STATE £500 GRANT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19423, 7 September 1937, Page 8

STATE £SOO GRANT

EX-INSPECTOR OF MINES MINISTER'S ADVICE (Pbt Press Association.l AUCKLAND, last night. In recognition of his eminent services to the mining industry over a long period of years, the Cabinet has awarded to Mr. Frank Reed, of Mount Eden a special grant of £so* accord, ing to advice received by Mr. Reed from the Minister of Mines, the Hon. P C. Webb. -, . For manv years, until his retirement in 1922 Mr. Reed was inspecting engineer and chief inspector of New Zealand mines, and previously he had held similar positions with the Government of Western Australia.

ceived his early education here and K in Wellington. While Uvmgta the capital city he learnt boxing under the tuition of W. Larsen, of Newtown, While there he took part m eight fights, losing only one and that to Callingham, whom he subsequently defeated on a technical knock-out in the final of the junior welterweight championship of Wellington las vear On coming to Gisborne eailj this vear, he placed himself in the hands of the well-known coach, Johnny Summers, and has taken part in three fights, winning two and the other, in which he gave away a considerable amount of weight, he fought a draw. Allen should go well at the championships, but his youth may be against him when he meets matured men All amateurs in the Bay should take a lesson from him for the keenness that he takes while doing his training. * * * »

DArcv Heeney, the Poverty Bay welterweight champion, was born in Gisborne on April 22, 191 G, and revived his early education at the Gisborne Marist's'School, where he first learnt the rudiments of the noble art. From Gisborne he went to the Sacred Heart College at Auckland, and while attending that college he won his weight championship twice and on the occasion was awarded the Macloy Medal for the most scientific boxer of the school. Since returning to Gisborne he has made steady progress and the onlydefeat he suffered here was by M. Callaghan. Heeney has endeavoured to get a return match against this fighter, but so far has not been successful. His first appearance at a New Zealand championship was in 1935, when he was defeated by Jack Davis, Hastings, on points. Davis subsequently defeated him again at Hastings. They met for the third time at the Park racecourse, Gisborne, a few months ago, when Heeney had a somewhat easy victory on points.

Last year he got as far as the semifinals of the welterweight division, to be beaten on points by W. G. Parris, who went on to win the final. At the time Heeney was not in the best of condition to fight and on his return to Gisborne was confined to his bed for some time on account of the illness that he contracted prior to fighting. All followers of the noble art will wish him success on his third effort to win a title, and also the best of luck to the other three representatives. Since leafing school Heeney has engaged in 18 fights, winning 14 and losing four.