HAWERA WELSH SOCIETY

Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1933, Page 10

HAWERA WELSH SOCIETY

FIRST ANNUAL MEETING HELD. GOOD PROGRESS REPORTED. The annual meeting of the Hawera and District Welsh Society was held at Hawera last night. The Rev. H. Whitby James presided over a good attendance. The annual report stated that the society was formed at Hawera on October 11 last. During the past year several successful meetings had been held, including a celebration of Dewi Sant on March 3, when the society entertained two delegates from the Wellington Welsh Society, Mesdames Willman and Webber. An address was given by the chairman on St. David of Wales, and a Welsh ad-. dress was given by Mr. Owen Jones, A letter was received from Lady Bledisloe congratulating the society on its formation, and wishing it success. The Rev. and Mrs. H. Whitby James were the guests of honour at the meeting of the Wellington Welsh Society on May 11, and conveyed the society’s greetings to that body. A dance was held at Hawera ' on June 2. The membership of the society at present was 55. The society had had the pleasure of welcoming visitors from Wellington and New Plymouth during the year. The financial position was satisfactory for the first year of the society’s existence, said the treasurer, Mr. E. Beech. The dance had unfortunately coincided with a long night at Hawera told the St. David’s Day function was free to members. Despite a debit balance they hoped for a considerable improvement in the coming year. , n t The subscription was fixed at 2s od for men and Is for ladies. .-. • Officers elected were: Chairman, the Rev. H. Whitby James; secretary, Mr. S. F. Prosser; treasurer, Mr. E. Beech; committee, Mesdames J. H. Elmes, Edward Evans, W. R. Shaw, F. Meredith, Messrs- Owen James and O. T. Parry. Mr. Owen Jones gave a welcome in Welsh and Mr. Whitby. James gave a talk on some characteristics of the 'Welsh and the aims of the society. ‘ The meeting was interspersed with items, those contributing being: Songs, Mr. A. E. Morris and Mrs. J. A. Duffill; recitations, Mrs. J. C. Robb; pianoforte solos, Miss Vera Beech; violin solos, Mr. C. Shore. Mrs. Beech played the accompaniments. Supper and a short dance followed. HAWERA WINS BASKETBALL. ANNUAL GAME WITH FEILDING. The Hawera Technical High School basketball team beat the Feilding Agricultural High School side by 18 goals to 10 in the annual match at Hawera yesterday. The half-time score, was 12.5. both sides passing and throwing welL It was a good display of the game, In the first spell Hawera, with better combination and some sure''goal throwing, secured a handy lead. • The Feilding girls found their feet in the second half and scored almost as many goals as their opponents. tPSTYto WPT'P!—• Feilding: Forwards, D. Burgess, M. Leitch, P. Fitzgerald; centres, M. Te Punga, D. Hunt, M. Gibson; backs, N. Williamson, D. Wild, D. Bridgeman. Hawera: Forwards, P. Murray, S. Bertie, M. Nicholas; centres, F. Wills, Z. Tocker, O. McAnerin; backs, P. Brown, E. Kelson, M. Rudge. PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. E. Long, chairman of the Waimate West County Council, has received notice of his appointment to No. 7 District Highways Council. 1 ' . . . . Sympathy with Mr. le Fleming in his illness was expressed by the Waimate West County Council yesterday. GENERAL ITEMS. Dairy Produce Market. The Hawera office of the New Zea J a ” d Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., has received the following cabled advice from London: —“Butter, 77s to 78. Cheese, white, 495, coloured 50s to Sis. Very slow.” Injuries to Relief Workers. Two relief workers at Hawera received injuries recently, one by falling ftom a lorry and 'the other by accidentally striking his foot with a pick. Both men are expected to be back at work within week. Wrestlers Matched. “Whiskers” Blake and Gus. Romberg have been matched to wrestle at Hawera on July 26. Pennies Mount Up. The weekly contributions of one penny per member to the funds of the Hawera Self-Help Club have amounted to 10s, it was stated at the meeting of unemployed on Wednesday night. e sum represents contributions over a period of 60 weeks.

RECORD BUTTER-FAT YEAR. WAIMATE EXPERIMENTAL FARM. That the season had proved a record ! for' butter-fat production was reported to the Waimate West Experimental Farm . Committee at, the', monthly meeting yes- | terday. The total up to the .end of May, 1933, it was stated, was 16,4781 b., as against 15,9341 b. for the corresponding I period last year, while it was estimated that tire final total for the season would | be about 16;6001b., as against the pre- > vious best total of 16,2401 b. in 1926-27. I The herd was being fed with a big load of hay and ensilage daily. j Pastures, particularly the 24 acres • closed for early grass, were looking particularly well. Feeding out, as far as •was possible, was being performed on the small paddocks which had been excepted in other years. ; 1 I The whole of the pasture land, with '

the exception of the experimental areas, had been top-dressed with super, and all paddocks had been tripod-harrowed. Oats were coming away nicely, and the rest of the lucerne paddock had been 'given a dressing of super. Hedges had . been cut during the month. I Eight cows were being milked and stock on hand included 53 cows, 12 heifers, 12 weaners and 30 pigs. I Mr. J. Rodie was re-appointed . hon- > orary .auditor. I Accounts totalling £ll4 Is 8d were I passed for payment. I It was left to the chairman and manager to investigate the cost of installing I a better milk-cooling system at the farm I and’ report to the next meeting. ] 1 The manager was given leave to pur- 1 Phasa five gallons of tar for preserving , an iron fence. Those present at the meeting were t Messrs. J. M. Smith (chair), T. Mourie, t IJ. Leslie and T. A. Bridge. <