KAPONGA ROOT CROPS

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1935, Page 10

KAPONGA ROOT CROPS

5 FARMERS’ UNION COMPETITION. Entries in the root crop competitions of the Kaponga branch of the Fanners’ Union were judged by Mr. C. Haynes, Departmen' of Agriculture, on Thursday. Details are:— , ’ ’ SWEDES. ' <

PERSONAL ITEMS. The Hon. S. G. Smith, Minister of Education and Employment, will officially open the South Taranaki Winter Show on behalf of the Government on Tuesday. In the morning he will pay official visits to the primary schools and to the Hawera Technical High School. GENERAL ITEMS. , h , ■' 7.. 'i Riding Without Lights.' Charged with riding bicycles without lights, John Crompton, Henry Bryant, James Hotter, Fred Christiesen and John H. Wright were each fined 5s with costs IQs in each case by Mr. W. H. Woodward, S.M., in the Hawera Magistrate’s Court yesterday. A Case of Bad Luck. , L, Des Forges was convicted and discharged on a charge of allowing a chimney at his residence in Victor: Street to catch fire by Mr. W. H. Woodward, S.M., in the Hawera Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The information was laid by the borough inspector, Mr. L. Hunt, who said that Des Forges had been informed when he entered the house five months previously that the chimneys had been swept. Des Forges had since had them swept. “It seems purely a case of bad luck,” said Mr. Woodward. Civil Cases at Hawera. Judgment for plaintiff was given by Mr. W. H. Woodward, S.M., in the following undefended civil case at the Hawera Magistrate’"Court yesterday: Autoreckers v. F. Goodwin, £3 Os 3d (costs 23s 6d). On a judgment summons D. Hannah was ordered to pay E. Morris Ltd. £2 Os 6d, in default three days’ imprisonment. Normanby Flag Five Hundred. Members of the Normanby Women’s Institute gave a flag five hundred evening in the town hall on Tuesday,/When a large number of players competed. Prizes were won by Mesdames Adams and V. F. Howell, and Messrs. Minhinnick and Tonga. ’ ■ ADVERTISERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS. A euchre party and dance will be held in the Matapu hall on Tuesday. Particulars are advertised. A social and gift evening willj, be tendered Miss Phyllis Ward in the Tokaora hall on Monday, June 24. Particulars are advertised. Smith and Trim Ltd. advertise particulars of mart sales at Hawera to-day at 11 a.m. of fruit, including lemony and marmalade oranges, potatoes, etc, and at 1.3 Q pan. of poultry, including Brown Leghorn laying pullets, horse carrots, timber and builders’ material, furniture, including piano without reserve, and sundries. The firm will also sell household furniture and effects at Manaia on Tuesday, June 25, at 2 p.m. on account of Mrs. W. J. Browp, as advertised. A Hibernian ball at Hawera will be held in St. Joseph’s Hall, Milmoe Street, on Wednesday. Two waltzing competitions will be held at the Fraser Road Cricket Club dance on July 1. One will be for open competition an< the other will be a maiden contest. Old-time, modern and novelty dances will be held and Stewart Gordon will be heard in novelty numbers. A free bus will fuil from Eltham.

£ 3 a i § ■ O’ T3 £ D. Malone ... 51.18 1031 7 7 117J J. Buckford . 46.18' 934 8 8 1091 M. Scanlon .. 38.11 77 8 8 93 G. F. Cox 25.14 51 7 7 65 CABROTS. * J. Kaiser 59.6 .118 8 8 134 G. F. Cox .... 54 108 8 7 123 .„ • MANGOLDS. G. Gibson . . . 100.6 200 ‘ 9 9 218 J. Brown .... 85.15 171J 8 8 1871 J. W. Gardner 68.13, 137 8 7 152 The mangold . crop of Mr. E. J. Betts, Qkaiawa, was 108.1, 216, 9, 9, also 234. judged as follows: