HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 100, 30 May 1929, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Cold Snap. The cold snap continued at Waipukurau yesterday, accompanied by squally, cold rain. Sharp Shcck. At 3.28 yesterday afternoon a short, but sharp, slioclc of earthquake was experienced at Waipukurau. An Earthquake. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt in Waipawa at 3.30 p.m. yesterday. It was a short shock, but of the jumpy variety. Accident at wallingford. Wliilst rabbitting at Wallingford Mr M. Ryan, of Waipukurau, fell when climbing a steep bauk, sustainhig a strained back. Ho was admittcd to the Waipukurau Hospital. Puketapu Farewell Ball. A grand farewell ball to tbe Puketapu Boy Scouts who are leaviug for the international jamboree will be lield iu tlie Puketapu Hall on Friday. May 31, at 8 p.m. The Moteo Orcliestra will he in attendance, and a large crowd is anticipated. "Four Sons." The most beautiful picture, "Four Sons," will be on Tierney's circuit this week. Mother love, brother love, and the love of youthful sweethearts. All three aro woven iuto the story of "Four Sons," with Margaret Mann and a cast of youthful and talented screen players, including James Hall, Francis X. Bushman jr., Charles Morton, George Meeker, June Collyer and hundreds of .others, including the daughter of the famous Tom Mix. "Four Sons" will be screened at Tikokino to-night, Otane Friday, Onga Onga Saturday. Taradale Theatre, Saturday. The famous cliaracters of "Topsy" and "Eva," of "Unclo Tom's G'abin," now come in au entirely new picture entitled, "Topsy and Eva," which will be shown at Taradale on Saturday at wind of merriment to deligh't young 2.30 p.m. and 7.45 p.m. It is a wliirland old folk alike. It is a comedy vea-sion of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," with all the famous cliaracters. including "Uncle Tom." In this film "Little Eva" does not die, neither is "Topsy" chased by bloodhounds. See tlie female Charlie Cliaplin in "Blackface," the character 'the children love. Let tliem see this big laugh picture at the special afternoon matinee at 2.30. Lsual prices. Waipukurau Orphans. A meeting of the Waipukurau Orphans' Society' s committee was held on Tuesday evening. An application from the Wanstead School Committee for the Orphans to conduct a function iu aid of the school grounds improvemeut fund was filed for considerat'iou later. The Hastings Orphans' Club advised that it had been found necessary to aelete the anuual visit to Waipukurau, and in future it was suggested by Hastings that there should be a biennial exehange of visits. Disappointment was expressed by the committee at the decision of Hastings, and in view of the fact that in the past the visitors had always visited the Pukeora Sanatorium, it was decided to ask Hastings to reconsider the matter. The question of making the orphanosium monthly, instead of fortniglitly, was referred to the full society.

"The Patriot." Suspense like that of a great detective story marks tlie unfolding of Emil Jannings' ^magnificent picture "The Patriot," whicli will be screened at the Waipukurau Theatre on Saturday next. Laid in the court of the Czar Paul I. of Russia, "The Patriot," brings a gorgeouriiess of production as a baekground for an enthralling story which has rarely been viewed on the screen. Despite the fact that the audience is always couseious of an enormous palace, great numbers of soldiers, peasantry and the pjains of Russia, attention is never oUce distracted from the liandful of people used to tell an eugrossing and fascinating story. Emil Jannings as Czar Paul gives a wonderful cliaracterisation. As "The Patriot" Lewis Stone gives a character which is finer tlian anything he has done since "Scaramouche." This motion picture is indeed a eredit tq the screen, and nobody should miss seeing it. Early resorvations at Wood's Music Depot are advised. Waipawa Savages. Tlie Waipawa Savage 'Club opeued the 1929 season witli a korero in tlie Municipal Conce.rt Hall 011 Tuesday evening. There was a good attendance, including quite a numbcr of visitors from other centres. After tbe orcliestra had given a selection the instalJatioii took pJace of the chief-elect, Savage F. M. Tiekner. The cereinonial tcok the form o.f a skit 011 "Slierlock Holmes" and his frieiid "Dr. Watson."

When the cluet-elect was requirecl tor the ceremony he could not. be found, and the services of the eminent detective were requisitioned to find him. This "SherloClc" (Savage Wedde) dicl with the help of "Watson" (Savage Harker) and the three vices (Savages Wills, F. Jull and Fletcher). The skit was quite funny, and some of the local hits provoked great mirth. Chief Savage Edwards then administered a fcarsome oath, placed the club's sacred tiki round the neclc of Savage Tiekner and installed him iuto the chiefs chair, The new chief warmly thanked the memhers for the honour they had paid him and asked for the support of all memhers.^ They were starting with an increased " rnembership, but he would like to see a further increase, and he suggested to the non-performing memhers that they could render good service to the club by each trying to secure a new member. An excellent prograinme followed, some of the most outstanding items being some laughahle character sketchcs given by a visitor, iSavage Graeme-Holder, of Auckland. He also told some rattling eood stnries. Another visitor, Savage Wakefield, of Wellington, was also nrominent on the prograrnme, contributing several songs, and was also associated with Savage Houghton in a vocal duet. Sonss were also given hy the local favourites, Savages Woods, White and Barker, all of whom were in good voice and ,were imperativelv recalled. Savage Wedde amused with a new Montv sketch on "Relativity." A pleasant feature ,,of the prograrnme was the nlaving of several selections hv the club's orchestra of nine instrtiments. under the leadershin of Savare E. J. Mnher. They were all played with -great vim and preeision, and evidentlv the orchestra will play a prominent pnrt in the season's entertainments. Savage R. Rust was a. eapable accompanist.