LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 14, 30 December 1930, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The “Hawke’s Bay Tribune” will not be published on Thursday, New tear’s Day

The Hastings Labour Party’s weekly euchre tournament and dance will not be held this Wednesday. The average number of letters posted per head of population last year in the Dominion was 101.

Nimon and Sons will run a bus from Havelock North to Haumoana, via Hastings, on New Year’s Day. Details are advertised.

The Hastings Suburban Bus Service will make a special trip to Wailutirama at 9 o’clock on New Year’s Pay.

During harvesting operations on a farm near Hastings on Sunday, a number of men working in the field were overcome by the terrific heat in the afternoon, and had to give up work for the day.

January 1 is the date for the popular annual sports gathering atOnga Onga. The varied programme and generous prizes should prove attractive to athletes, axemen and horsemen.

“If I can prove that I am entitled to the dole, will they pay me to work on my farm?” asked a farmer hopefully of the chairman at a meeting of the executive of the Matamata branch of the New Zealand Fanners’ Union. “That is what they say,” replied the chairman to an incredulous audience.

Since the Herbert Smith Trust Fund was made available at Hamilton for the encouragement of athletics among New Zealand children over two years ago, £3,000 has been distributed. A further £7OO is still m hand- During the last year the trustees have granted 180 applications, involving an expenditure of £1520.

Twenty to twenty-five forged Bank of Australasia notes, which were circulated in Auckland last Wednesday afternoon, have been recovered by the banks and the police. It is believed that only a Comparatively few notes were put in circulation, the quick discoverey of the forgery probably having the effect of discouraging further operations.

At the chess championship congress at Rotorua, in the third round, .pbei beat Herbert. Maddox beat Fairburn, Severne beat Pleasants, Erskine beat Gyles, Greenfield beat Kelling, and Grierson beat Kummer. The position of the players is:— Erskine three, Severne three, Maddox two and a-half, Tyles two. Kelling two; Grierson, Greenfield Miller, Eairburn and Pleasants, one each; Kummer half.

The Methodist Sunday School picnic will be held this year at the I'omoana Show grounds on New Year’s Day (next Thursday), when, given fine weather, a large crowd of parents, visitors and children is expected. An excellent spprls programme has been drawn up, and in addition to the usual races for the children, there will be events for expupils and visitors. A special train will leave Hastings at 9-30 a-m- for the Show grounds. Hot water will be provided for picnic parties.

Under the will of the late Miss Ellen Falkner, who died at Napier on November 30. 1930, the Public Trustee is appointed executor and trustee. The will provides for the tollowing charitable gifts(a) Halt residue of estate bequeathed to the St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage, Dunedin South, Dunedin, for the general purposes of the said orphanage, (b) Remaining one-half of residue for the Christian Blathers, Rattray street, Dunedin, for the general purposes of the school run by the said brothers.

An elderly lady of Apiti (28 miles from Feilding), Mrs. H. Bcnsemann, has been missing tince Sunday when she wandered off from a picnic party while lunch was being prepared. Mrs. Bcnsemann has been suffering from indifferent health recently. The last that was seen of Mrs. Bensemann was when she was at the head of the Mangoira Gorge, which is three miles from her home. Search parties were out all night, but on account of the hilly bush country their task was difficult and yesterday morning had been unsuccessful. The search is being continued to-c|ay. A mako shark weighing 5211 b was caught off Cape Brett on Saturday by G. Ellis, of Russell, when fishing from a launch. The fish breached eight times, and fought for an hour and thirty-five minutes before being landed. Lee Ridge, of Remuera, fishing from Deep Water Cove in a launch, caught a fine mako shark of 5931 b. The fish gave a fine display for over two hours, leaping high into the air several times. It was the heaviest fish caught this season. Peter Gardnei, of Kamo, caught a mako weighing 1501 b. nnd'L. L. Bird, of Whangarei landed a mako weighing 3081 b. Between 500 and 600 delegates to the Presbyteriqn Bible Class Summer Conference are assembled iu Masterton on the occasion of the annual conference, which is extending to January Sth. The delegates were extended a civic welcome by the Mayor (Mr T. Jordan) and yesterday was marked by numerous activities, sectional, meetings, business sessions, sports and addresses. The annual North versus South Island cricket match w0 won by North Island by eight wickets. Yesterdav’s speakers were the Rev.s. R. M. Ryaburn and H. Davies apd Mrs Davies, and the Revs. R. J. Howie and J. S. Laughton.

The monthly Ingleside of the Hastings and District Scots’ Society. Veld last evpumg in the Oddfellows’ Hall, was attended by a largo number of members mid friends. Chief Baird announced that a special committee ha:l arrangements well in hand for tho Burns celebrations, to oe held on January 2.5 th. in the Assembly Hall. Ho had been in communication W'th Mr James Craigie, M.L.C. who was willing tq come up from Timaru to give an address on Burns, Mr Craigie (being acknowledged as one of the best exponents on the “Immortal Hurns.” A line musical. programme by the following performers was much appreciated:— Messrs Currie and Lord, overture, “Orpheus m Hades” ; Mr Lord, song, “Mary of Argyle”; A. Currie, violin solo; Mrs MacDuff-Boyd, song, “There’s Nae Luck About the House”; Miss Brinson, Highland Hing; Miss McKay, dramatic dialogue; Miss Grey, sword dance; Mr Macdonald, song. Community singing was heartily entered into, and after supper tho floor was occupied by merry couples enjoying old-time dancing.