FIRE DAMAGE IN HAWERA

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1932, Page 10

FIRE DAMAGE IN HAWERA

TOTAL LOSS OF £566 LAST YEAR. NINE OUTBREAKS DEALT WITH. There were nine fires in the Hawera ' Fire District last year. The estimated ioss of property not covered by insurance was £32, and the estimated loss on that covered by insurance £534. The causes are shown in the board’s annual report to be defective electric wiring; 1; electric safety device over-? fused; 1; hot ashes in wooden box, 1; ignition of petrol vapour, 1; lighted match - thrown down, 1; sparks from rubbish lire, 1; ’ suspected incendiarism, 1; unknown, 2; Fire' calls totalled 23, as follow: Actual fires ,9; i outside fire district, 4; chimneys, 2; rubbish, hedges and grass, 7; false alarm (malicious), 1. The premises oh which the fires in the district occurred were: Private dwellings (occupied),. 5; detached outhouse, 1; motor-car, 1; hair-dresser and tobacconist’s shop, 1; stationary ele.ctric motor, 1. PLUNKET WORK AT PATEA. FIGURES FOR OCTOBER.’ * A report on the work 'of the Patea branch of the Plunket Society was submitted to the monthly meeting by the nurse (Miss A. Horrell). Mrs. T. E. ; , Roberts presided. - The'report was: Babies on books 42, i older children 47, total 89; new cases j for October, mothers 4, babies 4, others 2, ' ’ - total 10; visits to office (8 days), adults i 48. babies 40, children 13, total 101; visits to homes, new 8, old 16, total 24; visits ] to out-stations (14 days), adults 79, i

babies 76, children 14, total 169; sales, £8 3s Id. • . ■ ■ . Donations of silver paper were acknowledged from Misses B. and> H. Watson, Mr. Rossiter, Andy Bennie, Shirley t.iacken, Paul Parsons, Peter Parsons and ’ Standards 1 and 2 of the school. It was decided to buy. a new set of HAWERA HIGH SCHOOL. _RD TENNIS COURTS PLANNED. The. Hawera High School Board has decided to lay down two full-size hard tennis courts. At the monthly meeting on Monday Messrs. R. S. Sage, J. W. Harding, J. and A. Gray were appointed to investigate the merits of concrete and bitumen. Mr. Sage, who presided, congratulated Mr. J. Barclay on his election to the ■branaki Education Board. In his report the headmaster, Mr. A. Gray, stated that there were 231 pupils on the roll (literary 97, commercial 86, home science 10, agricultural 8 and engineering 30)., The intermediate examination was being held at the school, the staff having to supervise and mark some Of the papers, hi connection with the visiting. of farms during the year, the school was indebted to Messrs. R. F. Page and H. G. Whitehead for the transport of pupils on various occasions. Also, in connection with the boys and girls’

sports, the school was grateful , for the assistance rendered by Miss D. Corrigan, the Rev. H. Whitby James, the Rev. E. S Emmitt and Messrs. J. W. J. Harding; J. E; Ctunpbell,: V. Gerrana, T. Lay, D. C. Ryan and L. Hulbert. Votes of thanks to all who had assisted the school in various ways were passed and a grant of £2O was made towards the sports fund. ’ MAORI MISSION PARTY. .JELLENT HAWERA RECEPTION. ..nat Hawera audiences appreciate talent and a performance, which is different, was shown on Monday evening when the Rev. A. J. Seamer’s Maori Methodist mission party s gave a talented and varied performance. ; , Composed of. representatives from OtagU, Chatham Islands, Southland, Raglan, Taranaki,. Waikato; Canterbury and Hawke’s Bay, this group of talented performers was afforded a wonderful reception, every item being encored, sometimes two and three times; 1

The opening item portrays the launching of- the canoes from Hawaiki, the struggle against tire elements and many days and nights spent in an open vessel. Finally, exhausted, the paddlers rest. Here is heard the gem of the evening, the women’s voices blending wonderfully in a dreamy, poi, and the fatigued warriors in the background make a realistic and unforgettable scene. Varied items follow, interspersed with Waiatas and new and original poi dances. A feature of the programme was the agility and dexterity of the girls in the ancient Maori stick ’ game titi-ti roa, which at one time was nearly lost to the race. The influence of the stringed instrument on the Maori music was particularly evident, every member of the party being able to play at least two instruments. The reason for this was explained by the leader—that the Maori could adapt the instrument to his own tune.

The performance concluded with a wide selection of modem European music adapted by the Maori to his own use.

PATEA PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. L. Hindley, Wanganui, is visiting Patea. Mr. Albert Bond, Wellington, is spendng a with relatives at Patea. PORT OF PATEA. Arrived, November 28: m.v. Inaha, n.v. Kapuni, m.v. Hawera, all from Welington. HAWERA OPERA HOUSE. j?HE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE.” ‘•The Sentimental Bloke,” the all-Aus-ralian Efftee film production which met vith such success at Wellington and iew Plymouth, commences at the iawera, Opera House with a matinee on >’riday. The director, Mr. F. W. Thring, tad a quiet laugh to himself during the ‘shooting” of one of the outdoor scenes, h this scene the movie police had to ■hasp the players from a “two-up-:chool” down a couple of back alleys. i rhis was called for in the script, but a ] ripple of laughter came over the director < md cameramen when several street loafers, at the sight of the “police,” lost no | :ime in getting out of the way up the < same back lane. “The Sentimental I Bloke” was written from the verses of ( •C. J. Dennis and features Ray Fisher f and Cecil Scott. I

' “Sally in Our Alley” will show finally, to-night Reserves at Miss Blake’s. ~