Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IN INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8147, 28 April 1931, Page 2

Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IN INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL

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On Saturday next, May 2nd, the male members of the Waihi Golf Club will .start the season’s matches with a stroke round on handicap. Opponents will be drawn at the club bouse at 1.-15 p.m.

The secretary and treasurer of the Anzac Day committee (Mr T. R. Birdsall) announces that after (lie payment of expenses £2 is available Cor the Returned Soldiers’ Association as Hie result of the Anzac Day collection.

A full report of the proceedings at the annual meeting of Waihi householders for the appointment of a Schools Committee last evening will appear in our next issue. The names of those chosen on the committee arc given elsewhere in today’s news columns, Mr J. F. Robertson, who is a candidate for both the Waihi Borough Council and the Waihi Hospital Board at the forthcoming municipal elections, draws attention in our advertising columns to the fact that he is in favour of careful administration, elliciency and the “open door” policy, as has always been his attitude during his previous terms of public life in the town. In a letter from Sydney to the Wellington Post, the well-known Now Zealand swimmer, Miss Eily Copplcstone, said that she would shortly he bound for England, America and the Continent. She is going to England to try to swim the English Channel, and it is also her intention to compete in all the big events in America, including the Catalina Island swim.

The average New Zealander does not usually associate Iceland with the production of fat lambs, but Mr ■ 1,. C, Balliutine, a Smithlleld visitor to Gisborne, told a reporter recently that the United Kingdom drew about 30,000 carcasses a year from that country. They were of a goaty breed, and fed on lichen growing between the rocks. He had not tasted the ) fiesh, but had been told it was finite j gpf)d eating. Since | jio coming of motor cars am; motor cycles, particularly in lattei years, the old push bike lias taken a back seat, especially in its use as a long distance conveyance. However, there are still votaries of the once popular machine as instanced by the fact that the Misses Tippett and 1 Selling, two young Waihi ladies, left in the small hours of Saturday morning for Tanranga, reaching Katikati, the first stage of the journey, at break of day. After resting awhile and eating a meal they carried with them, they •resumed their run, reaching Tauranga at about 10.30 a.in. Heaving again the following morning and riding in easy stages, they readied Waihi at uuout 5 p.m., quite fit and well, having covered a total distance of about SO miles. Visitors to Waihi during the past few days; included Mr J. F. Murphy second engineet tp the Mt. Albert Borough Council, one of the most progressive suburbs or Auric-

land, whose people take much pride in beautifying its surroundings. Mr Murphy informed o “Telegraph” representative that the WUincii i conducted n quite extensive nursery under the control of Mr W. I .lull, a huidseapo gardener from (lie | Old Countiv, and from which w;m being drawn many thousands of shrubs and ornamental (roes for public gardens and park areas. Mr Murphy, himself, is a keen advocate for suck Improvements, and in commenting on the appearance of Waihi paid a high tribute to (ho local authorities lor its bright apiJOdraiigo, malting special reference to the entrance to Hie town and the profusion of blooms on (.he Martha Hill gardens.

The final meeting of the 'VVaihi Uorough Council as at present constituted, will be held on Thursday evening.

The Waihi Ladies’ Hockey Association will commence the season’s euchre evenings in the Foresters’ Hall on Thursday. Supper will ho provided. > Messrs D. Leslie and B. Blake, inspectors under the Education Department, are at present visiting the schools in the Waihi district. Mr Barr, science instructor, is also visiting the Waihi schools.

In ronscrjnonce of damage done to hio miiking herd as the result of the animals fighting amongst themselves Mr W. E. Busch has had them (04 in number) dehorned, the job being carried out most efficiently by Mr G. p. Davidson, of Waihi Beacli road..

A most successful social, with a very large attendance, was held at St. Joseph’s Hail last evening, the .‘unction marking the second birthday of the women’s division of Uis Waihi branch of the New Zealand Fanners’ Union. A report of the annual event will appear in our next issue.

The annual cryaanthemum show and saie of work under the auspices of the Waihi Girls’ Friendly Society will be opened in the Miners’ Hall on Thursday afternoon and continued in hc evening and on Friday. In addition to a fine display of blooms there will be sales stalls, miniature golf, afternoon t*.a and attractions for all.

Mr J. S. Montgomerie, Labour candidate for Thames, will address members of the Miners’ Union in the Band Hall to-morrow {Wednesday) evening at 7.30 o’clock. He will speak before the enginedrivers at the same time next Saturday evening at their usual meeting place. Mr J. A. Lee, ex-M P. for Auckland East, will probably be in Waihi in the course of a few days and will deliver a public address.

Mr J. S. Harris, who was appointed district agent for the sale of shares in the New Guinea Development Company (N.Z.), Ltd., with headquarters at AA’aihi, informs us that he has discontinued offering those shares to the public pending a convincing reply by the promoters to an adverse criticism of the proposition published in the last issue of the newspaper Truth (New Zealand edition). Meantime Mr Harris has withdrawn from our advertising columns a notice relating to the flotation of the company.

Air mail services abroad are being utilised by New Zealanders, a total of 24 44 letters for transport by air having been sent from the Dominion for the quarter ended March 31st. For the experimental mail to have been taken from Australia by the City of Cairo, 452 letters were sent last week. The Karachi-England air mail is also being availed of, 875 letters being sent in the first three mouths of li.ia year; G 22 letters wore sent tor Australian air mail, and 550 for air mail in Canada and the United States.

Citizens arc reminded tl'.at the grand field day, arranged to provide funds to replace books lost by pupils in the recent fire at the District High ‘School, will take place on Saturday at the Recreation Ground, the programme commencing at 11 a.in. There will be schools and motor cycling sports, all mariner of games and competitions, produce sales and refreshment stalls and other attractions appealing to both children and adults. The Federal Band will enliven the proceedings with musical selections.