HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 264, 10 December 1930, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Takapau Streets, The Takapau streets lxave beeix receiving a general eleaix-up by tlie County Couucil and tlxey look vexy inucii the better for it and give tlie toxvn a inuch better appearaxxce for hnstinas. Cancer Gampaign, Acknoxvledginent of Takapau ' dona tions to tlie Cancer Canipaign is given as folloxvs Mns C. H. St. Hill £1, Mrs L. L. Tollemache itls, JMrs A'Deane 5s, Bev. II. Blatbwayt 5s, Mx-s W. J, Craig 5s, Mrs T. G. Prescdtt 5s, D. Holclen 5s, Mrs G. liodges (staxxips) lUs, total £3 5s. Euclire Tournamenf, Tlie Fortnigbtly Euchre Club (Greenmeadows) Iieid tbe last of tbeir eucbi'e tounxaxnents for tbe season at the Greenmeadows Hali last evennig. There was a large attendance of players. Tbe pi-ize-witxners were Ladies, Mrs Colello 1 ; gfints, Mr Horsefiekl i ; lueky nunxbers, ladies, Mrs Halpin; gent-s, Mr A. Alexander. Putorino Dance. A grand danee is to be held by the Putorino Settlers' Association 1x1 the Putorino Hali on Friday, December 12, at 8 p.nx. Miss Betty Cooper's ox1chestra will supply tbe lnusic, the floor is receiving special attention, and the decorations and supper arrangeinents will be of tbe best, so that patrons nxay count uporx speuding an enjoyabie evening. Cards at Makotuku. The usual weekly card tournament was held in tbe Pxxblic Hali, Makotuku, on Monday evening and xvas v.elJ patronised. The prize-winners were as follows : — Mrs Mangos 1, Mrs Murpby 2; gents, Mr A. Cantwell I, Mr lvicLear 2. A dainty supper, pfovided by Mrs Hqlden, was then banded rouud and this brought a pleasant evening to a close. 1 Funerai at Makotuku. /Tbe funerai of tbe late Mr J,O'Kane took place at tbe Ormondville eemetery 0x1 Monday afternoon and xyas largely attended by relatives and friends of deceased. Hequiem mass was celebrated at tlxe Catbolic Cburcb, Ormondville, _by tbe Rev. Fatber P, Joyce, of Christchurch, aseisted by the Rev. Father Devlin, of Takapau. Tlie pall-bearers were : — Messrs J. Seiik, B, O'Kane, AV. Senk, J. O'Kafie, G. Senk, W. Betkaliii. Tbe service at tbe graveside was coiiducted by tlie Rev. Father Devlin. Many beautiful floi'al tributes \vere received, testi lying to tlie esteem in wbicb tlie deceased gentleman was held. Groquet at Waipawa. Tlie followiiig is tbe draw for tbe Bnttous Competition of the Waipawa Croquet Club: — A sectiou: Mrs Adeane, 1L, plays Mrs Rxxst, sci*; Mrs McLeod, 1, plays F.'- Witberoxv, 1] Mrs Davy, plays Mrs Glenside, 2 ; Mrs W. I Limbi-ick, scr, plays Mrs Parkin, 3 ; Mrs _ Dailey, 1 , plays Mrs Houghton, 3; Mrs H. Liinbrick, 1, plays Mrs Kitig, 3; Mrs Glenny, 2, a bye. B section: Miss Carson, 6, plays Mrs Gollan, 6; Miss Stali'an, 6, plays Mrs Flemiug, 6; Mrs Pratley, o, plays Mrs Furminger, 5 ; Miss Clark, 6, plays Mrs .Wallace, 6 ; Mrs Harker, 6, plays Mrs Barker, 6; Miss Johiison, 6, a bye. Tbe competition is two out of tbe thi'ee games. Wool at a Shilling. Tbe offer made by tbe Co-operative Union of New Zealand to purchase tbe whole Dominion elip at appi'oximately a shilling a pound must first receive Government sanctioii. To this eiid the Government has advised Mr Nat Beamish that preliminary steps axe being taken to enable the Government to receive representatives of tbe union in •Wellington. Mr Beamish advxses that in the opinion of tbe union. liotbing can be definitely decided upon until the return of the Prime Minister. The prospects that negotiations will be satisfactorily completed with ihe Government, and prices for wool stabilised at the above mentioxied figure, witluti the next three montlxs, are almost sure. Waipawa Piotures, I11 "Song of tlie West," tbe allcolour, singing, talking and dancing picture, Warner Bros., Vitaplioue, have a true epic which sweeps the spertator ofl: "his feet, not only by medium of inotioii fxictures, but by souAd, xnelody, and singing, and by the gox-geousness of natural colonrs taken amongst the nxagnificent baekground of the higb Sxerras. "Song of tbe West" is an epic of colour, and through it runs every moment a tremendous drama enacted 011 the plains under tbe stars, around the camp fires, xvitli the wraggon train of the old pioneers. The cast inehides J0I111 Boles, famous star of "The^Desert Song," Vivienne Segal, Joe E. Brown and others, iixcluding a chorus of 100 voices. The songs and music are hy that master of inelodv, Vincent Yonmans, who was responsible for "Hit the Deck" and "R10 Rita." Some of the songs are, '"The One Gii'l," "Along the Covered Waggon Trail," "Come Back to Me," "Song of the West," "Let Me Give all nxy Love to Thee," and five others. "Song of tbe West" is from tbe stage play "Rainbow," and is filmed entirely in colour, and is a spectacular, glorious vomance of tbe great olit-cloors. The first l'elease in Hawke's Bay! Box plan for stalls and dress cii'cle at Bott's, 'phone 40, Waipawa.