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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19339, 1 June 1937, Page 4

A scheme for supplying milk to the school children of Hamilton ami the neighbouring districts will lie launched in a lew days. Approximately 20C0 children will he given half a pint of milk daily. Two motor drivers were fined 10s and costs 10s by Mr. K. L. \Valton. S. Al., m the Police Court to-day for parking within 6ft. of fire plugs in Gladstone road. 'The defendants were Brian Kemp. Here, and John Wesley Voting, evidence against them being given by Conslalde Julian. A sentence of eight days’ imprisonment was imposed upon Charles Hollywood .Magee by Mr. K. 1,. Walton, S.M., in the .Magistrate’s Court to-day For disobedience of a maintenance order, die warrant to lie suspended on payment of £S 8s arrears and £1 Is .solicitor’s fee. Dan Tumepo was ordered to pay £5 arrears, in default five days’ imprisonment. An executive meeting of the League of Mothers was held at Findlay's tea rooms recently, .Mrs. Tatterslield. who presided over a good attendance, opening the proceedings with the league prayer. Several important matters which were brought forward for discussion will he presented for approval at the June meeting. At the conclusion of the business, a dainty afternoon tea was handed round. After being closed for an extended period, eight weeks in the ease of the Gisborne Central School, all primary and secondary schools throughout the" district resumed yesterday. With only a few weeks at school so far this year, pupils have had a very broken term at their studies. No doubt, in many intances the children will find it a relief to be back at school after the restrictions they have had to observe during the infantile paralysis epidemic. A native labourer, Raulmia Telniatahi Xgere Ngere, aged 37, appeared in the Tikitiki Court yesterday before Messrs. .1. H. Rickard and .M. Gudgeon, d.P.s. on a charge ol a serious offence against his 14-year-old daughter. He pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court at Wellington for sentence. It was slated that the offence took place in a camp where accused had his daughter cooking his meals. A reminder to pay their subscriptions to the union was given to the clubs at last evening’s weekly meeting of the management committee of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union by the treasurer, Air. G. Jeune. He explained that in accordance with the new rules, any club or sub-union whose subscription was in arrears on .June 1 might he suspended until the subscription was paid. He understood also lliat though the players' subscriptions were due to their chilis, several of these had not yet been paid, and they were automatically compelled to drop out of the competition if their subscriptions were not paid by the first Saturday in June. Members who were not financial to their clubs were not covered by insurance. Air. Jeune said he referred to the matter more as a warning.