens' Brass Band will have their new set of Be&son's instrumentabout Easter time. A 'canvassing committee called on the business people on Saturday night and received the sum of £15. By the end of this week the band will havt enough for the first instalment.

It is expected that Ohakune will be gazetted a Town Board district this month.

Weather permitting the Ohakune Towr Hall will be completed by the first week ir May, and it is the intention of the company to open it with a grand concert and ball.

Cows' milk is now very scarce in Oha kune owing to the cows going into the bush early this year. Most of the residents have to use condensed mink.

The football season opened here on Saturday, when 20 members of the Ohakuiu Club indulged in a practice. The Kario' club will have a very strong team in for the competition tEis season.

The residents here are anxiously waitinf for the land sales of the Government a 4a 4 the Ohakune station, also for the Wanganui Education Board to sell the present section. Competition will be very keen at both sales.

Another Justice of the Peace is to be gazetted shortly for Ohakune, and it is noi it is wanted either. At the present time there is only one here, and he has tr often go away on business for days at a time. The English Church bazaar will be held about the second week in May.

Captain Edwin wired at 1 p.m. to-day: — Southerly moderate to strong winds, glass rise, tides moderate, sea moderate, weather probably colder.

The house surgeon of the Wanganui Hospital reported to the Board to-day, ,by letter, that the Nurses' Home'was proving insufficient to accommodate all the nursing staff at present, probationers having, in some cases, to be accommodated with beds in the sitting room. He suggested the erection of an additional room. — The chairman stated that there was no doubt there was insufficient room, and on his motion it was decided that the chairman and Messrs G. Carson, G. Spriggens, and T. H. Battle be a committee to visit the Home and draw up a recommendation for the next meeting.