HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 244, 15 November 1929, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

\ Shearing Held Up. Shearmg operations in the Waipukurau district are beiug seriously hampered owuw to the\ continued siiowe.y weather, warui rain fell intermitteiitly at Waipukurau yesterdav afternoon and again during the evening. £lectric Shearing. Shearing by electric power is steadily growing m favour in the Centvl Hawke's Bay Power Board area. During October five fresh electriealiydnven shearing plants were mstalled in the area, making 74 now m use. Steadily Growing. It was reported at to-day's meetirg of tlie Central Hawke's Bay Electric Power Board that 117 electric ranges were now in use in the board's area, whilst 183 electric _ hot- water services were in use. Milkiiig is being done by electric energy on 68 dairy ^tarras. Athletic Meetmg. The Waipawa Ahiateur Athletic and Cvcling C'lub should have opened the piesenfc season with a night portsmeeting, but, unfortunately, the weather proved uutavourable and it iiad to be abandoned. The weather nras showery most of the day, byt at oue time the sun shone out and tlie officials were hopefui of being able to held the meetmg, but tbwards five O'cloek heavy rain started to fail and it was decided to postpone it. The meeting will take plrtce next Tuesday evening if the weather perniits. "Laugh Clown, Laugh." ® Herbert Breuoli, the director of "Beau Geste" and "Sorreli and Sofi,'' was cliosen to direct that great character actor, Lon Chfiney. in "Laugh OJown, Laugh," which will be screened on Tierney's circuit this week. In this pictnre "the man of a thousand faces" plays tiie role of a Eiiropean clown and lii.s tragedv is tlie suhject of tlie story. ft is supported by "Brotherly Lovej" the greatest of all cqmedies, with Kar! Dane altd George K. Arthnr ; Otane, te-night ; twice at Onga Onga, matinee 2.30 and S p.in. Waipawa Dtuids. There was a good attendance at the fcrtnigbtly meeting of ;the Waipawa J yuids' Lodge Jield on Wednesday night. The members of the district Ifcyal Arch Chapter pa'd an ofHeiil visit and were received with the cusstomary honours. When the ordinary iodge business was completed a meetmg of the Chapter was held, wlien sc veral of the local officers hitd the past arch degree conferred on them. Afc the close of ihe meeting fi upper was served followed by a very pleasaat social hour.

Waipawa Theatre, Saturday. Princess Mary's favourite melodrama— ■ that in brief i& an accui-ate ■description -of "The Luck of the Navy." The screen version of this fatnotis play has proved tq he more popular than its stage original, and wlien .shown at the De Luxe Theatre, Wellington recently it attracted huge audiences daily. The story ceritres round the theft of liaval plaiis by spies, secret codes, big navai manoeuvres, and numerous exciting incidents are cleverly interwoven throughout the whole of this great play. The cast includes the beautiful actress, Evelyn Laye, Henry Victor, William Ereshman and other popular nrtists. A great film, wortli seeing. one that wa.s patronised by Boyalty. Also showilig is the seventh chapter of "Tarzan" entitled "The Leopard.'s Lair." Other supports include a screaming comedy latest of news reels, etc. Dsual prices. Taradale Pictures, Saturday. What Iias proved to be oue of the biggest laugh liits of the year is Charlie Murray's latest picture, "Do You Duty," which is showing tomorrow night. This big picture takes a chapter i'rom the New York underwood Jife. Eralned hy the garig, CliarJie, tlie cop, is drtigged aiid djs-g-raced, and is back to tlie place "he started 20 years before. He is vdmped by a bobbed-haired bandit, wliile tlie crooks make their liaul. Pigbts, flirts, funs, guns and giggles wliile comical Charlie rounds up all the laugh s in the New York underwdijd. It's thrillful, tearful, laughful, jiist like "McFfidden's Elats," but much. better. Then eomes the sixth chapter of "Tarzfm," "The Fiery Pit." This chapter is one of the most thrilling, the most exciting of any yet fthown. Also showing, a Larry Semon screaming eomedy, "Simple Sap," latest news, reels, etc.

Waipukurau Pictures. Hex Ingram's United Artists iiroduction of C'osmo Hamilton's "The Three Passions," which will be presented at ihe Waipukurau Theatre tomonrow night is as striking a. piece of work that this director has ever giveil us. "Wliile entirely difl'erent from any of liis earlier achievements it is the firsb picture in wliicii the creatbr of "The Eoiil* Horsemen," "Scaramouche," and "Tlie Prisoner _ of Zenda," has told his story against British backgrbunds. It Iias more to recommend it than its picforial oidginality yet its studies of London life are fascinating. They* jnclude the fashionable West End and the sordid East End, and there is real draifia in bdth settings. Then there are glimpses of life at Oxford University. The supportifig picture is "Painted Ponies," a tip-top Westerner with 2000 feet of buck-jumping. iteserve early at Wood's, 'phofie 29-1S. Golf Links for Taupo. A proposal to form a golf elub at Taupo was enthusiasticaJly endorsed at a public meeting held iu that townsliip last night. It wa.s pointed out that a. golf course would improve the attractioiis of Taupo, and it Was thonghfc t'liat it would be witlely used, not only hy residents, hut also by tourisis and their wives. The chainnan, Mt- H. L. Newdick, oullinetl a scheme for the provision of links about a mile and a. half from the town as a first step towards providing Taupo with a children's playgrouiid. tea kiosk, tennis grounds aiid croquet lawn. The meetmg expressed the hope that Hawke's Bay people who are interested in Talipd Wohld assist to make the movement a success. It was stated that the fifaancial aspect Was assured. The meeting decided to get professional advice regarding the suitability of the proposed site, and to advertise a general meeting of all those interested as soon as this report is received, when the niattef Will be thorouglil3r goiie into.