LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 19 June 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the annual meeting of the Hawera Bowling Club on Friday it was agreed to waive the charge for small lockers and for insuranceis and to allow numbers to enter without charge for all club competitions with the exception of the singles championships. This was estimated to total a saving of nearly ten shillings to individual members.

On Friday night a number of New Plymouth■ shop windows were damaged by scorings apparently made with a diamond. In most cases the damage is not .severe, • but in one or two places the glass has been scored heavily enough to make it appear ns if a hard jolt' would be sufficient to cause the window to fall in. The irregularity of the scratching® makes it almost certain that they were made out of sheer wantonness.

“Speaking of the curious requests that reach us,” states the annual report of the New Zealand Ailpine and Rock Garden Society, “we were rung up one day iby a lady who. had tried in vain, iso she said, every nurseryman in Wellington for water-lily blooms. She told! i* she was to be married next week and had always wished for a bouquet of water lilies. In about ten minutes a meeting Was arranged with one of our members and the lady was able toi gather herself sufficient lily blooms for her bridal bouquet. Yo - can imagine the pleasure it gave Mr ——. to be able to gratify such a. whims ieal request. ’ ’ The Trustees (Sir William Hunt and jfir Alexander Roberts) recently appointed by His Excellency the Gover-nor-General, have nnw held their first meeting and arrangements arc in train for the administration of the Gover-nor-General 's Winter Relief Fund. In order that an equitable basis of distribution may bo arrived at, it is very desirable that those who propose to make contributions, hut have not yet done | so, should take the necessary action without delay. Donations in cash or notification 'of intention to make donations in kind, should be sent direct to His Excellency the Governor-General, and will bo duly acknowledged by him.

After a non-stop voyage of 47 days the C. and D. steamer Port Victor arrived at New Plymouth from Hull early yesterday afternoon. The vessel ■ left England on May f 1 for New Zea land, via the Cape of Good Hope, and until the Capo was reached good weather was experienced. After a week of rough seas, however, good conditions were again met with. As there was no outward cargo available she came in ballast. Approximately ten days will be spent in loaning at .New Plymouth, Auckland and Wellington before the. Port Victor sails again on her non-stop run to England. She is to take 50,000 boxes of butter and 11,600 crates of cheese from New Zealand. The fifth of a series of euchre tournaments and dances being held in aid of the Turuturu School funds was held in the school on Thursday evening. The euchre tables were fully .occupied and a fair number enjoyed dancing. Prizes were won by Mrs King (first) and Mrs O. Cox (second) and Messrs 11. Ward and T. J. Norris. Mr Pickering supplied the 1 music for the dance and Mr C. Bowman was M.C. Supper was dispensed by a committee of ladies. Mrs O. Cox and Messrs A. J. Corrigan and A. Gillman wore thanked for donations towards the prize fund.