HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 70, 24 April 1929, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Early Lambs. A few very early lambs bave made their appearaace ia Hamnoana distriet. A BuSy Day. Waipukurau presented a most/ animated appearauee throughout yesterday, it being the ocoasion of the weeklv stock sale. Tlie weather coiulitious were good aud as a result tlie iuflux of couutrv visitors nppeared to be above the average. Taupo Vaiuations. As a result oi the latest valuatiou, values of land at Taupo have goue up eonsiderably aud it is expected that the Towu Board's rate revenue will be doubled witliout any inerease in the amount of the actual rate. Mr G. Stubbs bas been appointed an assessor to Ihe Valuatiou C'ourt. Steady Progress. Considcrable iinprovements are at present being made in tlie main street, Waipukurau. Following 011 tbe sealing of tbe road, tlie footpatlis are being laid down in eoncrete, and the imlirovement trom the viewpoint of the pedestrian is very marlced. A new ferro-concrete shop is being erected in the lioart of tlie town, vhilst yet another shop is undergoing a tliorough modernising. Services Recognised. Mr and M rs S. II. Wood, who have been very active members of tho Waipukurau Openitie and Dramatic* SoCH»ty, were not- allowed to leave for Taumarunui witliout an expre.ssion of good will. Mr V. V. Ward, on belialf of the secretary, presented Mr ancl IMrs Wood with a tangihle token of the members' goodwib and est-cem, eoupled with the good wishes of all for l\tr and -Mr.s Wood's future welfare. Waipawa Band. Owiug to the dishanding of the Waipawa 3Iunicipal Band, ,-,01110 conccrn has been felt as to what the town would do for a band to lead Ihe servicc.s 011 Anzac Day. An efl'ort was made to secure tlie services of the Waipukurau Town Band, but tliey wero i'uily engagetl in tlieir own town. Tlie difficulty has now heen soived by Mr E. J. Ma ber, a former handmastcr, undertaking to 01-gauise an emergency band for tliat day. Lodge Dance Tlie Manchester Unity, Takapau Lodge, field another of their bi-weeklv oOl) eard tournaments ancl musical evenings. There was a large niunber of visitors l'rom Waipukurau ancl adjoiniug lodges. Tlie lirst prizes were won by DIiss Edna Keegan and Mr Alan Fraser. Booby prizes went to Mrs O'Brien and Mr G. E. L'ook. Dance music was .supplied by Mrs Wood, Mrs Auderson, Mr Ivilford and ]Mr C'ieni Uill. Miss -J .10. Keegan earried through the cluties of honorary secretary. The Winter Game. Rugliy football will commence in earnest'at Waipukurau 011 Saturday, wheu tbe various compotitious uuder the auspices of the Central Hawke's Bay Rugli.v Sub-uniou will commence. The new Central I'ark, which was acquired 'last year hv tlie sub-uuion, will be utilised 011 Saturday for tbe first time. Three grounds liave been providcd, ancl lliey are all in very fine order indood. On Saturday four matcbes will he played so that there will be 120 players ongagcd at Wraipukurau on Saturday. Marching Conipetition. On IMonday a marching conipetition was lield by 'tho infuntry now in camp at Waipukurau, the men hcing taken from tlie camp into Waipukurau, and thence to tlie War Memorial, at which they saluted. Their marching wa,s judged hy four officer.s. one of whom said that even among the long-trained Now Zealaiulers in Egypt during the war, he had soen nothing so perfeet as the battalion's marching through the town. The conipetition was won by B Oompnny (90.4 points), under Major C'laridge. A Company coming second witli 89.73 points. Waipawa's School. Great indignation is felt in Waipawa at the actiou of the Llawko s Bay Education Board in again hlielvlng tlie erection of a new publie scho'il i:i Waipawa. Tlie board's vacillation, tliough people call it by a slronger worcl, is roundly condemned, and the opinion is expressed that a clear-cut statement should he made whether it is proposed to build a school or not. To dodge arouud, lirst putting it tliinl 011 the urgency Jist and then relegating it to tciith or even worse, is very exasperating. In the meantime, 011 many a colcl day, quite young children can be- seen receiving tuition in a draughty porcli instead of in a comtortable room. Dannevirke Elections. The following nominations have heen received for the nine seats 011 tlie Dannevirke Borough Couneil : .Messr.s W. Dobson, C. J. llamsard, W. MeKinnon, L. Stein, A. W. Smitli and L. W. Ward (all sitting councillors), IMessrs W. T. E.vre, D. T. Glover, II. E. Hibhard, P. McTlvride, Stuart McNab!) and F. W. Smitli (new candidates). Tho candidatcs for the Mayoraltv are: Messrs II. S. ]\1. Quigley and M. I). Smitli: and for the Tfospital Board, IMessrs V. C. Smitli, D. Drummond (present chairnian), L. Stein (sitting memher), and A. AV. Smith. For tlie Power Board there will he no eleeiion, only tho present members, Messrs Fred. Craven, A. J. (I. Runciman and .11. S. M. Quigley, being nominated for the three seats. Waipukurau Pictures. What "The Covered Waggoiv' was to tlie west, "The Birth of a Nation" was to tlie south, "Way Down East" was to New England, is just wlmt "The Trail of '98" is to the far north. It is only once in a great while that film prociueers suceeecl in turning out a rea] epic. Not that they don't try ; it's hecause there isn't enough material of the right kind to make many epics. But Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has eertainly liit 011 a story of epic: quality in "Tlie Trail of '98," whieh is to he shown at tlie Waipukurau Theatre 011 Saturday and Monday next. Included in tlie enorpious cast are Dolores Del Rio, Ralph Forbes, Harry Carey, Karl Dane, Tully Marshall, Geovge Cooper and Emily Fitzroy. Because there is not space to give. a lengthy review of "The Trail of '98" ive must be content to say it's a great picture, marvellous]y directed ancl the eharacters well portrayed. Tt is a picture that will help the' motion picture reach the plane it is bound for — one of tlie fine arts. To be sure of seats reserve early.