Central H.B. Basketball

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 129, 26 May 1932, Page 5

Central H.B. Basketball

A friendly game of basketball was played at Onga Onga between the Waipukurau Rovers and Onga Onga, and resulted in a win for Onga Onga, the score being Onga Onga 14, Waipukurau 7. “Roads Paved. With Gold.’’ ‘‘lf the ranger only knew it, the roads are paved with gold at present,’’ was the observation of Cr. 11. Sheffield ’at yesterday’s meeting of the Woodville County Council. Dannevirke Power Board. At the annual meeting of the Dannevirko Power Board, it was reported the less on the year’s workings was £372. At the beginning of the financial year the board made reductions totalling £960 to its consumers, while the severe drought, experienced during the heaviest milking period of the season also had a serious effect on the board’s •finance. The estimates of revenue and expenditure for the present year anticipate a' deficiency of £B6B at tho end of the financial year. Supreme Court To Adjourn. The quarterly session of the Supreme Court at Napier will be adjourned after to-morrow for a week, to enable his Honour, the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, to go to Gisborne to preside over the quarterly sessions there. With the exception of the charges of false pretences to be brought against William Hyslop on Monday week, the criminal calender has been completed. There is only one civil case to be heard before a jury and this will be heard this morning. The sentencing of prisoners will take place to-morrow morning. Onga Onga Function. A euchre party and dance, organised by the Onga Onga Basketball Club was held on Monday evening. Although the attendance was not as good as anticipated a very enjoyable time was spent The music for the dance was supplied voluntarily by various local musicians and gave every satisfaction. The prizewinners for the euchre were: Ladies, Mrs W. Freemantle; gentlemen: Mr H. Robb; consolation prizes, Miss Cossar and Mr A. Turfrey. A competition was won by Miss Tiffin. A bounteous supper, supplied by the ladies, was much appreciated. Waipawa Band Ball. The Waipawa Municipal Band’s annual ball is to be held as usual on the night of King’s Birthday (June 3), and it goes without saying that it will prove an outstanding success. No effort will be spared to make it bigger and brighter than ever. The music will be provided by the Syncopators’ Orchestra, and the programme will include a number of old-time dances. The supper, which will be in the hands of a ladies’ committee, will bo a feature of the function. The price of tickets has "been fixed on a scale to meet the times. 'Dancing will commence at 8 o’clock •sharp, being preceded by a procession by the Band from the Post Office at 7.30. Impressive Demonstration An effective if unrehearsed demonstration of the weight of the missiles collected about Auckland Town Hall

after the riot last month occurred at -the opening of the Supremo Court trial at Auckland on Monday. Half-a-dozen constables and detectives placed their shoulders under the wooden truck in which the missiles had been heaped •to bring the missiles before, the jury, hut the load became out of their control and threatened to capsize suddenly over the jury. Front row jurymen were awake to the danger, however, and Springing to their feet assisted to steady the cumbersome load safely to the floor of the Court. It was afterwards stated that the truck contained 340 fence battens in addition to several posts. A Haven for Bats A Napier resident finds that his car is almost nightly, a hearth and home for a small colony of rats. His attention was first drawn to the nuisance when he. noticed smoke issuing from the engine of the ear while driving. ■On opening the bonnet, he found a small conglomeration of rubbish —fragments of rag, pieces of brown paper, 'light twigs and dry grass—smouldering. He is satisfied that only a few more miles of running -would have been required before the engine would have burst into flames. He has since taken the precaution of opening the bonnet every morning before setting out for the day, and has regularly had to clear away a small collection of rubbish similar to that which in its inflammatory state, caused him more Tthan a moment’s alarm.