Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 13 September 1949, Page 2

Local & General

Personal. Patricia Robyn, five-year-old daughter of Mrs. A. Hall, of Tasman Beach, passed away at the Palmerston North Hospital on Saturday. The fuheral took place at Otaki on Monday. The sudden death of Mr. Lyai Davrd Page at Waerenga Road on Saturday came as a shock to his immediate friends. Mr. Page had enjoyed good' health, but on Friday and Saturday eomplained of feeling unwell. His dea'ih folloWed on Saturday afternoon. The news of the tragic aceident at Carterton, which resuited in ihe cleatn oi Mr. iviaurice George kragway, cast a gxoom over tne spoi'oing fraternii/y. Aithough naving oniy recenay transierre'a to Oi/aki lrom Onastchuren, Mr. Ridgway ha a quickiy rnaae irienus oy" nis courteous and opiiging manner, and much sympaihy is leit ior his relatives. Card Evenings Popular. "The Tuis Marcmng Team Committee was favoured with a pieasing attendance when iis thira series of -card evenings commenced on Thursday last. Winners were Mesdames H. Arcus, H. Grant and P. Blyth (firsts) and Miss E. Brown and. Mr. J. Royal (seconds) .

School Funds Benefit. To heip tne campaign for school improvements, weekly card evening are being heid in the DruidS' Hail, and Saturday's attendance was the best seen. Winners were Mesdames E. Smith; R. Bilis and P. Hooson (firstsl and Mrs. Tracker and Mr. C. Parrant (seconds). Representative Hockey. At Upper Hutt on Saturday the Wellington women's hockey team, which will meet uhe Horowhenua Maori representatives at Otaki on Saturday next was given a triai run to enabie the sexectors to see the players in acrion. The teams will be announced shortly. College Old Girls juniors and Rahui (Otaki) will provide the curtainraiser. Large Crowd Attends Dance. Tne Bandoiiers Marching Team was again favoured "With an excellent attendance at its dance, held at Manakau on Saturday night. Visitmg basketball and footoall teams nelped- to swell the attendance and. a most enjoyable function resultedpNovelty prizes were well distributed/ and first class music and •?sa? ,. tasty supper all added \ to 7m#' ' of patrons Footballers' Yisit. A third grade rugby team from Petone and a senior team from Feilding were guests of the Otaki Footbah Club on Saturday, when friendly games were played on the domain. Otaki won both contests. The third grade game resulting in a win 26 — 3, while a very open and keenly-contested game between the senior teams saw Otaki score 11 points to the visitors' 9. Kiriona for the visitors and L. and G. Enoka for Otaki each thrilled the spectators with their dazzling runs and tries. A penalty and a conversion by T. Gray were the remaining points secured for Otaki. Motor-cycle Club's Visit. The Johnsonville Motor Gycle Club members were guests of the Horowhenua club at the monlthly meeting of the latter in Otaki recently. It was stressed that the aim of the clubs was to make motor cycling safe, and rules were discussed whereby club members would be penalised if their actions geherally did not meet with approval. The Horowhenua club plans to hold a field day at Manakau in the near future, and the Johnsonville guests hope to be present on this occas'ion also. Speakers agreed that clubs could do much by constant gatherings of members.