Local And General

Te Puke Times, 23 September 1932, Page 2

Local And General

Parliament was duly opened on Thursday afternoon. The Presbyterian young people’s annual concert will be held on October 21st.

The Te Puke Rugby Union has notified the Tauranga Union that they are unable to send a team to Tauranga to challenge for the Mclntosh Shield.

Mr P. J. Jones, agent for the N.Z. Co-operative Pig Marketing Association notifies on our fourth page that he will 'receive pigs on eaoh Tuesday, commencing next week.

As a result of the recent earthquake in Gisborne, the arrangements for the famous singer,

Galli-Curci, to give a oonoert at Rotorua on October 24th, have been canoe lied The shake n ecessi-

tated an alteration in the singer’s plans.

The N. Z. Loan and Mercantile Co. will hold its stock and annual bull sale in the Te Puke yards on Tuesday next. The entries will include in addition to 50 pedigree and grade bulls, fat and forward oows, store cows, year bullooks, springing cows and heifers and 50 store and weaner pigs. No less than fifteen dogs are reported to have died from poisoning at OhinetUutu sinoe Sunday last, whilst others have had to be nursed back to health. Rewards are being offered for information leading to. the conviction of the person responsible.. The result of the Town Board election held at Mt Maunganui, was as follows : E. 0. Banks 106, E. 0. Banks junr. 88, W. H. Howard 86, J. R, Tait 85, F. P. Ben nett 82, D. P. Bain 82, G. Jones 71, J. Kimber 68, 0. J. West 54, C B. Miller 54, R. Stewart 36. The first seven were elected.

Whilst engaged carrying out some clearing wort on a swamp at Pongakawa this week, some of the unemployed from the camp located in the vicinity, made an interesting discovery in the shape of an anoient Maori canoe buried about six inches beneath the sur face of the earth. The canoe was not in a good state of preservation. Close by were the stones of an old Maori oven. At a meeting of the Mt.Maunganui Surf and Life Saving Club last Monday evening, a letter was received From the Public Works Department, Tauranga, advising acceptance of the tender submitted by the Club for the purchase of the office building at the Mount workshops. The members of the olub propose to use the office for a clubhouse. As the building would require certain alterations, it was decided to open a subscription list in order to raise money to defray the cost. The unemployment camp on the Te Puke Flax Go’s, property at Pongakawa now contains 52 members who afe engaged in the work of draining/and clearing. The camp is considered one of the best in Ne\y Zealand. The accommodation/ is excellent, and the meahJ provided by Mr Steer, the caterer, give every satisfaction.ythe i*od being good and plentiful. A fine large dining room with the electric light installed enables the men to have their meals in comfort i whilst the evenings are spent in j reading or with cards. As one | elderly man stated “It is a home away from home.” Mr Jensen is in charge of the camp and under his tactful management everything runs smoothly. For diversity and attractiveness this week’s issue of the N.Z, Sporting and Dramatic Review is unsurpassed.. An outstanding feature is the Auckland mystery train’s excursion to Fernlelgh. The ladies’ golf club championship at Middlemore is dealt with in comprehensive series. Special attention is focussed on a print of Rugby players of 1893. For cricketers there is an artistic poga of the Yorkshire-Notts match, and racing enthusiasts will be interested id views of England’s race courses. Sootal, Btage and cinema have an attractive representatation, The centre pages devoted to events at Home, including the King arid 9ueeu at Cowes.

The Foresters, Lodge will hold a social and dance in St Andrew’s Hall on Monday evening next. At meeting of the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce last Monday a * lengthy discussion took J place on the question of the j amalgamation of electricity .supply authorities in the district. A motion, moved by Mr Washer— That in the opinion of this Chamber, the amalgamation of the Electricity Supply Authorities in this district is not desirable at the present juncture—was carried. An interesting exhibition of boxing is to be given in the Pongakawa Hall on Monday evening next by members of the Pongakawa Boxing and Gymnasium Club and it will no doubt draw a large attendance. Ladies are especially invited to witness tbe scientific display to be given by Mr Chatfield’s pupils. A dance will follow. Further particulars will be.found elsewhere. A horse ridden by Miss Jennings, of Awakaponga, was killed through colliding with a motor carat Matata on Sunday night last. It appears that the horse got out of control and while galloping round the corner beyond the Matata Post Office ran into a car travelling in the opposite direction. The horse mounted the front of the car and came in contact with the wind screen, Which gashed the animal’s throat to such an extent that it immedi ately succumbed. The rider was thrown on to the road and suffered body injury. She was conveyed to the Whakatane Hospital where we understand, she is making favourable recovery. Beyond a broken windscreen and twisted mudguards the car. was not damaged as a result of the accident.—Press.

Tbe Rev A. L. Witheford had a number of entries in the Daffodil section at the Tauranga Spring Flower Show, held on Tuesday last. In trumpet daffodils he received four second awards, Mr D. H. Corrigan carrying off the first prizes. For the Incortfparabilis, Mr Witheford gained two firsts and one seoond and Mr Corrigan one first and two seconds. The competition in the Leedsi variety resulted in Mr Corrigan getting two firsts and Mr Witheford two Seconds. In Triandrus Hybrids, three Varieties, Mr Corrigan was first and Mr Witheford seoond. For a collection, the same order was observed. Mr Witheford was awarded the championship for the best daffodil other v than trumpet for a Leedsi named "The Duchess.”