BEST SEASON FOR TROUT

Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1930, Page 10

BEST SEASON FOR TROUT

ANGLING IN SOUTH TARANAKI MAiNY. FINE BASKETS OBTAINED.

Trout fishing in South Taranaki streams has never been as good as during tho present season, and anglers have been surprised at the size and numbers offish caught to date. Trout of four, five and six pounds have been landed in plenty, and, in. the , words of a, prominent enthusiast, ‘‘even the worst of our fishermen have been amply satisfied with their baskets.”

Mr'.- C. Davis, Manaia, who already “aas 148 fish' to his credit this season, recently landed a sturdy 84 pounder. Such encouraging results are greatly to the credit of the Hawera Acclimatisation Society, which for many years has pursued a policy of systematic .liberations of fry and young fish. A total of; 13,700 trout has been distributed by the society in the. various South Taranaki etreams during, the past few days. A further 25,000 will be liberated' at a later date. , -

The work has been carried out sq far as follows:—lMr| A. Allan (Pihama), 500 in the Punehu Stream; Mr. J..,Webby (Riverlea), 500 in the Mangawhero; Mr, E. Drake (Okaiawa) and party, 1100 in the streams along the Skeet Road-Otakeho, Mangawhero and Dunn’s Creek; Mr. L. Cleaver (Te Ngiitu), 500 in a dam on tho Inaha; Mr. C. M. Buckworth and Mr. Miller (Hawera), 650 in the Waingongoro above the pipe, bridge; by the, executive of the society,' 5000' in the streams along the ElthamOpunake Road, 1000 each in the Kaupokonui, Mangawheroiti, Mangawhero, and Otakeho, arid 500 each in Slaughterhouse'Creek and Dunn’s; Creek, 1000 in the Waingongoro above the power house - dam, 4500 .in the streams crossing the South Road arranged by the secretary, 500 in Waingongoro, 1000 each in Inaha (Mr. M. Bourke), Waiokura (Mr. J. Silvester and party), Ka.upokonui and Otakeho, All report the little fish were in first-class order.

Tho curator (Mr. Jf Miller) reports 'that tho-young'pheasants are growing .fast.'and .are strong birds'. These will be liberated in. the preserves later in the serison: j ' te : - '' • ~ ; AMATEUR ATHLETIC HANDICAPS COMBINED MEETING TO-MORROW. > .-Large entries, have again 'been received for the seventh of the season’s evening sports-meetings being conducted, biy the combined Hawera,’Stratford and Eltham AmateurjAthletic Clubs. This meeting is' to bo held at the Hawera show- ' groundsto-morrow evening and will commence-at 6 p.m. . Handicaps have been declared by Mr. C. Cummings as follows: — j 120 yards hurdles. —L. A. Newall (high) scr, 8. A. Lay (high) 1 h.d. scr, A. Hart (low), C. Cleaver, D. Jones, L. Wynyard, J. Carryer .(low), 1 h.d. 10yds*.. . ; 100 Yards. —J. Hamilton 2Jyds„. E. K. Ca.mbie 3, M. Prince 54, W-c Whittington, D. - Jones ■&, C, Cleaver,' J.. Whiting, F. Young 8, G. Grace, P. Fastier, A. 'Budge, T. Lay, C. Shore, J. Carryer 9, W. Gower,-B. . Horrocks, H. Barton, J. Mathieson, L. Wynyard 10, K. Jenkins, J.'McCready 11. 220 yards.—. Hamilton, E. K. Cambie Syds, M. Prince 12, T. Lay, D. Jones 20, W.- Whittington, C. Cleaver, W. Gower, P..Fastier, J. Carryer 21, J. Whiting, J.' ■ Mathieson, L.' Wynyard 22, B. Horrocks 23, K. Jenkins, J. McCready, H. Barton 24, B. Thomas 25., 880 yards.—A. W. Chapman sOyds, R. B. Reid 55, A. B .Harris 60, J. Carryer 65, S. Clare, C. Cleaver, J. Whiting 75, J,’ Mathieson 90, Barton 100.

Long Jump.—L. A. Newall scr, S. A. Lay. 12in, J. ' Whiting, ,L. Wynyard, J. Carryer loin, C. Shore ISin, C. Cleaver 24in, A. Hart, B. Horrocks 33in, J. McCready, B. Thomas 42in. • Hammer.-L. Hunt I.oft, W. Ritter 20, Adlam 26, ’S; A. Lay, Beardmora '27ft 6in, Horrocks, Wynyard, H. Barton 40, C. Cleaver, McCready 45. Discus.—L. Hunt 15ft, S. A. Lay 23, Beardmore'23', W. Ritter, A. D. Adlam 30, A. Hart 421,. Horrocks, L. A. Newall, J. Whiting 45, C. Cleaver -18, J. McCready, L. Wynyard 50. Only two entries having been received for the High School 440 yards, handicaps will be declared on the field.

Cycling,; one and two miles.—A. W. Adlam 25yds and 40yds, C. Griffen 40 and 70, E. Tipper 50 and 85, A. Hart 90 and 160, K. Foy 90 and 160, A. Newlove 120 and 21-0, J. Stewart •-120 • and 210, M. Campbell 140, and -245; Lee 150 and 265, B. Campbell 150 and .265, Lithgow 150 and '270, K; Laird ■ 160 and 300. -7)

Ladies’ 100? yards.—-Misses N. Rowlands (E) 3Jyds, ;V.'> Allen (H) ,5J;' B. .Stevens (H),’B.> Hosie’’(H) 6, E.> 'Reid ■(H)-7i, M. Carter (E)’ BJ,- R. Tbtts (E). M. Peters '(H)7 Cowaf-d (S) 9, R. Reak'es (E), K. Peterson (Hj, K. Quin (H); R. George (H), Shields ■ (8) ' 10;- M. Wright -(H),-L; Potts (E), P.'Rolland (H), Ml Hirst (E) 11, A. Bank (H), M. Rowe (E), L. Curtis (E), Fulcher (S), Brown- (S), I. Reid (H) 12, ;M. Prince (>E), 'S. O’Brien (H);’ S.l Server (H), -BJ Campbell (Ej, Mcßeth- (H) 13, V. Smith (H) 14. - . - •' - • 7 - ) , ITEMS,. ■ / , Mr. F. Squire was re-appointed chairman of" directors of the Hawera . StarrBowkett Building Society on: Monday night. Mr. J. Gray was appointed vicechairman.

In tribute to the memory of a comrade in service, a party of members of the South Taranaki Returned Soldiers’ Association attended the funeral at Hawera yesterday afternoon of the late Mr. James A. Smart, whose death, following a short illness, occurred at the Hawera Hospital on Sunday. Service at the Hawera cemetery was conducted by the Rey. R. E, Evans and the pall-bearers were six ‘ex-servicemen • of the war period, Sergeant-Major A. E. Stevens, N.ZjP.'S., Messrs M. R. Jones of the South Taranaki R.S.A.), L. I. Martcr, D. Strachan, S. N. Reece and D. Murphy. Mr. Smart enlisted at Invercargill and proceeded to the front with the 14th Reinforcements. He was posted to one of the Otago Infantry Battalions and subsequently served as a quarter-master sergeant. Following his return from . the war he resided at the Chatham Islands for some years, after which he came to Taranaki "and for the past year had ■been employed by Mr. D. Murphy, Manaia.i He was not married but had relatives at Winton, Southland, where his mother resides, and also in other parts of that province. Mr. J. C. Smith advertises, particulars of a .sale of drapery and cloth-, ing on Mr. H. Kendall’s premises, Union Street, Hawera, commencing to-morrow at 11 a.m. and continuing each day. The stock is all fresh and up-to-date 'v~* <-dIL Jmi Aald, udthrmi xasarr "