SOUTH TARANAKI NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 1931, Page 3

SOUTH TARANAKI NEWS

AUROA HALL COMMITTEE. THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD. The annual meeting of the Auroa hall committee was held on Wednesday evening, when there was a large attendance. 1 A report on the “electric light” dance on July 11 was read by Mr. Wood. It disclosed a profit of £7 Ils. 2d. The amount was transferred to the hall funds. The total expenditure on the hall for the year was £76 18s., of which £3O 4s. was spent on installing electric light. Revenue and expenses for the past year had been on a par with that of other years. Expenditure amounted to £6O Is. Id., making a profit of £l6 16s. lid., which with the funds of the electric light dance makes a total credit of £22. The election of the new committee resulted: Chairman, Mr. Buxton; secretary, Mr. Wood; committee, Messrs. King, Sandford, Brown, Hughes, Sheerin, Blair, Rowlands and Mesdames Benton, Brown and Miss Duff. It was decided that in view of the present economic conditions the services of a caretaker should be dispensed with after July 1. A vote of thanks and appreciation was accorded Mr. Cately for his work during the year. Mr. Cave was re-elected auditor and thanked for his services. A reduction in the scale of hall charges was decided on. A tribute of praise was accorded the band of silent workers, those ladies who worked for hours in the kitchen at all functions. ' A series of six euchre parties is to be held, commencing in June, in aid of hall funds. Messrs. F. Hughes and C. Rowlands donated a prize each for the opening night. Three guineas was unanimously granted Mr. Wood, the secretary, an an appreciation of his work. TOKAORA HALL DANCE. FUNCTION MOST ENJOYABLE. An enjoyable dance was held by the Tokaora Hall Society on Wednesday, there being a large number present, despite the boisterous weather. The hall was decorated with greenery and hydrangeas, gaily coloured streamers adding a touch of colour. 1 Novelty dances were won as follow: Monte Carlos, Mr. Seaver and Miss Buckley, Mr. McLean and Miss Muir; spot dances, Mr. Sargent and Miss F. Wytkin, and Mr. K. Murray and Miss R. Barr. Towards the conclusion Mr, S. Thrush presented the trophies to the winners and thanked all who had contributed to the success of the evening, especially the ladies’ supper committee. Music was played by Wills’ Orchestra, and the extras by Misses I. Ritter and Smith and Mr. W. Barleyman. Messrs. J. Freyne and J. McMahon were masters of ceremonies. An excellent supper was provided by Mesd lines Stewart, Ward, Mills, sen., and Atkinson and Misses M. Ford and P. Bolland. The men’s committee consisted of Messrs. S. Thrush, E. Tippett, L. Bromley, F. Stewart, L. Coleman, W. Standish and J. McMahon. WOMEN’S DIVISION GATHERING. ASSISTANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED. A social gathering of the Hawcra branch of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union was held in the Rewa Tearooms yesterday, Mrs. W. E. Carter presiding over an attendance of about 20. Miss A. Ballantine addressed the gathering on the unemployment problem. It was then decided to co-operate with the Women’s National Reserve to procure food and clothing for necessitous cases. The district is to be. divided into sections, each one of which will supply food at different times. Mrs. Carter delivered an address on the unemployment meeting of Wednesday night, and explained the present position as outlined at that meeting. Arrangements for the “Use More Wool” campaign at the Hawera Winter Show were discussed. It was explained that a large room had been placed at the disposal of the Women’s Division for this purpose. Letters from different manufacturers were read. All the members are to take turns at the show, in the demonstrating work of the campaign.

HAWERA WEDNESDAY GOLF. MATCH AGAINST PATEA. Wednesday members of the Hawera Golf Club visited Patea this week, when they suffered defeat by six. games to one, one being halved. Conditions were bad, a high wind making the short holes very difficult to play. The greens, however, were fast and the wind played havoc with the direction of the nail. Following are the details, Patea players being mentioned first:— Findlay and Wybourne halved with Hunt and Champion. Hunger and Kook beat Blair and Simpson. Fraser and Hughes beat Robb and Harrop. Shield and Heggarty beat Strange and Sagar. Gilbert and Mitchell beat Batchelor and W. G. Strange. Honeyfield and E. Harris beat Ward and Mortlock. Meharry and C. R. Honeyfield beat Snowsill and Browne. Haddm and Currie lost to J. Fraser and Toswill. HAWERA BOXING ASSOCIATION. DECISION TO INCORPORATE. A meeting of the Hawera Boxing Association was held last night, Mr. E. T. Simon presiding over an attendance of 15. The meeting approved of the proposal to incorporate and a motion was passed to that effect. The set of rules submitted by the committee was adopted and it was decided that the present officials should hold office until the end of the year. The statement of accounts presented showed that the association’s profit to date was £BO Ils 2d, the accumulated funds amounting to £132 3s 4d. Following this business a general discussion on boxiug matters took place. DAMAGES CLAIM HEARING. MILK SUPPLY AGREEMENT. An alleged agreement for the supply of milk for a. period of three years and the breaking of that agreement formed the subject of a claim heard in the Hawera Magistrate's Court yesterday before Mr. J, H. Salmon, S.M., when Archibald John Haseltine, dairy farmer, Hawera, proceeded against Frederick Ernest Starling and Edward Dyer, milk vendors, for the sum of £3OO as damages for breach of contract. The claim was originally preferred against Henry Peter Dornauf, formerly a milk vendor of Hawera and now a Morrinsville dairy farmer, with whom the agreement was made. On the morninw set down for the hearing the claim against Dornauf was withdrawn and the co-defendants Starling- and Dyer, who

had taken over Dornauf’s milk run, were proceeded against for the amount. Mr. St. L. Reeves appeared for plaintiff and Mr. A. K. North for the defendants. The hearing occupied the whole day, lengthy and sometimes technical evidence being called as to the nature of the agreement, and the quality of Haseltine’s milk as shown by laboratory tests. Th© case vras concluded at 10 o’clock last night, when judgment was given for defendants. PERSONAL ITEMS. Messrs. W. McL’Dowie, C. H. Washer and W. G. Walkley (Hawera) are visitors to the Manawatu show. Mr. T. J. Allan. Hawera, has returned from a visit to Auckland,