PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 39, 9 November 1937, Page 8

PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Our Own Correspondents).

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no Work on Saturdays. " They '11 be closing the hotels on Saturdays next, so you '11 have to look out," remarked a member of the Waipukurau County Council at the monthly meeting, when the question of work on Saturdays was uhder discussion. The council decided to avoid work on Saturdays as far as possible in the future. It holds its meetings on Saturdays, but the opinion was exprgssed that the decision would not affect that. Show Trophies. " We have an excellent collection of trophies for the electric-cookirig section at the forthcoming show," reported the secretary-manager, Mr G. E. Fowler, at the meeting of the Central, Eawko's Bay Power Board at Waipukurau. "It would- appear probable," he added, V'fhat this year 's electric section will be the best yet." Altogether 19 donations for trophies were acknowledged in. the secretary's report] one of them, an electric sink heater 'valued at £8 10/- being 'specially commented upon. It was decided to affix to this a plate bearing an inscription. Porangahau Guild, The monthly meeting of the Porangahau Ladies' Guild was held in the supper-room of the Town Hall, Mrs Canning, president, presiding over a large attendance. Einal arrangements were made for the sale of work. The Rev. Mr Niblock entertained the memr bers- with another of his interesting addresses. Afternoon tea was served by the hostesses, Mesdames Redward. Thomas and Thompson. Modern School. . The contraetor for the new school in H,arker street, Waipawa, is making excellent progress with the.erection of the lijiilding. The framework is hearly completeff, ,the work being sufiicientJy advhnced to show that Waipawa will have the -.most modern sehoor in Hawke's Bay. ■ i • Bible Society Collection, Mrs J. Hunter Bovaird, secretary of the . Ormondville branch of ,the British ahd' Eoreign Bible .Society, last week forwarded the sum of £9 10/- to headquarters ' in Wellington, being the amount collected in the Ormondville district during the past year. Labour Party Danc®, On Saturday night the members of the Otane branch of the New Zealand Labour Party held another of the series of dances, and there was a very good attendance. Excellent music 'was supplied by Mrs Meta, and Mr S. Irwin carried out the daties of M.C. A dainty •suppcr was served by the lady members of ihe cosuoittM. ^