SOUTH TARANAKI BOWLING

Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1930, Page 6

SOUTH TARANAKI BOWLING

<■ — ■ CANN CUP COMPETITIONS. By a margin of two points a Park rink consisting of McLaren, Villars, Smith and Goodwin wrested the Cann Cup No. 1 from the holders, Champion, Maslin, Adamson, M. Squire, Hawera Club, on the Hiiwera green yesterday. The score was 20—18 in a closely contested game. Both rinks were even to the 7th head, on which HaWera established a. four-point lead, increasing it by two points on the ninth head. Park then forged ahead to a 3-point lead on the IGth head. Pdrk maintained the advantage to lead by 5 points on the 24th. On the last head Hawera scored three points, but it wae too late to prevent a Park victory. The following three rinks from the Hawera Club have qntered for the Taranaki tournament commencing at New Plymouth on January 27: Maslin, Adamson, Linkhorn, Foy; Winks, Ashton, Renwick,. Stone; Champion, Wills, Kendall, Hicks. Hawera Chib rinks to play against Manaia at Hawera to-day are: Champion, Saunders, Renwick, Stone; Tidewell, Dillon, Maslin, Squire; . Hobbs, Hodge, Syme, Foy; Herbert, Morpeth, Adamson, Hamilton. ELTHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL. REVIEW OF MONTH’S WORK. The monthly meeting of .the Eltliam Borough Council was held last night. Present: Mr. I. J. Bridger (Mayor), Crs. J. O’Hagen, F. R. Pepperell, F. Coward, W. Ricketts, A. Kemp and E. H. Thomas. Apologies were received from Crs. L. Nairn, L. Rowe and R. Lewis. A letter was received from the secretary of the Dominion Municipal Conference inviting representation at the conference at Invercargill, but it was decided not to send a representative. • The traffic inspector reported that he had made an inspection of the borough with regard to issuing noxious weed notices. Up to the present time he had issued 57 notices to clear land. The time expired on January 15 to have all weeds cleared. Seven informations xor breaches of the motor regulations had been laid. The traffic which passed through the borough during the holidays 'was very good on the whole. Some of • the speed signs were, for: eight and 12. miles an hour. As these did not comply with the regulations he recommended" that they be re-painted to 15 miles an hour. During the month the following stock were slaughtered at' the abattoirs: 39 cows, 5 bullocks, 7 heifers, 1 calf, 146 sheep, 195 lambs, 33 pigs. One sheep was condemned. In his report for the month the borough overseer stated: Patching and re-conditioning the surface on the Mangawhero Road in readiness for topdressing was completed. The corner of the Mangawhero Road and the Mountain Road on the south side was scarified, metalled and grouted. Top-dressing was I applied to the approach to Julian'Street. High Street paths on both rides from London Street to the pound corner were patched. The tarred path from King Edward Street to Moir Street on the Mountain Road side was patched in readiness for top-dressing. A start has been made with the kerb and channel in Bath Street. A general clean-up day throughout the borough was carried out- during the month. A clean-up was effected at the cemetery with satisfactory results. The lon<r grass on the hockey ground, used as a camping site, was mown. Mowing the grass off street sides was being carried out. The rails around the selling pen at the pound had been removed and a wire boundary fence was erect : cd. The amount of gas made by the gas department during 1929 in comparison with 1928 was as follows: Gas made, 1928, 430,700; 1929,’ 477,000. Coal used: 1928, 33 tons 13cwt.; 1929, 36 tons 16 cwt. Make per ton: 1928, 12,800; 1929, 12,900; sold by meter, 1928, 405,500; 1929, 354,700. “DESERT SONG” PERFORMANCES. 'STRATFORD AND ELTHAM. The J. C. Williamson, Ltd. musical comedy company, after presenting “Whoopee” and “Lilac Time” at New Plymouth, will visit Stratford on Saturday, January 25, and Eltham on Monday, January 27. The attraction for these two towns will be “The Desert Song,” so that those who were unable to see this successful musical play when it was presented at New Plymouth will have an opportunity at Stratford or Elthain. The company will appear at Hawera on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 28 and 29, and stage “Whoopee” and “Lilac Time.” The location of the box plans for those towns are announced in the advertising columns. OPERA HOUSE TALKIES. “THE RAINBOW MAN” TO-DAY. A picture in which some very fine singing and dancing effects have been interspersed in a story of unusual interest is “The Rainbow Man,” which opens at the Opera House, Hawera, with a special matinee to-day, and will be also screened to-night. Eddie Dowling, the American stage comedian and actor, makes his screen debut in “The Rainbow Man,” and his work is of a particularly pleasing style. Opposite him in the feminine lead is Miss Marion Nixon, and the principals arc supported by a large and capable cast, including the Rounders Quintet, a pleasing combination, who liberally supply the film . with delightful music.’ The story deals with the life of the Rainbow Man, a member of a small vaudeville troupe, who adopts the young son of an injured aerobat, The adventures of the man and the boy form a plot of outstanding merit. The box plan is at Miss Blake’s. Mr. J. C, Smith will conduct an auction sale of fruit, furniture and fowls at Hawera to-dav.