LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 7 December 1931, Page 7

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Kirkpatrick, of Woodville, who has been staying in Hawera with Mr and Mrs. W. G. Simpson, returned to her home by this morning’s express train.

Mr. J. Egan, formerly stationmaster at Hawera, left by the Taranaki express train this morning for Wellington, en route to Christchurch and Wairio (Southland). Three nice trout exhibited this morning: at Messrs Bennett and Sutton’s establishment, High Street, Hawera. are shown as proof of the success of the efforts of the Hawera. Acclimatisation Society to provide anglers with good, sport close to town. The fish exhibited average 41bs and were taken by Mr. AV. Batchelor jnr., fishing with the dry fly, from the lower portion of the Waingongoro.

All the colours of the rainbow were featured in a spectacular sunrise viewed from Fantham’s Peak on Mount Eg mon t yesterday morning. Members of the Mount Egmont Alpine Club who spent the night in Syme Hut were awakened at 4 o’clock by the first flush of dawn and as the fight increased the sky reflected a wealth of many beautiful colours. This radiant spectacle was at its best just before the sun broke the horizon and in its midst were the snow-clad peaks of Tongariro National Park in bold hire relief which later became tinged with red and gold. Mr. Alex Hastie brought to the “Star” office this morning a section of a, boxthorn trunk taken from a hedge on Miss Hastie’s property at Manilla. The section is 2ft 9in in circumference and is evidence of the size to which this hedge plant will grow in a long period. The hedge in rmestion was planted on the late Dr. Pairman’s property about 50 years ago. It is now being cut down, the contractor for the work accepting as oayment the firewood he can recover. As he lias taken four and a half cords from one and a quarter _ chains and gets £2 10s per cord, in four feet lengths, lie appears to be on a very good proposition. Incidentally Mr. Hastie stated that his father, the late Mr. Andrew Hastie. was the first settlor to plant boxthorn for hedges on the Waimatc Plains.

A large crowd was abroad in Hawera on Saturday evening and sales in many of tin* retail businesses created a new record for the season. The fine shop window* displays everywhere attracted the attention of prospective purchasers of Christmas goods, and the town presented an air of bustling activity long after 9 o’clock.