MAN DROWNED AT ELTHAM

Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1931, Page 6

MAN DROWNED AT ELTHAM

FALL INTO TANK AT FACTORY. DETH OF MR. EMIL L. RENAL The body of Emil Leo Renai, Eltham, was found in 23 feet of water in a penstock at the Eltham butter factory yesterday morning. He had apparently slipped from a plank on which he was crossing the tank. His bag of tools was still on his shoulder. Mr. C. W. Cadman,/first assistant at the factory, saw a felt hat floating in the tank and had the tank emptied. Mr. Renai’s body was at the bottom. His kit contained heavy tools, nuts and bolts. Mr. Renai was branch manager of Union Foundries Limited and had visited the factory to repair a tank alongside the one in which he was drowned. Mr. Renai was a well-known bowler and a member of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church. He was 50 years of age and is survived by Mrs. Renai and three children. Mr. Renai recently recovered from a serious illness. NEW DEFENCE SCHEME. INAUGURATED AT STRATFORD. Colonel F. Symon, C.M.G., D. 5.0., Director of Artillery and Commandant of the Central Military Command, accompanied. by Major Conway, New Plymouth, visited Stratford yesterday. They interviewed prominent residents with a view to securing support for recruiting, and to impress people with the need for a defence force. Good support was promised the movement, which is finding favour with young men in country districts. Mounted men have responded so well that the list is full. The recruiting officer at Stratford is Mr. J. L. O. Rowe. JUNIOR RUGBY TEAMS FOR TO-DAY Teams to play in the junior football competition to-day arc: — Celtic.—First juniors to play - Stratford: Jones, Sugden, Carryer, Sullivan, Stevens,* Elgar, Lawrence, Withers, Mathers, T. Stevens, McMillan, Holden, Burton, Pettigrew, Robson, Harris, Milne, Weston, Koefoed, Hayton. Stratford. —First juniors: J. Boyle, R. Collins, R. Watson, R. Stevens, P. Collins, B. Collins, H. Wellington, K. Barron, W. Sharrock, C. Hoffman, T. Mills, R. Butcher, T. O'Shannessey, G. Irving, M. Sullivan, 0. McPhillips, R. Harkness. Toko.-— First juniors to play Midhirst at Toko: M. Lash, Griffiths, C. Sangster, T. Lash, A. Spong, A. Sangster, J. Sangster, J. Jones, Were, Chapman, Fetch, Hodgson, Rumball, Corbett, Smith, Jarvis, Latham, Christiansen. Fourth grade to play School: E. Jones, P. Jones, J. Martin, Wilmslmrst, Luck, Wrigley, Reader, Rowe, Murphy, Williams, Brown, Jamieson, Goldup, Corbett, Bell, Wylie, Preston-Thomas, T. Rowe. Eltham. —Third grade v. School, at Eltham: Calcott, Sheehy, McDonald, Vincent, Jenkins, Masliu, Paton, Horrocks, Cross, Marx, Tipler, W. Glentworth, Bourke, Bootten, Leathern; emergency, A. Crozier. ELTHAM FACTORY IMPROVEMENT. NEEDS OF GREATER SUPPLY. The separator room at the Eltham Dairy Company’s Mountain Road branch has recently been re-modelled and the floor lowered to the same level as the cheese room. It is the intention of the directors next year to extend the cheese room over this area and carry, the separator room further out. This will give room for three more vats, which are necessary to cope with the increasing milk supply. The hoist stage has been abolished and a roll-in stage substituted, thus facilitating the reception of milk. The installation of the two separators will commerce to-day and the plant should be ready for operation in a day or two. PERSONAL lEMS. Mr. G. Farmer, of the Bank of New Zealand staff, Stratford, left yesterday on transfer to Taihape. The Eltham band euchre tourney on Monday night was patronised by a very good attendance. Results were: Miss Parker 1, Mrs. Thornhill 2; Mr. H. Mullor 1, F. Parsons 2. Consolation prizes were won by Mesdames Kyle and Roberts 1 and Mr. R. Scown. Mr. C. Martin won the fireside ornament donated to the band by Mrs. Duss. A special meeting of . the Eltham Horticultural Society was held on Tuesday, when consideration was given a special notice of motion, moving a reduction in the present membership fee. After some discussion the meeting; decided to reduce the fee by half —from 5s to 2s 6d. .The following Rewa team will meet Inglewood at Eltham to-day.—l. Thomas, R. Townsend, P. Clare, I. Potts, B. Walker, R. Foote, R. Potts, B. Campbell, R. Reakes ? M. Taylor, L. Potts. BUSINESS NOTICES. The Mangatoki Farmers’ Union will hold its annual dance to-morrow evening, when a good programme of ’‘oldtime” and modern dances will ensure au enjoyable evening. Reports of striking snow effects at the Stratford mountain houses persuaded Messrs. Kleeman and Bishop, Stratford, to offer to run buses to the houses today free of charge. Eight inches of snow lies on the montain-side in the vicinity of the houses. ELTHAM THEATRE. "ALF’S BUTTON.” The immense popularity of the original story of “Alf’s Button” and the tremendous success of the film version are of course well known in all parts of the English speaking • world. This delightful comedy will be screened at Eltham to-night. With the idea of complete acceptability to the public the story has been tremendously enhanced by reason of the added appeal made possible by the addition of dialogue and sound. As those who have read the story of “Alf s Button will readily understand, the talkie medium offers far greater scope for the presentation of a subject like “Alf’s Button.” Deliciously humorous in itself, the new talkie version, with its spectacle, colour sequences, its lavish array of artists, each supreme in his or her individual sphere, its rich Cockney characterisations, and its total absence of anything suggesting the more tragic side of war make it a fine entertainment.