BURGLARIES AT HAWERA

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1929, Page 6

BURGLARIES AT HAWERA

ANOTHER DETECTIVE WANTED.

DEPARTMENT URGED TO ACT. Burglaries committed in Haw’era were the subject of comment by the Hawera Chamber of Commerce last night. The Commissioner of Police is to be urged to appoint an additional detective, to operate in South Taranaki, in order to sheet home the responsibility. Mr. E. Dixon introduced the subject, which received unanimous endorsement. The Hawera police were at their wits’ end to know what to do to detect the offenders, said Mr. Dixon. There had been 25 to 30 burglaries committed in Hawera to his knowledge in the past' four years. Another detective was badly needed. It was bad enough for one detective when things were normal, but when conditions existed such as they had in Hawera it was far too much to expect one detective to look after the whole province. No captures had been made that the speaker knew about, although three arrests had recently been made. The position was very serious. People had been very patient, Mr. Dixon thought, and the department should have acted long ago. Had the publicity been given to the cases that should have been given, speakers agreed, business people would probably have taken extra precautions. A number of burglaries had been committed in regard to which occupiers had said nothing to the police, said Mr. Bond.

It was a debatable question whether victims should keep quiet, said Mr. Bennett.

No reflection was cast upon the Hawera police, said Mr. Dixon. “Oh, no, it’s not their fault,” agreed members. They were doing all they could. The sergeant was not getting the help from the department which Mr. Dixon thought he should get, while officers who had known the district thoroughly had been transferred. Nothing more had been heard by the speaker concerning the burglary at his premises.

HAWERA RETAILERS.

ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL MEETING. At the annual meeting of the Hawera Retailers’ Association, held on Thursday night’, Mr. J. M.- Westaway presided over an attendance of twelve members. The following officers were elected: — President, Mr. J. M. Westaway; vicepresident, Mr. E. A. Shackleton; committee, Messrs. F. C. Bone, M. Barraclough, W. G. Strange, W. Crompton, J. C. Robb, A. Blair, L. A. Nelson and J. C. Smith; auditor, Mr. C. D. Arlidge. Mrs. Bridge and Messrs. F. Boase and W. V. Patterson were elected members. The past year’s officers were accorded votes of thanks.

HAWERA LADIES’ GOLF CLUB.

FLAG COMPETITION. Mrs. Dickie was winner of the flag competition played on Tuesday by the Hawera Ladies’ Golf Club. The first round of a two-day eclectic competition will be played next Tuesday. Miss Richardson has donated the trophy. The draw is: Mrs. Thomson v. Mrs. McQuin, Mrs. Walkley v. Mrs. Dickie, Miss D. Hawken v. Miss Death, Miss Richardson v. Mrs. Glasson, Mrs. Wake v. Mrs. Gabites, Mrs. Dalgetty v. Miss T. Gibson, Mrs. Gibson y. Mrs. Mcßae, Miss Burgess v. Mrs. Whitehead, Miss J. Powdrell v. Miss R. Hawken, Miss W. Huggins v. Miss R. Pease, Mrs. Collins v. Miss L. Pease, Miss Caplen v. Mrs. Ritchie, Mrs. Treweek v. Mrs. Bright, Mrs. Corfe v. Mrs. Foyster, Mrs. Corey v. Miss Meyrick, Mrs. McQuin v. Mrs. Rota, Mrs. McWilliam a bye. MANAIA BEATS ELTHAM. A team from the Elthani Golf Club visited Manaia on Thursday and played a friendly competition with the local club, the Manaia team winning by three games to two. The results are:—Bannerman and Ryan won from Horn and Campbell 5—3; Burke and McDonald won from Hill and Fountaine 7 —6; Anderson and Gyde won from Tiplady and Fitzgerald 7 —o; McLeod and Armitage lost to Phillips and Abbott 7 —5; Davies and Miller lost to De Launay and Dari-

ing 4— 3. GENERAL ITEMS.

Fire destroyed the residence of Mr. C. W. White,” Taikatu Road, Auroa, on ■Wednesday night. There was no one at home at the time of the outbreak and nothing was saved.

A children’s fancy-dress ball will be held at' the Auroa hall on Friday, July 26, in aid of the Auroa school funds. Children will have the floor from 7.30 to 10 p.m., after which adult dancing will be held.

The third birthday of the Manaia Girl Guides was celebrated by a birthday tea and social’ in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Thursday evening. An interesting programme of guide work and other items was submitted and an enjoyable time was spent, A number of parents attended.

The circulation of the Economic Bulletin was growing steadily, said Mr. J. R. Smith, secretary of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, in a letter read at tho meeting of the Hawera Chamber of Commerce last night. He felt sure members would find the contents to yield profitable reading.

Hearty thanks were expressed by the Hawera Chamber of Commerce last night to the Hawera Borough Council for its assistance in connection with the entertainment of the Otago farmers recently.

The managers of dairy factories throughout the province met yesterday at Hawera to discuss the eheese industry, the conference being called by the Federation of Taranaki Dairy Companies. The meeting was not open to tho Press.

The Hawera Methodist Church is to be visited this week-end by the Rev. John F. Goldie, president of the Methodist Conference, who will be accompanied by Nathan Kera, a native of tho Solomon Islands, where Mr. Goldie was tho pioneer missionary of his church. Mr. Goldie will conduct the evening service to-morrow and Nathan Kera will speak and sing. On Monday at 7.30 p.m. Mr. Goldie will give an address on life

in the Solomons and his companion will speak and sign.

The Hawera Rovers hockey team to play Otakeho at Otakeho to-day will be picked from the following: Misses Al. Quin, K. Quin, W. Quin, M. Evans, A. Harding, A. Chadwick, J. McGlashan, I. Reid, M. Langford, K. Peterson, B. Stevens, I. Prime, D. Clapham.

Messrs. R. P. Morrissey and Co. will hold their annual horse fair at Hawera on Friday, selling beginning at 11 a.m. The entries include some 60 light draught, milk cart and waggon horses, waggons and implementc.

At the Central Mart, Hawera, to-day Mr. J. C. Smith will sell by auction poultry, implements, furniture, fruit and sundries. The sale will begin at 1.30 p.in.

Mr. R. McCay, Hawera, has received the following report from his principals, Messrs. A. J. Mills and Co., London: — “Butter market very quiet. Finest salted 171 s to 1725, firsts 169 s to I/Os; Danish, 172 s to 1745; Australian, 164 s to 166; Irish, 166 s to 168 s; Continental market has declined 4s to 6s. Cheese slow. White New Zealand 80s to 90s, coloured »ls to 925; Canadian c.i.f. quotations, Western 88s to 80s, Eastern 80s to 875.”

The pupils of the Hawera infant school on Thursday afternoon entertained a large gathering of parents and friends with a programme of dancing, singing and recitations, all the items being °wejl done and .enjoyable. In the absence of the headmaster, Mr. J. W. Thomas, the visitors were welcomed by the infant mistress, Miss Terry, who expressed appreciation of the interest shown by parents in tlie work of the classes and the generous way they had Raided th© infant school.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Sympathy with Mr. J. B. Murdoch because of the death of his mother was expressed by the Hawera Chamber of Commerce last night. Mr. Cedric J. Gardner, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs J. W. 11. Gardner, of River* lea, left on Tuesday night for Auckland and joined the Ulimaroa yesterday for an extended holiday in Australia. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hawkcn, of Mo koia, have returned home after a trip to Singapore and the Federated Malay States.

The death has occurred at Wanganui . of Mrs. A. D. Murdoch, at the age of I 08 years. Mrs. Murdoch was the mother , of two Hawera residents, Mr. J. B. Muri doch (chairman of the Hawera County ! Council) and Mr. A. Murdoch, and of . Mr. D. Murdoch, of Wanganui. The r funeral took place at Wanganui yester- , daj > s ' Mr. T. A. Winks, chairman of the ! Federation of Taranaki Dairy Companb ics, returned to Hawera last cveninjf from Wellington,