HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 73, 29 April 1929, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Men Depart. Tha Ilawke's Bay Infantry llegimeiit, wliieh has been in canip at Waipukurau t'or over a week, left on Saturday. A casual eamp its now in progiess. Attention Wanted. The roads in Waipukurau are at present in a very bad state, pot lioles being common. Wellington road is especially bad, and i'ollowing the re ccnt raias tliere are many miniature lakes. Changeable V7eather. Tlie weather at Waipukurau yesterciaj was very unsettled. The morning hroke snnnv but rain felt just before midday. In the afternoon a thunderstorm was experienced, whilst m tlie evening lieavy rain fell. Hockey. At Russell Park, Waipukurau, on Saturday a hockey niatch. was played between Napier and Waipukurau ladies. The visitors provcd too good, winning by 4 goals to nii. Rel'erees, Messrs J. Haycock and W. Jamieson. Founcl Hanglng. Robert Priugle, a residenb of Dannevirke, agcd 72 >oars, was found early on Saturday morning liy his wife, hanging hy a rope irom the decking of a bridgc. Deeeasecl was well known in Southern Hawke's Bay as a station mauager. He liad hecn in ill-health for some days. Wairoa Plunket Aflairs. A meeting of tho Wairoa Plunket Society was lield. IMrs Gillcspie presiding over an attendanco of eleven memher.s of the committee. During the month of March, 91 adults yisited the Plunket rooms with 75 habies and 13 older children. It was decided to hold a children's dance during May. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at Waipawa. Saturday 's hig audience proolaime 1 "Uncle Tom's Cabin" a wonderful picture, so much so that the management have extended the scason one night, and the picture will he shown for the last time to-night, afc 7.45. Patrons who wero uni'ortunato enough to miss the picture on Saturday should avail themselves of this last opportunity of vitnessing tlie Iicst picture since "Ben Hur." Inqucst Opened. An inqucst was opened at Waipukurau on Saturday, before Dr W. H. Kendall, distriet coroner, touching the death of Mr Thos. Huglies, who vas killed on the railway line on Friday evening hy a_ passing train. Fermal evidence of identication was given by Mr AVilliam Hunter, wlio stated that the deceased was a single man. Tlie inquest was then adjoumed sine die.

"Uncle Tom's Cabin," at Taradale. "Uncle Tom's Cabin." the greatest human drama ever written, now preserited in a great lavish screen production, will be at Taradale Tlieatre tomorrow (Tuesdav) at 3.15 and evening at 7.45. It cost over £600,000 and took two years to make. Laugh with Topsv, cry with little Fva, thrill _ at the realism of Fliza crossmg tlie ice. Picturesque plantation days, glories of tne beloved old south. Prices; Front stalls ls 6d. hack stalls 2s. Spccial matinee at 3.15. Children 6d to matinee only. A Popular Secretary. For tlie past four years Mr J. H. Hindman, who is shortly leaving for Taradale, has been secretary to the Mt. Herbert Golf Club, Waipukurau, cnvrying out his duties throughout tliat period witli indefatigable zest. At the Mt, Herbert links on Saturday, opportunity was taken to farewell Mr Hindman. The president, iMr T. G. Givon, expressed the club's great regret at tlie impending departure of Mr Hindman. who liad at all times worke 1 liard to place the club in the position it was to-day. On behalf of tlie members Mr Given presented Alr Hindman with a hand-made, embossed card talde, coupled witb best wishes tor the retiring sccretnry's fnture avgIfare. Mr Hindman feellngly acknowlodgcd the gift. "The Trail of '98," To-night. "The Trail of '9S" wa.s received with I great entliusiasm on Saturday night i and no ono should miss the last opI pcrtunity of seeing this Metro-Gqld j uyii-Mayer stupcndous screen vorsion of the Klondyke gold rush of 30 years | apo, whieh will be shown at the Wai- ' pukurau Theatre to-night. Tt is said that tlie stark realism of this titanic pioduction was largely contrihuted to hy advisers in the conipany who liad J taken part in the original strynpede to Alaska in '93. It is certain that movie lovers liave nevor yet experieiiced thrills of the magnitude of those awaiting them in "Tlm Trail of '93." Fiftcon thousand oxtras appcar in tlie picture besides Ralph Forbos, Karl Danc, Dolorcs Dcl Rio and a huge east ! of 35 well -known plnyers. Tlie man- 1 agenicnt of thc Waipukurau Theatre ' advise local theatre- goers to como carly, unless seats are reserved, to avoid possihle disappointment. If you want gieatcr prosperity than ! is possible with closed doors on Satur- i day afternoon, tlien vote for Wodnes- ■ day as the weekly half-holiday for j \£aipukuran. Hastings, Dannevirke, I Waipawa and Takapau find Saturday j shrpping facilities profitahle for busi- j ness and sport. |