SOUTH TARANAKI NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 12 May 1930, Page 11

SOUTH TARANAKI NEWS

HAWERA SCOTTISH SOCIETY.

ENJOYABLE SOCIAL HELD. The Foresters’ Hall, Hawera, presented a gay scene on Wednesday evening on the occasion of the Hawera Scottish Society’s second social evening. /She chief, Mr. J. E. Campbell, presided over an attendance which packed the hall to the doors. Included in tho audience we.ro visitors from all ~ parts of Taranaki and from Auckland, Woodville and Pahiatua. An excellent programme of musical, elocutionary and dancing items was thoroughly enjoyed. A very effective decorative scheme had been carried out by the ladies* •committee, which was also responsible for the supper. Dancing to music supplied by Messrs. Pickering and Darbyshire was enjoyed. Those who contributed to the programme were:—Songs, Mrs. C. Barclay (Manutahi), Mrs.* M. M. Grahame (Okaiawa), Miss Cocker (Eltham)’ and Mr. B. Malone; elocutionary items, Miss N. eKnt; leeturette,. Scottish ballads, Mr. L. A. Taylor; vocal quartette, Messrs. A. E. Morris, J. C. Smith, B. Malone and G. A. Buckeridge; musical monologues, Miss M. Quin; clarionet solo, Mr. Darbyshire; dance, Miss Margaret Lawrence; stories, Mr. J. E. Campbell; selections, Hawera Highland Pipe Band; community singing, led by Mr. W. G. Simpson, The accompaniments were played by Mes- ' dames L. A. Taylor and W. A. Quin and Piper J. B. Henson, l-lAWERA CHAMBER pF COMMERCE. i COMMUNICATION WITH POLICE. The Hawera Chamber of Commerce met on Friday night, there being present Messrs. B. C. Bennett (chairman), B. McCarthy, F. W. Horner, C. Freyberg, E. R. S. Dale, F, W. Sutton, E. K. Cameron, T. M. Ellis and R. S. Sge (secretary). ■ - A suggestion that the chamber, should communicate with tho Minister of Railways advocating that the present concession granted juveniles travelling by rail should be extended to include children up to 14 years of age was received from the Gore chamber. The matter was referred to tho railways committee. The difficulty experienced in obtaining telephonic communication with the Hawera police station was mentioned in a letter from the South -Taranaki provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union. It would appear, the letter .stated, that tho police station telephone was left unattended for long periods and it was felt that there should be some definite arrangement whereby telephonic communication might be effected without any delay.

He had waited on Sergeant Henry, said the chairman, and it seemed that there were difficulties which would be hard to overcome unless an additional constable was placed on night duty. Atpresent tho station was left unattended... two weeks in every six. .The stationand the sergeant’s residence were con; nccted, the switch being in the residence. There was evidently an agitation throughout the Dominion on the same question, said Mr. Cameron, for the New Zealand Farmers’ Union was inquiring as to the number of stations , inadequately equipped. It was decided that the Farmers’ Union should receive the strong support of the chamber, which will suggest that a party line bo installed so that communication might be obtained with' either the station or the sergeant’s residence.

Messrs. Ellis, Cameron and Dale were appointed additional representatives op the citizens’ committee which is arranging for extra celebrations in connection with tho. forthcoming winter show. Tho district railways engineer advised that he had further gone into the question of eliminatingthe Tawhiti level crossing and had submitted a ref port to tho department, -<• jf? t-. < C- T' •' ”