LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 154, 9 July 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Theft Prom Railway Safe The safe at the Opawa railway station was forced by thieves on Friday evening and £2l was stolen. Early Lambs Early lambs have made their appearance in several parts of Hawke’s Bay ane one was to be seen for a week past on the property of Mr F. W. Davey, Wanstead. The Local Rainfall There was a heavy downpour of rain yesterday, and the recorded total at the Waipukurau Public Hospital up until 9 o’clock this morning was .36 inches for the previous 24 hours. Advance For Butterfat An advance of 9d per lb. is being . made for butterfat supplied to the Levin Co-operative Dairy Coy., Ltd., during last month. For the same period last year the pay-out was lOd, whilst lid was advanced in 1932. Card Tournament The card tournament series between the local Manchester and the Foresters is to be continued this evening in the Oddfellows’ Hall at 7.30 o’clock. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance. Harbour Board Loan Poll The public is again reminded of tho meeting to be addressed in tho Municipal Theatre to-night by Messrs A. E. Jull, M.P., and R. D. Brown, members of the Napier Harbour Board, when The Other Side” of the harbour question will be presented. Tho meeting is to commence at 7.30 o’clock.' Clearing Sale of Stock, Etc. A clearing sale of stock, and implements, etc., is to be held on behalf of Mr Alex Mackie, “Forest Gate” Onga Onga, on Friday at noon in the Onga Onga saleyards, the auctioneers being the H.B. Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd. Tho attractive offering includes 77 good quality dairy cows, 12 2-year springing heifers, and 33 pedigree Jersey bulls. Drama Festival annual drama festival of the •South Hawke’s Bay Federation of the Women’s Institutes is to be held in the Waipawa Theatre on Thursday at 2 o’clock. Six teams are to compete, including representatives of the Waipukurau, Wallingford, Otanc, Hatuma, Waipawa and Pukehou branches. No “Fluke” By way, perhaps, of proving that his previous success in this connection was no chance occurrence, Mr J. Turtle, of the Mt. Herbert Golf Club, yesterday recorded the somewhat unique performance of a 'fortnight earlier—at the same hole (the sixth) on the same day—-of holing out in one. Tho event was of course, the subject of much congratulatory comment and was duly honoured. Waipawa Schoo’ Committee The monthly meeting of the Waipawa High School Committee, held on Friday, was well attended. There were present: Messrs Yates (chairman), Strong (secretary), Gallagher, Verran, Fissenden, Mcsdames Bibby, A’Deane, and Preston. Leave of absence was granted Mr A. Egglestone. It was resolved that a sum of £3 be paid to Miss Stoffan in respect of the six months’ commercial tuition the matter to be further reviewed at the end of the year. The headmaster report-/ ed the attendance as follows: Primary, average 169, roll 189; secondary, average 64, roll 68. The headmaster also reported that Mr Lockhart would be leaving at the end of the term and had applied for a fortnight’s leave of absence. In the meantime the board has been asked to supply the best available teacher. A meeting of ladies in connection with the school ball is to be convened for the 18th inst. It was reported that. 81 children were being supplied with milk, and 43 with cocoa.