MANGAORE NOTES.

Shannon News, 27 February 1925, Page 3

MANGAORE NOTES.

, GaVeV d fain % left ooSnn ,^t UU^tOll - Mrciaveysnew whole En to toe ,2 ?*&*■ Hydi'o-Eiectric schemes Sen? of toe GoyemjMr and Mrs Robinson and family hQYe. arrived Here. Mr Robinson hai succeeded Mr Gavey as bisnct EleS uical Engineer. family left SL v y e]il h£t<m on Monday. Mr Gaytord has been transferred to Welling ton as. Building Inspector to toe >W Department, tie supervised the construction; of the Mangahao Power Station.

Miss Grace Ridler, who has been slaying with Mr anr Mrs A. J. Radler for some weeks, returned to Wellington on Saturday. ■ ■■ & Mr W. Watson, of toe Lands and Purveys Department, Samoa, was on a visit to toe Mangahao wqrks last week.

Golfung is already in swing here. Some of toe old hands are practicing putting, while new irecruits are keenlv taking on the game. J Arrangements are 'being made by the P.W.D. cricket cluib with a view to a miat.cn wentuating at Levm next Saturday. 'P.W.D. expect to place a strong eleven in toe field.

The Mangaore bowlers were to have played ,a challenge match with, a strong shannon . r ink during the weekend, but toe match.was postponed owing to the weather .conditions. Mr G. W. Nelson, who has been attached to the Engineering staff of the P.W.D. for some four years has received notice of his transfer to Airapuni.

'Mr kes. WilsOn has been transferred to Head Office, Wellington. This young fellow will be sorely missed from the sporting section ;n Shannon, he having been h member of toe 'ootball juniors and the cricket team.. Messrs R. Y. Baillie and E. S. Barber, Canterbury College students, who have been gaming practifal experience at toe Mangahao Powqr Station, returned 1 " to Ghristchurch tins week. Mr G. W. Knapp, of Head Office, Wellington, is on a visit here. Messrs _.T. WcLennan (District Electrical. Engineer) of Hamilton, and Trevor Smith, of Napier, have been visiting the Mangahao Works this week. Overseer E. J. Hjorth (A)apeti) has also received notice of his transfer to Arapuni. The following will represent P.W.D. in their match against Levin B on Saturday afternoon next: J, W. Swaney, A. R. Blackwood, W. R. Surxidge, I. P. Leverich, L. J. Scott, S. C. Collmge, B E. Older, K. R. Martin, A. J. Ridler T. A. Johnston and F. J-Mam. H. 'k. Hawken (emergency).