LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opunake Times, 21 February 1933, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The waltzing competition to he held at the Harvest Home Ball tomorrow night at Pihama is open to all who attend the function.

Grade Fields will make everybody happy on Thursday and Friday in her picture “Looking on the Bright Side.” She destroys every “blue germ" ever hatched.

Don't forget the great line-up of British Pictures every night this week. Enjoy good talking, acting and photography at the New Theatre.

The sultry weather over the week-end attracted large numbers into the surf. The water is at a nice temperature and swimming is delightful these days. The members of the Opunakc Federal Baud are busily engaged at every possible moment in makchiug drill in preparation for the contest at Eltham on March 23.

A party of Opunake entertainers will pay a visit to the Kaweora camp on Friday night to treat the men with songs, recitations and music.

A mart organised by members of the Methodist Guild and -held in the main street yesterday was a financial success, over £t) being taken. Brisk business was done during the afternoon when quite a large number of people were in for sale day.

The breaking of 1 lie only available pole caused a postponement in the pole vault event when F. Barraclough (Opunake) had cleared 10ft Gin at the athletic meeting at Wanganui. At *he Taranaki championships Barraclough cleared lift O',in and it was expected he would have improved on that height. ,■ “Farmers should spend some time cutting blackberry instead of playing tennis,” remarked Sir Andrew Bussell at a meeting of the Hawke’s Bay County Council last week, when the question of combating the blackberry pest was being discussed. “There is no doubt that blackberry is going to take charge of New Zealand unless combated,” said the chairman, Mr. F. B. Logan. The annual picnic of the Tawhiti school was held at Opunake Beach on Friday about. 000 making the trip by special train. The weather was beautifully fine and warm until late in the afternoon when light rain began to fall, but it in no way dampened the spirit of the picnickers, M embers of the committee and teachers assisted in a series of games and races, while the sea attracted the usual run of bathers.

The singles championship of the Pihama Bowling Club for the season 1933 was won by K. Riley who defeated E. Edwprds in the final game by 21 points to 19.

Over 300(1 people visited the Cunard liner Carinthia at Queen's Wharf, Auckland, and inspected the vessel on Sunday. Many visitors arrived in the morning and were shown over the vessel, but it was not until about 2 o’clock that the main volume arrived. Throughout the afternoon 30 members of the crew were kept busy conducting parties of 20 all over the liner.

It was stated at the meeting of the Wellington City Council last week by Mr. W. 11. Bennett, chairman of the Milk Committee that the increase in the exchange would affect the department to the extent of £SOO a month. The department would however, make no difference in the price of summer milk, as if had only a short period to run, and the department would stand the loss. The Mayor said that the price of milk was partly fixed on the basis of butter-fat.

“We were perfectly sober,” said a witness in the Supreme Curt at New Plymouth last week. “We had half a bottle before we left Hawera.” That was at 7 p.m., and the witness was describing an accident about 1.30 a.m. to a motor-cycle on which he was riding pillion. “Half a bottle of what?” asked Mr. Justice Ostler. “If it was absinthe I should say they would both be seriously drunk. “It was beer,” witness said. “Oh, that’s all right,” observed His Honour with a smile.

“I’m looking for something I don’t expect to find,” said a Wellington man to his tobacconist, with a laugh. . . “What’s that?” enquired the tobacconist. “A tobacco I can smoke for hours without my tongue feeling as if it had been grilled. I’m frequently in the train all day. Then I always want to smoke more than lam able to.” “Ever tried the New Zealand tobacco ” queried the tobacconist. “No. Is it worth trying?” “Well, I sell more of it than of any other kind. It’s good. Most of the nicotine has been taken out of it, you see.” “How do they manage that?” said the customer. “They toast it. It gets rid of the nicotine as nothing else does. Improves the flaAonr and bouquet, too. You can smoke this tobacco from daylight to dark, without tongue or throat suffering. Brands? There are foil* : Biverhead Gold, Navy Cut No. 3. Cavendish, and Cut Plug No. 10.” The customer invested in a tin of Navy Cut No. 3. “to see if he liked it.” He will.