COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 157, 28 March 1919, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

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A swimming competition took place at Falmerston this week between teams representing the Wanganui Technical College and the Palmerston North High School. The teams were:—Wanganni: Bolton. Heid, Marsde'i, and Gilbert. Palmerston: Sollitt, Eyre, .Kiggs, olid Munro. Appended are the results:— 225vd5.: Sollitt (I'iilmerstoni beat lieid (Wanganui). 100 yds.-. Bolton (V'angantii) be.it Eyre (Paimerston) ..50yds.. Riggs i'Pnlnierstoii) beat Marsden (WaJiKamii). The lotay race was won by Wanganui. and all the events produced Kood finishes. Reid, who was defeated by Sollitt, came third in the New Zealand schools championship held recently in Christehmvh.

l'innlily is being reached in the Manawntu ''champion of champions" bowling tournament. On Wednesday the rink matches were played on the Palmerston North Club's greens. Nine clubs were represented—FeUding, Shannon, Dannevirke. Foxton, Woodville, Levin, Falmerfiton North. Terrace End, and Alanawnlu. In order to avoid bves the first round consisted of only one match, which w«s played between Shannon and' I'eilding. I'eilding being defeated in this, thereafter dropped out of the tournament. Ideal weather conditions prevailed. Appended are the results-. —First round: Shannon (Carr, Berijiiist, Biliierbeck, and Roach (s). beat I'eilding (Bartholomew, Harford, Clements, and I'ruish (s.), 24—17. Second round: Manawatu (Jones, Hnnkins, Radford, mil Lani'Cii-m (s.) beat Oannevirke (Clarke, Druiniuoud, Caldei, ami Steivarl (s.) i,20—14. Palmerston North. (Jolly. Seifert. N. 11. Nash and J. A. Nash (s.) beat Woodvillo (Burley, .lames. Pickering. Wardrop (s.) 21—'.( ! Terrace End (Carter. Rankin, Forest, Paton (s.) bent Shannon (Carr, Berquist, ' Bjlilevbeck. and Roach (s.) 23-17. Foxlon (Walker, t;hristie, Nye, and Whibley (s.) beat Levin (Roe, Harris, Porleous, and Pollock (s.) '23-12. Third round: .Manaiwitii beat l-'oxton, 37—13. Palmerston North beat Teriace Mnd, 24—18.• The final contest thus lies between the M'anawatu and Palniersfon North c.lubs, and it will be played on Tuesday afternoon.

So far there are two candidates for the Shannon mayoralty, Messrs. Murray mid Silencer, Several of the councillors are not seeking re-election. A Woodville soldier, Sapper G. M'Fartaiie. son of Mr. D. G. M'Farlane, of (hut town, has been selected as one of those to participate in the Army educational scheme in England, and he will accordinxlv enter the Edinburgh I niversitv.

Mr. Tanered Cooper, organiser for the Farmers' t'uion,. addressed a niceling of Pnhiatun settlers this week. Mr. Neil Small was in the chair. , The formation of a sub-provincial urea was decided on. and donations were made' towards the fund to purchase a motor-car for Mr. f'uaper for use in his work. At a big welcome-home social at IConiui this week J'tes. D. Mil bey; I'. Missett. M. Brooks, E. Wade, and IT.'Avery v.'ero each presented with a cheque. In connection with the anniversary services of the St. Paul's. Hroad Street Methodist Church the Sunday school children staged a cantata. "Princess Chrvsanthemmn," in the Empire Hall oil Wednesday evening. The complete success of the performance ivas* in « large measure due to Miss T.ovy. who conducted the music, and who was maiulv responsible for th-v organisation. 'The piincipal characters were as follow: 3-jin-peror, Allan M'Levy; Princess Chrysanthemum Miss M. liennelt; Prince So Tine. Miss Rumble: Prince So Slv, Miss T,. Byeroft: Top Not (court eluunberlrin), Miss Hodges; Fairy Moonbeam,' Miss 1,. Laurenson; Saucer Eyes, Moggie Boys. The piano accompaniments were 'very capably played by Miss S. A. Styles. The annual distribution of prizes and reading of the report on the year's work also took place. The report showed that the roll number was 222. while the. average atlendnnee was US. Teachers and officers numbered 27. At the Sunday School Union • examinations in .lime last the school was represented by forty-three candidates, and of these fourteen gained first prizes, ten seconds, and fourteen third prizes. Two important branches of work, tho Young Ladies ami the Young Men's Bible Classes, had been carried on successfully by the Dev. Mr. Boys and Mr. Bennett respectively. ' The following gained prizes, the names being mentioned in order of merit:—First girls: Lily Walker. Winnie Towler. Marjorie Bennett, Olive Cox, Elsie Itiskins, Mavis Cameron. Second girls: Mavis Carter, Vail Cavvood. Third girls: Nancy 'Pickering, Edith Birkenshaw, Elsie Hudson. Fourth girls: Marjorie Harper, Dulcie Suooner. Fifth girls: . Florence Cox, Mildred Vcrry. Sixth girls: Phyllis L'astings, Ethne F.glinton. Seventh girls: Marion Stile?, Enid Dutzhach. Second boys: IT. Burd. E. Stiles, F. Cox, V, Cunniiighame, I. Harper, E. Cox, W. Noedl, S. Laurenson. Fourth boys: L. Burd, E. Pickering, M. Burd, G. Cameron. Fifth boys: L. Wooster, C. Duncan. G. Martin.

The Palnierston North Technical School has this year commenced work with no fewer than fifty-two classes, containing 1050 enrolments, and has a stall' of twenty-two teachers. The school now ranks as sixth in point of sizo in tiie Dominion. At the official inspection by n.embors of the board this week tho director, Mr. F. Opie, was congratulated ou the splendid order and tone shown amongst the pupils. Tho party was Ghown over the buildings, and saw eleven classes at work, viz.: practical engineering, plumbing, woodwork, bookkeeping, shorthand (2), dressmaking, millinery, ort (life cluss), and a Standard VC class. Captain E. 0. Mousley, at cne time 011 the staff of the Otaki Iligli School, has received his M.A. degree. Mr. Connor has graduated from tho learners' gallery at the Palnierston North Post Oitice to a position on tho Otaki staff. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Maclean, of Otaki. have left on a six-months' trip to Scotland. Tho secretary of the Mount Hector Track Committee, Otaki, lias been in communication with Gorge settlers relative to the improvement of the track over the Tararua ranges, via Mount Hector. They have agreed to go . over the route and report as to the best track over the range and the most suitI uVlo locality for a hut. The Greytow n committee, who were very anxious for improvements, have offered to subsidise ,£! for £ any amount up to ■Cad, while Mr. W- 11. Field, M.P., hopes to secure a Government grant of JCOO which was placed on the Estimates several years ago. Mr. Walter Jopson lias been added tn the eommitteo which has the piojcct in hand. The Palnierston North Cuba Street und St. Paul's Women's • Foreign Mission I Auxiliary met at the residence 01 Mrs. Cunninghame this week to farewell Misses Griffin'ami "Weston, who arc leay- | ing shortly for the mission Hold in Fiji. Songs and musical items were rendered by Misses Ifodder, .lfumble, Grillin, and Heni'.ett, and Airs. Hills, and a recitation was given by Mj\s. Luuiley. Tho Ifevs. Boys and Ashcroft were present, as representing the St. Paul's and Cuba Street churches. .Mr. and Sirs. Archie Askew, who have been residents of Otaki district ior some time past, leave next week on a trip to ftngland. The prize money won I>y tho Otaki Territorials at the recent ■ Waugauui gathering was presented this week. The successful competitors were Sergeant Patching, Lance-Corporal Sawyer, Privates W. Gordon, and It. Kershaw. The well-known estate in the Otaki district which was owned by the lute Mr. John Daviea, is to be cut up for closer settlement. The Tourist Department has agreed to "ive a errant of .i'flll to the Mount. Hector Track "Committo 'for expenditure in building and furnishing a hut on the Olaki side of the Tararuas. Miss Burhush has been appointed to the position of assistant teach';r at the Otaki Stale School during the period of Miss Miller's leave of absence. Heavy frosts were experienced in Palinerston North the last two days. The weather continues to be exceptionally fine. Private, X. Derrick, of Moo.lville, I is reported to have died on March 11. ' Private W. A. Field, of Feildiug, who

has returned from the Wiar recently, went away with the Main Body, and was only once wounded.