HAMILTON NEWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 927, 21 March 1930, Page 6

HAMILTON NEWS

From Our Own Correspondent 1 HAMILTON, Thursday. 1 The newly-formed Hamilton Cours- 8 ins Club has obtained a lease of part | of the old sanitary reserve at Whitiora 1 and is laying - down a new ground in 3 anticipation of a successful coursing $ season. News has been received that Mr. a Eric N. Smith, son of Mr. J, D. Smith, | of Hamilton, who is a medical student k at Otago University, has gained the | Otago championship for the 120yds ? hurdles. His time was 10 4-ssec against a strong wind. The following officers were elected j j at the annual meeting of the Frank- jf. ton Rugby Football Club on Wednes- j j day evening:—Patron, Mr. C. J. Par- l lane; president, Mr. T. Tyne; secre- j tary and treasurer, Mr- P. A. Syers; assistant secretary, Mr. F. Pickup; delegates to Hamilton Union, Messrs. W. Udy, O. Castles, P. A. Syers; club captain, Mr. C. Oxenham; coaches, seniors, Mr. R. McWilliams; seconds, Mr. Castles; thirds, Mr. W. Williams: fourths. Mr- Oxenham. Hamilton is still without a proper motor camp, but there is every possibility that the borough council will approve of the proposed new site by the river at Hamilton East. This area is fairly sheltered, on a main road, and with excellent bathing facilities. Teams representing Taranaki and South Auckland will play a cricket match at Hamilton at Easter. A brisk discussion on the propriety ! of playing a match on Good Friday I took place at this week’s meeting of j the management committee of the | Waikato Cricket Association. A nio- ! tion that no play be indulged in on ! that day was defeated, and it wasde* [ aided to invite the Thames Associaj tion to send a team. Some time ago a writer in The Sun j j described the tine avenue of old trees in Grey Street, Hamilton East, as the best boulevard in the Dominion. Local residents think so, too, and petitioned the council on Wednesday evening to give an assurance that the trees would bo neither disfigured nor removed. The I Mayor said the present council had no i intention of interfering with the trees. j A meeting of the Optimists’ Club i was held on Wednesday evening. The j following officers were elected:—Presii dent, Major Ft. F. Ward; vice-presi- ! dent. Mr. E. Thorpe; secretary, Mr. : D- Gunn; treasurer, Mr. P. Grinder; ; committee, Messrs. 11. Clark, L. Toms i and L. Missen. i * * * j Hamilton East Anglicans decided to i proceed with the raising of money to ■ erect a church hall in the district at I a meeting on Wednesday evening. 1 Dean FJarnett, who presided, supported the scheme, and a committee was ap- : pointed to advance the proposal. ■ Advice has been received by Mr. W. | Lee Martin. M.P., that the Hon. E. A. Ransom, Minister of Public Works, ' will start a tour of the Raglan eleci torate next Wednesday.