The Te Puke Times TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1935 Local And General

Te Puke Times, 7 May 1935, Page 2

The Te Puke Times TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1935 Local And General

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Go., acting under instructions from the trustees in the estate of the late Mrs M. A, Bagnall, will offer for sale at their rooms, .lelli coe Street, on Tuesday, 2lst May, a property of ten acres with large dwelling thereon. The Returned Soldier*.’ dance that was adver fised to take place in the P<iPngaroa Halloo Wed nesdoy, 8 h inst. (to-morrow) has been postponed on acoount of the Athletio Club’s dance taking place the same evening until the 22nd ir.st.

Mtb M Connell, of Pongak&wa notifies in this iesue, that she is opening a dancing class in St. Andrews’ Hall on Saturday next Mrs Connell trained the girls wbe gave such & fine display in national and other dances at the recent Hospital concert, and Bhe should experience little difficulty in enrolllrg pupils. Five thousand troops took part in the parade held at the Auckland Domain on Monday, to eale brate the Silver Jubilee of the accession to the throne of His M&Jeety, the King. Thousands of school children also took part and there was a huge concourse of spectators, Serjeant 0. Howell and Pvt. Webber represented the Te Puke Territorials, at the Ceremony.

A meeting of the Druids' Lodge was held on Friday night when the half yearly Ritual Competi tion was hold. The result will not be known until Edgecumbe holds its meeting in about a fortnight’s time. A dance, for which MrsC. Riddell provided the music, was afterwards held, when all present, the attendance including visiters from Edgeoumbe, thoroughly enjoyed themselvfs. An appetising supper was provided by local members. A letter was read at the last meeting of the Tauranga Electrio Power Board frotti Mr B. St, J. Lyoth Hon. Secretary of tbe OtainarakaU Settlers* Association, who submitted a request for the Connecting of the OtamarakaU Hall With the electricity supply and offered £5 towards the cost. It was pointed out that the eX tension, if made, would bo on the direct route to the Maori Pa, and would also pass close to a dwelling. On the motion of Mr Mends, who said the Hall Committee would be prepared to contribute £6 towards the cost, the application was acceded to.

One of the popular Scotch evenings arranged by the local Scottish Society was held in St. Andrew’s Hall on Friday night. The attendance was not as largo as usual, being affected, no doubt, by the recent Hospital concert and the faot that other entertainments were also being held simultaneously. JJeverthe'ess a very jolly time was spent. Mr 0, Muir (the Phlef)presided and Mrs Mapp was pUnifcte. Scotch dances were of course prominent* a feature of these being the dancing /of the Highland Fling by MiseeS Pauline Law, Betty Ansell, Ivy Mikkeleet), and dune and Betty Collins. An excellent sup* .per was handed round,

There was a record yarding of pigs at the Matamata saleyards last Wednesday, when nearly 1200 were penned. Two buyers bought over 200 each.

The Rev. J. L'. Gray, a mission ary from India, will conduct the morning service in the Presbyterian Church next Sunday. Mr Gray is stated to be a very fine speaker, and he has recently broadcasted addresses in the DomiaioD,

A Children’s fancy dress dance will be held in the Papamoa Hall on Friday evening next, under the auspices of the Papamoa Women’s Institute. Novelty dances and a Monte Carlo are on the pro gramme and a few of the juveniles will give an exhibition of fancy dancing. A free bus will run if sufficient encouragement is offered.

A meeting convened by the Taurarg* Electric Power Board to be held in St. Andrew’s Hall on Friday last was remarkable for the fact that not a single consumer attended. The Board, it is stated, has taken this as a vote of confidence in its administration, but the real reason for the non-attendance was that it is regarded as purely a Tauranga body aud consumers at this end of the County would not take the trouble to attend,