WAIPUKURAU

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 160, 22 June 1932, Page 5

WAIPUKURAU

NEWS AND NOTES. (Special Representative.) Air J. AV. Harding, “Alt. Vernon,” left yesterday for Wellington. Air C. H. Boyd, who has been staying in Waipukurau, returned to V auganui yesterday. New Zealanders present at the second Court of the season, held at Buckingham Palace on Alay 17, by the King and Queen, were Airs Francis Clark (Waipawa), and Aliss Inda Beyers (Waipukurau). Aliss Winlove, who has been visiting Wellington, returned to Waipukurau yesterday, being accompanied by Airs McVicar, who addressed the members of the Women’s Institute yesterday. The president (Air A. O. Williams) and secretary (Air W. Steere) who, on Saturday night, had been among the representatives of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association at the re-union held in Napier, on Alonday night attended the enjoyable and very successful function held in Takapau. They were accompanied by Air C. J. W. Williams, another local member.

The evening technical classes to be established shortly will at the outset include: —Typewriting and shorthand and book-keeping It is also intended at an early date to add wool-classing and home science, suitable instructors being available. Later it is expected that a plumbing class will bo included. The first step being taken to place the movement on a proper footing is to seek official recognition of the classes from the Education Board the requisite minimum of students having been assured.

Tho Alayor (Air R. AlcLean) in an appeal on behalf of the unemployed states“ The majority of the unemployed men in Waipukurau have taken up the gardening scheme, whereby they may grow sufficient vegetables for their own use, on an area which they work in their stand-down days. Alany of them have sufficient land ot their own for the puipose, while others have had land lent to them by generous citizens, but owing to-the small weekly allocation of money, these people are unable to purchase seeds to plant the sections. The Relief Committee has had applications from them for the following seeds:- Potatoes, swede turnip, onion, carrot, parsnip, lettuce, leek, peas, beans, beetroot.” The Alayor asks for donations in cash or kmd.

Commenting on the Dannevirke representative team selected to meet Bush to-morrow at Pahiatua, for the Bebbington Shield, the “Dannevirke News” states: —“A winger who played with success in Central Hawke’s Bay is Cochrane, a Rangers lad, and it is more than likely that in future representative contests he will be included, adverse weather conditions on Saturday no doubt preventing him from playing himself into Wednesday’s team.’’

The monthly meeting of the Waipukurau branch of the Women’s Institute was held in the Masonic Hall yesterday afternoon, Airs H. Duckworth presiding over an attendance of 70, including representatives of most of the Central Hawke’s Bay branches. Airs A. McVicar, of AVcllington, gave an interesting address on child welfare work, whilst Mrs Al. S. Harrison, of Pahiatua, spoke on various hand crafts. Hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames H. A. Hastie, F. L. Haines, and A. Harris.