LADY BOWLERS' TOUR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 33, 29 January 1908, Page 4

LADY BOWLERS' TOUR.

J-'lit ■■ iiUl.Ui-1.A.. r Kill!):,-. "AVi, A oKiiAX u.Mi; i.N r.n,..i. I Lie following lacy ij, L ~,, iviuiu.i : appeared in .Uonda \'., .Uai.u.vaui j i,:ie--. iiiu iiiiiil train /lad ju~l ion m lu ,„. station on Saturday .uu.-r.io.ui and the lcpiesciuathc oi mi- AiaiuiHutu i i.u-.-s wa.= making hi, «a.y with Hie I. ononissiouer ol t'olicc tnrougn lac [i.i-uii," croud when a voice on a Ham pia' torui e.xciaimcd delighted! \ : "Oil, we had a Imciy time.' As the pair recognised lite i-.-.uniin- : team oi ivclliuiui- lady bowlers tmini ' i'aiea, and stopped to oiler congratulations, Ihey were met i.y a churns: "it was just too sweet:'" "The i'aiea ladic.: ar c awfully good ' players—but we won!" ' | "They practised lor three month-: we didn't practice at all!"

"They're coining down next year:" "Vou ought to get the I'almcr-iou ladies to start; we'll come and nkiv them.'' ' "

"The l'atea bowlers know how to look - after the ladies . The're proud of them, , they are." "They gave us a dance •"' j "And a euchre party " "And lots of teas " I "And the Mayor received u-s "' | "And they gave us champagne dinners " "And a trip up a sweet river " ''And a drive and a garden party.' : It was a staccato rattle, as rapid as the patter dialogues in a liilberl Sullivan opera, and almost in a unison there followed the chorus proper: "And we just know what jolly jolly time.? you men have now when you go ; on trips and doirt see why we' ladles j .-houlil have lieon kept so long out of it 1 nil!" When tin- pres-inan tentuied a hope I that the Kelbunio hubbies would mv H in tin- same light rnd approve nil the i ".li--ipation'' their --p..!.-.- bad been in- ; .bilging in. he was assured they would ; have (o as if was time the wive- had iheir little holidays, too. Whereupon ' Mr Dinne. who sloo.l in relation of one ..| the husbands afore.aid. wa- appealed . I", but sagely declined to express an ! opinion I ill he had had opportunity of eii.|uiring into the statu of l'atea dming ;

the pa-t few days. ("ertainlv it was a jollv partv that filled the reserved seats of their carriage. Thev bad Ixicn treiiled with the mii-l heartv hospitality lie the bowlers of I'atea. ladies and gentlemen. The 'male bowlers not oulv entertained 1 h,.in but deserted their own ■.•aim- to watch the ladies' matches, and though it was not a holiday, business, people closed down and attended en mas-c. "\ever before in the annnl-. n!' bowling in Vnlea," says the l'aten Tre-«. '■iias -neli enthusiasm by the public been shown as on this occasion."

Thvcv. mntohos were played. On Hk j fir-t day lionnrs wrr ra-y. Im' on (lie -iviiwl tl;iv tln* visitor- wftn tin- ruldier. Tli" wiiniiiiL' rinks ■ wen-:-- ! Mrs Munrn (skip). Mi'* A. 11. Hi-lopi Mrs. V. 11. MilW, nllil Mrs .!. <\ DawAir- Will kins f-kijll. Mr- I)aw-on. Mr- W. Piimie, Mr*. !». \V. MrVillv. Kvidoutly tin* parly li:ul a l"W tiinf-. ami Itioy loft an example ami an ;M'Htunition in tlio wivfs ;»nrl daughter- of FaimorPinn lmwliTf. wliicli tln*v d'"»iiv 11- 1o convey: "C,o (lion nnd do likewi-n | - di.n't Iff Hi'' liii'D have nil (In l fnii." Pn-ciilly flmrr wa- a ru-li for tin* temporarily dr-crfed spats at the ?nard'- warning. lm( lipid- were lliru-i' flironjjh window- ai;d tin- las| item oF , inlrr«'-l •'N« , li;»n'_'od. '•Do vihi knov. fliev called ii< 'lite Fill "Reran-p wlien tln'v lieard u- - yinv'lay up t<> Kilt v* and wanled I<> know win! that was \v -aid lliat wi- vliat» We called lite tbi !iir 111«• \ palled Mack.*" And at lliaf tlie train mil amid a r.iftlp of feminine laujrhfrr.