THE OPOTIKI NEWS Wednesday, May 18, 1938. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 36, 18 May 1938, Page 2

THE OPOTIKI NEWS Wednesday, May 18, 1938. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Otara Dance. A dance arranged by the Otara Hail Committee will be held in the Otara Hail to-night. Health District. V * For the week ended at noon on Monday no cases of notifiable disease were reported in the East Cape health district; Dance at Waiotahi. The Waiotahi School Committee will hold a dance in the Waiotahi Hall on Friday) night. Football Lecture. A lecture that should Ik* of - interest to footballers, especially - , third grade players, will be given by Mr E. W. Seville in the Mission Hall on Friday night. Car Hits Bank. A car driven by Mr June Wiki was extensively damaged when it- struck a bank on the Coast road near Mr Guy Francis’ • residence yesterday. Tlip accident was caused through the steering drag arm becoming detached. Fortunately no one was injured. Representative Match. The first representative football match of the season’ will be played on the reserve on Saturday next, commencing at 3 o’clock, between teams representing Opotiki and Motu subuiiions. The curtain-raiser will be a game between High School and O.M. P. juniors. Farm Labour Shortage. ;As the result of an advertisement which was inserted in the “Opotiki News” by a young man seeking farm labour, a- large number of enquiries have been received from farmers from all parts of the district. The shortage of farm labour still seems to be a problem.

Temperatures Keep Up. Temperatures over the North Island yesterday remained fairly high, the readings at 9 a.m. at various places being: Cape Maria 61 degrees, Xiritiri 60 degrees, Opotiki, 59 degrees, East Cape, 58, Auckland, Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier 55 degrees and Wellington .51 degrees. Temperatures during the night were down somewhat-. Third Grade Football. The following players will represent. the High School third grade team in a match to be played on Connelly’s paddock on Saturday next: — Burton; Martin, Kumrangi; Shecran, Brown; Beeves; Rhodes, Mio, Williams, Salt-, Power. Redpath, Ivururangi. Reserves: Pearson, Wingate, Yanstone. Thef Weather. The following- weather forecast for the 24 hours commencing at 9 a.m. to-day was issued by the meteorological office :—The indications are for moderate to strong north-east winds reaching gale force in some exposed positions. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather but clouding over with some heavy rain falls later. Temperatures mild.. Barometer falling. Seas rather rough to rough. Territorials’ Success. Opotiki Territorials were very .successful at the recent camp held at Ngnruawahia. Trooper T. Walker secured the “spurs” by winning the flag race. Troopers T. Walker and Booth won .the “mounted shells” by winning the leading race. The former also won the “mounted shell” by securing, first place in the tent pegging competition. Trooper Walker and vSergt. Mulhern secured second' place in the Lloyd Lindsay competition. Corpl. Murray, Troopers Walker, Fisher and Booth won their bouts in the boxing tournament. Car Salvaged. A motor car which disappeared in the quicksand at North Beach recently. reports a Christchurch exchange, was not a total loss. The mechanical parts have been salvaged with the aid of some horses and a motor lorry. The action of the tide oh the sand! turned the car over on its side, and there was no difficulty in excavating it. The engine, radiator, and wheels were salvaged, but the body was so dam-' I aged that it was towed up the beach . and abandoned.

Thrown Front! HOrsp, - ' a broken collar bone was received by Leslie Joblin • agedi 17, son ot Mr. G. F. Joblin, Woodlands, while returning home at about 9 ! o’clock last night. The horse which Leslie was riding stumbled, throwing the boy heavily' and rolling on lam. The injured boy. was found by Mr A. €?. Staveley and was conveyed to- the Opotiki hospital. Boxing Enthusiasts. A very keen spirit was shown by members at the annual meeting of tlie r Opotiki Boxing Association. At most meetings of sports bodies it is usually very bard to secure nominations for various positions. jAi last night’s meeting officers showed sustained interest in the sport by readily agreeing to be re-elected to- fill the various positions. Members paid, a tribute to the work of the secretary, Mr T. Hickey and stated that the Association could not have carried on without tlie assistance given by the secretary. It was stated that the Association lmd had only two secretaries during its existence, namely Messrs C. Hunt and T. Hickey, and both secretaries had rendered invaluable service, the Association being very fortunate in securing such valuable officers. Search for Oil in P.B. Machinery of the most modern type, capable, of drilling to a depth of 8,COOft., will be loaded in the United States during the next week, to the order of the Vacuum Oil Company, for transport to the Gisborne district. Thd drilling gear should be delivered in Gisborne before the end of June, and by that time everything should be ready for its assembly on the site at Totangi, chosen by Vacuum Oil geologists for tlie initial drilling venture of that company in the Poverty Bay field.