THE OPOTIKI NEWS Friday, August 11, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 219, 11 August 1939, Page 2

THE OPOTIKI NEWS Friday, August 11, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Basketball. A representative basketball match will be played at Gisborne to-morrow, when the Poverty Bay B team-will meet the Opotiki representatives in a return contest. Car .Ltia jes Read. A car, driven by Mr. I). Beattie oi: Woodlands left the road on the Taneatua. .side of the Wainui turnoff last night. None of the passengers was injured but the car was extensively damaged. Evening Cancelled. The Fathers’ and Sons’ evening, to have been held on Monday night in connection with the Young Farmers’ Club has been unavoidably cancelled, and the usual monthly meeting of the club will be held instead. Br.er Prices Increase. Draught bottle beer which has been sold in the' past at l/(ia bottle in Opotiki, has been increased to I /if. Df'inks consumed over the counter remain at the same price as in the past. The increase has become necessary owing to the new duty which was recently placed on beer. Boxing. Boxing enthusiasts are reminded of the big boxing tournament to be held to-night iu the Regent Mall. The programme is an exceptionally good one and the association feel eonjident that patrons will have a very good evening’s entertainment. Several lirst class boys from Auckland sire included in the numerous bouts. Golf. A Canadian foursome will be played on the Opotiki Golf Links to-morrow. r l hdraw is as follows: Banner and P. Fox v. Baigem and Murray; A. G. Burton and Ash v. A. X. Davies and Smith ; Rowland and Bunkall v. Si 101 1 end Carrot I ; Bail'd' an,| Henry v. Duff and MeCalden ; Lujnhic ami Johnson v. another pair. Good Performance. Mr. Betei - Warren lias arrived in Opotiki in a 20ft. mullet boat, which be sailed from Auckland). The trip, which is considered quite a feat for the type of heat. occupied several days, the boat being becalmed for Iwo or three days off Coromandel. The beat was sailed over the Opotiki bar without, the use ml" the auxiliary engine. It is understood that the boat wilt lie list'd in Opotiki for fishing purposes. Opotiki Yachting Fleet. Quite a number of sailing boats are being built in Opotiki during the winter in readiness for the (oming sailing season, while others are contemplated. Those being built include the following:—Snowy Hill. Idle Along type; Kri<- Salt. 14 footer; R. Carrothers. 14 footer; M. Kelly. Hilt. din. boat; Ray Lynch, Id footer; Clias. Wright, 14 footer; G. Stacey, 10 footer. Messrs. J. AlcAlannaway and D. Talbot eo'iitemplate building vessels of tiie Idle Along type. Visit of Trainer Plane. A 'l'iger Moth trainer plane arrived at Opotiki yesterday, piloted by Mr. W. Howell. oif Wellington, who is training at Palmerston North. The pilot was aecoimpanied by Aliy J. Semple, of the Transport Department. Mr. Semple is a sou of the Mon. R. Semple. Minister of Public Works. Since leaving Palmerston North the piane has visited, Hawora. New Plymouth, Auckland. Taiiranga and Opotiki. As soon as the weather is favourable the ’plane will leave I'cr Gisborne and will call at Hastings on the trip to Palmerston. North. During their stay in OpojUii, Messrs. Howell and Semple tire, the guests of Mr. C.‘ Brownie. Mr. Brownie, who was at one time secretary of I lie To Kuiti A era C luh. had a short flight this morning over the town dining an exceptionally heavy rainstorm, the cloud ceiling being 1 COO feet. It. will ho recalled) that the pilot. Mr. Howell, recently made a forced landing in the South Island in a very (unfilled space, the ’plane later being taken away to a suitable ground to take off:’