PIRINOA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 February 1939, Page 7

PIRINOA

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. MONTHLY MEETING. ("Times-Age” Special.) At the monthly meeting of the local Women’s Institute, Miss Hanlon presided over a fair attendance of members. It was decided that' Mesdames Linton and Atkinson be the delegates to represent the local branch at the council meeting in April. Mrs S. Mclntosh was the winner of the competition for making sweets, Mrs D. J. Mclntosh being second. Mrs A. Gallon, of Dalefield, gave a very interesting demonstration of- basket making out of flax. The hostesses for the afternoon were Miss Scrimgeour and Mesdames Sutton and Mclntosh.

Inter-club Tennis. An inter-club tennis match between Martinborough and Pirinoa was played at Martinborough at the weekend and resulted in a win for the home team by 14 matches to 6. The visitors were entertained at afternoon tea by the Martinborough Club., The results were as follow (Martinborough players mentioned first in each case): — Singles. —C. Ward beat S. Thomas, 673, 6/3; T. Duffy beat M. Herangi, 6/0, 6/5; P. Ward beat G. Munro, 6/4, 4/6, 6/4; G. McAlpine beat T. Hume, 6/8, 2/6, 6/4;. J. Roach beat D. Tikao, 4/6, 6/1, 7/5; G. Bidwill beat M. Hume, 5/6, 6/4, 6/2; A. McWilliam lost to R. Guthrie, 5/6, 4/6; A. Mahuouku beat C. Busch. 6/3, 6/2;' J. Nicol beat' C. Hume, 6/2, 4/6, 9/7; R. McLeod lost to G. Hume, 1/6, 2/6. In the doubles match Martinborough won 6 games and Pirinoa 4. The semi-final match for the McDougall Cup was played recently betweeh N. Hume (15) and S. Thomas (owe 5). the forftier winning by a margin of 3 points. The final will be played between N. Hume and M. Herangi. Personal Items. The many friends in this district of Mrs Percy Olsen will regret to learn of her death which took place in the Masterton Hospital recently. The late Mrs Olsen resided here for about 18 months. Mrs Trevor Hume is visiting relatives in New Plymouth. Mrs Gilbert Sutherland, who is shortly leaving the district, is to be j tendered a farewell social by the Wo- j men’s Institute. 1 Mrs Evans, Lower Hutt, was the guest of her mother, Mrs Busch, for the Busch-Thomas wedding. The death occurred at the Masterton Hospital last week of the youngest daughter of Mrs Himona and the late Mr Whana Himona. The funeral took place at Pukio. Mr Bothamley, Wellington, was the guest of Mr and Mrs Swanson. Lake, Ferry, for the weekend. I Tar Sealing. Tar-sealing operations on the Main Highway between the Tuhitarata corner and Pirinoa is now being done. A distance of about one mile has been finished and given fine weather the work should be completed before the end of the month. Weather Conditions. The weather continues io be fine, although during the past few days the wind changed to the south with the result that the temperature dropped considerably. Rain is badly needed, especially by those who rely I on tanks for water for household purposes. In several cases water is being carted to the homes from nearby creeks. A north-westerly gale of unusual severity was experienced here on Saturday. Trees were uprooted and several sheds wore unroofed. Fruit trees were completely stripped. A miraculous escape from death was experienced by Miss Jessie Hobbs recently. When crossing the Whakatomotomo bridge on her cycle a gale which was raging at the time blew her off the bridge and into the river. Fortunately her uncle who was with her at the time was able to rescue her. She was severely injured and was conveyed to hospital.