Pineapple Cup

Singles Bowling Championship of South Seas

By “Jack High”

THE premier bowling contest of the South Seas was played during the August Bank Holiday week-end. on the Suva Bowling Club’s green. It is open to Fiji. Tonga and Samoa. This year all bowling clubs in Fiji, except one, were represented. Suva was represented by 8 players; Vatukoula, 6; Rewa, 5; Lautoka, 2; Levuka. 2; and Ba, 1.

H. Edmunds (Suva), G. J. Smith (Vatukoula), J. Daly (Lautoka) and W.

Smith (Levuka) entered the semi-finals.

The two Smiths reached the final and eventually played one of the best singles games ever seen on the Suva green. The game was won with the last bowl played by G. J. Smith. W. Smith was actually lying two up until the last bowl was played.

The winner was congratulated on his second win in the Pineapple Cup contest, and the loser was equally sympathised with in his very close defeat in a second attempt. He is a young plaver and com peted in 1946 for the first time.

Winners of the Cup since it was pre sented by the Pacific Biscuit Company, Suva, in 1928, are; 1928 <te 1939 C. C. Clark (Suva) 1929-30-31 S. J. Pickett (Levuka) 1936 1943 H. H. Adcock (Suva) 1937-38 R. W. Steward (Suva) 1945 & 1947 .. G. J. Smith (Vatukoula) 1932 R. C. Wilson (Ba) 1933 W. Thompson (Lautoka) 1934 G. L. Perks (Suva) 1935 E. C. Dobell (Suva) 1940 L. F. Garnett (Suva) 1941 S. W. Meeks (Suva) 1942 A. W. Goodfellow (Suva) 1944 W. E. McGowan (Suva) 1946 C. H. Came (Suva) During 20 years. 14 individual players have been successful in holding the trophy for one year.

Mr. Ralph Ortnsby. ADO from the Wewak area, arrived' in Sydney by MV “Malaita” this month on leave.

Mr. Keith Chambers, of the New Guinea Customs Department, who has been stationed at Madam? arrived in Sydney by “Malaita” recently on leave.

Mr. Dan Anthonsen, well-known en gineer of New Guinea was holidaying in Sydney in October. He expects to re turn to New Guinea shortly in one 'Of the Administration’s re-conditioned ships.

Mr. C. R. Taylor, formerly of the Burns, Philp shipping staff at Cairns, Qld., has been transferred to Port Moresby, Papua, where he will be in charge of the shipping department.

Mr. Len Odgers, Chief Clerk of the District Services Department in Port Moresby, arrived in Sydney by MV “Malaita” this month on leave. He was accompanied by his wife.

Mr. G. V. Maunsell Turner, of the Crown Law Office at Port Moresby, arrived in Sydney by “Malaita” in October to soend his recreation leave in NSW. He was accompanied by his daughter, Miss Elizabeth Maunsell Turner, who has been attached to the APC staff in Port Moresby.

The Administrator of Western Samoa, Colonel F. W. Voelcker, who has been on an official visit to New Zealand, expected to return to Apia early in October.

Colonel Volcker, during his stay, in New Zealand twice broadcast historical and political descriptions of Western Samoa and the Samoan people, over all New Zealand stations.