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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 22 April 1935, Page 6

The young Matapu woman, Miss Edna Riley, who was missing from her house since April -6, has returned home and the anxiety of her parents has been allayed.

Although the 'final figures will not be available until after the holidays, it is -expected that sales of poppies at Hawera for Poppy Day will approximate the record sales of last year. The Hawera Women’s National Deserve this year sold about £l2 worth more of poppies than last year. The British Navy likes to be photographed, but it must be photographed well, and it is for this reason that the navy would not let Mr Albeit. W. Smith retire this year. Mr Smith is in charge of the photographic stores of the navy. He should, according to regulations, retire shortly. But it has been discovered that there is no one to take his place. His work of photographing gun fire and other difficult subjects is so highly technical and needs such instantaneous action, that it will take two years to train another officer to take his place. There was considerable discussion before the difficulty was overcome. Now King George, in response to a humble petition from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, has been pleased “by and with the advice of his Privy Council’’ to approve of Mr Smith’s serving another two years. Members of a stalking party who have just returned to Christchurch after a trip to the country round the upper waters of the Hurunui are rather pleased with themselves because while in camp they managed the rather difficult feat of shooting a stag by torchlight. It happened that they were unable to get any sleep one night because of the roaring of this stag just across the river from their tent, about 30 or 40 yards away. One of the party, however, had a. powerful torch, so while he picked up the stag with it another aimed at the beast’s eyes, which were glowing in the light, and fired. The stag fell ai> once, and when the men reached it it was stone dead, There was nothing remarkable about the head, except the small hole neatly drilled between the eyes.