REPAIRS TO HAWERA SHOP

Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1933, Page 10

REPAIRS TO HAWERA SHOP

B. A. FAMA CLAIMS £33 BALANCE. DECISION RESERVED AT HAWERA. Disputes over the payment for alterations to the Hawera premises of E. Morris, Ltd., jewellers, formed the basis of an action in the Hawera Magistrate’s Court yesterday, judgment on which was reserved by Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M. B. A. Fama, builder and contractor, sued E. Morris, Ltd., for £33 15s. 6d. as the balance of remuneration for work done by Fama, plus 10 per cent, commission on other expenditure on work done allegedly under his supervision. The case for Fama, for whom Mr. P. J. O’Dea appeared, was that when E. Morris, Ltd., moved from one shop to another Fama was commissioned to make necessary alterations to the second shop. He charged his own time and supervised other work on which he claimed he was entitled to his 10 per cent, commission. The electrical work and signwriting were not supervised by him, so he did not make any claim on those items. The reason why no definite price was stated in his agreement with Mrs. Hostick, the director of the company, was that it was 1 not possible to forecast the materials : that would be used. It was a trade cus- . tom to charge 10 per cent, on the total ; cost of the job, including materials. Fama , drew plans for the work. The defence put forward by Mr. W. Middleton was that Fama was engaged ; as a carpenter at 2s. 6d. an hour, and that no agreement to pay commission or anything else existed. The number of hours worked was disputed, as was the amount already paid to Fama. A further defence that Fama had had secret commissions was withdrawn. OKAIAWA SALE OF WORK. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FAIR. ; • i Success attended the annual Presby- j terian fancy fair and sale of work at ; Okaiawa on Wednesday. The efficient organisation was effected by a commit- ; tee under the leadership of Miss E. ( Washer. The stalls were in charge of the following: Sweets, Miss W. Oldfield, Misses M. Giacometti and J. Joyce; cakes,'Mrs. j Penny and Miss Oughton; produce, Mrs. . Williams and Mrs. G. Preece; hoop-la, Misses E. Wards and E. Cameron; bran j tub, Mrs. G. Oldfield. The afternoon tea < and supper stall did excellent business t all day. , Winners of .competitions were:— ( Jumper (white): Miss J. Joyce 1, Miss ( E. Cameron 2. q Beret and scarf: Miss E. Cameron L Men’s socks:, Mrs. Wards 1, Miss M. " Washer 2. Article for infant: Mrs. T. J. Allan 1, Miss E. Wards 2. Novelty article: Mrs. Tilly 1, Mrs. H. Penny 2. Apron: Miss Ema Ward 1, Miss E. Ward 2. Linen supper cloth: Miss M. Giacometti and Mrs. G. McCallum (equal) 1, Miss C. Sutherland 3. Knitted article for boys: D. Close 1. Doll: Mr. M. Claluna. Cushion: Mrs. A. Sutherland. Sweets: Master J. Kavanagh. Cake: Mesdames G. Preece, D. Edwards and Miss D. Crosbie. Entrance prize: Margaret Barclay. Shirt: Mrs. G. Preece, sen. Sheep: G. Hollis 1, Ward and Co. 2, J. Shearer 3. Nail-driving: Mrs. H. Cameron and Mr. W. G. Williams. Candle-lighting: Miss Ethel Wards. Results of the knitting competition, supervised by Misses E. Cameron and F. Sutherland, were:— Jumper: Jessie Joyce 1, Miss E. Cameron 2. Beret or scarf: Miss E. Cameron 1. Men’s socks, fancy: Miss Wards 1, Miss M. Washer 2. Article for infant under one year: Mrs. T. J. Allan 1, Miss E. Ward 2. Novelty article: Mrs. Tilly 1, Mrs. H. R. Penny 2. Worked apron: Miss Erna Ward 1, Miss Elsie Ward 2. T linen supper-cloth, worked in colours: Misc M. Giacometti and Mrs. G. McCallum equal'!, Miss C. Sutherland 2. Knitted article for children trader 12 years: D. Close 1. During the evening an attractive concert programme was given, the items being: Piano solo, Mrs. A. M. Young; recitation, Miss Norma Nixon; song, Mr. Tilly; piano duet, Misses E. Cameron and F. Sutherland; song, Mr. J. Edmondston; Irish jig, Master S. Naim. GOLF MATCH AT MANAIA. HAWERA MEN’S TEAM BEATEN. The Manaia golf team defeated a Hawera team at Manaia on Wednesday by four matches to one, three being squared. Following are the detailed results, the Manaia players being mentioned first:— Armitage and Young defeated Ward and Hay-Mackenzie 2 and 1. Davies and Butler defeated Blair and Snowsill 1 up. Instone and Walker lost to Dalgetty senr. and Vinnicombe. Miller and Ryan all square with Cullen and Dingle. McKay and Spooner defeated Stewart and Robb senr. 4 and 3. Hammonds and Ekdahl all square with Dalgetty junr. and Robb junr. V. and C. Hobday defeated Harrop and Morrissey 7 and 5. Ryan and Gamlin all square with Zinsli and Spedding. HAWERA OPERA HOUSE. ‘’THE MIDSHIPMAID” LAST NIGHT. When a merry mermaid in the shape of a very pretty young lady, who possesses “it, that and everything” to a surprising degree, boards a warship at Malta and proceeds to exude a little of her personality amongst the ward-room officers, is it any wonder that the sea gets rough and there is more excitement than a mutiny aboard? This is the funny situation in which Jessie Matthews, 1 whimsical little star, is found in “The j Midshipmaid.” She is out on a naval : economy rampage with her father (Fred ] Kerr), a “busy-body” of a politician who is sent to inquire into naval economies, ] more to get him out of the road than to ] further the interest of the Government, j which provokes much laughter in a film which is nothing less than a series of comical happenings. “The Midshipmaid” will be screened finally to-night at the Hawera Opera House. Another brisk English comedy will commence its season at the matinee to- r morrow. This is “The Love Contract,” ] in which Owen Nares and Winifred Shot- j ter are starred. Bright dialogue, swift f action and two or three tuneful musical j numbers make it one of the brightest j shows seen at Hawera for a long time. ( The teaming of Miss Shotter and Nares ' t is a new one, but it is sure to find fav- j our as both have been papular with other - combinations. S