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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 222, 21 October 1929, Page 9

The Society for the Provention of | Cruelty to Animals lias received a donation of a guinea from Messrs Murton's, Ltd. Visitors to the Napier Hospital have an opportunit.v of viewing the improvements to tlie Napier. Terrace approheh to the insiitution at their very hest just at present. The flower heds make a brave sliowing, iilled witli a raultitude of Vari-coloured Spring hloom. Fisliermen off the Napier heaches havi not heen having much luclc lately. On a recent morning or.e angler set-a line with 100 hooks on it and when lie pulled it in in the evening found that he had c-aught two schnapper, while the bait on the otlier 98 hooks had not ev*--n heen nibbled. The Napier Frivolity _ Minstrels are arranging another touring season for early next vear, when they intend inaking'a ten days' trip through the Wanganui and Taranaki districts. _ In view of their last disastrous experience on the Wharerangi hill, near Gisborne on the road home. this year they intend travelling by rail. An outboard motor enthusiast spent quite an enjovable morning yesterday in a cruise around tlie bav, attracting . quite a deal of interest amongst promeiladers on tlie shore. The sea was almost as cahn as the proverbial mill pond, and the enthusiast brought his little craft c-lose into the Breakwater, proving none too popular with the anglers in that vicinitv.* Mr W. A. Windeyer, of Sydney, has been appointed .a Commisioney of the Supreme Court of New Zealand l'or the. taking of nffidavits in New Soutli Wales. Mr Windeyer is a leading member of the Sydney Bar, and is senior partner in the firm of Messrs Windeyer, Fawl and Co. He is wellknown in the Dominion as part-donor of the Kirk-Wideyer (1up, which • was presented for competition between New Zealand and Australian golfers. The somewhat unique experience of bathing in the Pacifie and at the same tiine observing the snowcapped peaks of the Kawekas in the background was afforded those who visited the Breakwater bathing sheds yesterday. The water was very cold. despite the sunshine, and most bathei's wero co-n-•tent with a hurried dip and an exit. Ora regular early morning bather told a pressman to-dov that it was a long time since he had ktiown t'lie water ko cold at this time of the year. Dr. Sverre Sorsdal, medical officer of the whaler C. A. Larsen, which lias arrived from Norway, is amateur champion heavyweight . boxer of Nor-. wav. At the Olvmpic Games of 1920-24-28 lie represented his eountry in the boxing competitions. . He was runner-.. up for ihe world's iigbt-hea vyweight clmmpionship in 1920, and qualified for thdisemi-finals of that cJass in 1924. Dr.' Sorsdal is a graduate of the Oalo University, completing his examinations in l027. He has abandoned box--ing as a corhpetitor, but retains his interest in ihe sport, and duriifg the vovage to Wellington acted as athletic instructor to the crew. In preparation for their removal to * larger and np-to-date premises in Ric-e's Buildings, and in lien of their annual sale in Januavv, Marsden' s Book Co., Ltd., is holding a big removal sale. commenoing to-morrow and continuing for a few weeks only. A perusal of the inset which accompanies this issue will reveal sonie of the big veduetions and the sale affords 3 wonderful opportunity to buv Christm.as presents for as low as half price,, and in some cases, - less.-* The im'noi-tance .of having glasses propjerly iitted 9anV0t. be .Qvepstated. fects eome and "get onr advice. H. M. Bennett, Optician, Napier,* ■ DoU't pay big oricps' for eggs — preservp b su jm ly w i fji Sf) a f la n d 's' ."Moa"^Brand Egg Preserva'tive while they are cheap. Epeps them fresh for months.