PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 15 December 1932, Page 8

PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS

PATEA AND DISTRICT RESULTS. PATEA STATE SCHOOL. Excellent results were announced at the Patea school, where 26 passes and one competency were obtained by 27 candidates in the recent proficiency examination. ’ / The successful candidates were:— Boys:, Waype Herbert, Ronald Chisnail, Lawrence Buckland, Graham Barnes, Thomas Armstrong, John Warner, Albert Adams, Leslie Reid, Leo Signal, John Hunger, Stanley Martin and Christian Hunger. . . ■ Girls: Evelyn King, Inez Hardaker, Naomi Fowler, Selma Carey, Joan Clark, Rachel Wybourne, Audrey Blackman, Kathleen Blackman, Patricia. Taylor, Jean Paton, Margaret Naismith, Annie Clince, Joyce Finlayson, . Molly Roots, Molly Williams. PATEA CONVENT. Of five candidates of the Patea .Convent, four secured proficiency and one competency, as follows:— Proficiency: Mary O’Reilly, June Fairweather, Willie Davidson and Willie . McKenna. Competency: Peter Blyde. • WAVERLEY CONVENT. At the Waverley Convent the following gained proficiency: Esme Johnston, Joan Duffy and Roland Fincham. OPAKU, Four proficiency and a competency were gained at Opaku as follows: — Proficiency: Aline Loftus, Mary MacDonald, Dorothy Daniell, Leslie Newlovc. Competency: Joan Hurley. WHENUAKURA; ■ ■■. Of six candidates at the Whenuakura school four obtained proficiency and two competency, as follows:— Proficency: Jack Bidwell, Rewa V/y--bourhe, Betty Bourke, Rita Handley. Competency: Walter Parsons and Robert Booker.

JUDGMENTS FOR DEBT. HAWERA UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given by Mr. J. H; Salmon, S.M., in the Hawera Court yesterday in the following cases: E. E. Mullins v. W. T. Ryan, £2 13s 6d (costs £l'los 6d); Buckland and Gibson v. H. C. Fake, £l2 10s 6d (£2 14s); Farmers’ Co-op. v; Premier Transport Co., £6 13s 5d (£1 12s 6d); Commissioner of Taxes v. Walter Hamilton, £2 15s 5d (12s); same v. Mua Carr, £32 12s lOd (£1 17s); W. C. Barclay y. Wilson and Mick Owen, £8 8s (£1 15s Cdi; Hawera Tennis Club v. A. Conway, £2 Ils (costs 15s 6d); Hodder and Tolley Ltd. V. A. Fletcher, £2 4s lOd (£1 3s 6d); H. R. Kemp v. Miro Tokinga, £3 Is 3d (£1 15s 6d);same'v. W. Haslett, £l3 13s 5d (£2 18s); Newton King Ltd. v. Ron. Payne, £36 4s 5d (£4 Is 6d); E. A. M. Glasson v. Ettie Hostick (separate estate), £36 3s lid (£4 Is 6d); Kaupokonui Dairy Company v. P. Cunningham, £2 8s (£1 3s 6d); Carter and Co. v. R. Horsup, £l6 6s 4d (£2 16s); F. C. Foden v. F. A. Catley, £2 5s (£1 5s fid); same v. G. Tremain, £1 15s (10s); R. A. Wilton v. T. Reeseby, £ll Os lOd (£3 Is); same v. I. R. Rice, 13s lOd (costs 8s); H. Hill v. H. E. Putt, £6 9s 7d (£1 14s 6d); W. V. Patterson v. J. Ngero, 15s 2d (16s); Hawera Gas Company v._ Frank Birkenshaw, £? 2s 6d (£1 3s 6d); same v. F. A- Jones, £2 3s ,5d (£1 3s 6d) ; H. Hill v. P. Lockett, £1 3s lOd (12s); J. D. Cleaver v. A. W. Skevingtoh, £8 18s 4d (£1 19s 6d); Johnson and Hey v. Newton Lee, £7 2s 6d (£1 12s 6d); J. Pettigrew v. Kawa Kahu, £6 8s Bd' (£2 2s 6d); same v. H. Bevan, £5 9s 6d (£1 12s 6d); same v. Whaka Tutu, £9 17s 8d (£2 2s 6d); Howe and Howe Giles v. R. Hayward, £33 10s (£3 7s 6d); R. Wilson v. H. Hill, £ll 18s 3d (£4 16s); Farmers’ Meat Company v. S. S. Wills, £5 3s (£1 17s 6d).- - - ■ . ' ■

On- judgment summonses the following orders were made: M. Owen to pay H. Colson £l2 6s lOd (£1 Is), in default 12 days’ imprisonment; Roy Hayward to pay W.W. Davy £lO 17s 3d (£1 Is), in default 11 days’ imprisonment; Ronald Bull to pay E. Morris Ltd. £l9 Ils 6d (£1 Is), in’ default 20 days’ imprisonment; Aka Manu to pay : W. V. Patterson £5 12s 6d, in default six days’ imprisonment; R. Wills to pay. J- P- Cleaver £8 3s lid (15s 6d), in default eight days’ imprisonment’; R. Wills to pay J. B. Laurenson £4 4s, in default four days’ imprisonment; R. Cheeseman to pay L. G. Pearce £2 10s, in default two days’ imprisonment; P. Whyte to pay the Farmers’ Meat Company £4 6s 6d, in default four days’’ imprisonment. HAWERA HIGH SCHOOL DANCE. FEILDING BOYS ENTERTAINED. To entertain the cricketers from the Feilding Agricultural High School an enjoyable social and dance was given by the pupils of the' Hawera High School in the Rewa rooms, Hawera, on Tues-day-evening. For several years this annual contest had been held and Iras always been waged in the friendliest spirit, said the principal, Mr. A. Gray, in extending an official welcome to the visitors and expressing. thanks to them. He regretted that owing to his retirement this was the last such, match he would see as, principal of the school. Replies for the visitors were made by Messrs. S. LeitchJ head prefect, and R. Burgess, captain of the team, after which Mr. B. Thomas replied on behalf of the Hawera team. The Feilding team returned by yesterday’s- mail train. ADVERTISERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS. Smith and Trim Ltd., Hawera, advertise particulars of their mart sales for to-day in Nolan’s Buildings at 11 a.m. of a Buick touring car, 350 battens, fruit, pungas and ferns, and at 11.30, continuing at 1-30, consignment from ocuntry store of surplus drapery and hardware stocks. G. H.. Perry and Co. advertise particulars of sales by auction of fruit, produce, furniture, drapery, clothing, toys and fancy goods to-day at 1.15 p.m. at their rooms, High Street, Hawera. A Stratford company will present “In Old Arabia” at Manaia on Tuesday next and the proceeds will be devoted to the Christmas cheer fund. This production met with distinct success when it was staged at Stratford and offers high class entertainment at low prices. “The Pirates of Penzance” will be presented in the Hawera Opera House tonight by the girls of the Hawera High School.