EGMONT SHOWGROUND DEBT

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1934, Page 10

EGMONT SHOWGROUND DEBT

£5OOO CHEQUE FOR MR. ARUNDELL.

ASSOCIATION HAS £3511 IN CASH.

When a cheque for £5254 4s 6d is paid over to Mr. W.' J. Arundell, New Plymouth, on Wednesday the Egmont A. and P. Association will reduce the mortgage on the showgrounds at Hawera from £lO,OOO to £l5OO. This is the largest cheque ever written by the association and easily the most important. The secretary, Mr. R. McCay, reported that the association already has £3511 in cash, which has been contributed by the public. The total amount of provincial donations is £3906 but at once the association can pay the £5OOO necessary to take advantage of Mr. Arundell’s offer to give the other £5OOO of his mortgage as a- donation to the association. Mr. J. Winks has come forward with an offer to: lend the association the balance of £l5OO on mortgage at; 5 per cent, for five years. The association can repay this in multiples of £lOO at any time without notice.

' The odd £254 4s 6d to be paid on Wednesday is interest owing on the mortgage. The large cheque will be paid at Stratford.

The general committee was advised yesterday by the Hawera’ Borough Council that while it could not remit any of the rates owing it would make a donation of £25 towards the reduction of the association’s indebtedness. Thanks were accorded the borough council and Mr. Winks.

NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW AWARDS. SOUTH TARANAKI SUCCESSES. Sections at the national flower show, Palmerston North, in which South Taranaki exhibitors met with success include the following gladioli classes:— Open class, three seedlings: G. W. E. Brogden (Hawera) 1, P. Burns (Wanganui) 2. Amateur class, six spikes, distinct varieties: L. E. Bell (Normanby) 1, M. Moorby 2. Three spikes, any varieties: H. Goodall (Bulls) 1, L. E. Bell (Normanby) 2. Amateur champion bloom: L. E. Bell’s Lighthouse. ■ MAORI’S TELL-TALE HIP-POCKET. THEFT OF BEER AT HAWERA. The sight of a bottle of beer protruding from a Maori’s hip-pocket in High Street, Hawera, on Thursday night led Sergeant Henry to question the man. Asked where he obtained the liquor, the Maori, Kqrere Katene, Normanby, said he had taken it from a car, and later at the police station gave a statement to that effect. He was charged with the theft of the beer at Hawera yesterday before Messrs. E. ■ J. Dixon and G. H. Buckeridge, justices of the peace, and pleaded not guilty, saying that a friend had left the beer in the car for him. A fine of £l, in default one week’s imprisonment, was imposed, and Katene was given until to-day to find the money. The beer was confiscated. INCREASE IN TOURISTS. VISITORS TO SOUTH TARANAKI. There was a greater influx of tourists to South Taranaki during the last,holidays than has been the , case for some years. General satisfaction was expressed with the attractions of the district. Reporting to the South Taranaki Automobile Association last night the service officer, Mr. J. McKee, said every day had a large number of automobile association members calling to get particulars of roads in the North and South Islands. There were visitors from America and Scotland, and all parts of Nev/ Zealand. Many of the visitors complimented South Taranaki on its sign-post-ing, and those who spent some time in Taranaki were delighted with the beautiful district. , A number, on his advice; visited PukeMoko Gorge, Tangarakau Gorge and other places of scenic beauty. In the camp sites he met many happy campers, everyone was pleased with the camps. Campers expressed their appreciation of the courtesy extended them by the custodians.

EGMONT SHOW AFFAIRS. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING. Revision of the schedule was considered by the general committee of ths Egmont A. and P. Association yesterday. Alterations in detail were made. A suggestion that the parade should make a further circuit of the ring instead of forming up as at present was not adopted. It was decided to give prize ribbons at the time of judging and that, prize tickets be put on the pens by the stewards. A class for ponies between 14 hands and 14.2 was inserted, Mr. W. McL’Dowie offering a prize for the class. Messrs. W. J. Bason (Makirikiri), E. Foden (Hawera), H. L. Forsyth and J. B. Harrop (Pihama) were elected members. The following life members were elected: Messrs. Ron. Bremer (Pukengahu), S. Farquhar junr. (Awatuna), J. Fraser sent. (Hawera), E. J. Hurley (Normanby), J. B. Huston (Kakaramea), A. F. Langford (Kapuni), G. L. and L’ A. Newell (Fraser Road), and George Preece junr. and L. Preece (Matapu). Messrs. W. A. Hewitt and C. G. Trotter wrote that they did not wish to become life members of the association. Their donations had been given to assist in reducing the association’s indebtedness and not with any other object. OPERA HOUSE TALKIES. "THE WORKING MAN” . SEASON. "The Working Man,” which was held over at Palmerston North for an extended season, will open a season for four nights and four matinees at the Hawera Opera House to-day. Arliss has the role of John Reeves, one of the biggest shoe manufacturers in the United States. Hartland is another. They both loved the same girl, and Hartland won her. In business they are friendly enemies—until Hartland dies. It robs Reeves of some of the zest, and he becomes perturbed when he sees the Hartland business beginning to fail. The Reeves business flourishes the more on that account, of course. »Reeves takes a holiday, happens to meet Hartland’s son and daughter on their own yacht, and with fine chivalry he sets about getting the Hartland business back on the rails. Another Walt. Disney colour pantomime, “Three Little Pigs,” will also be presented. Seats may be reserved at Miss Blake’s.