Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 28, 1935. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXIV, Issue 8848, 28 November 1935, Page 2

Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 28, 1935. LOCAL AND GENERAL

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An old birds race by members oE the Waihi Racing Pigeon Club was flown from Taihape last Saturday, an airline distance of approximately 150 miles, and was won by Mr D. McDougall’s entry, th»e speed being 1206.3 yards per minute. There were only two other competing birds, Mr G. Worth’s entry, with a speed of 1192.2 yards, and Mr D. Merry’s entry, wtih 979-2 yards. The New Zealand Herd Testing Association’s figures for October show that 1604 cows were tested in the Waihi group and gave an average yield of 7301bs of milk and 29.861bs of butterfat on a 4.9 test, compared with 1606 cows and 32.641bs of fat in the corresponding month last season. The leading herd in the group (45 cows) averaged 49.551bs of fat and the best cow gave 681bs. In the Golden Valley group 449 cows were tested, the average yield being 667 lbs of milk and 26.921bs of fat, compared with 473 cows and 28.241bs of fat last October. The best herd in the group (44 cows) averaged. 32.09 •lbs of fat and the highest producing cow gave ,621bs. The average yield of the 86.331 cows tested by the association’s oflicers for the month was 7Solbs of milk and 33.421bs of fat on a 4.28 test.

Much enjoyment should be had by guests in the King’s Hall to-morrow (Friday) evening, when a social and dance will be held in aid of the Mataora road survey. The function, which has been organised by the Mataora Bay natives, deserves every support because the organisers and their helpers have been prompted to assist their district, not by asking for money, but by offering fine entertainment in return for subscriptions. Dance music will be played by the talented Paeroa String Orchestra, which will be present in full force, and dancing will be interspersed by items by local talent and hula dances, action songs and hakas by cleverly trained Maori maidens. Pakeha and Maori alike should have a very good time. Supper will be served. Further particulars are advertised in this issue. A very enjoyable and successful concert was given in St. James’ Hall one evening last week to a .capacity house by scholars, members of the Bible classes and friends of the Methodist Sunday school. Following an orchestral overture Mesdames Jones and Lithgow, the popular Waikino vocalists, gave of their best in solos and duets, the Misses Marion Jones and Irene Skinner contributed dances, and Mr E. Cunliffe a cornet solo. Two plays created much amusement, the characters being well sustained, while Lorraine Payne, Naileen and Allan Burt, Mervyn George and Harry Keven well deserved the applause accorded for the solos and duets rendered. The evening was brought to a close with a harvest scene in which Mrs Olphert delightfully sang “The Harvesters’ Night Song,” accompanied by a full chorus of scholars. The proceeds from the entertainment, the arrangements in connection with which were most capably carried out by Mr L. A. Wattam, who worked untiringly to ensure its succcess, will materially augment the fund for the purchase of a piano for the school.