HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 260, 5 December 1930, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Strawberries Late. Tlie first ripe straivberries were pickecl this week in Orxnondviile, heing three weeks later than usual. Frosts at Norsewood, A fairly lieavy frost was experienced in the Norsewood district last Aveek. Gardeners were xxaturally very disappointed, as in many instances potato crops and tender plants were affected by the frost. Fire In Waipawa. A fire broke out in the roof of Mr S. Turner's bakehouse at Waipawa yesterday. The fire brigade proinptly answered the call aixd soon extinguished the flaines. The danxage was confined principally to the roof, the rest of the building escapiug, though some of the contents of the bakehouse suffered somewhat from water. Mr Turner subsequently rewarded the brigade for their effoi-ts. "Desert Song," Taradale Talkies. "The Desert Song," the supreme triumpE of the talkxng and singing screen, is to be presented at the Taradale Talkies to-morrow evenmg, at eiglxt sharp. John Boles, whose golden x-oice has thrilled millions of music lovers, plays the pai-t of the Red Shadow, and renders numerous popular song xiuxxxbers from the seore of the "Desex-t Song." Some of the songs are, "The Desert Song" itself, "One Alone," "The Riff Song," etc. There is living, throbbing melodj', pouring from the screen with boundless magnificence — 100 voices in the chorus, over 100 exotic daixcex-s, and an orchestra of 109 instrumentalists. All-talk-ing supports ai'e included. Usual pi-ices. Ormondville Affairs. The monthly meeting of the Ormondville Town Board was held on Tuesday evening last. Present: Messx-s D. Barnes H. R. Benhow, G. S. Chapxnan and H. J. Newling (chainnan.) An apology was reeeived from Mr T. Fothei-gill, Correspondence _ was reeeived x-elating to the Empire _ Cancer Campaign and asking for assistaiice. It was decided to open a subscription list at the Town Board office and the clerk was exnpowered to x-eceive suhscriptions. Accounts -were passed for payment. It was decided to ascei-tain the cost of concrete kex-bing and chaixelling in the main street. The cutting of grass on the footpaths was left in the liands of the chainnan. The office will be closed from Dee 20, _ 1930, to Januax-y 6, 1931, for the Clxristnias holiday s. Enjoyable Gonoert. A very enjoyable musieal programxne was held ifi the Salvation Arniy Hall, Norsewood, on Monday evening last. A large attendance was present and the concert was much appreeiated. The programme comprised the_ following items : — Instrumental trio piano, violin and 'cello), Mr and Mvs O. Pax--sons and Mr E. Smith ; vocal solo, with violin and 'cello obligato, Mrs M. Nordhye ; selection of plantation melodies, harmonised- by the party; 'cello solo, Mr Smith; vocal solo, Miss J. Edgelev; vocal solo and harmonised chorus, Mrs C. Parsons and party • vocal duet, with violin and 'cello obligato, Mesdames Parsons and Nordbye. Captain Jamieson thaxiked the performers for their delightful entertainment, after which he handed out presents to everyone in the audience from the gift tx-ee. Waipawa CourL A case unique in this district was brought before Mr A. M. Mowlem, S.M., at th© Waipawa Magistrate's Court yesterday, when L. Exrth was charged with insuring his lorry, under the third party risk, in the wrong class. The evxdence disclosed that defendant insured the vehicle as a privat© car, paying a premium of £1 where it should have beefl insured in the lorry class, the premium of which was £1 10s. Defendant's connsel, Mr Harker, stated that Eirtb had acted jn ignorance, He used the lox-ry _ as , a car, and thought that he was within his rights in registernig it as such. The extra premium had since been paid. The Magistrate saicl it did not matter in what capacity the vehicle was used it must be insured under the .proper heading. The authorities. did not press for a penalty but wished to bring the case as a warning. Defendant was convicted and ordered to pay court costs. Waipawa Regent Theatre. Cute daughters of to-day — eollege cut-ixps — campus capers — and all the other incidents, pranbs aixd ahsurdities which are te be seen in comedy eollege pictixres achieve an entirely lxew standard of laughable perfectioxx in "So This Is College." Jt's all-talk-iug, all-laughing and joyously different, and it has a college foothall game which is as exciting as anything you've ever seexx on a football field to bring its comedy, its youthful inti-igue, its different love story to a stirnng conclusion. r"So This Is College" will be shovn at the Regent, Waipawa, tomoi*ivow (Saturday) evening, for oixe night only. You'll enjoy hearing and humming its five special college song numbers, "Campus Capers," "Don't Want Yoxxr Ivisses," "Until the End," "College Days," etc. "So This Is College" is tnneful, mirthful, mex*ry and gay. Featurettes include '"Lazy Days," an "Our Gang" comedy, "The Revellers," xnale quartette, and dance baud, "Jan Garber," etc. Norsewood Accident. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday last a lox-ry owned by the Wellington Express Coy.. plyin'g between Wellington and Napier, met with a niishap on the Napier-Norsewood -road opposite Messrs O. F. Hanseix's and W, Wahl's propex-ties. The lorry, it is undexstood, had a heavy load, and oue of tlie hack wlieels, which had heen giving tx-ouble, came off nnd caused the lorrv to swerve across the road and capsize, strcuving its contents iix all direetions. The driver escaped iniurv, hut his assistant, Dlr Hector MeDoimld, was found unconscious, and difficuhy was experienced in remnving Itim from tlie cah of the lorry. Nurse Mulholland, who was in c^se proxirnity to the scene of the accident, was quickly summoned nnd reudered valuahle aid until the arrival of Dr. Boyd, who sent fu- the Dannevirke amhulnnce, and iUr ArcDennld was adinitted to ihe Dannevirke Hospital. He _ re-"-n'ined consciousness hefore arriving. He suffered from shock, hut his condition is now satisfnctory. Will ica helpers gathered up the contents of the lorry, wliich were stered in, IMr Otto Hansen's shed. A hreak-down lorrv removed tlie damaged lorry for repairs.