TARANAKI PIONEER PASSES

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1930, Page 8

TARANAKI PIONEER PASSES

DEATH OF MRS. C. MACBETH.

FORTY-ONE YEARS IN PROVINCE.

A pioneer of settlement in the Stratford district, Mrs. Charlotte Macbeth, widow of the late Mr. Alex Macbeth, passed away at Hawera on Tuesday. Born at Launoeston, Tasmania, in 1846, the lato Mrs. Macbeth came to New -Zealand about 1864, settling with her parents at Akaroa, where she met and married her husband, who died at Stratford about 30 years ago. Fortyone years ago Mr. and Mrs.. Macbeth arrived in Taranaki with their family, settling in Stratford, where Mr. Macbeth was one of the early pit sawyers. The familyxconsisted of thirteen children —seven daughters and six sons —of whom nine—six daughters and three sons—are living. The surviving daughters are Mrs. George Bryant (Hawera), Mrs. Barney Smith (Lower Hutt), Mrs. James Greig (Stratford), Mrs. B. Carter (Waimate, South Island), Mrs. O. Peters (Wanganui) and Mrs. M. Cleaver (Mataroa), and the sons are Messrs Jotm, Ernest and Arthur Macbeth, all of Hawera. There are also 93 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The funeral will take place -at the Hawera cemetery this afternoon.

SOUTH DIVISION RUGBY.

REFEREES FOR SATURDAY.

Referees for Saturday’s Rugby games in the southern division are: — Senior.

Kaponga v. Opunake, at Kaponga, Mr.

G. Hurley. Athletic v. Waimate, at Hawera, Mr.

F. W. Atkins. Patca v. Hawera, at Patea, Mr. J. F. Kiley. Eltham v. Okaiawa, at Eltham, Mr. H. C. Johnston. Junior,

Opunake v. Kaponga, at Opunake, Mr.

R. Bowman. Waimate v. Athletic, at Manaia, Mr.

A. E. Stevens. Hawera v. Patea, at Hawera, Mr. M.

R. Jones. Okaiawa v. Alton, at Okaiawa, Mr. J. McNamara. Third Grade.

Athletic v. Waimate, at Hawera, Mr.

J. Fittall. Patea v. Hawera, at Patca, Mr. 0. Shea-

han, Kaponga v. High Schoo], at Kaponga, Mr. Baily. Fourth Grade.

High School v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa,

Mr. P. Linn. Waimate v. Kaponga, at Manaia, Mr A. Christie.

WEDNESDAY MATCHES.

Referees for the following Wednesday are:— Ohangai v. City, at Ohangai, Mr. A.

' E. Spratt. Fraser Road v. Whareroa, at Fraser Road, Mr. J. Daley.

OPERA HOUSE TALKIES.

MATINEE TO-DAY, 2 P.M. Ziegfeld’s ’‘Glorifying the American Girl,’’ opened at the Opera House Talkies. Hawera. last evening, in all the gorgeous splendour that one would expect from any production, stage or screen, bearing the magic name of Florenz Ziegfeld. With many of its spectacle scenes reproduced in full colours by the improved Technicolour process, with scores of beautiful girls in the dancing ensembles, with lavish settings, with comedy, drama and a heart-grip-ping story, tliis panorama moves across the silver screen in a continual parade of highly absorbing amusement. Mary Eaton, dancing start of Ziegfeld shows on Broadway, and lately the leading woman in “The Cocoanuts,” with the Four Marx Brothers, on the screen, is the ambitious young dancer who finally makes good and becomes a glorified beauty with Ziegfeld, following a series of glamorous experiences. In a special revue scene —a show within the big show— audiences are treated to the inimitable performances of Eddie Cantor, Helen Morgan and Rudy Vallee. An excellent programme of talkie shorts is also shown in support and include two Sound News, Bouncing Ball Cartoon, and an all-talking comedy. The programme will be finally shown to-night. Box plans arc at Miss Blake's.