LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opunake Times, 20 July 1937, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Crib To-night Just ;i reminder that the usual weekly ciib party will be held tonight, play commencing at eight (/clock. Come along- and bring your friends for an enjoyable evening. Match Postponed The meeting between the local seniors and the married men was postponed on Saturday last owing to the! inclement weather. We are informed, however, (hat the game is to be held at an early date, so something good is still in store for the public. Band Dance A good number were present at the above dance on Saturday night. .Music was supplied by the Hand Orchestra, a much appreciated extra being' contributed bv Mr I). MiiKchamp. Mr P. Harding was M.C. Competitions were won by the following: Teapot and cosy, presented by Mrs Toad, sen. ( M. Oliver, No. 5). Baby's cutti<. presented by Mrs George I Hooper (Mrs T. Godkin, No I 111). I

Score Winners In flu Surf Club, football competition on the Auckland a-. Taranak,i match the half-time ticket is i ( S—8. As the fifinal score ticket was not sold, the 'prize will be awarded to 2!)—15, the closest to the score.

Win for School In a close game at Opunake in the fifth grade competition on Saturday Opunake District High School ' defeated Rahotu by 9 '•(,ints to G. High School scored Hie winning try on the call of tune. A strong wind made conditions difficult.

Catholic Euchre (rood prizes are offered at the above card evening to be held in St. Patrick's Hall on Thursday night when a big crowd is expected. A dance will be held in conjunction, for which good muskwill b ■• provided. A dainty supper will follow the close of the cards.

Friendly Matches On Saturday next a visit will be paid Opunake by members of the Mania Hibernian Society, who will take part in football and basketball matches at the Domain commencing at 2.45. The local team for the former game will be quite a solid combination and a fast, (men exhibition of Rugby should result. Whitebait Season

Preparations are being made by whitebait fishermen all along the Buller Coast for the coming season. Already a few whitebait have been seen in some parts, but there is no sign of a real run yet. It is hoped that this season will be considerably better than the last which, largely because of too much flooding in the streams, was one of the worst on record.

Attracting Nurses A decision to provide the cost of uniforms to first-year nurses in addition to the recent salary increase was made by the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board in an endeavour to alleviate the difficulty of obtaining pupil nurses to make up the required complement at the Napier Public Hospital. The matron, Miss L. M. Croft, reported to the board on tile question. The position now is that there are 85 nurses at Napier; that 102 will be required in October; and that 95 are; at present required.

New Health Stamp The 1937 health stamp will be issued on October 1. The format is vertical, the stamp being similar in shape and size to the Anzae stamps. The design depicts a youthful tram per standing on a rocky promontory and the high lights and shadow give a pleasing effect. The value, Id postage and Id health, is superimposed upon the design below the figure. The design was prepared by Messrs. G. Bull and J. Berry, of Wellington, and the stamps are being produced by the Note Printing Branch, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Melbourne.

The Price of a City The land on which Auckland now stands was bought at probably less than a shilling an acre, stated Professor J. Rutherford during a University extension lecture on early New Zealand and problems. The original deed of purchase of the site of Auckland relates to an area of land approximately 3000 acrels in extent, bounded roughly by Brighton Road, Remuera, Mount Eden and Cox's Creek. The price was £SO, 50 blankets, 20 pairs of trousers, 20 shirts, 10 waistcoats, 10 caps, 100 yards of gown pieces, four casks of tobacco, one box of pipes, 10 iron pots, one bag of sugar, and one of flour, and 20 hatchets.

A Useful Pound The extent to which (he eurrenices of Central Europe were depreciated in the immediate post-war years was illustrated by Mr P. W. Doidge when addressing the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Education Institute recently. Before leaving Vienna to travel to Budapest, Mr Doidge visited a bank for some Hungarian money and was told that all he could obtain was the equivalent of £l. He travelled 200 miles down the Danube, spent the night at the best hotel in Budapest, spent a day sightseeing with a guide, took two friends to a champagne lunch, returned to Vienna in a first-class sleeper, and still had some of his £1 left. " .