HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 256, 29 November 1929, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

More Rain. Warm rain continued to fa.ll at Waipukurau yesterday. Shearing operations are now held up for some days as a result of tlie recent rains. Prospects Good. There is an abundance of feed in the Waipukurau distriet and the countryside presents a very beautiful appearance indeed. A successful dairy season is assured. Pastoralists consider that the wool now being shorn is very bright and of excellent quality. Women's Institute. The monthly meeting qf the Taradale branch of the Women's Institute was held on Wednesday afternoon, 30 members being present. Demonstrations on the making of bead posies was given by Mrs Hindman, and bead necklets by' Mrs Knowles. Afternoon tea was served. Mesdames Knowles, Tringham and Ellis were hostesses for tbe afternoon. A Generous Action. Tbe secretary of tbe Distriet Hospital, Waipukurau, has received a clieque from klr G. Husheer, of tbe Napier Tobacco Co., for- tbe sum of £50, towards tbe _ Christmas Cheer Fund, for the patients of tbe Waipawa Hospital. In previous years Mr Husheer bas beeu similarly generous to the Christmas fund and liis spontaneous gift each year is greatly appreciated. A Big Success. At the Municipal Theatre, Waipukurau, last evening, Mr A. Stanley Warwick, assisted by Waipukurau amateurs," again staged the comedy, "Tlie Man from Toronto." There was a vei>y large and appreciative audience and the production, which was excellently put over, wa* very well received indeed. Mr Warwick has earned the thanks of the community for his effoi-ts, as the production was staged for the benefit of the Women's Rest and Plunket Society's campaign. Wairoa Streets. The various streets of the borough of Wairoa are now quite overgrown in grnss, which in some cases reaches to four or five feet in heieht. Tbe main street shnws the most luxuriant growth. The great menace to life and property of such an abnormal amount os grass taking fire rlnrtng the _ hot ®nmmer mcuths can well he imagined. Tt is a difficult matter to locate the fireplugs thronsfh the qrowth of grass several feet high hiding them. At a recent fire a drtav of a minute or two oconrred while the firemen were frantiaallv hnnting in the lopg grass for the firenhig. The council pleads want of funds. Taradale Pictures, Saturday. All the power. patlios and dramatic events that have made railroad building in out of thq way nlaces oue of the most oolourful - episodes_ in the progress of this country is vividlv depicted in Milton Sills' big feature, "The Crash." As a hard boiled leader of a tough wveckiug crew. station ed in the high Sierra monntains. Milton Sills lends a portrayal that compares with the season's best. Tbis picture was taken from Frank L. Packard's novel. "The Wrecking Boss." Tbe supnorting plav^rs nre Thelma Todd, Fred Warren. Wade Botler, etc. Also the eighth ehapter of "Tarzan," "The Jungle Trnitor." and a serenming comedy. "Kitchen Talent," and the latest news reels, etc. Wainawa Theatre, Saturday. "Colleen Bawn," the famous Irish stage play by Dion Boucicault, is now a world-famed motion picture, produced under the title of "Lily -of Killarney." A story filled witj,i action, suspense and gorgeous scenes of lrish country life. It was actually fihned on the sliores of the unparalleled Lakes of Killarney. She was called "The Lily of Killarnev," but when the black hand of tragedy east its grim shadow over the township it was she wbo suffered for ber love. It is a beautiful story of old Erin. starring Pamela Parr. Cecil Laudeau, Gillian Dean, etc. Here is a picture tbat will bold you entranCed ; it will make you feel young again. Also showing, tlie niuth chapter of "Tarzan, "Lost in the Jungle," and other interesting supports. TJsual prices. "The Spy," Waipukurau Pictures. The leading character of "The Spy" is played by Hudolf Klein Rogge. Long before there was any thought of Lon Chaney, Klein Rogge surpnsed the world' s audiences by his. ehame-leon-like faculties. Quick as lightning he changes from the dark character of the tyrant to the most successful henevolent business man, then to a faithful secret service agent, and finally to a ridiculous clown on the vaudeville change. So clever is _ his make-up, so wonderful is the flexibility of his style of aeting, that tlie audience does not, before the very last scene ui tbis great picture, become aware el the fact tbat behind the funny, and at the same time, ngly make-up of the clown, hides the biggest crook and the worst criminal ever seen in our modern age. Surely the European cities were right when' they claimed that an essential part of the great success of this production must' be credited to tlie art of Mr Klein Rogge. "The Spy," which is the most suceesstul tbriller the stage or screen has yefc nroduoed, will he presented at _ the Waipukurau Theatre to-morrow night. Reservations mav he made by 'phoning 294S. Norsewood School. The monthly meeting of the Norsewood School Committee was attended by the following members: — Messrs W 11. Ridge (cliairman) , J. R. Thomson, Mexted, Parsons and Culliford (secretary). Leave of absenee was granted Messrs F. J. Smith and C. Poulsen. Further arrangements were made for tlie forthcoming seliool picnic and sports, to be held on December 18, and a programme committee was formed to deal with the athletic events. The wisli was expressed that parents would attend the picnic in good number, belping to ensure the $uccess of tlie day. Tlie committee discussed ways and means of raising Norsewood's share of building and equipping a room for a dental-clinic, to be erected at Ormondville. Tt was decided to bold a stock drive later and it is hoped that the experiment will be successful. The report of the headmaster, Mr Gaze, showed the roll number to be 176, with an average attendance for last month of 168. The results of the proficieney examination are ag yet unknown. At present some of the standards were in tbe middle of their term examiuations Everything in eonnection with. the working of " the school was going on smoothly and the general health of the children was excellent.