COUNTRY NEWS.
Own Correspondents. Kiritchere - Moeatoa. The sum of £3OO has been placed on the Supplementary Estimates for the road, Kawhia to Marakopa river. Mr Furby, inspector of telegraphs, and Mr MacDermott, of the telegraph department, passed through the district this week on business in connection with the Mairoa-Marakopa telephone line. Mr Furby .hopes to have the work in hand early next year if suitable timber can be procured. Owing to the frightful road communication between Moeatoa office and Manga-a-hoe it will be impossible to construct the line. The cost would be
too great and would be an unwarrantable burden on settlers. The work that would be done at present would be from Marakopa to Moeatoa and from Mairoa to Manag-a-hae. It is a great pity that the roads should be the stumbling block in giving this district a communication with Te Kuiti for another few years, especially when settlers have been wanting to get that way. Tho position should awaken the business people of Te Kuiti to assist in common with the settlers in insisting that road communication should be had. It would be to their own interest. Settler-! guaranteed the money for the line with the hope of connecting with Te Kuiti and <nving to the insurmountable obstaces in the form of bad roads they are unable to have their project realised. CRICKET.
Keen interest is being taken in ■ cricket here this season. Settlers throughout the district are manifesting much enthusiasm. The season I was advanced a stage last Saturday j afternoon when a match was played I between a team representing the ladies of the district and a team picked from the Marakopa Club. The game was a most amusing one as the conditions of the game were that the gentlemen would be dressed in feminine attire, bat with pick handles and bow] with the left hand, which accorded the ladies a fair handicap. The game resulted in favour of the ladies by six runs. The following ladies took part: —Mesdames Wright (captain), and Wiley, Misses Wouldes, Smart, Willison, Armitage, Myrtle Wouldes, May Carr and Olive Willison. Mrs Wright made 8 runs, while Miss Willison was top scorer with 16 runs. Mrs Wiley also played a great game. In the evening a social was held in aid of the funds of the club and thanks to the ladies who provided a nice supper and Mr J. Willison, who defrayed the cost ot the hall, a good sum was netted by the club. The dance was a most enjoyable one and the floor was in excellent order. Mr J. Kinnaine carried out the duties of M.C. in a pleasing manner. The music was first class and the contributors deserve warm praise. Mrs Wright, at the piano, played splendidly and contributed much to the evening's enjoyment. -Mr J. Mattheson had his phonograph there and entertained those present to many fine selections, some of which were danced to. Scng3 were contributed by Messrs Wright and P. W. Bell, and recitations by Messrs Mattheson and Marshall Just before midnight Mr R. C. Honore, the club's secretary, in a few well-chosen words, thanked the ladies for their generosity in assisting in such a practical way to help the funds of the club. Cricket was established and the keen enthusiasm shown by both ladies and gentlemen augured well for the club's success. Liberality greeted the club on all sides, and it was only fair to assume that a continuation of this popular summer pastime would promote social interests.
A boys club has been formed in conjunction with the senior club. The lads have their own officers and will conduct their own business under the guidance of the senior officers. This will be a good and useful lesson for the boys and the originator of the scheme, Mr Dines, deserves credit for his forethought in catering for the boys who will be the cricketers in the years to come. Master Ben McGrath has been appointed captain and Master Lance Willison vice-captain. The secretary is Master T. Partridge, a promising young player. Mr R. C. Honore, who is in charge of the boys, will endeavour to arrange outside matches for the boys.
At a meeting of the committee of the club a few evenings ago, it was decided to purchase a matting. This is a step in the right direction and will undoubtedly be the mean 3 of providing better cricket.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 318, 7 December 1910, Page 5
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