THE WEATHER.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 310, 16 December 1936, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

To-day’s Forecast. ISOLATED SHOWERS. Press Association—Copyright. Wellington, To-day. Pressure is still low to the east and has fallen somewhat over the Dominion, but is high over the Tasman Sea. The forecast is for light westerly winds, later backing to southerlies and freshening somewhat. The weather will be mainly fair but a few isolated showers are probable. Temperatures cool to moderate. Seas slight to moderate.

I TWO FINGERS AMPUTATED. | When his right hand was caught in | a winch at' Wliangamomona yesteri day Hector Scott, aged 26, received ! severe injury. He was taken to the : Stratford public hospital by train and ■ two fingers were later amputated. ; Elis condition last night was satisfac- | tory. ( ... j PETRIE SHIELD TENNIS. | The Stratford Tennis Club A team i to play Methodist A at Stratford I courts’on Saturday is: Misses .1. F. j Francis, G. Brown, H. Wilmshurst, J T. Lacy and Messrs J. Wilmshurst, j M. Lawrence, W. McCullough and L. j Mclnnes.

BOWLING TEAMS. Th© Stratford B. team to play Eltham B at Stratford is: Summerfield, Turnbull, Boyd, Coe; Finnerty, Butcher, Marsh, Harris; Porritt, Rowell, Davis, Ewing; Beal, Rowell, Williams, McMillan; Butchart, Young, Hillock, Curtis. For non-competitive games on the Stratford green the teams are: —Bailey, (Annis, Franklin, Carrington; Malone, McDonald, Brown, Smart; Earles, Ryan, Carrington, Pellowe.

INTER-SCHOOL CRICKET. In probably the closest finish of the series, New Plymouth Boys’ High School defeated Nelson College by seven wickets with two minutes to spare in the second day of the annual fixture at the School ground yesterday. New Plymouth made 219 in its first innings and after a defensive innings in which the team played for time, Nelson recorded 195 on its second visit to the crease, leaving New Plymouth 98 runs to make in 70 minutes to win.

WEST COAST FLYING. The appointment of an assistant instructor and the probable purchase of a Taylor Cup aeroplane to cope with the extraordinary number of applications lor training by the pilotinstructor to the Western Federated (North Island) Aero Club was suggested al a meeting of the club at Hawera yesterday. It was stated that the Taylor Cup aeroplane would be cheaper to run than the Moths at present in use. It was decided to set up a sub-committee to investigate the possibilities of the proposals.