“THE TE PUKE TIMES” FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1939 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Puke Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 53, 14 July 1939, Page 4

“THE TE PUKE TIMES” FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1939 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Boring Club The Te Puke Boxing Club has ceas-.d to -exist. This is the result of the pcor attendance at last night’s meeting, and the lack of interest taken in the dub during the past year. Power Cut*off Residents are notified that electric poWer will be cut oft in both the Borough and Power Board areas on Sunday next. In the Power Board area power will be off from 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., and in the Borougn 'rom 1 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. . ’ , ' ■ ' . > Golf Dance A reminder is given of the Golf Club dance in the Pukeliina Hall on Wednesday evening next. The evening has Seen arranged by the Pukeliina and Otamarakau members of the Te Puke Golf Club to assist them in building a new club-house at the Paengaroa links. Old English Fair The committee of the Pongakaws W.D.F.U. aiid the School Committee met on Wednesday evening, and arrangements are well in hand for the “Oil English Fair” to be heid in the hall on September 7th. As this is for a veiy worthy cause the organisers hope the public will keep this date in mind. .King of New Zealand There is at least one juvenile in Hastings who belieyes in the sovereign powers of the present Prime Minister. In a general knowledge test set a class at the Hastings High School the question was asked: “Who or what is the Dominion Monarch?” He was a somewhat surprised teacher wlTo read the answv submitted by a bright pupil : “The Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage. ' Production Declines The Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Association, Limited, Te Puke, repeats that for the season just completed the company manufactured 3447 tons, in comparison with 3,900 tons for the 1937-38 season, a decline of 453 tons, or 15.60 per cent. The main reason for such a large decrease is put down to Cr exceptionally dry Spring and summer, following ail extremely wet winter. Car Strikes Horse Straying stock near Te Puke were again responsible for an accident resulting in minor damages to a car, and the killing of a young horse on Tuesday. The car, driven by Mr A. W. Beale, was travelling to Te Puke when it collided with a horse near the Otamarakau railway station. None of the passengers was injured, but the radiator and head lights of the car were damaged. The horse, which suffered a broken leg had to be destroyed.