POWER BOARD CHARGES

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1930, Page 12

POWER BOARD CHARGES

FURTHER DISCOUNT OPPOSED. A proposal to grant a further 2J per cent, discount on accounts was made at the South Taranaki Power Board’s meeting in Hawera, on Friday night by the chairman (Mr, J. B. Murdoch). Support was lacking, however, and no action was taken. The discount suggested would affect ’ the board’s revenue to the extent of, £6OO or £7OO, said Mr. Murdoch. Such a step would be appreciated, specially by farmeiTS. The discount would be so small as to confer no material benefit on the majority of consumers, thought Mr. E. Long. The decrease in revenue to the board, would, on the other hand, be considerable. . Any reductions should be left in abeyance until May, said Mr< L. A. Bone. The Government bulk' supply of power would then be available and the board had promised to make a considerable reduction in charges then. PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ TENNIS. SOUTH TARANAKI CHAMPIONSHIPS The South Taranaki primary schools’ annual tennis championships, conducted by the Hawera Lawn Tennis Club, were commenced at the club’s lawns on Saturday morning, when the first and second rounds and the semi-finals were completed. The finals will be played next Monday at th© Hawera courts. Results are:— Girls’ Singles.. First Round.—T. Cann (Hawera Convent) beat C. Wickham (Stratford) g 3. s. McDonald (Manaia) beat M. Tumoroa (Ohangai) 9—2; S. O’Brien (Hawera Convent) won by default; J. Campbell (Eltham) won by default; J. Kxn<r (Stratford) beat J. Patchell (Ohangai) 9—o; E. Trilford (Ohangai) won by default; I. Smith (Eltham) won by default; J. Hale (Stratford) beat P. Barkla (Whakamara), 9 —4; T. Lacey (Stratford) won by default. Second round.—M. Dickie (Waverley) beat G. Gulliver (Whakamara), 9—o; J. Meuli beat T. Cann, 9—2; S. McDonald beat S' O’Brien, 9—l; J. Kin<r iJeat J. Campbell, 9—o; I. Smith beat E. Trilford, 9 —3; T. Lacey beat J. Hale, 9—4; P. Putt (Manaia) beat J. Foster (Stratford) 9 —6; V. Rangitonga (Ohangai) beat D. Cook (Stratford) 9 —l. _ r . Semi-final.—J. King beat M. Dickie g 7. -T. Lacey beat V. Rangitonga 9—5.’ Boys’ Singles. First round. —Birchall (Matapu) beat Ross (Stratford) 9—5; Rogers (Ta-; whiti) beat Rangitonga (Ohangai) ft—s. Aitken (Stratford) beat A. Hunter ’ (Hawera) by default; Edwards (Manaia) beat I. Hunter (Hawera) by .’efault; Gibson (Eltham) beat Carter (Matapu) 9—l. Second round. —Cox (Hawera) beat Tarrant (Ohangai) 9—o; Pa y. n (Stratford) beat Pritchard (Tawhiti) 95 ; Dyson (Ohangai) beat Neilson (Stratford) Birchall beat Rogers 98; Edwards beat Aitken 9—B; Gibeon beat Innes (Manaia) 9—l; Wylds (Eltham) beat Rutherford (Stratford) 9—2; Evans (Hawera) beat N od d er (Eltham) by default; Cox beat Paynter 9_4; Birchall beat Dyson 9—7; Gibson beat Edwards 9—l; Wylde beat Evans 9—2. . Semi-final. —Cox .beat Birchall 9 3; Gibson beat Wylds 9 —7. JERSEY CATTLE CLUB AFFAIRS. HAWERA CLUB EXECUTIVE MEETS A meeting of the executive of the Hawera Jersey Cattle Club was held on Saturday. Those present were Messrs. C/H.' Washer (chairman), J. Nicolson, W. Pollock, F. Parsons, A. C. Lovelock and T. Davis. The date of the club’s female sale was fixed for June 3 and that for the bull sale September 30. A donation of £1 Is was made to the Waverley A- and P. ' Association as a prize in its show class for two-yeai-old pedigree Jersey heifers in milk. New members elected were: H. A. Herbert (Ha'wera), H. C. Patchell (Hawera). A. J. Hale (New Plymouth), F. Kirkwood (Stratford), A. J. Lacey (Ararata),; J. J.. O’Reilly (Westmere), and W. H. Southcombe (Patea). SUNDAY SCHOOL PRIZE-GIVING. Prizes won during the year by scholars of the Galt Street Presbyterian Sunday School, Hawera, were presented by the Rev. R. E. Evans at a concert on Thursday night. It was stated that excellent work had been done during the year and that the school was filling an important part in the life of the community. Mr. -W. Stewart presided over the gathering. ■ Th© schoolroom was crowded and a most interesting evening was spent. The programme was: Welcome, primary scholars; hymns, seniors and primary scholars; 'recitations by Albert. Martin, Jean Zinsli, Gladys Brooks, Will Duncan, Eric Hall, Murdo Mackenzie, Beryl Zinsli, Ken Hall, Audrey Stewart, Harry Pickup, Allan Campbell, Iris McDonald, Stanley Thomson; nursery rhymes (song), Margaret Taylor; Psalms read by Margaret Mackenzie and Ralph Barker, Laurence Martin and Kathleen Dick; class song with chorus, Nola Brogden; flute solo, lan Taylor; hymn. Molly Staffert. V ■ HAWERA BOWLING CLUB GAMES. Results of Hawera Bowling Club competition games for last week are:— Championship pingles. —M. Squire 21 v. Hobbs 14; Maslin 19 v. Edwards 14; Bull 22 v. Herbert 20; Stone 17 v. Edwards 15; Foy 19 v. Canning 8; Hobbs 23 v. Maslin 15; Lister 23 v. Watts 13; Townsley 21 M. Squire 16. Bisox Cup. —Goodchap 30 v. J. D. Tate 19; Cropton 20 v. M. Squire 19; Bardsley 31 y. Neilson 21; .Watts -23 v. Champion 21; Bull 29 v. Champion 15; Herbert 28 v. Bardsley 18 B. and S. Cup—Campbell 24 v. Wilson 13; Bardsley 27 v. Veitch 7. OPERA HOUSE “TALKIES.” "CHASING KALVBOWS.” Five songs from seven of America’s most popular composers provide the tuneful background of “Chasing Rainbows,” tli© musical extxravaganza which ■will be shown at the Opera House, Hawera, to-night for the last time, with Charles King and Bessie Love in the featured roles. “Everybody Tap” fits into a huge dancing ensemble with Miss Love singing and dancing the number with the trained chorus of 200 boys and girls. “Lucky Me, Lovable You” is the love song sung by Charles King and Miss Love, and “Happy Days are Here Again” is tho musical setting for the finale spectacle, filmed in technicolour. Lew Alter composed “Love Ain’t Nothing but the Blues” with Joe Goodwin, which King uses as a specialty song. Fred Fisher, George Ward and'Reggie Montgomery joined in writing “My Dynamic Personality,” in which Marie Dressier scores. The plan is open at Miss Blake’s and is already rapidly filling. Plant’s free bus will run from Kaponga to-night.