OPIKI.
(Ftom Our Own Correspondent.) OPIKT, April 15. Miss Leone Larsen is staying with her grandmother, Airs il. Seifert, in Palmerston North. Mrs G. J .Wilde recently left Opiki for a caravan holiday in Napier. Mr B. Olsen is on holiday in Wellington. Air L. T. Webb is staying at Kiritaki, Dannevirke, for a short holiday. Air and Airs Wisneski are visiting Wellington. Other Opiki visitors to the Capital City are Mrs Irwin, Aliases J. Aiabev and V. 1 locking and Mr G. Smith. Tiie first tennis competition on the new courts ,was held on Saturday afternoon. Twenty-four members took part and the results were: —First round: Mrs Aitchison and V. Alve lost to Afrs Norman arid Air Jensen", 10—13; Alias Jackson and R. Aitchison drew with Airs Webb and B, A. Norman, 5 —5 ;L. Webb and Aliss C ooksley beat J. D. Aitchison and Mrs Percy, 15—13; Aliss Percy and C. Davey lost to Miss Wilde and J. Percy, o—l 9 ; Airs Larsen and Miss F Carson beat Miss AL Carson and AJiss Aliors, 13—6; Airs Krivan and Aliss Maboy lost to Aliss Ransom and Aliss Callaghan, 8-22. Second round ; Airs Aitchison and B. Norman lost fco Jensen and Miss Jackson, 12 i 4; K. Aitchison and Mrs Webb neat Mrs A*ol- - and Alve, 16 —4; J. 1"). Aitelison and Miss Cookslcy beat Davey and Aliss Ransom. 16—11; Airs Percy and Webb l, eil l Miss F. Carson and Percy. 17—10; Miss Wilde and Aliss Percy heat Mrs Lorsen and Miss Mabev. 14—10; Miss Callaghan and Miss M. Carson beat M f s Krivan and Miss Aliors 15—12. l urd round : Airs Larsen and R. Adchison beat Mrs Webb and V. Alve. 15—4; Aliss Wilde and Jensen beat Airs Norman and J Aitchison, 17-12; Aliss Callaghan and Davey lost to Aliss Carson and Norman, 11—13; Aliss Jackson and Webb bent Ail s Aitchison and Percy, 17—9; Mrs Percy and Aliss Cooksley lost to Aliss Runsom and Maboy, 7—15; Mrs Krivan ind Miss Percy lost to Aliss Carson and Aliss Aheis, 12 15 The winner of the men s competition was Air Webb and the women s competition Aliss J Wilde.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 116, 15 April 1940, Page 8
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362OPIKI. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 116, 15 April 1940, Page 8
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