HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 263, 9 December 1930, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

A Big Change. Following a day of Summer lieat on Sunclay there was a big cliange at Waipukurau yesterday, tlie weather being very cold. Pukecra Function. The annual Cliristmas fete in connection with Pukeora Sauatorium is to be lield to-morrow. Excellent arrangements have been made to eusure that the function will attain the high standard of previous years.

Musketry Cours5. The meinbers of the Taradale Defence Rifle Club will fire tlieir aunua.l musketry course on Saturday next. A trophy has been denated by a supporter of the club. > It is hoped thgt every member will attend. , Garden Fete. A well attended meeting took place at All Saints Parish Hall, Taradale, last evening to discuss and make arvangements for a garden fete to be held in the vicarage grounds 011 Saturday, February 14- Stallholders were appointed and a committee was set up to arrange competitions, etc. It was decided to coiitinue the fete in the evening, when the grounds will be brilliantly ilJuminated. Norsewood Preshyterian Ch«rqh, The annual meeting of the Norsewood Presbyterian Chxirch was held last Weduesday niglit, when there ivas a good attendance. The Rev. Bates presided. The secretary, Mr Thomson, extended a liearty welcome to the Rev. and Mrs Bates from the Norsewood end of the circint, The repoi't on the year's working showed that progress had been maintained, although the church had been witljout a ministev for five months. During the whole of that time Mr Vowell, of Dannevirke, had filled the vacancy. The bal-ance-sheet showed a eredit balance of about £17. Mr C, Poulsen eutlined the year's work of the Sunday School. A musical programme was rendered during tlie evening. Supper brought the meeting to a close. Norsewood Affairs, The montlily meeting of the Norsewood Town Board was held last Tuesday niglit, when Mr W. H. Ridge presided over Messrs H. Neilsen, F. J. Smith and E. Parsohs. An apology was received from Mr F- Sclqjiidt for his absence. The question of repairs to the fence at Beck's Memorial was discussed, and it was decided to have the work put in hand immediately. It was also decided to have the broom below the Methodist C'hurch cut, also any within the board 's area. Several important matters wero discussed and accounts totalliug £6 ls 6rj were passed for payment. Tlie Domain Board also sat. It was decided to call for tenders for the hay on Anzac Park, approximately three acres, to be removed by Deceniber 22. Waipukurau Theatre. "Spliuters" is a great all-British talkie, the production that sets the standgrd for future talking and smgmg films. "Spliuters" .is "England's challenge to talkie supremacy, and what a challenge ! More thrills than a Wallace story, and more fun — lots more than "The Better 'Ole." Although ricli in comedy a very great part of tlie virtue of this picture is the singing of the men in chorus. That is rousing and inspiring and will prove unforgettable to many. The men of "Splinters" are soldiers a'nd not actors in costume. The spirit of "Splinters" is tliat of the men who created the first army concert party and that of the men from the trenches who made the finest audiences that ever sat in a theatre. I11 the production of "Splinters" there are both romance and reality. Some of the original items played in Francc are included in the nicture and will doubtless be remembered by many thousands of soldiers who knew the old Bra Sat I'heatre in France. "Splinters" is real solid satifying entertainment. Reserves at Wood's Music Depot, phone 294 S. Norsewood Tennis. Last Wednesday afternoon a very enjoyahle tennis match was played on the Norsewood couvts between a team from the Hinemoa Club, Dannevirke and Norsewood. The weather conditions proved ideal for the games, and play was keartily entered into by_ the players. Hinemoa emerged victors hy eiglit games, liaviilg 100 games and 10 sets to Norsewood' s 92 games and six sets. The results were (Hinemoa names first) : — Ladies' Singles : Miss Anderson (6) v. Miss O'Leary (0), Miss Hogwood (0) v. Miss Poulsen (2), Miss .Loader (6) v. Miss Lund (2), Miss Oldridge (6) v. Mrs Culliford (3). Men's Singles: Robinson (1) v. Culliford (9), Hendy (8) v. Armstrong (9), Thompson (9) v. Gaze (2), Dobson (7) v. Herdman (9). Ladies' Douhles : Misses Hogwood and Anderson (9.) v. /Misses O'Leary and Poulsen (7) ; Misses Loader and Oldridge (9) v. Misses Lund and I'ldgecomho (4). /Men's Doubles : Robinson and Hendy (9) v. Culliford and Armstrong (9), Thompson and Dobson (fD v. Barelay and Herdman (8). Combined Doubles: Miss Anderson and. Robinson (0) v. Miss O'Leary and Culliford (9), Miss Hogwood and Thompson (fi) v. Miss Poulsen and Armstrong (9), Miss Loader and Dobson (9) v. Mrs Culliford and Herdman (3). Makotuku School Concert. A very enjoyable concert was held on Friday evening in the Makotuku Public Hall, in aid of tlie school librury, and was both financial and sueeessful. Thc children excelled themselves. Tlie programme was as iollows: — "Ye Bauks and Braes," by the school children; duet by Olive Smith and Iris Pickfordj "Trains," by tlie infants ; song, "Wliite Daisies," by the infants ; recitation, "North Wind," by Grace Smith; "Flag Song," by tlie juniors; song, "Little Moth," and "Little Elf Man," hy the infants; songs, "Billy Boy," and Oli, No Jolm !"' by tlie seniors; part song hy the seniors; playette, "Stliool's In," hy the juniors ; dance. Highland fiing, by Avis Smith; story without words, "The Dentist," hy tlie seniors ; ])layetto, "Camp Five," hy senior hoys ; "]\liss ililligan's Girls," which was rendered by the senior girls in cliaraeter dress was a very amusing item and was well eneored ; song, "Rulian and Raehel," hv the seniors; recitation,' "Queen Flora's Picnie." by Hilda Colly ; song, "Bobhy Sliapto," senior girls; recitation, "Sussania's Picnie,'' hy Jean Lang. At the conclusion ef the programme Mr T. Fothevgill, chairman of the school committee, tlnvnked the parents and residents for their co-operation in lielping to make the function a success. Great eredit is tlue to tlie staft' for the capahle way they trained the eliilden. After the singing of the Nationnl Antliem, a dainty smipev was lianded round, and th«n the hall was deared fqr dauciug. velnntarv music heiii,» suimlied hy itlrs Fothcrgill. Miss V. Hutchinson, Mrs Murpliy and Mr G. Fothergill.