Cromwell Argus AND NORTHERN GOLDFIELD GAZETTE. Cromwell, Monday, June, 8, 1931

Cromwell Argus, Volume LXI, Issue 3166, 8 June 1931, Page 4

Cromwell Argus AND NORTHERN GOLDFIELD GAZETTE. Cromwell, Monday, June, 8, 1931

The Cromwell Brass Band will play a programme ini the street on Friday next, 7 p.m. An important sale of. household furniture and effects will be held at Hawea Flat on June lOth. A-;splen-did four-roomed residence will also be offered. A meeting of the hj'dro-electric committed', interested in the Hawea scheme, is to be h.eld at Cromwell on Wednesday, at 2 p.m. As arangements are to be made to meet the Expansion League, a full attendance is desired.

A reminder —set Saturday night definitely aside to attend the public meeting in tho Athenaeum Hall. It concerns the progress of the town and district.

Tho annual meeting of the Central Otago Licensing Committee was held at Alexandra on Thursday. With the exception of four, held over for three months, all applications before the committee were granted. Attention is directed to the announcement oil Messrs Thomas Bros., which appears elsewhere in this issue. The firm is at present offering a splendid range of rose trees, fruit-trees, hedge plants, shrubs, etc. The anniversary of the Methodist Church was held yesterday, when lhe Rev G. H. Peterson, of Roxburgh, preached to a good congregation. Ml \eomau rendered a Cello solo, 'the Lost Cord," and a quartette, "Wonderful Jesus," was given by Mes- s Gibson, Cowey, J. Towan, and J. Stephens. Mrs Cowey presided at t.ie organ. The social will be held on Tuesday evening. At the May sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Cromwell, Joan Ritchie 1 proceeded against D. Mason forUamages for injuries received some time ago in a collision at Bannockburn bridge. At the time of the collision plaintiff was on horseback ana deiendanti was driving a car. lhe Magistrate's reserved decision was given on Tuesday evening, wher >.n he found for plaintiff and awarded damages totalling £135 6s, made up as follows:—General damages £3O, special damages of £1 per day win e laid up £6l, 12s 6d per week tor feeding each of four horses £2s, medical expenses- £6 6s, nursing £9, medicine £a' Court costs amounted to £3 su>, witnesses' expenses £3, and solicitor s fee £7 15s. In a counter-claim j-y Mason for damage to his car the Magistrate found for the defendant, Ritchie. An important movement in the direction of the irrigation and development of the Upper Clutho, Valley will be made this week, when mem bars . of the Executive of the Otago Expansion League will visit the district in the interests of the proposal. Ad nee has been received at this office tnat the party will arrive in Cromwell ~n Friday evening remaining here t 1 He night. On Saturday morning, accompanied, no doubt, by local representatives,' the party will journey through the valley to Lake Hawea, where they/ will be pleased to meet residents of tho Upper Clutha district. Thev will return to Cromwell on Saturday evening, and their wish is to meet the people at a public meeting. lbe return journey will be made to Dunedin on Sunday. The irrigation and settlement of the vast Upper Clutna Valley, with its foundation a hydroelectric scheme from Lake Hawea, is one which we have never lost an opportunity of advancing. The Expansion League is one of the few Dunedin bodies which has thrown its weight behind the proposal and now that its representatives are making a special visit in the interests of the scheme we hope that the residents, in a body, will make a) point) of meeting the visitors, *and/ so strengthen thenhands in the worthy object in view. The public meeting on Saturday evening will be held in the Athenaeum Hall, at 8 p.m. From the first foot to the last faleout "Inside the Lines," Radio. Pictures' all-talking drama featuring Betty Cqmpson, which is to be presented by Mr Hull next Friday, is interesting; thrilling and entertaining. It is not a war picture, but a story cI espionage at Gibraltar during the World War. Roy Pomeroy the director has succeeded 111 making the intimation of war more powerful, more pathetic, more gripping than the Countless noisy and awe-inspiring spectacles could. The story isi of two lovfcrs, German spies," who meet unexpectedly in the heart ol the British fortifications at Gibraltar. They both have been charged with the task ol blowing up the Gibraltar fleet. Miss Compson is supported by a cast or English stage and screen stars, including Ralph Forbes, Betty Carter, Ivan Simpson, Montagu Love, Reginald Sharland, Evan Thomas and Mischa Auer, While parents will regret the departure from Cromwell of Mr G. M Luke 4 Rector of the District High School, they deeply appreciate) the fact that his appointment to Anderson'* Bay, as headmaster, indicates a weHfdeseWed 'ptomotfonv Mr Luio leaves with the knowledge that tLe school is in~a splendid position, and a high state of efficiency. Pjnw his period he has seen the High Sphool J established and advanced, and the results achieved at the annual examinations bear ample testimony to f>is work. The many requests from trie committee for the advancement of the High School have always been) favorably received, but few outsitTe the committee are aware of the manner in which the.many proposals were personally represented to tho Board and itofficials bv Mr Luke. Both jnside and out he 'leaves the school in a most flourishing position, and the sincere wish of their many friends in the town and district is that Mr and Mrs Luke and family will enjoy renewed health and prosperity in their neAV sphere at Anderson's Bay. 'The Mayor, Mr J. Roberts,, wfio wenfi to Dunedin at the beginning of tho week, returned yesterday. When in Dunedin he had a busy time interviewing many of the leading mammv.--tnring firms, and was success .\il in securing their co-operation in the New Zealand Industries Week Exhioitioai to be held in Cromwell on June 2-nd fo 27th. Mr Roberts booked up over io»o square feet of floor space :n the Uhenaeum Hall and is now fac°A with the problem of finding space for other eager exhibitors, so that the success of the movement initiated bv tho MayoK and so heartily taken up I>-,- v\e retailer?, is practically assured. ■Rettiners are also throwing themselves most heartilv into a movement unique in the history of Cromwell, while the Exhibition from an educational point r\ view will afford opportunities nrt previouslv offered in Central Otago. An Entertainment Committee is charged with the work of providing suitable entertainment for each of tho three nights ol( the Exhibition, while there is talk of chocolate alleys 5n the old school yard adjoininer the Oddfellows Hall. The streets will be brilliantly illuminated on each night of the week and the whole movement, the nrocceds of which are to be deVoted to th« relief of the town's unemployed, will bo a striking demonstration of the wisdom of the slogan. "Ruv New Zealand made Goods." and

who' is the citizen to-dajt unpatriotic nnoucrh to spurn our own Secondary Industries when so much unemplovment exists !

Tho weather changed on Thursday to seasonable wintry conditions. Rain fell during the day but during the night this gave place to snow and on Friday morning there was a light coating on the flats. This quickly disappeared. All day Friday snow fell steadily on tho hills with a southerly wul westerly aspect and in that direction there is a heavy deposit on the heights. The succeeding days have been bright and warm, with the hardest frosts of the season at night Two important sales by auction are advertised for this week. On Wednesdav, at Cromwell, timber, (loots, and carpenters general stock will he offered in the bankrupt estate of *Wm. Find. On the following day, Thursday, superior household furniture and effects will he offered at the school residency, Fowburn, on account of Mr R. D. Cox. The detailed lists will he found in our advertising columns. Too often t* e public are unduly apathetic in matters of vital importance to the welfare and progress of tho district. HioweVe-r, we ,feelj hdenU this will not be the case when tho Fxecutivo of the Otago Expansion League visits Cromwell at the weekend to go into the question of the Hafwea Hydro-eldctrfc Irrigation scheme. This is unanimously supported on all sides as the solution of the i irrigation and settlement of the -.alley, and we trust residents from ;;11 parts of the district will make a special point of attending Saturday's public meeting.