South Taranaki News

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1930, Page 10

South Taranaki News

DAILY NEWS OFFICE: to ; -4’ . Morrissey’s Buildings, Union Street, Hawera P.O. Box No. 133, Hawera. Telephone No. 2706, Hawera

HAWERA DRAPER BANKRUPT

LONG LIST OF CREDITORS. stock and furniture disposal a sympathetic meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Matthew Henry Kendall, draper, Hawera, was held before the D.0.A., Mr. R. S. Sage, yesterday. Money owing to unsecured creditors amounted to £ll5B 9s, the total assets being valued at £9OB 10s ‘2d.'.’ i . .. / Five creditors attended and, owing to the fact that ’they were conversant with bankrupt’s position,' having been present at a private meeting on November It, the only matters discussed were those relating to a satisfactory disposal of the stock and the question of the furniture. In his statement : bankrupt requested his creditors to considei leaving him the furniture. It was very doubtful whether it would bring a good figure in a forced sale at the present time. After discussion those creditors at the meetino- decided that they could not act of tfieir own accord, as the largest not represented. Ths matter with the assignee for the time being., - Bankrupt .stated that he began business eight.'months ago. IJe had no capital of his own, but Messrs. Goodwin . and Larcom' guaranteed his account at -the Bank of NevV Zealand up to £5OO, and he purchased his stock upon credit. The bank overdraft had been reduced to £440; Messrs/ Goodwin and, Larcom had no Security'.- , .He attributed his present' position to -the general depression, which .. .began about four months ago. The first three months’ takings averaged a little over £3B per week, which was satisfactory for a new business. returns were riot maintained, and the takings . decreased until by November 8 they were as low as „ils 95.5 d .: • Only one 'female assistant and a -boy 'had been employed, ■ the former at £3 per week and the latter at £l. Bankrupt had drawn less than TS per week from, the business. Wages had been paid to the boy up. to November 8, but he owed ‘£ls to. the assistant. In ,'his estimation his book debts would yield 20s in the £l. * . ■ ? ■ ..'He had done: his best to push the business along and had even hired a car and sent goods into, the country fqr sale, but things had gone from bad to w’orse. Tri accordance with the wishes of his largest creditors and to save them the expense of a creditors’ petition he had consented to lie. adjudicated a bankrupt on • his own petition. He the business could have been built up if further time had been allowed. , , 4 His creditors would admit he had kept faith with the arrangements made at their former meeting and liad left <the business entirely in their hands. He was a married mail with two children, one, of whom was earning; He had disclosed his assets‘arid could make no offer to,* 'his creditors.' . ■ ■ Amounts.'owing to‘ unsecured creditors were, stated as follows: jßing, -Harris, and Co., Wellington, - £ll2 9s sd; A. Levy, -Wellington, £24 .1 s 7d; London Clearing House, Ltd., Christchurch, ‘ £6B 7s 6d; Rutherford’s,’■ Ltd.,. Dupedin,' £6 16s; Selwyn Shirt Manufacturing Co., Auckland, £B.lBs 2d; G. S Amos and’ Co.. Ltd., Wellington, £3O Us 3d; .Sole and ■ Cuifield, Ltd.,' New Plymouth, £26 1.35, Id; W. J. Ross and Co., Ltd., Wellington, £9 9s 8d; W. Liddell and Co., Wellington, £2O 3s sd; John Gruan and Co., Ltd., Wellington, £6 8s 6d; Abbott, Oram, arid Co., Ltd:,..Wellington, .£6B Ils 4d; C.; S. Grear and Co., Ltd., Wellington. £lB 7s ‘ Id;' Macky, Logan, Caldwell, Ltd., Auckland. '£24 14s; H. R. Eccleston, Palmerston North, £l2 Is 4d; Berlei,'Ltd., Auckland. £56 Ils 10d; Ross and Glendinning, Ltd., Wellington, £6 3s; Parisian Neckwear CoLtd.,. Auckland, £l5 18s 3d; P. B. Sheather Co. (N.Z.), Ltd., Wellington, £34 13s; Bruce Woollen Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Otago, £s7'7s 8d; Brodrick and Co., Ltd., Wellington, £7 5s ld< Bennett and Sutton, Ltd., £5 I6s 3d; J. J. Goodwin. £220; S. Larcom, £220; Bank of N.Z., £5 Os 6d; Alice ]?; Baiiley, £l5; Welsh, McCarthy, Beechey and Houston,; £9 19s 4d; Hawera Central Land Co., £l9 14s 468.1. There'were 'amdunts less than -£u owing to 17 other creditors. < Assets valued at £9o*B 10s 2d comprise. stock £575, fittings £5O, book debts £52 19s, cash £lO Ils 9d and furniture £220, ' / < MANAIA TOWN BOARD. 1 THE MONTHLY MEETING HELD. The Manaia Town 'Board met on. Thursday, there being present Messrs A. H. Yarrow (chairman), H. Mead, L. C.- Harrison, W. H. Robinson, A. J. Christie and H. Symmans. -: A . communication from the Eltham Borough Council regarding the Mayor’s scheme for the relief of was received. : . 4 ... . 4 ■ _ Permission was granted the Manaia 'School to hold sports on the domain. The town clerk of Wanganui wrote regarding the statutory half-holiday: . “I have been asked to obtain for the information of a ■ committee that has been set up the following information relative to the half-holiday in your town,” he stated.. “Whether it has observed any otbisT day than the present statutory half-holiday. If so, how was the change? brought about and how long was it before your town reverted to that now in existence, and for what reason did it revert!” It was resolved to ask for what pur-' pose the information was being sought. The rates outstanding were reported io be .£234 Is Id. The clerk was instructed to write for further particulars concerning grants from the unemployment fuqd for local body work. . :'. . It was resolved that a. deputation from the board wait on the local rcpiesentative on the South Taranaki Power Board regarding the lighting of the streets'. ■ It was decided to have a special “clean up” of the town, arrangements being left in the hands of the chair- ' man. ' ■ OHAWE DOMAIN BOARD. CHAIRMAN RE-ELECTED. At the annual, meeting of the Ohawe Domain Board yesterday Mr. E. Dixon was re-elected chairman. ,

The resignation of Mr- !*• J- Mullan, now of Te Araroa and late of Hawera, was received and a motion.'of appreciation of his services as a member of the board, was carried. The board decided to nominate Mr. I'. G. Smart to fill the vacancy. It was decided to let the cottage at the Domain.

ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, HAWERA

ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS. GOOD FINANCIAL POSITION.' The annual meeting of the congregation of Sti John’s Church, Hawera, was held on Thursday evening, the Rev. R. E. Evans presiding over a very large attendance. Reports of the church’s activity stated that the work of the parish was steadily growing and included Hawera, Galt Street, .Mokoia and Turuturu. About 320 families were under the pastoral care of the church, which meant a total of about 1200 persons. Sunday School pupils numbered 344, while there were about 90 names on the cradle roll. There were 81 members of the Bible Class and'about 60 teachers and leaders. The Women’s Missionary Union continued it£ good work of maintaining the. missionhryj spirit, in the hearts of tl.e' people. The roll of communicant members of the church numbered 442, 55 joining the fellowship of the church during tile past year. ' Deep appreciation of the ministrations of the minister, Rev. R. E. Evans, 'was placed on record by the session. His preaching was of a high standaid and could not fail to carry conviction. His pastoral visitation was, carried out to the 1 limit and sometimes beyond his strength. ' < ‘ ■ The activities of the Women s Missionary Union over the past year and the work of the Sunday schools weie also detailed and the annual balancesheet and report were adopted: ■An address •. was given by Dr. A. M. Young. - ; \ ' Messrs, P. ' Coleman, R, McCay, D. Stevenson, E. Glen, C, H. Bowman, and C. G. Trotter were elected members of the management committee. 1 The financial position of the church was most satisfactory and the total receipts for the year were £2642, which included a legacy from the late Air,. Geo; Syme. The' amount of . £425 ’ had been donated by the, church towards general missionary work and assembly schemes. The buildings had been kept iu good repair, £270 haying been spent during the year. The church had almost £lOOO in hand towards Bible Class and church' extensions. , , . . ! , ;

MOTOR VESSEL HAWERA.

FIRST VISIT TO PATE A.

i'4;‘ ■' ' ">-4'‘-4'4f The Patea Shipping Conijiany’s motor vessel Hawera is due to arrive in Patea this morning. The boat is a 'sister ship to the Kapuni, which-was also recently converted into a motor vessel, and this is her first visit to the South Taranaki port since conversion.. The, principal,advantages derived from motor driven 'vessels are •increased hold capacity, : a reduction' in draught and more economical running. In accordance with' the compromise made by the union with coastal shipping companies the engine staff consists of two engineers and, a greaser.

FARMERS AND POLITICS.

PLANS FOR HAWERA RALLY.'

Eight motions have been drawn up for submission to the farmers’ rally at Hawera on December 17 and have been submitted to Mr. W. J. Polson, 4M.P. Meetings are'being held throughout the district, at which addresses are being given'by Messrs. ,C. J. Harris qnd E. K. Cameron. , : It is understood that Mr. Bolson will address the ineeting.first on the general aim of the movement. Air. A. Hamilton, M.P., will then outline the .machinery which'is to be employed to attain the desired ends. . The eight motions, the substance of which was outlined to the South Taranaki executive,- have not been disclosed. ‘ Not only is the Farmers’ Union organising for the campaign but other farmers’ bodies are also taking a keen interest. ■, .

OPERA HOUSE, HAWERA.

McCormack season to-day.

In “Song 0’ My Heart,” his first audible picture for the screen, John McCormack, the world’s greatest lyric tenor, sings eleven numbers, logically introduced in the action of the delightful lyrical romance, which pomes to the. Opera House, Hawera, this afternoon for a season of three nights only, with a special matinee to-day at 2 p.m. Through'the medium of Fox Movietone, the voice that has always been proclaimed great is considered to be made treater via the singing screen. Of the entire repertoire, “I Hear Yoti Calling Me,” “Rose of Tralee,” and “Little Boy Blue” are perhaps the most appreciated numbers. “Little Boy Blue” is based on the poem by Eugene Field and set to music by Ethelbert Nevin. In Little Bov Blue,” Frank Borzage, who directed “Song o’ My Heart,” has deftly introduced a pictorial effect of a little boy, his dog, and his toy soldiers, giving an added human touch. “Song o’. My Heart is the story of a broken romance, which mars the "life of McCormack, a young and ambitious singer in Ireland. The girl, Alice Joyce, marries another, becomes the mother of a boy and girl, and is deserted by the husband. In after years McCormack appears in concerts in America, is a-success, and is booked from coastito coast, but, on the opening night of his concert tour he has a strano-e • premonition that something is wron° across the seas. After the concert he learns that his former Sweetheart died in Ireland approximately at the time a great audience was acclaimin.* his singing of “I Hear You Calling Me.” He abandons the concert tour, goes back to Ireland, and sees that the daughter of the, woman he had alwajs loved is happily married to the young man of her choice. In addition to Miss Joyce the supporting company includes such favourites as Maureen O Sullivan, J M Kerrigan, John Garrick, Farrell Macdonald, Effie Ellsler, and Tommy Clifford. Box plans are filling rapidly at Mies Blake’s shop for thc season. GENERAL ITEMS. For' the position of Farmers’ Union area officer to the south-western djetrict of the North Island 13 applications were received from South Taranaki. These have been reduced to four, which, along with those from other districts, will be copsidered at Wanganui next week, when it is hoped that a final selection will be made*; The good work done by the Hawera Acclimatisation Society over a lengthy period has been well illustrated by the excellent sport enjoyed by anglers this season, when good catches have been made, including some exceptionally large

fish! A promising sign for the future is that the rivers are liberally stocked with young fish. In the Kapuni recently three rods took 61 trout, only six of - which were kept, as the others were on the small side. Old Boys’ cricket elevens for to-day are: —A team, Lay, Hayes, Moloney, Hammond, Dowdle, Gray, Walker, Jordan, Lendruin, Coleman, Thrush. B team, Chee vers, Barker (2), Pacey, Sturrock, Turnbull, Morrison, Milroy, Ogden, Perrett, Smith, Cl. ph am. At the Central'Mart, Hawera, to-day, Mr. J. C. Smith will hold his usual auction sale, details of which are advertised. Messrs R. P. Morrissey and Co., Hawera, advertise details of the auction sale to -be held in their rooms, Union Street, to-day. PERSONALS. Sergeant Henry, of the Hawera police, resumed duty yesterday. Sergeant McGregor, who has been in -charge of the Hawera station during th© last few weeks, has returned to New Plymouth.