CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1929, Page 6

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

SUPPORT FOR THE AERO CLUB. The Hawera Chamber of Commerce met last night. Present: Alessrs. B. C. Bennett (chairman), A. Blair, V. R. S. Dale, C. Freyberg, J. N. Ellis, P. Bond, E. K. Cameron and R. S. Sage (secretary). That compensation for tenants Tor improvements and goodwill built up during the term of leases should be arrived at by arbitration was the legislative provision sought by the Employers’ Federation in a letter to the chamber. As the meeting was poorly attended and the matter was important, interim consideration was delegated to tho legislative committee. To arrange for the entertainment ot 150 South Island farmers visiting Hawera on the night of June 17 the following committee was appointed: Alessrs. Horner (convenor), Bond, Dixon, Bennett, Blair, Freyberg, 11. G. Dickie, AI.P., and J. B. Afurdoch. A donation of fo 5s to the Aero Club was decided .upon, members expressing tho opinion that the support of the club’s formation was one of the biggest things done by the chamber for Hawera. Thanks were expressed for the extra assistance given by Alessrs. F. Latham, J. W. Craig and F. Lysons, without whom, it was recognised, success could not have been achieved. Dr. W. Al. Thomson was elected a. member of the chamber. BALL AT MOKOIA. The Alokoia hall committee opened the dancing season on Thursday evening, when there was a packed floor, visitors and friends being present from far and near. The open waltzing competition drew good entries, and the judges had some difficulty in making their decision. Air. T. Stefferd and partner were placed first and Air. Gibbons and partner second. Coburn’s orchestra was in good form, and Alessrs. N. Hunt and S. J. Tidswel'l were masters of ceremonies. Members of the hall committee had the hall decorated, and this evoked favourable comment. HAWERA PERSONAL AND GENERAL Air. F. Snowdon, Newcastle-on-Tyne, who has been spending a few days with his cousin, Air. J. W. Snowdon, Inaha, left on Thursday for Wellington, where he will embark for England. For the past twelve months he has been touring Australia and New Zealand. He was greatly impressed with Taranaki. Schools in South Taranaki broke up yesterday for the two weeks’ winter vacation. Lessons will be resumed on May 27.

Donations and membership fees totalling £l2B 15s have been received by the recently-formed Hawera Aero Club.

To consider the question of liquor consumed outside the Tokaora hall during the progress of dances, an extraordinary general meeting of subscribers was held during the week, the outcome being a decision recommending the committee to refuse admission to any persons who were thought undesirable in the hall. At a meeting of the committee later it was agreed to follow out the recommendation from the general meeting.

The reason given by the auctioneer at a sale of thoroughbreds in Hawera yesterday for at least one owner “going out of horses” was that, being in business in Hawera, lie was unable to attend the races, and therefore could not see his own horses race, owing to race meetings being held on the market days.

It was a Sunday and a well-known Hawera man was cleaning his car in one of the local garages, when in walked a Celestial and inquired of the attendant the time of departure of the next service car for Wanganui. On being informed that it would be some hours before a ear would leave the visitor became somewhat excited and offered a “fiver” to anyone w r ho would drive him through. The local man paused in his work and, after a few words with the easterner, concluded the bargain. The drive proved a pleasant one for all concerned, until their destination was reached when, instead of a five pound note, the Celestial tendered five shillings. To all the motorist’s protests he replied diplomatically, “Me no savee!” and only another five shillings was extracted from tho Chinese, who left the motorist a sadder but wiser man.

McCay and Laurenson, Hawera, have received the following cable from their London principals: The butter market is quiet but steady. Finest New Zealand, 1665.t0 IG7s; firsts, 165 s to 16Gs; Danish, 166 s to 168 s; Australian, 160 s to 1625. The Continental market is steady. The cheese market is steady with New Zealand white cheese at 80s to 86s; coloured, 87s to 88s. There is a little improvement in demand with lower prices.

For the week-end outing of the Alpine Club, members will, assemble at the Stratford Mountain House at 10.15 a.m. on-Sunday. The route to be taken will be over a bush track to Curtis Falls and then a scramble up the Maunganui Gorge to the main mountain track, which will then be followed across the Stratford Plateau to Jackson’s Look-out. Thence the walk will he by the Enchanted Walk to the Stratford House. The distance will be about six miles. Mr. A. E. Pople, Stratford, will act as guide.

At the monthly meeting of the Hawera Astronomical Society, held on Thursday evening, the director, Mr. G. M. Townsend, F.R.A.S., gave a lecture on astronomical telescopes and lenses. By means of the epidiascope, pictures were projected on to a screen showing modern manufacturing methods used in the works of Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co., Ltd. The methods of stellar photography were also dealt with on the screen, together with the wonderful measuring instrument devised by the firm for estimating diameters and distances apart of objects on the photographs obtained. The series of pictures concluded with some showing the interiors of some of the famous observatories of the world and some examples of stellar photography. The chairman, Mr. A. H. Larkman, proposed a vote of thanks to the lecturer. Members and their friends were invited to visit the observatory on Tuesday evenings in order to observe the planet Saturn, now St its b*wt,

R. P. Morrissey and Co. will sell by public auction at their Union Street, Hawera, salerooms at 11 a.m. to-day, fruit, ..produce and vegetables, and at 1.15 p.m., furniture, crockery, , secondhand roofing iron, poultry and sundries. To keep pace with their ever-grow-ing clientele, Fraser and Sons, the wellknown hairdressers and tobacconists of High Street, Hawera, have removed to larger and more up-to-date premises, lately occupied by Auld’s, drapers. No expense or effort has been spared to make the new saloon the foremost in the district, and patrons are assured of the very ibest service. . No. 2 shop, in Blair’s Building, is open for business as usual, and caters for Marcel and Eugene waving, tinting and dyeing. The Hawera Poultry Society' made a profit of £2 15s 6d on its recent young bird show, and at a meeting on Thursday night, the committee expressed satisfaction at the result and decided to thank all who had assisted. It was agreed to hold a lecture and judging competition next y/ednesday, ladies being especially invited. At a reception tendered to the Minister of Internal Affairs at Waverley yesterday, reference was made to the good work being done by the -EgmontWanganiii Hunt Club in the breeding of horses. It was stated that at, the club’s meeting on Saturday some sixty riders, including ladies, attended, while there were over 120 active members. The Minister said he was aware of the good work and the eport to be obtained by hunt club members. The breedin£'of good horses wag a great thing, and while racing was only part of the func- ' tions of his office, yet he admired the spirit of those indulging -in it-

Good and clean sport was good for any district, and he would support it. At the Central Mart to-day, Mr. <#, C. Smith will sell by auction a quantity of friiit, poultry and sundries, including a five-seater car and wireless The Hawera Golf Club will play * A match against Inglewood oil the Fairfield links during thei week-end. In© Hawera players are Wiggins, WaAkley, Ritchie, Vinnicombe, McGregor, Banner’ man, C S. Robb, Lawn, Champion, C. Robb, Ryan, junr., Ilamsworth, Meyriok, junr., Harrop; emergencies, C, Harrison, <T. Fraser.