South Taranaki News

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1926, Page 2

South Taranaki News

(From Our Own Eeporter.)

Telephone No. 596.

P.O. Box 133.

DEMAND FOR STOCK

A QUIET PERIOD.

The near approach of the holiday season. coupled with the haymaking operations. have caused a slackening in the stock market and stock sales generally have seen poor yardings and what have been yarded are mostly cull cows and bulls.

There is a slight improvement in the sheep market and some fairly large lines have changed hands during the week, one line of 1200 ewe and wether hoggets coming up from Feilding. Small lines of ewes and lambs are also changing hands at satisfactory prices. The works buyers are now very Susy drafting fat lambs and large numbers are being sent away every day. The general quality of the lambs going away is distinctly good. Fat sheep are easier, and butchers are now looking to buy at works’ prices. There are also a few stores and dry sheep changing hands at fair prices. Very little business has been done during the week as regards sales of cattle, and apparently matters in the cattle world will remain quiet until after the New Year. Most graziers have evidently filled up and the works’ buyers are now taking most of what is offering. Fat cattle are still continuing to ease in price, and this has had a corresponding effiect upon store cattle. The works are not operating very freely just yet. During the week store and weaner pigs have been yarded in large numbers and have sold very well, any good’ Jots being eagerly competed for. There is still a very good demand for all classes and this is considered very satisfactory considering the lateness of the season. “The pig business has come to stay,” a local stockman said yesterday. He went on to state that the export trade would be quite good if built up a little more. In his opinion farmers would have to supplement their farming with other lines, and in the case of dairying pigs were most suitable for this purpose.

PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS.

The following are the pupils at the Hawera main school who succeeded iu gaining proficiency certificates:— Boys.—Roland Ashton, Denis Badcock, Livingston Baker, William Barker, James Campbell, Geoffrey Dalgetty, Bernard Dallinger, Albert Dowdle, Lister Foy. Eric Guise, Leonard Guise, Raymond Green, Harold Hancock, Hubert Harvey, David Hayward, Walter Hearne, Janies Johnson, Frank Kendall, Reynell Lord, Reginald Mahoney, Cyrus Meharry, Huglrie Meharry, Nelson Ogden, Percy Pinson, Harold Sagar, Frank Sargent, Brian Sargeson, Jaek Sargeson, Erie Smith, Barney Thomas, Thomas Tuohy, Bruce Watts, Kenneth Wills, William Wilson, Leslie Wise, Harold Woollett, Henry Williams. Girls. —May Allen, Jean Bray, Kona Bullock, Phyllis Broad, Joan Cowie, Alvinza Curtis, Betty Crompton, Mercia Curtis, Naney Duckworth, Audrey Duke, Mona Dymond. Enid Evans, Qucenie Goldstone, Naney Gray, Mavis Guy, Haidee Good, Mary Gulliver, Marjorie Haggett, Rita Hawkins, Joan Hurrell, Greta Tsherwood. Ellen Judson, Rona Keys, Olive Kilpatrick, Margaret Lamb, Gladys Lendrum, Thelma Laurent, Peggy Muir, Margaret McNeil, Olive McNeil, Agnes MeAUum, Nancy Nowell, Jean Patterson, Margaret Peters, Irene Reid, Sylvia Ryan, Mabel Reading, Joan Sellar, Muriel Shaw, Ellice Smith, Mavis Spavin. Vera Sutton, Ire.ne Swan, Mavis Sorenson, Norina Taylor, Frances Thomson, Barbara Walker. Agnes Westwood, Lillian Worrall, Florence Walsdorf. Alice Wright. Competency .—Boy s: Rangi Carson, William Gibson, lan Kirk, George Madgwiek. Girls: Florence Langdon, Joyce Nicholas.

The successful Tawliiti pupils are as follows:

Proficiency.—Boys: Arthur Bridger, Robert Campbell. Colin Chadwick. Richard Foreman, Kenneth Gould, Charles Hunt, D. Kippenberger, P. Kippenberger, Norman McLeod. Kenneth Rouse, Albert Thrush, Jack West.

Girls.—A. Appleyard, Mavis Brown, Ruby Bublitz, Myra Capell, Pattie Ekdahl, Jean Laurenson, Mary Morris, I. McKenzie, Naomi McNae, Elva Reid, Ella Saunders, Eileen Toy, Barbara Woods.

Competency. —Arthur Ripon. The following pupils of the Haweia Convent School obtained certificates this year:— Proficiency.—Kathleen Seaver, Frances Murray," Maureen Keegan, Winifred Quin, Jean O’Brien, Molly Thurston, Pearle Cleaver, Betty Flyger, Doreen Connell, Patrick Connery, Nelson Gray George Gibson, Sylvester Fama, Dan O'Dea, Eric Cropp, John Kavanagh, Cliff Perrett, Clyde Conway, Horace McCabe. Competency. —North Steffert.

NORMANBY PRIZE-GIVING.

To mark the close of the school year the annual school concert and prize-giv-ing ceremony was held in the Normanby Hall last evening, when there was a large attendance of parents and children. The prizes and certificates were handed out to the scholars by the chairman of the school committee, Mr. E. P. Grant, and a very able programme of songs, recitations and drills was given by the school children. The concert was a great success, due to the efforts of the headmaster, Mr. G. W. Mitchell, and members of the staff.

The list of prize-winners is as fol lows:—

Standard I.—Stewart Aim 1, James Bryant 2, Dora Slinger 3. Standard II. —Ruby Short 1, Joe Bennett 2, Angus Campbell 3. Standard lll.—Muriel Grant 1, ’Harley Cleaver 2, Leslie Kytc and Faith Fletcher 3. Standard TV.—Miriam Antrobus 1, Vera Allan 2, Clarence Leydon 3. Standard V.—Ethel Norfolk 1, Keith Tiffett 2, James Aim 3.

Standard Vl.—Phyllis Sanson 1, Kate Ballantine 2, Kathleen Paine 3.

Proficiency prizes.—Reg. Duggan, Norman Hatchard, Leo Nicholson, Merton Pine, John Rowe, Ronald Thrush, Unus Aim, Katie Ballantine, Nancy Mills, Kathleen Paine, Phyllis Sanson, Mavis Sharp, Gordon Mcßeth. Competency.—Eric Bennett. Attendance prizes.—First class. Keith Bennett, John Magill, Gordon Hopcroft, Frere Peach, Dorothy Bennett, Nancy

SCHOOL YEAR ENDS.

‘Bennett, Violet Magill, Joan McEwen; second class, Eric Bennett, John Camp[bell, Clarence Leydon, Joe Bennett, Keith Coxhead, Doreen Lloyd, Mary Morris, Mary Te Merei, Eileen Harrison, Margaret Hopcroft. Calf-rearing prize, 1925 (silver engraved inkstand). —Eric Bennett.

Mangold-growing prize (gold and sil ver medal).—Eric Bennett.

Egmont A. and P. Association’s junior banner, for best team of four school ponies, won by Normanby school. In addition every child in the infant classes received a book.

ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL.

PREVALENCE OF EPIDEMICS.

MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE

The last monthly meeting of.the Hawera Main School Committee for 1926 was held last evening. Present: Messrs. J. W. Harding (chairman), A. S. Worrell, L. H. Carrel, G. H. Westwood, C. Brough, Dr. W. M. Thomson, and the headmaster, Mr. F. A. Bates. The headmaster (Mr. F. A. Bates) reported that the roll number for the end of the year was 696, with an average attendance for the past three weeks of 570, a percentage of only 81, as against a normal one of 93 or 94 per cent. There were still a large number of pupils absent owing to the prevalence of mumps. From October 18 there had been just 200 children absent from this cause alone, and most of them for, at least, a fortnight each.

The children's fete at the school, favoured by beautiful weather, was quite successful. The main aim, to bring together the parents, teachers and children in friendly relations, had undoubtedly been achieved. Incidentally, from the stalls there had been a net profit of about £29, of which £5 9s from the jumble stall would be handed to the treasurer of the boys’ band. The balance would be spent for the school iu a. manner to be decided by the staff. A new school piano or a sewing machine had been suggested. The school had entered a large number of competitors in foul' classes for the Dixon Banner sports, and as they had been chosen entirely in alphabetical order there was no question of selecting the best runners for any special team. The breaking-up of the school this year had been more than usually sad, because of the "fact that six teachers, as well as over 100 senior pupils, had to be farewelled. Miss C. M. Robertson, senior infant mistress, after a successful term of work, had been appointed to the West End School at New Plymouth. “I wish to place on record my appreciation of a very progressive teacher who applied the best of modern methods to her work and placed the welfare of her pupils before other considerations” stated the report. Miss Fleming and Miss Nutting were also being transferred. The former, because the attendance for the whole year had been so much affected by epidemics as to reduce the grade of the school, and the latter because the additional assistants formerly allowed to large schools were apparently being dispensed with. Miss Kirk’s place was being taken by a student assistant from the Training College. The Taranaki Education Board advised that the question of some financial assistance towards the Hawera dental clinic had been placed before the board, and it had been decided to ask the committee to forward particulars of the financial difficulties it was at present experiencing in regard to the clinic. On receipt of the information the board promised to give the matter careful consideration.

Messrs. Carrel and Worrall were appointed the visiting committee for the ensuing month. A hearty vote of thanks and appreciation to the headmaster and the staff closed the proceedings.

NORMANBY TENNIS CLUB.

A social evening preceding the opening of the Normanby Tennis Club was held on Tuesday, when an enjoyable programme was submitted. Musical items were contributed by Mr. and Mrs. McEwan, Mr. and Mrs. Mills, Misses Kilvington, Arden (2), Franklin, and Messrs. Stevenson, Galloway, Paine and Tilley. Competitions were also held. The ladies provided a nice supper. The court was opened on Wednesday afternoon, in beautifully fine weather. The Rev. Fletcher performed the ceremony, while Mrs. Fletcher served the first ball.

Yesterday marked the end of the school year through South Taranaki, and practically all the schools closed for the Christinas vacation. At the Hawera main school yesterday the chairman of the school committee, Mr. J. W. Harding, addressed the children and gave them some sound advice. Mr. Harding also expressed regret at Miss n . M. Robertson's leaving the stall and wished her every success in her new school. He congratulated the headmaster and staff on the splendid work they had done and the successes they had achieved during the year. In the absence of thp president of, the South Taranaki Schools’ Sports Committee, Mr. M. F. Purser, Mr. Harding then presented the many certificates won by scholars at the recent primary school sports. Mr. Harding also presented the junior points prizes, two small silver cups, won by Miss G. Lindrum and Master G. Oakes at the sports. The headmaster, Mr. F. A. Bates, in reply, said he wished to acknowledge the support given him and the ?taff by the school committee, who, he said, were fighting for better all-round conditions at the school. During the afternoon both the school flute band and the orchestra under Mr. H. C. A. Fox played selections. Many of the members leave the school this year and pass on to the high school or to business positions.

HAWERA TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Arrangements are well in hand for the Hawera Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club’s big Christinas tournament to be held on the club’s courts, Hawera, from

December 25 to 29, and this year’s tournament promises to be a record. Tfeme are nine courts available for play, and they are in splendid order, so that, with the presence of many noted players, there should be some outstanding contests. Several players from Wellington and Wanganui are coming to take part and there have been numerous enquiries from Gisborne and Napier, while some are expected from Te Kuiti.

PERSONAL ITEMS.

V-. v. R. Jones leaves by car for To Kuiti to-day. at tim. annual breaking-up ceremony of the Hawera Technical High School on Thursday evening, Mrs. A. Gray was the recipient of a handsome bouquet from the high school girls.