1446 TONS WATER PER ACRE

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1931, Page 8

1446 TONS WATER PER ACRE

RAIN FALLS ON 26 DAYS. Mr. A. W. Burrell reports that a total of 14.46 inches of rain, equivalent to 1446 tons of water per acre, fell at Stratford during July. This tremendous rainfall is in marked contrast to July of last year, when only 2.62 inches was recorded. The maximum fall occurred on the 9th, when 2.71 inches fell within 24 hours. The record shows that rain fell on 26 of the 31 days of the month, one of the wettest, if not the wettest, months experienced in Central Taranaki. A FEAST OF MUSIC. Assisting Miss Mary Massey, L.A.B. in ; her recital to be given at the Town Hall, . Stratford, to-morrow night, will be a singer of considerable ability, who has had more experience on the concert platform that perhaps any singer in Australia and New Zealand —Mr. Rex Harrison, baritone, Wellington. Mr. Harrison is very well known to wireless enthusiasts, as he is heard from the YA stations at frequent intervals. Mr. Harrison’s professional career covers 20 years, during which he has given recitals in the leading cities of Australia and New Zealand. At Sydney in 1928 Mr. Harrison competed against 86 singers—tenors, basses and baritones —for the championship of Australia, which coveted honour he won. Mr. Harrison also, enjoys the unique distinction of being the only artist to have sung under special contract for every A class wireless station in Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Harrison has a very extensive repertoire at his command, and the Stratford public will have the pleasure of hearing him in popular operatic numbers as well as in ballads. Miss' Beryl Masters, L.A.8., will also assist with pianoforte solos, and she will be the accompanist for the evening. Miss Masters’ ability is well recognised. MANGAMINGI NOTES. .The third of a series of school euchre parties was held on Friday evening, there being an attendance of about 30 in spite of bad weather. Prizes were won by Miss Joan Pennington and Mr. Bert Pennington. Consolation awards went to Miss Gear and Mr. L. Barnard. Mrs. E. Boddie is spending a short holiday at New Plymouth. Mr. F. H. Barnard has returned after an extended trip over the North Island. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Turner and Mr. and Mrs. E. Dallinger have returned from a visit to Hawke’s Bay. GENERAL ITEMS. The Eltham ladies’ hockey team which took part in the Joblin Cup tournament at Taihape last week had an unenviable experience. Within a few miles of Taihape the party in three cars were confronted with a big slip on the road and after some difficulty the cars managed to get across. Just after they had crossed a further slip blocked the road entirely and on the return journey arrangements were made to convey the cars part of the way by train. The games were played in mud under very unpleasant 1 conditions. A large party from the Hawera Scottish Society visited the Salvation Army : Boys’ Home at Eltham on Friday evenin<r and for a couple of hours gave a pleasant entertainment. Chief J. E. Campbell said that some years ago this i- had been inaugurated as an annual en- , tertainment. On behalf of the. boys Staff Captain Perry thanked the visitors. ; A large number attended the fifth of a series of euchre parties held in. the Tuna school room on Friday night. Prizes were won by Mrs. J. Kovaleski 1, Miss K. Kovaleski 2, Miss B. Kovaleski special, Mrs. W. Leppei’ consolation; Mr. V. Kovaleski 1, Mr. Mason 2, Master Stan Jamieson special, Master Jim Jamieson consolation. The Monte Carlo dance was won by Mrs. J. Jones ■ and Master B. Edmonds.' J The prize winners at the recent : C.E.M.S. euchre tournament on Friday ' were Mr. G. Martin 1, Mr. C. Martin 2; : Mrs. Bootten 1, Mrs. Taylor 2; Mr. ' Knofflock and Mrs. .Ward consolation. July vital statistics for Stratford, with comparative figures in parentheses are: I Births 11 (18), deaths 8 (6), marriages ; s (8). [ BUSINESS NOTICES. The Pukengahu footballers’ ball will ” be held in the Pukengahu Hall on Thura- • day night, when a good orchestra will ’ supplylthe music and novelty dances will • figure on the programme. Free buses > will run from Stratford and Eltham. Several mountain enthusiasts, Mrs. Wickstced, Mr. David (president of the •Stratford A. and P. Association), Mr. J.

W. Crowe (vice-president), Mr. J. C. Robins (vice-president) and Mr. A. D. Walker (member of executive) commenced a canvassing campaign in 1929 and in small amounts obtained about £lO for a radio set for the Stratfoid mountain house. A well-attended meeting at Stratford decided in order supplement the funds to bold a euchre party in the Town Hall on August 18. It gives promise of being something special, as euchre parties go. Mr. W. F. Ross is organising secretary for the effort. KING’S THEATRE. “THE DEVIL’S HOLIDAY.” Nancy Carroll, one of Paramount s “biggest names,” is now playing in a production which required the biggest set ever constructed for the making of, a talking picture. The picture is ‘ the Devil’s Holiday,” a romance-drama of the wheat-belt, written and directed by Edmund Goulding, and will show at the King’s Theatre finally to-night. Miss Carroll plays the role of a professional “good girl” who, as a manicurist in a big hotel, works hand-in-hand with doublecrossing salesmen of farm impliments to “take down” their farmer . customers. Considerable action of the picture takes place in the hotel lobby, rhe monster set represents the lobby and interior stores of the huge hotel. Included in the set arc a clerk's desk, telephone opeiator’s switch board, lobby, entrance to the dining room, a complete cigar stand, a barber shop, and a modiste’s shop. Eight cameras were required to photograph the action which continues from one spot to another in the hotel sequences.