WAOTU.

Putaruru Press, Volume I, Issue 10, 20 December 1923, Page 3

WAOTU.

O VALEDICTORY. j On the 12th inst. a large gathering of the residents of Waotu assembled Ik. the public hall to bid farewell to ; Mr. and Mrs. Feisst and family, who are leaving the district. The first ' part of the evening was devoted to a musical and elocutionary entertainment, all the artists being well received, and many encores were asked for. The following artists contributed to the evening’s entertainment:— Pianoforte solo, Mr. Rooney; songs .(2), school children; pianoforte duet, pji.--.es Miller ami Henry; song, Mrs. ! Stvarbcl; recitation. Mr. Lukin; song, 7*l•,*. Ovio Hansen; club swinging. Mrs. Baliir'ger: song. Mrs. Shiite: recital: >n. Mr. Jack Marsh; song trio, , M<" ’k. Fitness- Pigeon and Ballinger; piv.noforte solo. Miss Barnett; • ic'-Ration, Mr. Fitness; songs (2). j school children; song, Mr. O. Han-on. ! Miss Jones creditably performed the duties of accompanist. At -he conclusion of the entertainment Mr. Proctor, on behalf of the residents, spoke of the good fellowship that- existed with Mr. Feisst and his family and the residents and of the good service rendered to the community in various capacities by Mr. F.ris:*-4. Mr. Proctor then presented Mr -. Feisst with, a set of stainless eutlcw and a salad set and a pine to j Mr. Frii-st. Mis- Jones, on behalf of 5 the ladies. presented Mrs. Feisst with :< handsome bouquet of roses. Mi.* Jv-rie Barnett, on behalf of the school children, presented a bouquet of roses tJ Mi - Lla Feisst. Mr. Feisst feelingly replied. After the presentation supper was served, then the hall was cleared and dancing was indulged in till the early h ° LIIS " CRICKET MATCH. The Waotu cricket team journeyed to To Whetu in the Waotu Timber Co.’s lorry to play the opening match of the season. The day was fine but a strong wind was blowing. After the arrival of the Waotu team dinner was served and was highly appreciated after the long ride. On assembling on the ground Te Whetu won the toss and sent the visitors in to bat. Proctor and Tiepa opened for Waotu and played a cautious game, 10 runs being compiled before the partnership was dissolved. Waea succeeded Tiepa and another 10 runs were added, when Proctor was bowled after 40 minutes’ batting. G. Hansen succeeded Proctor and the scoring” became very lively, the batsmen having completely mastered tlv* bowling, and boundary hit followed boundary hit in rapid succession, Waea compiling IS runs in one over. Forty-nine runs were added to the total before the next wicket fell. The bowlers were then changed, with better results for Te Whetu. The innings closed, Waotu making 93 runs. Te Whetu then went in. Their opening players were R. H. Pettit and H. Smith, who lost rio opportunity to add a run to their score. They compiled nine runs' between them. The Waotu bowlers proved too deadly for the borne team, Hugo Hansen taking 7 wickets for 14 runs and G. Hansen 3 wickets for 9 runs. Waotu’s fielding was also superior to Te Whetu’s, the Waotu players returning the ball smartly to the wickets. Te Whetu’s fielding was poor. Two or three players would run after the ball and fumble it between them, much to Watou’s advantage. Bart’s fielders seemed over anxious, but with better discipline and more self reliance the Te Whetu team should prove much i more formidable as the season ad- • vances. After the match was over the ladies of Te Whetu provided afternoon tea for players and spectators and was much appreciated by all. The Waotu players are loud in their praises for the hospitality of the good folks of Te Whetu, wh? entertained them in a most generous way. At the conclusion the Te Whetu captain, W. Pettit, called for three cheers for the Waotu team, and the Waotu captain, V. Eather, responded and also thanked the people for their hospitality and gave them a cordial Invitation to visit Waotu after the Christmas holi-

jl oral . . . . ■ . . . , oo Bowling.—H. Hansen, 7 for 14; G. Hansen, 3 for 9. The Waotu mill closes on Saturday, 21st, for two weeks* vacation. The farmers in the district are busily engaged sowing their turnips and the showers, though light, have benefited the pastures and growing During the last three weeks of November the Waotu Timber Co.’s lorries transported 225,000 ft of timber to Putaruru and in addition to this many thousands of feet were transported to Arapuni, Horahora and Puketurua for the Public Works Department. The company has purchased a road grader to keep the i j oad in order. At present the rnain- ! tenance of the road is in the capable i hands of Mr. J. Middleton, who is at present busily engaged regrading the bad places, and his work is much appreciated by the company and settlers alike.

days. Scores were:— WAOTU, Proctor, b W. Pettit i) Tiepa, b W. Pettit. . 4 Waea, b O. Pettit . . . . 48 G. Iran sen, b O. Pettit . . .15 Pearce, b Smith . . 1 Dew.se, b Smith G H. Hansen, b O. Pettit 5 V. Hansen, not out .1 Nathan, b O. Pettit 0 EJather, c Williams, b O. Pettit . . 0 Thorpe, hit wicket.. 0 Byes 4 Total . . 93 Bowling-.—W. Pettit, 2 for 50; O. Pettit, 5 for 29; Smith, 2 for 7. B ART’S. It. H. Pettit, b H. Hansen . , 2 IT. Smith, b G. Hansen T. Smith, b G. Hansen 0 Wall jams, c and b H. Hansen . . i J. Savers, b H. Hansen 0 H. Jensen, b H. Hansen tr T. O. Petti!, c and b H. Hansen 0 Tv. Sayers, b H,'Hansen 5 McGee, run out 2 Dobson, not ou't .. 1 Norton, b H. Hansen 0 Byes 9 Total . . .. as