BOTH ARMS BROKEN

Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1934, Page 10

BOTH ARMS BROKEN

ACCIDENT TO RIVERLEA BOY.

ENTANGLED IN MACHINE BELTING. A serious accident to a 15-year-old boy, Tom Hodgson, son of Captain W. S. Hodgson, Riverlea, occurred on Sunday morning. The lad was working at a milking-machine turbine and became entangled in the belt with the result that both arms were broken and the third finger of the left hand badly lacerated. The injured boy was taken to Kaponga Hospital where he was treated by Dr. J. I. Gray. The finger had to be amputated. CONCERT AT KAPUNI. PLAY-READING ENTERTAINMENT. The Kapuni Play Reading Circle presented three one-act plays at a concert last week. The first was “The Deserter” the characters being taken by Messrs. Geo. Revell, A. Burke, A. Gamlin, J. Gamlin, jnr., B. Berry and J. Mitchell. The second was “Interviews” with the parts taken by Mrs. J. S. Gamlin, Misses M. Wood, Burdess, C. Hackett and Mr. J. Mitchell. The third was “There’s No Place Like Home,” the cast being Misses M. Wood, Marie Cave, Maria Mitchell, Edna Treanor and Messrs I. J. Stevenson and J. S. Gamlin. A banjo-mandolin solo was contributed by Miss M. Cave and songs by Miss J. Rogers, I. Andreoli, J. Mitchell and Ashley Burke. The accompanists were Miss M. Wood, Mrs. I. Andreoli and Mr. Whalen. Music for dancing was played by Messrs M. Whalen, B. Eliason and E. Austin. Mr. J. Mitchell thanked all who had helped, especially Messrs F. Crossley and E. G. Lambert for assistance with stage fitting and lighting. FRONTIERSMEN AT HAWERA. M SQUADRON MEETING. More than 30 members, from Eltham, Stratford and Ohawe troops, of the M Squadron of the Legion of Frontiersmen met at Hawera last week. Major J. C. Findlater, acting New Zealand-Com-mandant, was present and gave an address on the progress of troops recently formed in the South Island. With Lieutenant E. A. Langely in the chair a smoke concert was held after the meeting.

Musical items were given and a short toast list honoured as follows: “The King,” “The 9000,” (Major Findlater); “N.Z. Headquarters” (Capt. RickettsMajor Findlater); “Army, Navy and Air Force” (Trooper Packard-Lieut. Camcross); “The Ladies” (Sergt. McGarrigleSergt. Davis). Sergeant Briggs contributed songs and Lieut. Camcross a recitation. Mr. Billows was accompanist.

TESTING BRAKES AND LIGHTS.

HAWERA INSPECTOR’S FIGURES.

Very satisfactory results at Hawera from the recent check on lights and brakes were reported to the Hawera Borough Council last night by the inspector (Mr. L. Hunt). Seven days were spent on the road at various intersections, averaging about three hours a day, reported the inspector. On the Thursday and Saturday five hours was devoted to the work each day, and a man was employed to hold traffic while licenses, brakes and lights were checked. A total of 613 vehicles was stopped and of these 415 had either certificates or stickers and 177 were not carrying either. Thirty-one car brakes were tested and only five were found in bad condition. These had since been attended to. During the month, concluded the report, a total of almost 700 discs was issued. KAPONGA FLOWER SHOW. METHODIST EVENT ON FRIDAY. The 12th annual spring flower show organised by the Kaponga Methodist Church opens at the town hall on Friday afternoon and will continue throughout the afternoon and evening. Entries are coming to hand freely and this year’s display should be well worth seeing. The Hockin Daffodill Challenge Cup and the Spring Show Rose Bowl are again to be competed for as well as a liberal number of special prizes. Special attention has been paid to the. school section which will comprise a section for decorative, drawing, writing, essays, cooking and a general section. The stalls will again be a feature of the show, and at the evening session there is to be the school choir contest. “FLYING DOWN TO RIO.” OPERA HOUSE ATTRACTION. Beautiful motion picture chorus girls have been insured for their faces, their figures and their limbs and hands, but those who appear in “Flying Down to Rio,” which opens a two-day season at the Hawera Opera House to-day, set a new precedent by having to be insured for their lives! The production is climaxed by the complete staging of a girl show in mid-air, the performers enacting their roles and their dances on the wings of ’planes soaring aloft over Rio de Janiero. The story, dealing with the adventures of an American jazz band leader in Brazil and his romance with a beautiful native girl is enacted by Gene Raymond, Dolores Del Rio, Paul Roulien, with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the comedy relief ADVERTISERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS. One or two alterations have been made in the arrangements for plays to be presented at the British Drama League Festival, beginning at St. Joseph’s Hall, Hawera, to-night The order is now: Tuesday night, “Peter and the Clock,” “Flickering Lights,” “Knight to Move” and “The Playgoers.” Wednesday, “An Evening on Dartmoor,” “The Rehearsal,” “Kestrel Edge” and “The Signal.” Thursday, “Snobs,” “The Old Lady Shows Her Medals,” and “In the Library.” Demonstrations of the Fertility harrow will be given at Mr. V. H. Adlams farm, Inaha, and Mr. A. Agostinelli’s property, Mokoia, to-morrow at 1.15 and 3 p.m. Particulars are advertised.

Smith and Trim, Ltd., advertise particulars of sale of household furniture and effects Which they will sell on account of Mrs. Allan, at her house, Turuturu Road, Hawera, at 1.30 p.m. to-mor-row. As Mrs. Allan is leaving the district every tiring is to be cleared.