INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1916, Page 3

INGLEWOOD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.! Inglewood, Yesterday. Tlip effort of tlie returned soldiers to raise. funds for Christmas comforts for New Zealand nurses on active, service must be considered highly satisfactory. At a meeting of the committee, lieltl on Wednesday evening, the statement of receipts and expenditure showed a profit of £7B 10s (id, which must be most gratifying to the returned boys. The committee wish to thank tlie Ladies' Red Crops Committee for so kindly giving up their social and throwing in their lot and rendering such valuable assistance to the boys in their effort, also to Mr. Eager for the free use of of his bil-liari-voom. The following are detailed particulars: Hall receipts £l7 7s, result of auction £IS) 3s, donation from Scotch Society £5, contributions per Mrs. Evans £6 6s, Miss Hopson £5 10s, Len Walker £lO 18s fid. A. Dodunski £lO, C. Peterson £2 ss, Mrs. Burwell and Mrs. W Brown 10s each, billiard tournament, etc £4 12s. Total £B2 Is (id. Less expenses £3 lis, net result, £7B 10s <kl. A vote of thanks was accorded Messrs. J. W. Winfield and J. Sutherland for acting as chairman and secretary respectively for the committee. The iecruitiug officer reports the following enlistments: Messrs F. G. Boss, H. G. Taylor, A. E. Williams, E. J, Clough, L. G. S. Lovell, and F. G. Aisher. List week end, G. Gudgeon beat H. J. M. Thomson in the semi-final of the <rolf championship]) by 4 up and 3 to play, and on Thursday the final between Gudgeon ami A. Johnston was played. With nine holes played Gudgeon was 3 up, and at the loth liole, 7 up, and he eventually won by 10 up and 9. The winner, who is in particularly good form at prrsent, did not make many mistakes, His scores for the three rounds (9 holes) were two 42's and a 41, which did not give his opponent much of a chance,