POWER POLL FINAL COUNT

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1931, Page 8

POWER POLL FINAL COUNT

OVER 60 PER CENT. IN FAVOUR. 174 VOTES OF THE VALID 266. ■The official recount of votes cast at the poll on the South Taranaki Power Board's loan proposal Tvas completed yesterday. The majority is slightly larger than that announced after the preliminary count. Valid votes cast at the poll numbered 266lof a total of 284. For the poll to be harried 60 per cent., or 160 votes were necessary, and 174 were cast in favour of the proposal. At the preliminary count 2'82 votes were taken as valid, 175 being for the loan, 95 against and 12 by declaration. BREAK-UP AND CHRISTMAS TREE. END OF MANUTAHI SCHOOL YEAR. ■ There was a large attendance of children, parents and friends at the Manutahi hall for the school break-up function on Friday night. Mr. R. Schwaes, secretary of the school committee, in the absence of the chairman (Mr. A. B. Muggeridge) congratulated the children and the teacher, Mr. D. Jillett, on the results of the year’s work, and presented to each child a prize book. A concert programme was given by the children, the excellence of their performances reflecting credit on the teacher and Miss O’Sullivan, who played for the singing and dancing. The programme was: Prologue, Marjory Smart; songs and choruses, senior and junior pupils; dances, infants and senior pupils; flag drill, senior girls; drill and figures, senior boys; scene from Shakespeare, Hubert and Arthur Muggeridge, R. Southcombe, R. Broadbent and R. Penny; playette, The Christmas Stockings, M. McQueen, W. Broadbent, 0. Brown, M. Muggeridge and R. Southcombe; recitations, Maisie McQueen, M. Muggeridge and D. Cornwall and standard I. pupils; musical sketch entitled “On the Road,” by a number of pupils. In addition there were songs by Mrs. Werata and Mr. Peak. 1

After supper a dance for the adults was held. Miss O’Sullivan supplied the music, with an extra by Mr. Paterson.

On Monday night in the hall the annual Christmas tree function took place. Father Christmas, who arrived during the evening, was welcomed by the large crowd of children and proceeded to distribute from a gaily-laden Christmas tree presents to all the children. Games and dancing provided an enjoyable evening, followed by a dance for the adults. Miss O’Sullivan played the music. Supper was served by a number of ladies. HAWERA OPERA HOUSE. “THE CHANCE OF A NIGHT TIME.” Funny as were “Rookery Nook,” “Plunder,” “Tons of Money” and “Canaries Sometimes 'Sing,” Ralph Lynn in “The Chance of a Night Time” 'beats the proverbial band. Lynn proves himself to be the funniest man on the screen. There are gales of laughter from “The Chance of a Night Time,’’ and interest is heightened by the inclusion of musical items and a specialty dance that takes the breath away. “A Chance of a Night Time” has an allstar British cast, including Winifred Shotter, and will be shown to-night and finally to-morrow night with a matinee to-morrow at 2 p.m. Coming at the matinee on Saturday is “East of Borneo.”