SUPERINTENDENT DEPARTS

Taranaki Daily News, 27 August 1930, Page 10

SUPERINTENDENT DEPARTS

; FIRE BRIGADE PRESENTATION. . i.. . . '“ ■ln view of his early departure from Stratford to reside at Hokitika DeputySuperintendent G. W. King of the Stratford Volunteer Fire Brigade was farewelled at tlie station last night by a large gathering of brigade members, their wives and friends. Mr. King has a particularly fine record of 16 year’s service in the brigade and that record was the subject of many complementary remarks, speakers also referring to Mr. King’s personality, which had played an important part in making him so popular with the brigade and townspeople. As a memento of his residence in Stratford Superintendent L, B. Davis presented Mr. King with a suit case and Mrs. King with a mantel clock. ' Items were contributed by Messrs. J. Huddleston, P. Aitken (songs)., M. Peek, V. Henry (pianoforte) and Mrs. IV. Pettigrew (recitation). Mr. Feek played the accompaniments. ' ‘ . - - GENERAL ITEMS. . “We are spending thousands of pounds in Britain saying how good New Zealand - cheese is, and at the same time we producers are . crying its quality down,” said Mr. J. T. Belcher at the annual meeting of the Cardiff Dairy Company. “It seems to -me,” he-added, “that those leading the cry against New Zealand cheese have an axe to grind, and a pretty blunt axe it is. I say a lot of this criticism should' be dropped, and quickly, too.” A number of spectators attended the exhibition of wrestling given on Monday evening at the Stratford gymnasium by the wrestler Ebert, who is to meet. Lundyn in the Stratford. Town Hall on Thursday evening. With. Mr. 11. Shields as" opponent the professional demonstrated a variety of holds and throws that illustrated his wonderful command over his - own muscles and those of the other man .on the mat. It was announced that a similar demonstration. would be given by Lundyn this evening. The opinion was strongly' expressed at the annual meeting of the Cardiff Dairy Company that grading in Britain was the only real test of the quality of dairy produce, particularly from the point of view of the consumer, who was' the man who paid the price. ‘‘How many years ago is it that. Sir Thomas Clements, one of the- best known importers of dairy produce, came to New Zealand and told us our grading system was long out of date!” -remarked one supplier. . .

“The criticisms now -levelled at poor quality standardised cheese are -the same as were previously levelled at a similar quality full cream cheese,”, said Mr. C. A. Marchant, chairman, of the Cardiff Dairy Company, at Monday night's annual meeting. He contended that it was shoddily made poor quality cheese that had given the standardised • article its reputation and that there was little to complain about in carefully manufactured standardised cheese. In support of this he quoted a case of a Hawke’s Bay factory that had made st. ndardis'ed cheese that graded finest all through the-season; but that company, he said, skimmed only la per cent. The- sitting room of the house pwned by the Railway Department and occupied by Mr. S. Tubby, Warwick Road, Stratford, caught fire about 3. a.m.'yesterday. Mr. Tubby was awakened by the noise of the fire and was able to extinguish it before; much'damage was done. ' ' ' ■

The suggestion was; made"",by. a) supplier at the annual meeting of the Cardiff Dairy Company that the time had arrived when the Minister of'Agriculture should be asked to.take' over the control and management of the 'dairy laboratory at Hawera, but." “another speaker-contended that the dairy ihdusi try had in ; the past been seriously rnis- ; led by the Director of the Dairy Divi- '■ sionr It was, he- said, a very " timely i move when the Federation of Dairy Comi panies established its own laboratory. The Dairy Division and the Massey College' between' them had hot contributed any material assistance from' a research point of view, he" said. The motion before the meeting v/as.a recommendation to the directors to discontinue the company’s association with -the , federation and the j laboratory at. Hawera. Despite the fact .that the chairman and other speakers gave specific instances' of, large sayings that \ had accrued to'the company because' of. the scientist’s findings others saw an item for economy in deleting, the sum of. £l3.;a year paid as subscription from their balance-sheet, and. the recommendation was carried on a show of .'hands. '■ , Mr. C. A. Marchant has been re-elect-ed chairman of tlife Cardiff Co-op. Dairy .Company and Mr. D. Shannon deputy--Chairman. In yesterday’s report of the annual meeting of the company the name. of Mr. J. Stewart was inadvertently omitted from those returned by ballot to seats on the directorate.:

At. the Eltham Police. Court yesterday Thomas Johnson was fined.- 10s., and costs 10s., for riding:, a bicycle on the. footpath in Bath Street. ; A fancy dress football match in aid of I'tlie funds of the Eltham Red Cross .Society- is. to take place at Taumata Park, Eltliajn, to-morrow- at 2.30. The contestants are the. “Diehards”-and the “Neverwassers,” and their efforts on the field should provoke considerable merriment. The teams arc:—Diehards: C. R. Barker, L.' Bluett, F. Bush, G. W. Peebles, R. Thomas, D. Nnble, D. des Forges, captain (backs); L. Egarr, Egarr, J. Bates, E.. Graham, B. Murray, F. Morris, G. Bourke, A. Ware, D. Parkin, G. Sneider. Neverwassers: I. J. Bridger, E. Newlands, A. Vincent, H. Drabble, F. Vincent, T. Kerr, Tito Gower (backs); P. Gavigan, A. Sait, FI. Julian, W. Gower (captain), J. Clemoes, Ike Mumby, Hollander, W. Mancer, C. Martin, J. Walsh, D. Bennett, J. Cockcroft. . . ..

. The Monte Carlo dances at Pukengali'u on Monday evening were won. by Miss M. Adams and Mr. G. Thomas ami Miss G. Maulder and Mr. E. Hunt. A competition for a sack 'of potatoes was won by. Mr. M. Schweiters. There was ‘a good attendance of visitors from Stratford, Eltham and.Hawc.ra and an enjoyable time Was spent dancing to niusio played by Boulton’s ponulaAimA.

chestra. Extras were contributed by Miss Mehrtens and Mr, Davidson." The masters of . ceremonies were Messrs. J. Welsh and F. O’Neill. Supper was dispensed. under the supervision of Mesdames Harper and Moore. . Shareholders of the Ngaere Dairy Company, will hold their annual meeting in the Ngaere hall at 11.36 a.m. on September 12. Members of the Toko Farmers’ Union are particularly requested to attend, a meeting at Toko to-morrow night. To represent the Whangamombna Sub-Union-against the Stratford seniors at Whangamomona o;i Saturday the following Rugby team has. been chosen: Hodgson, Franks, J., Ford, F. Ford, West, Coulton, Coyne, Jarvis, Strathmore; .Cleland, Barnes, Callaghan, Astwood, Whangamomona; Warren, Hine, . Tarigara-' kau/ Ericson, Mangaone; emergencies, Parsons, Flilliwell. ■: . .

TUTUTAWA NE.-VS? Mr.' iand -Mrs. Bert Walker and family are new arrivals in the district. . Iff, Corr.y and his mother, a recent arrival from England, have come to reside here. Mrs, Evetts, New- Plymouth, has been staying with her parents. ;■ ■ - Miss M. Corkill, Inglewood, has returned home after an extended holiday in Tawhiwi with her" cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Corkill. ~ . Mrs. Laurie Walker has recovered from her indisposition. A social organised by Mrs, Welch and Mr. tobbam was held in the Tututawa hall recently. The music was supplied by Boulton’s Orchestra . and was thoroughly enjoyed by the happy crowd, of dancers. Before dispersing for the vacation the school-children held a small entertainment in the school room. It was much appreciated by the juvenile audience. PERSONAL ITEMS. Congratulations to Mr. J. C. Robins upon his appointment as district supervisor .for the Rural Intermediate Credits Board in the Stratford and Eltham districts were extended, at the annual meeting of the Stratford association of the board yesterday. • ■

KING’S THEATRE TALKIES. ‘TINIEST OF MOVIE STARS. It is taken for granted that men know nothing aboJ.t women, but the question reverses itself into just how much women know about men, or how much 'either know about the mental workings of little boys. In Warner Bros.’ latest picture, “Sonny Boy,” Davey Lee, most delightful little boy of the screen world, is starred. Archie Mayo directed “Sonny Boy.” The support 'includes Edward Everett Horton, Betty Bronson, Gertrude Olmsted, John T. Murray, Lucy Beaumont and Jed Prouty. C. Graham Baker adapted the Leon Zuardo story for the screen. “Sonny Boy” depicts amusingly the contemplated divorce of Sonny Boy’s parents. Containing, moments of sparkling comedy and others of deeper dramatic tenseness, this, special production features the tantalizing; lov- ?1 -