SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23677, 10 September 1940, Page 3

SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

[From Our Correspondent] PERSONAL, Mr W. Wells, who for the past five years has been in Messrs Donald Reid and Co.’s Milton office, and who lias been transferred to Mosgiel, was met by a number of friends on Saturday night at the residence of Mr and Mrs George Coutts and presented with an envelope containing a substantial sum, accompanied with best wishes for the futuie. Mr James G. Henderson, who has been employed at the South Otago Freezing Works for some time past, and who leaves shortly to join the engineers at Trentham, was the recipient of a well-filled money belt from his follow employees. Mr W. Luke, manager, made the presentation and wished Mr Henderson the best of luck. WOMEN’S HOCKEY. On Saturday A and B representative teams from South Otago will travel to Dunedin to.play A and B Otago teams

on the Oval. The following have been selected to represent South Otago A Team E. Keach (Clutha), L. Goss (Milton), P. Prescott (Kaitangata), B. Ferguson (Kaitangata), M. Carruthers (Bruce), C. Lanclreth (Owaka), L. Jenkinson (Kaitangata), V. Hatchett (Kaitangata), M. Kreft (Bruce), Joyce Morris (Milton). L. Holden (Milton) ; emergency, A. Kreft (Bruce)B Team.—D. Smith (Milton). M. Reid (Owaka), E. Lillicrap (Bruce), V. Wilson (Clutha), M. Fagg (Bruce), E. Buchanan (Milton), H. Race (Kaitangata), H. Shaw (Milton), M. M‘Ara .(Owaka), J. Morris (Bruce), N. P.ark

(Kaitangata); emergency. A. ShepparcJ (Clutha! AIR FORCE QUEEN. The takings at the Rugby seven-a-side and carnival in aid of the Air Force Queen (Miss Mary Pratt) at Balclutlia on Saturday totalled £167 Is, and it is expected that after expenses have been met there will be a balance of about £l2O for the fund. Prizes won on Saturday were:—Desorated bicycle Doreen Tweedie (girls), O. Bowie (boys) ; cushion, Miss M. Hunter (Balclutha North) ; guessing takings—J. R. Copland 1, CL>k Stevenson 2, \