OTOROHANGA NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21199, 23 August 1940, Page 9

OTOROHANGA NEWS

DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (Special to Times) OTOROHANGA, Thursday. A highly satisfactory financial position and increasing membership were reported at the annual meeting -of the Otorohanga Defence Rifle Club. The election of offlrers resulted as follows: Patron, Mr A. J. McC ready; president. Mr G. W. L. Palmer; deputy-president. Mr F. !.. Thomas; vice-presidents, MessrJ. 11. Graham. F. A. Fowler. D. V. Dickens. K. P. McDonald, and Mrs 11. E. Lawrence; auditor, Mr E. R. Haycock; secretary and treasurer, Mr JL C. Murphy; range officers, Messrs G. W. L. Palmer. E. A. Southall; trench officers, Messrs F. L. Thomas and L.Peake; handicappers, Messrs G. W. L. Palmer and F. L. Thomas; coaches, Messrs A. warren, G. W. L. Palmer and E. A. Southall. The total net profits of the annual ball (£l4) were donated to patriotic purposes. SEWERAGE SCHEME DELAY A further delay in the commencement of the Otorohanga sewerage scheme was caused by the Government requiring the urgent use or the contractor and his stall’, also the piping, Tor the Waiouru military camp. However, a new quantity of pipehas been procured and the work will commence in earnest next week. M" Ilemy Rothery lias been appointed inspector of works for the Town Board. INTER-SCHOOL SPORT Teams of Rugby and basketball players from the Te Awamutu District High School visited Otorohanga for inter-scho<>7 matches. At football the Otorohanga A team defeated Te Awamutu A by 9 points to 3. Otorohanga also won the intermediate A game by 14 to 8. At basketball Otorohanga A lost to Te Awamutu 15-18, drew in tile B division 17-17, and won the Intermediate A game 15-14. Later the visitors’ A football team won a basketball contest by 3 goals to 2. GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS Championship matches played on the Otorohanga golf links resulted as follows: Senior.—Orinsby beat Jackson 1 up, J. M. Quin beat Taylor 4 and 3, Mexted beat Rhodes 4 and 3, Thompson beat Llddy 4 and 3. Junior.—Lee beat Burton 1 up, Lear McWha 2 up. Otorohanga players defeated the visiting team rrom the Te Kuitl club by a good margin. In a following inter-club match Te Kuitl won by 12 gajnes to 7. WOMEN’B HOCKEY OTOROHANGA GIRL’S SUCCESS For the second season Miss Jean Cameron, of the Otorohanga Ladies’ Hockey Club, has earned the distinction or being selected to represent the Auckland province. She has left to Join the side at Auckland Tor 10 days’ training, and to contest inter-provincial matches. The following Is the selected Otorohanga team to play Te Awamutu on Saturday: Mesdames Harris, Blackett, 'Misses C. Hall, R. Byrnes, G. Meredith, A. Hunter, D. Rattray, J. Smith, J. Rogers and O. Smith. CLAY BIRD TOURNAMENT Organised by the Returned ‘Soldiers’ Association, a successful special clay-bird shooting tournament was held on the Otorohanga Island Reserve during the week-end

There was a large gallery of spectators, and shootlsts were present from Huntly, Ngaruawahia, Hamilton, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Plo Plo, Te Kuitl, Kawhia and Taumarunui. The visitors were welcomed by the club president, Mr A. J. MeC ready. The following were the winners or the principal events:— First shoot, eye-opener. 5 birds (26 entries >: E. Benton, n. Carter, W. Seymour. H. Morgan, D. Mitchell. B. Cowan. J. -Dobson. A. McLean and 'Murray Pratt shot the possible anil divided the sweepstake. First trophy shoot. 10 birds <22 entries) : J. W'iske and K. Benton tied. In the shoot-off Renton took first, Wiske second and J. Dobson third place. Novice shoot. 5 birds (12 entries): 11. Fish i. B. Campbell 2. A. J. \Y. Annan 3. Second trophy shoot (20 entries): Murray Pratt. J. Dobson. J. Malcolm and E. Renton shot tho possible 10. Going back 0 yards each shot, Dobson was the, winner. with Pratt second and Benton third. Third trophy shoot, 10 birds (20 entries; : J. YYlskp and E. Renton shot the possible, the latter winning in the shootolT. Fourth trophy shoot, gymcrack, back two yards each break, 7 birds: R. Carter bent Pratt for first place. Open sweepstake or 9 birds (14 entries): m. otway shot the possible and took first money, while Murray Pratt, A. J. MoCready, J. Dobson and E. Benton divided for second money. Box shoot. *26 yards, 5 birds: C. Benton 1, Murray Pratt 2.

The considerable net proceeds of the tournament will he devoted to supplying comforts for soldiers in barracks on homo defence. SUCCESSFUL LAMBING SEASON Indications point to the 1 940 lambing season being the most prolific In the history of the Northern King Country. The good condition in which the ewes raced the lanrblng period, and the extremely mild winter conditions, are contributing factors to the success already reached. Despite the fact that the season’s crop or lambs are healthy and livelv, there are a Tew cases reported or pulpy kidney trouble In the first crop or lambs. Tor the first time in tills district. On many or ihe larger holdings lamb-marking has already commenced BUILDING ACTIVITY Despite the difficulty or securing some classes of material, the building trade at Otorohanga Is very animated at the moment, both in tho town and Its rural environs. The second instalment of State houses, now being built in Te Kawa Street, Ls taking shape, while private business premises m the main street are now well under way. Mr 11. A. Burton, Otorohanga, was successful in securing the contract Tor the erection of a further nine state houses at Te kuitl. The . rate Mouses now under construction in Otorohanga are being built by a Te Kuitl contractor.