BOWLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1964, 27 December 1906, Page 1

BOWLING.

TURANtiANUI CLUB During the holidays the above club’s rinks were fully engaged, numerous games being played. Much interest was taken in the scmi-iinals and iinal for the Handicap Singles, the results being:— Handicap Singles. Morse 20 v, Jeune 15.—This was a good game throughout, there being not much difference between the players. McSkimining 21 v. iiird 19. —Bird led to the oth head, when McSkimining got on level terms —4 all. The latter then drew away, but on the 21st head Bird got even—l 9 all. McSkimining receiving 2 points of a handicap, thus won by that margin. Final.—McSkimining 17 v. Morse 16. This proved a splendid game, the last head showing 16 all, but McSkimining receiving 1 point handicap thus secured victory and won the trophy presented by Mr Morse. Handicap Pairs. Entries are now being received for Handicap Pairs, for a set of bowls presented by Mr D. Barry. Entries close on 3rd January.

Masterton (states the Times) is to be gay during the second week in January, for the North IsSland Bowling Association has arranged its annual tournament here. Between 30 and 40 entries—from all parts of New Zealand—are expected, aggregating some 150 players, Entries close on the 31st inst., and each member in a winning team receives a pair of silver-mounted bowls. There will bo the inevitable banquet, for which a sum of more than 1125 is 'already guaranteed by local howlers and their friends. Of course, the Masterton green is being put into apple-pie order, and Dean McKenna has kindly lent an adjacent paddock for the great luncheon marquee which will be required. We trust this tournament, which starts on Monday, the 7th prox., will mark a red-letter day in Masterton, and every effort will be made to create, on the part of the citizens of this town, a favorable impression on the parliament of bowlers which will then honor us with a visit.

WAIROA NEWS

[Guardian.]

The nows that the Government have taken in hand the construction of the P’rasertown bridge will bo hailed with approval by the whole county, as it indicates, apart from the necessity for the work, that the potentialities of the district are recognised. The calling for tenders immediately on the completion of the plans can have no other interpretation than the intention of the Government to have the bridge built at once. Its recognition as a national work points tojthe views of the Tourist Department as to the importance of Lake W’aikaremoana as a tourist resort.

The W'airoa bridge is in a disgraceful state for traffic. The deck planks have rotted, and the broken ends are sticking up, and as the wheeled traffic is pretty considerable the state of the structure is getting worse all the time. We understood that the County Council had decided to redeck the bridge, but, if anything, it is in a worse state than former] v.

At about 2 p.in. on Thursday Hamoana itongo, a native boy aged about live and a-haJf, was drowned while bathing with two other boys about the same age in Wairoa river, near To Uhi pa. The body was recovered and an inquest was hold at 2 p.m. on Friday before Air W. Moloney, acting coroner. Mr I’. 11. Summcriield was chosen foreman of a jury of six. The evidence went to show that, the little fellow was bathing with two others of the same age, when he got out of his depth. The body was recovered by a native woman, and id! efforts at resuscitation failed. A verdict of accidentally drowned while bathing in the Wairoa river was returned.

Mr Dillon, M.11.1t., has received the following from Sir J. G. Ward, Post-master-General : —Deferring to my letter of the 21st September last on the subject of the desire that the frequency of the Napier-Wairoa overland mail service might be increased from once to twice-weekly, I have to express regret that in connection with the general reletting of inland mail services for the ensuing trieunium it was not found practicable to establish the desired twiceweekly service, owing to the comparatively large sum asked for such a service. A tender has been accepted for a service onec-wcckly as at present performed.”