MINIATURE RIFLES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 September 1939, Page 7

MINIATURE RIFLES

•MATCH ABANDONED

The return match between Eketahuna and Carterton Clubs to have been fired on the Carterton range tonight has been abandoned owing to the petrol restriction regulations. LADIES’ GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. The second round of the ladies’ championship was played on the Taratahi Links on Saturday last in good weather. The results are as under: — Senior: Mrs C. C. Callender defeated Mrs B. Booth. Miss Welch defeated - Mrs Orr. * Juniors: Miss M. Campbell defeated Miss Knutson, Mrs R., T. Forbes de- • feated Miss P. Renall; Miss M. Smart defeated Mrs Ross-; Mrs Murray defeated Miss P. Renall. > PLUNKET SOCIETY - DAFFODIL DAY ARRANGED. The monthly meeting of the Carterton branch of the Plunket Society was held last night. There were present, Mesdames Wells, Campbell, Armstrong, Callender. Udy and Trapp. Apologies for absence were received from Mesdames Candy, Steel, Philpotts and Robinson. The nurse’s report for August was as follows: —New cases, 4; breastfed, 3; breast fed and complemented 1. Visits to homes, new cases, 6; old casps, 59. Visits to rooms, adults, 59; babies, 42; children, 18; total, 119. The health and progress of babies and children was satisfactory. The secretary reported the receipt of £45 from the T. G. Macarthy Trust. “Daffodil Day” at Middle Run would be on September 23 and the usual arrangements were made. Accounts amounting to £29 8s 8d were passed for,payment. BOBBY CALVES COLLECTION IN WAIRARAPA. So far this season well over 11,000 bobby calves have been slaughtered at the Waingawa freezing works. The factory season is a long way from its flush. Consequently many more calves will yet be collected. It is anticipated that another 9000 will be dealt with. These calves are taken from dairy farms all over the Wairarapa. Personal Items. The friends of Mrs Nimodt, of South Carterton. will be pleased to learn she has recovered from her illness. She has left the Masterton Hospital and returned to her home again. Mr and Mrs F. Barr and family, who have been on a fortnight’s motoring holiday in the north, have returned to Carterton. They visited Rotorua and other places of interest. They had a pleasant trip from Napier by rail car over the newly constructed railway to Wairoa and back. After leaving Napier they went by way of Taupo to Rotorua. Altogether the holiday was very interesting.