Local and General

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 7 March 1935, Page 4

Local and General

Judgment by default was entered by Mr "W. H. Woodward, S.M., in the following claims heard at the Eiltham Magistrate’s Court this morning; Eltham Motors Ltd v. John O’Hagan, £7 14s; J. T. Scott v. El Frdtt 13s 10d; H. Wells and Co. v. J. Weedon, £2 7s 6d.

At 1.30 o’clock to-morrow afternoon the Hawera High School Cadet Corps, at present camping at the Showgrounds, will undertake a route march through the streets of the town, headed by the school military band. The corps will proceed from Camberwell Road along High Street to the Memorial Arch in Princes Street where tribute will ho paid and back to camp.

“It is generally accepted that if you spend £IOO in newspaper advertising ib brings you £2OO in rotui’n,” said Mr R.. B. Sutton, or Inglewood, a candidate for the New Zealand Dairy Board, in addressing a meeting of the Bush Dairy Factories’ Association in Pahiatua. “That may be so,” ho added. “At any rate, one would scarcely think that big business firms would spend thousands of pounds in advertising year after year if it brought them no satisfactory return.”

Under the auspices of the Federation of South Taranaki Co-operative Dairy Companies, the South Taranaki Provincial Executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, and the Women’s Division, a monster family picnic for all farmei's of South laranaki and the directors, managers and secretaries of dairy companies will be held at Kaupokonui Beach on Saturday next. Parties are asked to plan their ari'ival at 11 o’clock in oi'der that the children may take part in the games and sports. Hot water will be provided free of charge.

The Hawera Astronomical and Scientific Society met on Monday evening, Mr J. W. Snowdon, lnaha, presiding over a good attendance of members and friends. The subject xvas “Mount Egmont from its Geological Aspect,” by Mr T. Taylor (Normanby). The address was well illustrated by maps and a most interesting discussion followed.

A request to the Taranaki Brass and Pipe Bands’ Union that the Eltham C grade hand be, permitted to compete in the Tai'anaki contest with a lesser number of bandsmen than the 15 and drummer allowed by the rules was granted at last night’s meeting of the executive committee held in Stratford. “I cannot see that any of the other hands would object to Eltham bringing less than the minimum number,” said the chairman (Mr P. Skoglund). “Of course, we may have more than we think,” said Mr A. Beesl%' (Eltham delegate), “but we have had a lean year and attendances at practices have not been as good as they might have been.”

Something of a record for New Zealand bands must have been created by the Manaia municipal band yesterday while playing for the children’s marching at the Manaia school gala day in the domain. The marching was a lengthy number and it was revealed at its conclusion that the band had played the march “Joyous Greetings” no fewer than eleven and a half times. This occupied twenty-five minutes. The band had expected to play the number through, at the most, about three times. However, they stuck manfully to their task and, with the exception of the shedding of two or three coats during the number, were not affected unduly by . its length.

An opinion that young New Zealanders eat too much sugar, and that this has a detrimental effect on their health, was expressed by Dr. Bernard Myers, of London, in an address at Auckland. While the youth of New Zealand' were ui doubtedly splendid stock, comparing more than favourably with the youth of other countries, Dr. Myers said it was a pity that the young people seemed to have acquired the habit of eating too much sugar, a habit evidently acquired from me United States. ‘‘lt spoils the teeth, affects the digestion, and ruins health,” Dr. Myers remarked, “and I hope something will be done about it.”

After two years in hospital, during which time ho underwent more than 100 operations, Bruce Kendall, aged 11, of Newtown, Tasmania, died last month. Ivendall, a boy scout, was badly burned about the body when lie fell into a fire at a Scout rally in 1933. Operations were performed at short intervals on parts of his body, but the burns refused to respond to treatment, and he gradually sank after a long and heroic fight for life. Last year he was awarded the Scouts’ medal of merit, which is awarded only in the case of great fortitude and .manly bearing.

What is a schoolboy? The question for the .purpose of athletic contests was put to the council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association recently. The council ruled that an age limit did not apply and that a schoolboy was one who attended a primary or secondary school. The Wellington Amateur Athletic Centre saw in this ruling an opening for abuse and the council had before it last week a letter from the centre on the subject. The centre pointed out that tnc bald definition would be open to abuse inasmuch as it was possible .for a boy to attend a secondary school part time while engaged in earning his living. It suggested' that the ruling given by the Director of Education should be incorporated, and with this the council agreed. The ruling given by the Director of Education was as follows “A schoolboy is one who is in full-time attendance at a recognised primary, intermediate, secondary, technical, or district high school. Recogaised schools include registered private schools. No boy can be regarded as a schoolboy who is permanently engaged in any occupation which precludes his full-time attendance at school.”