GREYTOWN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 April 1940, Page 7

GREYTOWN

GOLF CONTESTS FIRST GAMES OF SEASON. (“Times-Age” Special.) Conditions were ideal at Greytown on Saturday afternoon when the first games were played in the handicap reduction .competition. W. Pope. S. Shedden, T. Nelson and J. W. Tate each returned scores that will bring them under the eye of the handicap committee. The scores were as follow: —W. Pope, score 83. handicap 17. total 66: J. W. Tale, 83-17-66; S. C. Shedden, 90-22-68: T. Nelson, 78-9-69: L. Mead. 94-24-70; A. G. Carter, 87-•6-71; H. G. Carter. 88-17-71; W. S. Brice. 95-24-71; G. Brunton, 91-19-72; N. McLeod. 88-15-73; K. Nix, 97-24-73; E. Williams, 95-20-75; W. Brown, 100-24-76; A. Nisbet, 101-24-77; C. Burch. 101-24-77. In the Stableford competition the best cards handed in were:—K. Nix, 35, H. Bull 35, M. Coutts 33, S. Shedden 33. A. Carter 31. J. Charles .32, T. Nelson 34, J. W. Tate 30. B. Kiernan 30, A. G. Peterson 29. Personal Items. Mr M. Coutts. of Picton, is the guest of Mr and Mrs S. Shedden, Main Street. Mr W. Humphries has returned from a holiday visit to Auckland. There was a large number of friends present at the Odd Fellows’ Hall on Saturday evening when the guest of honour was Mr Keith Longford, who will leave next week to join the Air Force at Levin, and who was suitably entertained and made a presentation. Greytown Council. The monthly meeting of the Greytown Borough Council will take place this evening. Maori Chief’s Lament. Mr H. Walden, of McMaster Street, has received the following newspaper clipping sent to him by his son who is in Australia: "Declaring that a mighty tree of the forest had fallen,, and that the prow of the canoe was broken, the Ngati-Kahungunu chief. Noho Toki, offered an ancient lament for the late Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr Savage) at a Pacific Islands Club gathering at the Carlton Hotel. In his picturesque feather cloak, and wearing tribal heirlooms, the chief sang this centuries old chant for the passing of a rangatira (chief) "Creeds or politics make no difference,” he said later. "We recall only the memory of a great man who served his people well.” A resolution of sympathy which drew attention to the fact that Mr Savage held the post of Native Minister until his death, thereby signifying his interest in the Maori people, was carried. The New Zealand Trade Commissioner (Mr W. Taylor), who was present, agreed to convey it to his Government.” Noho Toki was born at Papawai. Greytown. Signal Company Entertains. The members of the Territorial Signal Company which has been camped at Tauherenikau, attended the pictures at Greytown on Saturday evening. They arrived in Army trucks and made a fine show as they marched to the Town Hall. Before the programme commenced they indulged in a community sing. Conducted by one of their N.C.O’s. and accompanied by several -mouth organs, they gave a splendid rendering of the past and present war-time favourites. As the curtain rose and the National Anthem was played the young soldiers put on their hats and stood to attention.