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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 164, 13 August 1929, Page 6

The payment of bounty on liawks' beaks and feet involved the Hawke's Bay Acclimatisation Society in a total expenditure of £69 Os ld during the past season. "It is no business of ours to run around and bny white elepkants," emphatically declared Alr Cr. Priest amidst lond laughtor at the meeting of the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board yesterday, wiien an oft'er for another nurses' liome was received. Tlie Napier City Council invites applications up to 4 p.m. on Alonday, August 19, for the position of caretaker of tho Napier Abattoir. Conditions and schedule of duties may be obtained from the abattoirs manager, or from the town clerk, Napier, to whom applieations are to be addressed. The question of sick leave was under consideration at a meeting of the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board yesterday when it was deeided that all nurses at present on sick leave be paid salary for the montli of July, with the exeeption of oue nurse who has given only oue month' s service, in which case it iu recommended that no pay be granted for the period that she is on sick leave, i.e., from July 22 until the date oi her return to duty. A liard-up fancy dress skating earnival will take place on Thursday at the Coronation Hall, Port Ahuriri. Special preparations liave heen made to the floor for skating. All arrangements nre completed and patrons are guaranteed a really enjoyable evening. A first-class band will be in attendance. Prizes will be given to ladies and gentlemen. Adults' admission ls 6d, liire of skates as usual. Chiklren's admission and hire of skates as usual. A member of the Hawke's Bay Acclimatisation Society stated last night that during the last shooting season, in company with another skooter, Jhe shot no less than 60 liawks in swamp land at the back of Give, just before dark oue evening. They attracted the attention of the liawks b,v shooting oue, imitating the ery of the hawk and throwing the dead hird into the air. 'l'Jie rauger remavked that this was tlie most successful metliod of killing liawks and never failed to attraet their attention. i At tlie meeting of Napier retailers, held in the Napier Tliirty Thousand Club Rooms yesterday, the following ehairmen of committees were elected in connection witli the forthcoming Napier Shopping Week: — General executive, Alr H. Wardell Johnson; finance and advertising, Alr W. Hai-vey; things to eat, Mr. F. Rice; tliings to wear, Alr P. W. -Peters; things to use, Mr A. Hobson; entertainment, Alr J. Harris. The executive bas_ been granted the use of the Alajestic Theatre for the daily community sings. In the Stygian blackness of the early hours of this morning, regardless of tlie frigid atmospheric conditions prevailing, entliusiastic Napier theatregoers gathered in their numbers, queuing up outside Messrs Howe Bros.' premises, waiting for tlie Lookjng for the Napier season of "Rio Rita" to open. Those wlio arrived eai'ly enough were enabled to stand in the comnarative shelter afforded hy the portico, but these enjoyed a long stay, for one resident who roused himself from his bed in order to he down at four o'clock and, as he thought, lead the way, found himself consigned to 21st place in the queue, which by the time that tlie grey light of morninff beaan to sliow itself over the

housetops was some 200 strong. A very successful jumhle sale was held in St. Augustine's Slioolroom on Saturday afternoon in aid of the Girls' Friendly Society' s philantliropy work. The flower stall was beautifully laden with lovely narcissi, kindly sent by Airs Paul Hunter, Porangahau; also daffodils from Aliss Ormond, Napier; nai-cissi from Airs Percy Beattie, Eskdale, and Aliss Clark, Eskdale. The jumble stall was a centre of attraction and was cleared in- a very short time, by the numerous buyers. The produce stall was well stocked with eggs, lemons, and small goods, vegetables, etc. In charge of stalls were: — Jumble stall: Airs Poley and Afrs Osborne; cakes: Aladame Des Forges and Aliss D. Lawrence; flowers, produce, and odds and ends : Afisses Sorrell and Armour; sweets: Aliss Tate. Aliss Kathleen C'hapman and Aliss Johnson; afternoon tea: Airs Afacfarlane, Mrs Smith, Aliss King, and lielpers; door: Aliss Al. White. • Practieally ever since its opening St. Lulte's Hall has been badly handicapped by the lack of a piano, and for some time now the social committee of that institution has heen making strenuous endeavours to obtain one, and with that object in view a grand roncert will he heid in St. Augustine's Schoolroom to-morrow evening, when in exchange for a humble "bob" citizens of Napier may come and hsten to some oi the best local artists, aniong whom will be Alr E. G. Steventon and ATiss Reay Wriglitson, who need no introduction to local peopleThey will he ably seconded hy some of Madame Aileen Jolins' pupils. _ Then for those who love good dancing, a conple of very able exponeiits will he on view in AUss Alma AfcKenzie and Miss Ada Bald. Aliss Gwen Dalton will give a couple of recitations and this will he a troat in itself. The Blue Diamond Orcliestra will supplv the instrumental part of the programme. Alaccesfield washing frocks possess the ckarm, the style, the tailored out tliat makes them scrviceable and d;stinctive. In a diversity of attractivo colours, in every size, you will iind the inspection of our second shipment unusually interesting. Alillinery modes in the lighter exotic strains are charmingly dilferent You will find all that is exc-lusively new at Alathewson's, Ltd* Yates' Cash Stores, Ltd., sell 41b. 1A sugair lld, 121b. for 2s Sd, 701b. bags 12s 3d, if deliverecl 12s 9d. They have reduced the cost of living in nine towns in the North Tsland. 'Phone, 2409. % The trousseau at the big wedding last week included coloured satin shoes, dyed at Thorp's to match her beautiful frock ; and the bridesmaids favoured the latest crepe de chine shoes, just coming into vogue. and also to be obtained from Thorp's.* A feW lines taken at random frnm our shelves — Plowman's curry powder tins 6d and 9d, bottles 8d and ls, Condy's peanut cheese ls and ls 6d, block honey 7d, cartons lOd and ls orl. Weet-Bix lld and ls lOd. Bryant's.* According to a theatre poster, a well-known actor is now woi'king undei his wife's management — so are most married men, but they don't advertise it. _ They are pretty quick at adver tising the cheap shoes they buy at Hannah's damaged stock sale, now on, Napier and Hastings.* Ever heen in our tearooms? It's the l)Usy place in the city where "quick service" is tlie motto, and where tho food is daintily served and ofbest. The Trocadero.*