SUMNER ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20168, 21 February 1931, Page 6

SUMNER ITEMS.

bowling. Little progress been made during the Tyeak with championship and handifap games, and the following are the results ot the games played:Handicap Doubles—Third round: .First life, H, Btpnoman and E. N.' Uasher 4 teat C. A. Lawson and A, F. Graham minus 1- Second life, E, A, Johnson and J. Wilseu minus 8 bent C, A, Lawson and A. F, Graham minus 1. JM+ Saving Club. Tho Newburgh Shield for a singlehanded alarm rescue, open to all members, will be held this afternoon, and to-morrow the club will, be represented at Waimairi l» & soven-man event, for which the team will be substantially th& same as that which couipoted in the Kesteven Cup last Sunday, School Picnic#. Both the Sumner and Rodcliffs Schools will hold their picnics nest week—Suiiiner on Tu«nday and Redoliffs on Satur* day. Each picnic will be held at the Rio carton racecourse, Sporty programmes have been arranged. Pricket. The following wW play for tho third grade team against Lancaster Park at St. Leonard's square this afternoon: —C, E. Merry, P. M. Richardson, 33. T-. Chitty, L. Newton, K. 6. Shrlmpton, W., Yates, B, Bassett, P. Pawe, C, J3. Webster, H, Odell, and P. Bowman, The buys' team will play against St. Albans at the Hospital corner in tho seminal o< the »isth, grade competition. Cycling. A club championship race oyer an eleven-mile course, from the School for the Deaf to Dyer's road and back, will be held by the Sumner Cycling Clul) on Monday eVening. It wilj be the concluding race of a series to dfecide tho I Winner of the championship cup. Tho i entries promise keon competition. I Athletics. „ i jßp'yerftl members of tho Sumner ciub will tako part in the Canterbury championships, this afternoon. The competitors' names and the events in which they will take place are;—-J, 3\ Bamford, JQQ yards And long jump! P, W. Bishop, 440 yards hurdles; R. 11. Neville, long jump, high jump, and hop, step, and jut#p i P. &. Opleman, one mile raee i Miis Qrace Williame, JOO yards race. - Missionary Union. 3fw W, McAra presided ovor a good attendance at the first meeting of tho Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union, Arrangements were made for a variety sale and chrysanthemum show to be held- early to. May. The- following stalls were arranged; Variety,' jumble stall,- cake stall, sweets stall,' bran tub, afternoon tea, and cook* ioa and needlework competitions. The RedQliffg offered to pro. produce work stalls, the proto, bqi devoted to their church lend* ~ tea , was provided by Mrs -popping, 4nd a collation for the mis. §fo» ftrnds amounted tor lis. ' / fcaptag, r bl,tbH'Outbo?rd Mptor-Boat 'CWtfcWJSJ for th« Heat of the Memorial. Eugby Football. . Cofl_eMsr#fe time must be ß in thol^ winter p&stUoe tlie annual meeting of WM Cl «^ Thp twenty*3**t annual report to bo presented at the annual general meeting ifflf,. th«, Club on Thursday States that it ip with sincere regret that the committee has death? of Mr? J. M,"B, Owrfordj Mr J* Bowiugton, both Qf whom took a keen interest in the welfare of the club, The membership il gjiv^oiipws:— Men; I4ls members 8, Mvji.i) absentee 5j women: life h ,mn 43, absented 4f und eight junior course was in ■ order < during "the past season ana also waß kept jppen later than usual. No. 1 greep ;ftiß, reconstructed and will be 'great improvement on the old lay» m t?ie dose of ft? season the few enlarged the .No. 8 tee, w wdmeo, built a new No. 6 tee for mhi> Mtgrpvt ft dr&to aero** the }>as of tfo'Sgreen. As an experiment, warn erected- round No. H green, and it proved such a aueaess that 'No: 4 was altered in a similar way. frhfr removed the cause of complaints, concerning temporary fences round 'jgreens.The* club played many'interVnb inatebM during the waaon and 1 good pfopprtion of wJns. 'Thanks-; are expressed tp the ladies who : prOv|ded afternoon tea for these tolata. Tho club wirtM to record its keen appreciation of the tmany services rendered by Mr Willis Wflg yho club is in a "istrone position financially, the cash in iian«*bW «15 1B« 8d 1 and the acfund» amounting to ®687 . JJWtai QmUe. - The following letter has been rcto thoWner M 4Vol fr Qtn Doig, 4e|ital puree:— ' . t n '. ■' «<J 'am transferring to Banfury on i February 18th. The wrk at Sumner js ming thg been here I have* 4bpo JJ B # ftillftg'' • i "I would Mke to express my apprao}latipn 'it tho Jiplendid way jn which the Staff of tl»§ with [Si ftS m every yo* <Si The tfe»Bi>ro> 'stated that it would . tftVe about 'ks to balance .the dental ' clyjie accounts, Jt was decided to make -ah ftPP«MM to h 0 bfld benefited |rqm tfee treatment, < . . Ohttrob Meeting. Qburch.. It, WW reported that the apnea! made by the Moderator of the liberal 4Mfin»biy (Rev,' G, Budd)i j land# tp resist Presbyterian «ttffcrer«i i"» XUi earthqugke?l9n9 and tarepairth? I ' Pfopbytoriau cbwcbec, in , ajiqlleGtlon'Rroouptmg jMfn Jt was revived to a*k Mr W. A. Ken ntjdy to giv» k lantern lecture in aid Of the Sunday Sohoo? a»o 4t was alqo decided-to a concert far tfei wwe gyrpoee, " ' , The meeting weed that the annual ebry?ftnftewum show to .Thursday,a»fd Friday, May Ttk aud Bth. Tbt 1 fidfowjug ofeials v«w ; and secretary, ¥j, %.f: Alexanders treasurer, Mr J. Tatt, fWtivo, MW JN HwptPU (con-yener)r-Urqph,art f , a»<? Mepre,.atid dawep <7. Hampton, Urqwhart, with the 'w?retary and the, troasurer. / It to Mr A. ..on, ,Of "Otahwa," ?ai Tapu, to act a ! judged fiwrs.aecoFativP. sud •fiuSt and vegetable gnc .Mr., J. fc. »rtw to the Yvr'jiiSwV * .feisty I SmiMM ■■■'' > ;