PATEA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 110, 12 May 1938, Page 10

PATEA

j MAGISTRATE’S COl RT In the Patea Magistrate’s Court J oefore Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., Johni 1 Bourke, licencee of the Kakaramea 11 Hotel, was lined £5 and costs 10s for J supplying liquor after hours, and on a second charge was fined £5 and costs ‘ for supplying liquor to Richard Katene, who was under the age of 21 years. Constable Kelly said that, on Sun-1 day, March 6, two men and a youth wont to the Kakaramea Hotel and entered by the back door. They went ( into the bar and defendant supplied them with three drinks and they pur- A chased a bottle of whisky and three bottles of stout, which they took ■ away. They returned to Batea, consumed the liquor and the youth became drunk and was arrested for be- j ing drunk and disorderly. Defendant, hart been quite candid and admitted : the offence. The youth was 19 years of age and looked younger. Defend- ; ant had previously been convicted on March 12, 1936, and in July, 1931. Mr. F. W. Hamel, who appeared for defendant, pleaded guilty and stated j that prior to defendant’s occupation nine years ago the hotel had had a notorious reputation, but since then it had been well conducted and well kept. Defendant usually treated Sunday as a holiday and wont away but this day there was sickness in the house and the doctor was present at the time. Defendant was worried and rather than have an argument gave the liquor to the men and got rid of them. Defendant never seriously considered that the youth was under age. In imposing the fine, the magistrate said he would take into consideration that it was some time since the last conviction, but he took a serious view of defendant supplying liquor to the youth. PATEA SCHOOL COMMITTEE The Patea School Committee, at its meeting on Tuesday, recorded its regret that it had been decided to curtail the playing area by erecting a new residence on it. The Methodist Young Women's Bible Class Union thanked the committee for the use of the school at Easter and enclosed a donation. Appreciation of the donation was expressed and pleasure at being able to assist them. The money is to be donated to the library fund. Thanks were tendered the Golf Club for granting the use of the mower. It was decided that no holiday be granted for the Hawera show as requested by that committee. The headmaster reported that the roll number was 208. The thanks of the householders were due to the committee for efforts Io prevent the curtailment of the playing area. The committee’s thanks were tendered Dr. W. T. Simmons, president of the R.SiA., for addressing the children on Anzac Day. Mr. R. E. Moore presided. PATEA BOXING ASSOCIATION At a meeting of the Patea Boxing Association on Mondav it was decided to hold a professional tournament on June 6, if the hall were available, and the secretary was authorised to arrange a bout between K. Fitzwater and C. ford, also the necessary amateur bouts to supplement the professional contest. The New Zealand Boxing Association acknowledged receipt of licence

fee lor K. Fitzwater as a professional J Permission was granted the Alton | Boxing Club to hold a tournament on June 20. As C. Gordon was living in Auckland it would be necessary for Mr. L. Downes, of Palmerston North, to communicate with him there, when a request was received from Mr. Downes asking if it were possible to arrange a match at Palmerston North between Gordon and J. Collins. I o Mr. E. F. Hemingway presided. ' a j j PERSONA!. j Miss B. McCarthy spent the week-1' end in Palmer:-ton North. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Peacocke aio'j visiting Wellington. Miss A. Mnxton, Auckland, has been [ Mrs. R. A. Hughes’ guest. Mrs. A. Davidson is visiting Mokau. Mr. and Mrs. R. Mercer are in Wcl-! . lington I . Mr? Duggan Hawera, has been Mis. G. Hurley’s guest. Mrs B. Bradford is the guest ofi s Mrs. T. Hurley. Miss R. Campbell, Port Chalmers- is ; the guest of Mrs. D. M. Cowie. | ‘ Mrs. S. R. Crawford has been visit-' c ing Stratford. Mrs. E McKenna has returned! from Wellington. Miss R. Mawhinney returns from ' f Auckland this week, accompanied by; * Miss M. Mawhinney, who has been ' attending the students’ reunion at r Auckland. Miss Evans, Wellington, is Mrs. J. 1 A. Haswell's guest. j J Mr. Mark Ingles, Wellington, Is re-j i lie. ing at the local pharmacy. i M.\ Harold Moore. Kahui, is spend- c ing a few days in Patea. : DRAMA EVENING. 1 Four plays were presented to an ap- J preciative audience in the Town Hall,!, Patea, on Moday evening under the 1 supervision of the Women’s Institute. Music was supplied at intervals by Messrs. A. Gilmour and A. Carey and : Mr. Cummings, of Hawera, acted as ' stage manager. < The first play presented was ’ “Cousin Lucy” by the Taipowhenui i ■ Maori Women’s Institute. The play-! 1 ers were: Cousin Lucy (Miss Hetet), Mabel 'Miss R. Campbell), Nora (Mrs. H. Toka), Peggy (Mrs. J. ' Poihi), Clara (Miss K. Reid). Pro-' duccr, Mrs. M. R. Jones. The players in “Me and My Diary”! presented by the Patea W.1., were: Lady Adela Boxgrove (Mrs. Guy Cor-' bett), Hon. Mrs. Cheyneys (Miss N.' Naismith), Phyllis Awkright (Miss J. i Nelson); Patience Marlowe (Miss J.' Barnes); Miss Tibbits (Mrs. S. Gray),' Humphrey Woods (Mrs. I. Harkness). Producer, Miss E. McCarty. “The Rest Cure” by Patea W.I. were:—Clarence Reed (Mr. L. Austin), Olive, his wife (Mrs. W. Smith), Alice Palmer, a nurse (Miss L. Carey), May Williams, a nurse (Mrs. I. Jones), Muriel, the servant (Mrs. A. Carey). Producer, Miss E. McCarty. “Her Affairs in Order.” by Tuitownship W.I. were: Beth Morley (Miss Margaret Simpson), Abbie Morley (Miss Joan Harding), Linda Morley (Mrs. Duthie), Miss Brant (Mrs. B. McGlashan), Bailey (Mrs. J. W. Harding); Judith Morley (Mrs. W. Oliver). Producer, Mrs. W. G. Simpson. “Me and My Diary” was the winning play at the South Taranaki Drama Festival, and “Her Affajrx to Order” was second. BOROUGH COUNCIL. “The new council will have better conditions to work under and a bigger

surplus, with which they will, of coarse, have to use discretion,” said Cr. F. Naismith, streets supervisor, when discussing his report at the recent meeting of the Batea Borough ! Council. The report was as folTar patching work has been carried ■-* out in Dorset Street and nn the foot--1 path in Egmont Street between LinI coin Street and Victoria Street. Camj bridge Street has been tar sealed and also a portion of Stafford Street In the 'vicinity of the Post Office, has been ' metalled and tar-sealed. The hill in i Cornwall Street has been reformed land the footpath in the lower portion 1 of Richmond Street has been washed and refaced with pit metal. Sand which was blown across Victoria Street Has been removed. The culvert in Bodford Street was again washed out with the heavy rain hut it has now been filled in with broken concrete from the old tank in Middlesex Street and the base cemented in to stop further wash outs. The pohuItukawa trees in Bedford Street have been attended to and tho grass <ut back. Assistance has been given the engineer in carting poles and in erecting a gantry at the pumping site and also in digging drains for new water and sewer connections etc. Rubbish, main street and sumps have been attended to throughout the month. Work for present month: Tarring work in triangle in Cambridge Street, reforming footpaths in Cambridge Street, other tarring work where necessary and any work recommended by the Council.” The streets supervisor was recom- • mended to give general attention * 7 tiie Mair Street footpaths