The Te Puke Times FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1936 Local And General

Te Puke Times, Volume 25, Issue 51, 26 June 1936, Page 2

The Te Puke Times FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1936 Local And General

Anzac Stamps. The sale of Anzac Memorial Stamps during the period they were on offer in Te Puke netted £36 14s 9d. Half of this amount goes to the Returned Soldiers' Association.

Horse Values. Draught horses would appear to be in great demand ia South Otago. At a sale held at Balolutha a four-year-old realised £B2, while young mares and geldings made from £52 to £56 and spring-carters to £3l 10s.

Embargo on Imported Goods. Varying opinions of the desirability or otherwise of continuation of the present embargo on imported stock were expressed by members at the annual meeting of the Southern District Council of the Royal Agricultural Society on Wednesday night at Dunedin, After a short and brisk discussion it was deoided to give council delegates to the annual conference of the society, a free hand on the question.

Licenses Missing. It was a dark and gloomy day for unlicensed motorists in this distriot on Wednesday. Knowing that there would be heavy traffic on the Whakatane —TauraDga Road in view of ihe Opotiki races, Inspector H Marks took up a strategic position at Matata. As a result of his check-UD it is expected that between 20 and 30 offending motorists will appear before the court to explain why they had failed to take out a license. —Press. New Hall Projected. A move to erect a hall at Pukebina has been made by the settlers of that district, and already a deal of eneouMgement to go ahead with the project has been received. In the past gatherings and social functions have been held in the Otamarakau Hall, the manage* ment of which have been very courteous in placing the hall and its arrangements at the disposal of Pukehina settlers, To assist in finanoing the building of a settlers' hall at Pukehina a big plain and fanoy dress ball is being held in the Otamaralcau Hall on Wednesday, July 8 The promoters h&Ve made excellent a»r&ngsmsmts for th« occasion, and patterns are assured of a "right royal fciuW

Announcement. The proprietor of the Flight Service Garage has an important announcement on page 4 of this issue. Butter Lower. Owing to cheap continental supplies, New Zealand butter is quoted at 105 s. Polish 965, Dutch 98s, Siberian 102 s, The market is very quiet. There are plenty of continental supplies and Polish. The New Zealand cheese market is quiet at 58s. Reformative Detention. James Alexander Fleming, aged 26, the perpetrator of the daring fraud on the Bank of New Zealand a few weeks ago, was sentenced to 18 months reformative detention. Tne charges were the sequel to a forgery coup in which the bank was relieved of £8436 by means of a forged bill of exchange. Wrestler’s Injuries, Lofty Blomfield has one leg shorter than the other, due to a twisted spine following Wednesday night’s wrestling bout at Wellington, and is undergoing spinal adjustments and rna&aage. His bout with Mehringer at Hawera was cancelled, but it is not anticipated that he will be prevented from appearing against Sam Leathers next Monday. Manual and Training School. The official opening ceremony of the Manual and Training School, recently erected in the school grounds, Te Puke, was held yesterday, and conducted by the Hon. A. Burns, M. L. C.. assisted by tbe Hon. B. 0. Robbins, M.L 0 and Mr C. H. Burnett. M.P. for Tauranga. A full report of the ceremony will appear in our next issue. Drama Festival. The drama festival conducted by the local group of Women’s Institutes will be held in the Parish Hall to morrow (Saturday l commencing at 11 a.m. The function is an elimination contest, and the winning dramatic team at the festival will represent the Te Puke Group at the Tauranga District Federation’s dramatic festival to be held in Tauranga shortly. Interference at Fire Station. It has been brought to our notice by Captain W, A. Watson, Superintendent of the Te Puke Pire Brigade, that some parson or persons have been interfering with the equipment and lighting system at the Fire Station. As interference of this kind ,may lead to a serious end any person ftund on these premises without the right authority will be duly dealt with Not a Safe Assumption. "Some men I know drive better when they are drunk than when they’re sober,’’ was the unexpected statement made by a witness on Monday at the Monday at the Magistrate’s Court, ; Te Aroha, during the hearing of a case against a well-known settler for IniDg Intoxicated when in oharge of a car. The just oes on the benoh were obviously sceptical of the statement. Declaring that they took a serious view of the case* they imposed a iiiutary floe. Farewell Evening. Mr J. Gordon, who left for Tai hape on Wednesday, was tendered a farewell danOa by the Te Matai Road residents the other evening. This popular young man was the recipient of a travelling rug and suit case. Mr A. De’aney, who on behalf of the settlers, made the presentation, referred to the many services Jim Gordon had rendered the community while carrying out his duties on the Te Matai Road cream ruQ. Mr Gordon suitably responded. Little Ruse’s Achievement. The double win in sequence of Little Ruse at the raoes at Gate Pa on Monday is occasioning general comment. Within the memory of veteran sportsmen, the only previous performance in the Auckland Province that can be compared with that of Little Ruse was that of a pony mare called Annoyed, who gained a fine reputation when pony raoing was in vogue. On one ocoasion at Takapuna, Annoyed successfully contested a pony race and immediately afterward won the principal hand‘cap.