HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 71, 26 April 1929, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Mere Moisture. Rain liegan io fall at Waipukurau during tho small liourg of yesterday morniug, and eontinued praetically wiiliout abatemeut tliroughout the day. Ready Money. The Waipukurau Dairy Company, on April 20, paid out LJTGO 5s 4d for lmtter-fat for the month on tlie basis of ls IUl per 1b. for superline and ls 4d for first grade.

End of season. The Waipukurau Amateur Operatic Musical and Drainatie Society eoneluded a three-nights' showing on. Wednesday night, at Waipukurau, of the musical coinedv "High Jinks." More Progress. The huilding of a convout at Waipukurau is sliortly to he commcneed. The new edifice, w'hieh will be in briek, is to be erected in Russell street, between tho Oounty Olub and the new Catholie Church. The seetion is a very prettv one. with beautiful trcos, and the huilding will have a pieturesque setting. Good Prospects. Duck shooters in Waipukurau district have promise of good sport on Mav 1. The Hatuma lako has been well pegged out by sliooting entlmsiasts and miamias may be seen in all directions. Ducks appear to be plenti- ! ful and good sport is anticipated. i Macbino gun tiro by nien in canip at tlie racoeourse a week or two ago disturbed tlie ducks teinporarily, but tliey have now scttled down again. Quinnat SalrrM)n. When fishing in the Tuki Tuki river noar Tamuinu, klr 1. IV. X. Alackie, of Waipukurau, liad the pleasure of liooking a quinnat salmon, The bait used was a small spoon. Yfr Alaekie duly lrtiided tho prize, which tippcd the seales at a Jittle over eleven pounds. Great interest is attached to a quinnat being oaught so i'ar upstream, as in this case the fisli was over 60 miles from the month of tho river. Anglers express pleasure at the i'aet that the quinnat is making upstream. Taradale Theatre, To-mcrrow. Dorothy Alackaill and Jqek iVIulhn.ll will be 'seen to-mon-ow evening in tho screen version of the famous musical comody, "Lady, Be Good." Magicians, acrohats, trained seals, song and dance nien, and an entire vaudevillo programme are seen in "Lady, Be Good." Also showing is Lon Chaney in "Tell It to tho Marines," a story that will take you from 'Frisco to Shangliai on a United States hattleship. Goming Tuesdav, at 3.15 and 7.45, "Unele Tom's Cabin." A New Stand. Tho plans for v Ihe new gramlstand which is to he erccted on the new Rugby ground at C'entral Park, Waipukurau, diseloso that thero will be seating accommodation for 3G0 iieople. The southcrn end of tlie stand pvill he glasscd in, wliilst provision will be made to allow of the stand being enlarged l'rom (he liorthern end, if it is evcn found that this is necessary. Bencath tlie stand, and eutered from the hack. will be two eommodions dressing shcds. In addition a warin shower is behig provided which no doubt will prove a great hoon to the players. "Uncle Tom's Cabin," at Waipawa. Universal's mammoth motion picture, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," comes lo \\ aipawa Theatre to-morrow at the special matiliee at 2.31) and evening at eiglit. Harriet Beecher Stowe's imm orini epic, produced in a lnanucr truly fitting to tlie hook and play that have stood suprcme for 75 years. It is the biggest picture on the screen to-dav. Tt cost £600,000 to produce, and took two years to make. Laugh with Topsy — cry with little Eva — pity Uncle Tom — hate Simon Legree--thrill with Eliza crossing the iee. Ko picture since "Ben Hui" can favourably compare with "Uncle Toiu'3 Cabin." Special matinee at 2.30. "The Trail Of '98." "Tho Trail of '98," Metro-Goldwyn-Maycrs stupeudous screen version of the Klondyke gold rusli of 30 years rgo, will be shown at the Waipukurau Theatre to-morrow night and Monday. It is said that the stark realism of this titanic production was largely eonlrilnited to by advisers in the company who liad t'akeu part in the original stnmpcde to Alaska in '98. Tt is ccrtain that movie lovers have never yct cxperieneed thrills of ihe niagnitucle of tliose which are awnif ing them in "Tlie Trail of '98." Fifteen tliousand extras appear in the picture hesidcs Ralph Forbes, Knrl Dane. Dolores Del Rio and a. liuge cnst of 35 well-known players. The management of tho Waipukurau Theatre edvi.se local theatre-goers to come early to cach screen ing. unless seats are reserved, to avoid possihlc disappointment. Inquest at Waipukurau. Tlie adjourned inquest toucliing the death of 'William George Brown, who was found dead at Hatuma on March 25, was eoneluded at Waipukurau on Thursday before Dr. H. AY. Kendall, district coroner. Constahle J. Butlcr, of Waipukurau, gave evidence that he was notifled at 9 a.m. and immediately proceeded to ITatmua to the residenee of the deceased, and found tho body of Ihe latter, fully clothcd, lying on his hack in the separator shed. 'J'here were no marks of violence or anytliing to point to thc ea use of death. Tho body was reiuoved to tlie inorguc. A tliorougli searcli failcd to disclose any sign of poison eitlier in the building or g'rouiids of tlie deceased. Full inquiries from clienii.sls and others liad failcd to sbow t'liat anv poison bad been obtuined by tlie deceased. The Government analyst rcported tbat trnees of poison luul been found in tlie stomacli of tlie deceased. A verdict was retuined tbat tlie deceased met his death from tlie efl'ccts of poison, tlierc being no evidence to show bow deceased came by it. Be progrossive 1 Linlc up with tlie otlicr Hawke's Bay towns cnjoying Wednesday half-liolidav. For Waipukurau — increased trade — more sport — better patronage — groater prosperity. Y'ote Wednesday in Waipukurau next Wednesday.*