South Taranaki News

Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1930, Page 10

South Taranaki News

DAILY NEWS OFFICE: Morrissey’s Buildings, Union Street, Hawera P.O. Box No. 133, Hawera. Telephone No. 2706, Hawera

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY

SOUTH TARANAKI BOARD MEETS. PROGRESS IN NEW AREAS. The South Taranaki Ppwer Board met at Hawera last night, Air. J. B. Murdoch presiding. There were also present Messrs. L. A. Bone, N. C. Innes, E. A. Washer, E. Long, J. W. Snowdon, J. D. Hughes and E. A. Pacey. ■ It was reported that permits issued for installations during the period were 06, 37 being for new installations, 40 additions, two re-wiring jobs and ei"ht temporary extensions. Additions for the month were 41 new consumers ,the more important being Oeo factory, 10 h.p., and borough booster station, 240 h.p. Details of the total coiinectcd load, with increases in parentheses, were: Consumers 2743 (41), water-heaters 10S (11), ranges. 53 (5), heating and iron points 2605 (76); industrial motors 2GS (4), milking .motors 235 (2), field pumps 72 (7), drainage pumps 5 (—), total connected'load 4361.6 k.w. New consumers’ at Qhawe not yet connected numbered five. The engineer, Mr. T. R. Overton, reported for the month that 236.84 units were generated with a maximum demand of 775 k.w. as against 177.5 units in October,, 1929, with a maximum demand of-639 k.w.. This represented an increase 0f'5i)3'.40 units and 136 k.w. respectively. The Vickers engine ran' 14A hours while the .Diesel ran six ■ hours. The usual maintenance work had been carried on and the machines weic in good working order. Mr. Jackson, the engineer-in-charge, .was at present op annual leave but 'would be. resuming duty next week. A good river flow had been maintained during the period and the engines were, required'only at- short intervals when the hydraulic, machines became overloaded. The high tension line extension to the Ohawe beach and the reticulation of the township had been surveyed and the plans completed. Good progress had been made with the Hawera, borough sub-stations and street lighting. The ; Otakeho Hall Society wrote thanking the board for it's donation towards the cost of,, the installation ceremony. 1 ■ ■ .’ . A letter was received from the secretary'of the Methodist Rose apd Sweet 'Pea-Show-’ committee stating the intention of putting on an exhibition of cooking by electricity at the show on December 3 and 4‘ and requesting the board’s assistance, . ’ Owing to the difficulty of procuring a suitable person qualified to both cs ok and talk the board decided to notify the show committee that it could not see its .way to assist. ' The chief electrical engineer of the Public Works Department wrote drawing attention to the number of fatal accidents in New Zealand through careless or unskilled wiring of portable electric hand lamps which were otherwise perfectly safe, and solicited the board’s assistance in giving-publicity to the danger existing in the-abuse of the proper wiring precautions. Reference : was made by the chairman to the progress of'the petition canvass in the' outer area. Jijhe canvasser was doing great work andtof jthqsd interview.ed approximately .77 per cent., had agreed to support the petition. ' At the present rate of progress the canvass of the populated portion -of the Pa tea county, would be completed in a. week or ten days and the necessary advertising, could then be proceeded with. When this was' completed it would be' necessary for the board to enter into a contract with the Public'Works Department regarding the load. : Satisfaction with the reported progress •was expressed.by members of the board. Representations for the supply of power from the j-esidents of the Koherc, Taikatu'and Oeo roads were made by Mr. Long and the engineer was requested to make the necessary inquiries. It’ was explained that others in addition to those, mentioned as possible consumers would be necessary to make supply of the area .possible. With regard to the provision of light for Christmas festivities in the district it; was decided, to t supply the necessary lamps. /.The chairman, engineer and Mr. Bone were appointed to confer with business representatives of Hawera and Manaia with regard to payment for the power. HAWERA DENTAL CLINIC. SUBSTANTIAL FUND IN HAND. It was i reported to a meeting of the Hawera dental' clinic committee last night that money owed the committee and the bank balance totalled over £l4O. The chairman, Dr. W. M., Thomson, said the averagq'expenses of the clinic were £2 10s per month. When an extra nurse was appointed this would increase the monthly cost to about £3. Thus .they had sufficient" in hand to last for some years. Another nurse would be available in April. Prior to the meeting, the new' clinic was inspected and satisfaction with the building and its appointments was expressed. ■ ' ' ■■ Those present were Dr. Thomson (chairman),- Messrs. N; Kenyon (secretary), both of Hawera, J. Dobson, J. C. Potter (Whakamara), G. Gibson (Whareroa), T., Tarrant '(Ararata) and H. Thrush .(Thwlfitj). • THRILLS AT MANAIA TALKIES. ‘iTHE ISLE OF LOST SHIPS.” If dramatic climaxes and physical thrills can make .your spine tingle and your hair stand on end, that is what will happen to you when you see “The Isle of Lost Ships” at the Manaia theatre to-night. Starting right out on a. big passenger-liner with our hero, Jason Robards, .handcuffed to our comedy detective, Robert O'Connor, and bound for New York to stand trial for murder, it builds punch on punch., Of course Robards is really innocent. Virginia Valli is the heroine, and when the. liner is wrecked —oh, certainly! That's only one exciting, incident!—she remembers the hero, who is handcuffed to his bunk. He saved her. from drowning. He also saves the detective from the same fate. Then they drift on the ship into that mysterious region, the Sargasso ■Sea, and they strand on an unknown floating island of wreckage, peopled by derelict/grotesque humans who have survived other ’.'ocean disasters. The heroine has'tcrehbose a husband right away: such is the custom of the lost colony. The hero fights io prevent this. Plots are hatched against him. He whips the villain.- A submarine escape in the hail of bullets! Forgotten treasure of the Spanish main, in "the hands of a quaint little Cockney and a. giant negro. And then there's the'stranding of the submarine below the surface, because of the seaweed; shooting the hero out of a torpedo tube to free it, and many other hair-raising adt’entuiys..

CRICKET TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. Old Boys A.—Lay, Dowdle, Hayes. Moloney, Jordan, Hammonds, Walker, Lendrum, Carter, Gray, Thrush, Coleman. Old Boys B.—Chcevers, Barker (2), Sturrock. Pacey, Turnbull, Milroy, Ogden, Smith, Perrett, Clapham. Okaiawa, to play Hawera at Hawera. —'Murdoch, Eden (2), Linn, Atkins, Skipper, Crawford, Watson, Thomas, Betts, Penny and Newman. PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. William Mathieson, Fraser Road, Hawera, who has been seriously ill at his homo for the past six weeks, is now progressing favourably. GENERAL ITEMS. Sheep-farmers in South Taranaki, who have shorn their sheep, are now faced with the possible loss of a proportion of their flocks. ' The bitterly cold winds of the last few days will endanger the animals unless they are in particularly good condition; Such wintYy conditions as have prevailed for the past week arc most unseasonable. No large losses of sheep have ‘been reported so far, however. the Hawera. Amateur Athletic Club's electric light meeting on Thursday tho Labour Day cycling cup was won by M. Campbel),. Hawera, with six points, A. D. Adlam, five points, being runnerup. For the running trophy L. A. .Newall, Hawera, ami J. Carryer, Stratford, six points each, tied. Messrs. R. P. Morrissey and Co.. Ltd.. advertise details of their mart sale to be held in the Union Street rooms, Hawera, to-day. Fruit and produce will be sold at 11 a.nu, followed by a miscellany, including household furniture and merchandise at 1.15 p.m. and 7.15 p.m. v. J. C. Smith advertises particulars of his mart sale at Hawera, which will start at 1.30 p.m. to-day. In addition to the regular lines of poultry, produce and furniture he will offer a Douglas 2j h.p. i motor-cycle in good running order, •also' balance of stock -in trade and -1tjngs on account of Mrs. Sutton, who is giving up business. This line contains many fancy articles suitable for Christmas gifts as well as children's clothing. A particularly large mushroom was brought into the News Office, Hawera., yesterday by Mr. J. Nelson, South Road, Whareroa, who found it dn_ a hillside on his property. Oval in shape, the top is nine inches across one way and SA inches the. other,, while the circumference is' 28 inches. The' stem is about two inches through and sfven inches in circumference. In all respects other than size the specimen appears to be normal. The Hawera. Defence Rifle Club team to defend the Taranaki challenge shield against Patea at Hawera tomorrow will be President, A. 'G. Robertson, Vicgpresident A. R. Elgar, Riflemen J. Vinten, E. J. Booth, E. Uttinger, G. Cross, R Evans, W. Cropp, T. Ching. Mrs. E. McLean, Union Street, and Mr. E. Hodren, of the post office staft, Hawera, were the occupiers of the seats ao Hawera Opera House last night entitling each of them to a free aeroplane trip over Hawera in Major Cowper's Desoutter monoplane. Mrs. McLean occupied the dress circle seat and IMr. Hogan the stalls scat. i SOUTH TARANAKI TENNIS. The following tennis teams will take part in to-morrow’s matches:— Park (Hawera) Club.—A. team to play Sportsdalc at Park; H. Beck, R. Billows, F. Bernard, E. J. Yearbury (L. Billows, reserve), Miss J. Hicks, Miss A. Hicks, Mrs. H. Jenkins, Mrs. Hodder (Mrs. Dymond, reserve). B. team, to play Hawera at Hawera;'L. Billows, N. Robertson, F. G. Bell, H. Jenkins, E. Reid, Marsh (W. Guy, reserve), Mrs Dymond, Miss Reid, Mrs,'M. R. Jones, Mrs. F. Lowe, Mrs, L. Billows, Mrs, J. Goodwin (Miss M. Dyauond, reserve). Hawera Club.—A team to play Patea at Patea: K. McFarlane, D, McCarthy, R. P. Baigent, M. R. Jones, Mrs. Rudge, Mrs. Baigent, Miss Buist, Mrs. Pease. B. team to play Park at Hawera: J. Pease, R, Syme, B. White, H. Bramwell, Cafnbie, G. Meyrick, Miss' Robertson, Miss Walter, Mrs. Gabites. Miss Joll, Miss M. Washer, Miss H. Burgess. • Manaia Club.—A team to play Eltham at Manaia: Jordan, Christie, Armitage, Hickey, Miss Hilles, Miss Clague, Mrs. Davies, Mrs. Winter. B team to play Waverley at Waverley: Meuli, Ryan, McDonald, Payne, E. Hammonds, Crompton, Miss Rowe, Miss C. Lloyd, Miss Bridge, Mrs, Meuli, Mrs. A. J. Christie, Mrs. Watts. i DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET. PREMIUM FOR FULL CREAM. The Farmers’ Co-op. reports having received the following cable advice, from its London principals, Messrs.. Andrew Clement and Son: "Butter dull, sal,ted 105 s to 107 s, unsalted 1445, Anchor further 2s reduction; cheese quiet, white, 71s, coloured 675, full cream Is more. Ruapehu, Middlesex' and Port Caroline arrived.” OPERA HOUSE TALKIES. “NOT DAMAGED.” ' A comedy number, sung and danced by Inez Courtney and George "Red” Corcoran is one of the attractions- of "Not Damaged,” Fox Movietone romance with music, which conies to the Hawera Opera House this. afternoon for a, season of one matinee and two nights. While Lois Moran and Walter Byron have the featured roles, this pair of fun-makers gives the headliners a hot race for a large share of the applause. Miss Courtney is a'sales girl at the Gilmore Department Store in New 'York City, in charge of the phonograph record counter. Corcoran, formerly in men’s underwear, has been promoted to /store detective and he is a riot in his efforts to appear mysterious. Their song number is called "Nothing’s Gonna. Hold Us Down,” and offers the opportunity for some superb clowning, an opportunity which is made the most of by Miss Courtney and her partner. Danny Dare staged the number. ' Others in the cast include Robert Ames, Rhoda Cross and Ernest Vot’d, also well known on the talking screen. Box plans are at Miss Blake’s,