PATEA PLUNKET AFFAIRS

Taranaki Daily News, 24 January 1933, Page 10

PATEA PLUNKET AFFAIRS

PARTY TO AID KARITANE. At the monthly meeting of the Patea Plunket Society on Friday an autographed photograph of the founder, Sir Truby King, was exhibited. Mrs. P. Ingley’s offer to have it framed was accepted. Mrs. T. E. Roberts presided at the meeting.' . As the cost of maintaining the Karitane hospital at Wanganui was largely borne by Wanganui, although the branches over a wide field took advantage of it, it was felt that a larger measure of support should be given. To this end a garden party was proposed, February 8 being chosen as the most suitable date. The gardens at the vicarage with “Fallowfield” opposite were ideal and were made available by the generosity of Mrs. W. H. Walton and Mrs. W. F. Sheild. Th nurse (Miss A. Horrell) reported: Babies on books 50, older children 47, total 97; new cases for December, toothers 2, babies 2, others 2, total 6; visits to office, 8 days, adults 61, babies 52, children 8, total 121; visits to homes, new 10, old 36, total 46; visits to outstations, 14 days, adults 74, babies 75, children 19, total 168. The scales at Waitotara were much appreciated by the mothers and nurse. Sales totalled £lO ss. HAWERA DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB. BOOTH WINS BRUNETTE CUP. i Members of the Hawera Rifle Club fired for the Brunette Cup on Saturday over 500 and 600 yards. Conditions were very bad "owing to a choppy wind and rain. Vice-president E. J. Booth and Rflmn. J. Vinton were top scorers with 88. Details are:—

Members will fire for the E. J. Booth trophy on Saturday next over 300 and 500 yards.' WAVERLEY PIONEER’S DEATH. MR. T. lON 67 YEARS AT KOHI. At the age of 93 Mr. Thomas lon died yesterday morning at Kohi, where he has resided for 67 years. His death removes from the district one who knew it and its history better, through personal experience, than practically anyone else. Mr. lon was born in Westmoreland in 1840 and came to New Zealand when he was 21 years of age. For some .years he was goldmining in the South Island. Later he went to the mines in Australli, where he spent some years. About 1866 Mr. lon gave up the hazardous life of the goldfields and returned to New Zealand to take land at Kohi, near Waverley. On one occasion, Mr. lon used to tell, he walked from Wanganui to.his farm, about 35 miles, in one day, swimming across the Waitotara River on the way. Waverley at that time was covered by bush and the present little old fire brigade building stood where now the nursing home is, and was the pride, of all the countryside—it was the: town hall. Barley and other grain crops flourished under Mr. lon’s care and in connection with the sale of this produce he made several more trips across the Tasman. In all he made seven trips to Australia. Mr. lon was a keen bowler for a number of years until a physical infirmity necessitated his giving up the game. Racing was a sport in which he was always keenly interested. Mr. lon did not marry and dies greatly respected by all who knew him, the last of his family. __ WAVERLEY BEACH CAMP. RUAPEHU SKI CLUB VISITORS. The Ruapehu Ski Club held a camp over the week-end at the Waverley beach, Mr. Angus McPherson, Waverley, being the organiser. From New Plymouth there were Messrs W. Groombridge and R. Whitwell, from Wanganui Mr. and Mrs. E. Cole, Misses McKirdy, R. Bassett, E. Werry, J. Werry, H. Bas-sett-Smith, F. Shaw, M. Peek and P. Bond, Messrs M. Bignell and D. Cole. On Saturday night a dance was held in the cook-house, which had been decorated with a quantity of greenery and some originality. Sunday was spent in walking and swimming during the brief spells when the downpour of rain cleared. A warm-sun yesterday soion dried wet clothes and provided the party .with opportunity for more athletic achievement. i Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Sperring and Miss .Moore, Wanganui, were also camped at the beach over the week-end. Miss Marj. Manson, Invercargill, arrived yesterday to stay a few days in camp with Miss, J. Palmer. Several local residents are still in their usual camps. An increase in the number of visiting campers. haS been noticeable this year though the fact that the beach is six . miles off the main road discourages many touring parties from exploring its possibilities. PATEA PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. A.- H. Langslow is on a holiday tour in the Hawke’s Bay district. The Rev. A. W. Smaill has returned from the South Island. Mr. T. Floyd has returned from a camping holiday in the New Plymouth district. AUROA PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. S. Millar, Oeo Rogd, is an inmate of Hawera hospital. . Mrs. Evans, teacher at the Tariki school, has been visiting friends at Auroa. " Mr. Tom Evans, formerly of Auroa, was successful in gaining the first section of the LL.B, degree. Miss Ida Bleakley is spending a holiday with her sister, Mrs. Cave. A party including Mr. Buxton, Mr. Sandford and Mr. Sheerin have gone on a fishing excursion to Mokau. Mrs. Freyne and Miss Freyne, Hawera, have been visiting Mr. J. Freyne. Mrs. T. Ross and Miss Vera King are camping on the Opunake beach. TE KIRI PERSONAL NEWS. Mr. George Tindle, Hamilton,, is staying with his brother, Mr. F. Tindle. Mr. Jack Connel, of the Blind Institute, Auckland, is visiting friends at Te Kiri. Mrs. Grainger is progressing well after her operation, but is still in the Kaponga hospital. i Miss Abraham is a guest of Mrs. Hodges,

.. . PERSONAL ITEMS. Canon C. H. Grant Cowen, St. Matthew’s, Auckland,, left for New Plymouth yesterday after a brief holiday visit to Hawera. The canon was vicar of St. Mary’s, Hawera, during the war. Mr. H.' T. Lovell, Hawera, left on Friday by the s.s. Rarigitata for London on a short business trip. He is accompanied by Miss Sheila Lovell. GENERAL ITEMS. .< Flood Bursts Dam. The heavy rain on Sunday afternoon burst a small dam on the property of Mr. D. McMillan about a quarter of a mile north of Mokoia. The dam was full to overflowing by 4 p.m. and then the retaining wall gave way. There was a rush of water about five feet across the road on which, there was fortunately, no traffic at the time. Cars were held up . briefly , . till the water flowed away. The dam was used as a swimming pooh by residents. A smallerdarn situated on the property of Mr. T. E. Wilson also broke its bank, ,and carried debris for a distance down towards the Tongahoe River. Watersiders’ Picnic at Patea. Members of the New Plymouth Watersiders’ Union, their families and friends will hold their annual picnic to-morrow in the Patea Domain, where they will be joined by members of the Patea union. The event has hitherto attracted the Wanganui watersiders, who will not attend this year. Transportation of the party to and from the railway station is being done by. -residents’ cars at the Mayor’s request. Rain Damages Road. , Beach Road, which has stood up well under the, strain of holiday traffic to the Patea beach, suffered severely in the torrential downpour of Sunday. Deep fissures were scored in a few -minutes when the water in a. foaming torrent coursed from side to side down the hill, carrying shingle and metal. No property damage was done, however, as the. water disappeared as soon as it encountered the sand. A Deceptive Moon-fire. A convivial evening at Waverley on Saturday night was. breaking up when one of the departing guests noticed a sheet of flame rising across the paddocks. “ —-’s house on fire,” said everyone, and piled themselves into the waiting motor-cars. It was, not till a half mile of country lane had been traversed that the first doubt began to creep in. A few hundred yards farther and doubt bcame certainty. The low-lying clouds were touched with colour and the quarter circle of rising moon shone benignly across the landscape upon a group of mentally ruffled ladies and gentlemen engaged in turning motor-cars round in the grassy road. Good and Bad Driving. An unfortunate habit of not keeping to their own side of the road when coming over the brow of a rise or incline was mentioned by a passing motorist yesterday as a failing of many car drivers just now. Because the road was straight and open, it was supposed, these people forget the heed of care and the result as often as not was an abrupt awakening and more or less dangerous swerve. Big Lorries On Road. Seven big motor-lorries with loads of sheep aboard were passed by a motorist between Patea and Hawera yesterday. They were all two-decker loads and all extended more than the usual width for normal loads; their prevalence on the

road at this time of the year taking sheep to the freezing works entails a more special care on the part of motorists travelling on neighbouring roads, especially when these have a narrow bitumen surface strip and the road is winding. Most of the drivers . met showed com-mon-sense and ' consideration for the smaller car; ' one or two of them appeared to ignore’ his presence on the road entirely. . . . . / Relief Work Allocations, ; ' Hawera relief work is being allocated this week as. follows: A class men to have two days’ ’work yielding, 15s. B class two and a-half days yielding £1 ss, and C class four days yielding £2. The men have been distributed among the local authorities' thus: . Hawera * County Council, 31 B class, 9 C class; Hawera Borough Council, 3 A class, 12 -B class, 10 C class; Hawera Hospital Board, 3 A class, 20 B class, .5 C class; Nqrmanby Town Board, 1 B class, 6 C class; Hawera Main School. 2 C class; Tawhiti School, 1 C class; Turuturu School, 1 C class; Te Ngutu Domain Board, 1 B class, 2 C class; Ohangai School, 1 C class. |,ndflßN-axepe(upi v-stagi mbfwyp p ADVERTISERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS. Smith and Trim Ltd. will hold a special fruit sale at Hawera to-day at 1.30 p.m., when they will offer 500 cases of fruit in variety, including ■ Otago apricots.

Hep. 500 600 Tl. E. J. Booth .... 2 43 45 90 J. Vinton ... .... scr 44 44 88 R. Evans ... U 45 . 41 871 E. Uttinger ...... J 45 42 . 871 R. Shepard 3J 42 41 861 G. Cross ... ..... 4 46 39 851 A. McIntyre .... 8f 36 36 801 A. G. Robertson 41 35 801