HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 68, 22 April 1930, Page 4

HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Rifle Glub's Dance. The Takapau Defence Rifle Clnb will hold a grand danee to-morrow. A good floor, a fine supp&r and excellent musie by Te Tau's Orchestra should attract a large attendance of dancel's. Getting Ahead. The contractors for the new bridge over the Karamu creek are getting ahead with their work. the pile driving is proceeding and soon there will be much to show for the efforts made. Gbitpary. The funeral took place at Otane oti Saturdav of Mr Frederick Burgess, of Asliley-C' linton. The late Mr Burgess, who was 67 vears of age, passed away in the "Waipukurau Hospital on Wednesday. Dancing And Physicai Culture. The well-known Max studio cf dancing and" physicai culture (Miss Constance IMacdonald and Miss Peggv Ivr-gh) will opou their 1930 season at "Waipukurau on Saturday, April 26. Miss Krogh will interview intending pupils at the Masonic Hall fmm 10.15 and the class will assemble at 11 o'clock, Band in waipukurau. There was only a modnrate attendance at the Municipal Thcatre- "Waipukurau, on Good Fridav night when the Napier Citizens' Band gave a delightful concert. Under the corductorship of Lieutenant C. "W. Connell. the band, which has rccently been equipped with new instruments, gave a veiy fine pevformance, and each item Avas deservedly encored. Winter strawberries! This is the luxui'y enjoyed by a northern grower, who has cultivated an Ameriean plaht, which for the past five months has been bearing prolifrcally. Every day some ripe fruit is ready, and on one occasi'on a wlmle chipful was taken from the plant. The fruit is sontewhat different from the ysual variety in that it has a smootli skin, but the flavour is unmistakable. Waipawa Jumper, Much intefest was taken in the "Waipawa district in the "Wellington country clubs' athletic championships at Palmerston North last iveelc-end by reason of the fact that G. Phillips, the Waipawa jumper, who recently estahlished sensational figures at Te Aute, was competing. However, he failed to reveal the same form as at 'Te Aute, thongh he won the hop-step and juinp with 41 feet. Waipawa's Weather. kaipawa had good luck with the weather right through the holidayB. Yestei-day opened very douhtful, as heavy rain had fallen through the night, and by appearances there was more rain to follow. But the sun got the mastery and the clouds dispersed. The town was very quiet, most of the people either going to the races at "Waipukurau or to the motor cycle sports at Napier. BUSy Road. The "Wairoa road' was a hpsy highway during Easter for service car companies had a fairly husy time, hundreds of holiday-makers tfavelling. One agent stated that his company had not experienced such a riish on the corresponding days last Easter, while another company repotted having taken over 120 people on • the route during Good Friday and Easter had hrought a similar number into Gisborne. Lost in the Bush. A young fann hand,' Benjamin Franeis, aged 18, working for Mr Holdbrook, on Saddle road, Woodville, was lost in the bush for 24 hours. Fraticis went out to attend to the stock on Thursday last and lost his way. "When he did not return hy 3.30 o'clock the police authorities were in'formed of his absence. The missing youth, however, managed to find his way out of the bush, and, reaching the railway line, traced his _ way hack to the fann, where he arrived safely at four o'clock on Friday afternoon. Better Roads. A suggestion that the petrol tax' should be increased from fourpence to a shilling a gallon in order to exempt rural lands from liahilitv for the eost of road works was endorsed by the Auckland executive Of the Farmers' XTnion. It was eontended that with the increased petrol tax, but eremption from road rates on their land, farmers j would still pa^ their share towards the upkeep of the roads. The meeting also suggested that it was nnfair to expect coimty cour.cils and road hoards to lreep roads in good repair for "foreign" traffic and to use revenue derived from the shareholders in the railways for the maintenance of highways for rival forms of transport. Flying Popular. Flying is becoming more and more popular with the public of Poverty Bay, judging by the demand for fiights experienced by Captain Trevor White, who has charge of the Hawke's Bay and East Coast Aero Club's 'plane at Gisborne. The 'plane was in the air during a large portion of Easter Saturday, and the following day there were further patrons available in sufficient numbers to keep the 'plane going almost constantly. During Easter a party of local enthusiasts, including members of the provisional Poverty Bay executive of the club, commenced the erection of a temporary hangar on Mr R. C. Fisken's property. where the 'plane is stored. The object is to protect the machine from damage through exposure to rain and wind, and to afford shelter to any 'planes which visit Gisborne prior to the organisation of the new flying field and its equipment.