The Opotiki News Wednesday October 25, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 250, 25 October 1939, Page 2

The Opotiki News Wednesday October 25, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bowling Season. ■ s The Citizens’. Bowling Club will oificially open its season on Saturday next. Centennial committee. An important meeting of the Centennial Celebrations Committee will be held in the Mission’ Hall on Thursday night. Zane Grey Passes. A cablegram from New York yesterday announces the death of the author, Zane 'Grey, at Altadena (California). His death followed a heart attack. He was 64 years of age. Plunket Society. Mothers are rejnindled that the Plunket Society may now be consulted at the Mission Hall, as from Thursday. 26th. October, instead of the . Wattle Tea-rooms as previously. Art Union Prizes. Two prizes (Co) were won by Opotiki ticket-holders in tlie Art Union whieli was drawn last week. The successful tickets were; 42,408 “Cape Runaway”. Opotiki; 42,265 “Peter”, Opotiki. “Back-io-Childhood” Bali. Considerable interest is being taken in the “back-to-ehildliood” ball to lie held in the Lyric Hall to-night. There will be special prizes and novelties galore, while the music will be supplied by the ever-pcpular Mac’s Hot Scots. Temperatures. North Island temperatures at 0 o'clock yesterday morning were as follows Tauranga. 62 degrees, Cape Maria Van Diemen and Auckland 59. Opotiki 58, Wellington 56, Napier 54, atrdl Gisborne 50. Frost of Four Degrees. Tlie heaviest frost for two months was experienced in Gisborne yesterday morning. 4.3 degrees being registered at the aerodrome. However, little damage appeared to have been done in gardens in Gisborne and nearby country areas. Opotiki Amateur Athletics. Intending competitors for the Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club’s meeting next week are reminded that nominations must be handed in to r J.ini Hickey’s by 5 p.m. on Thursday, 26tli. October. A number 'of nominations have already been received and a good field is expected to compete this season. Well-known Pilot. Flight Lieutenant. L. H. Brake, who conducted passenger flights at Opotiki in 1921 and 1922, and who probably took many residents on their first aeroplane trips, lias been transferred from -the retired to the active list of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. He has been appointed a flying officer attached to the general duties branch of the service.

Young Ctrl Scalped). To be scalped by an engine- shafting in a milking machine plant was the terrible plight of Shirley Morioe, aged 14. at Broadwood on Monday morning. She was assisting her-uncle, Mr Dallas, in tlie shed when the accident occurred. As she reached under the engine shaft her hair became caught and she fell backwards on the floor, her sealp being torn off. 'The victim is progressing in Rawene Hospital. Naval Lasses. From a detached viewpoint the loss of two ships which have seen many veals of service is not the severe loss to Britain’s naval strength that Germany stresses. In the last war the Royal Navy suffered the. loss ol 184 ships. Many i f the casualties at the time were crushing, and any suggestion from Germany that the Navy can easily he eliminated is answered in Britain’s power to recovery from more serious tragedies than those which have already occurred.