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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1926, Page 8

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A minor collision between a traracar and a motor lorry occurred at the Garfield intersection, Parnell, shortly after 8 o'clock this morning. The lorry, it is said, cut in across the tram and struck the latter. The impact was not severe and neither vehicle suffered any damage.

The condition of the Victoria wharf, Devonport, ms mentioned at the meeting by the Auckland Harbour Board yesterday. When further development of the proposed .harbour scheme cropped up. Mr. J. Henderson said he hoped the wharf at Devonport would receive attention, as residents of the marine suburb were rather anxious about its condition. Mr. E. W. Alison remarked that the wharf was in very bad condition and really required reconstruction. The chairman (Mn Mackenzie) said he thought the Devonport wharf would be one of the early works to receive attention.

During the recent visit of a certain friendly society to Rotorua. the question of fishing cropped up, and a loeai fisherman, in order to disprove the statements seen lately in the papers re poor hsning. offered to make a wager that lie would catch a trout of over 21b within five minutes, on the fly with rod and line. Accordingly a party of about 20 journeyed to the scene of operations next day, which was in the Kaituna stream, not far from the Ohere landing. The fisherman having got ms tackle ready, in the, shape of a light steel rod about 9ft long, and a fly known locally as the matuka feather, took up a position in full view of the party, and at the word "go" from the timekeeper, made a cast.. The spectators did not long to wait for things to happen, for in 35 seconds a fish was hooked, and after taking up another three minutes to bring to the bank, was successfully gaffed, amid the applause of the onlookers. On being placed on the scales it proved to be 31b 9Joz in weight, and showed that it is etill possible to catch trout to time-table in Rotorua.

In continuation of the:i Palmsrston North visit, the Governor-General and Lady Alice Fergusson were entertained at a further round of functions yesterday, and to-day are visiting Flock House to inspect the training of the boys under the mercantile marine and sheepfarmere , schema

The two brothers —Cecil and Ronald Harris, aged 13 and 11, respectively— who disappeared from their home at 23, Ponsonby Road, yesterday morning, have returned. It is understood that the boye did not go to etfhool the previous day, and, being afraid of the consequences, decided to no away. The attraction of home was too much, and they returned this morning.

In the report of the meeting of the Mount Eden Borough Council, which sat on Monday, it was stated that Mrs. May had made a gift to the council of a piece of land with a frontage to Mount Eden and Balmoral Roads. The donor's name should have .been Mrs. Udy.

April 1 was the date fixed for the number plates on vehicles to be replaced under the Motor Vehicles Act. The new plates are not available as yet, however, but local authorities anticipate that it will be after Easter before they will be able to deal with applicants. The new plates will be black and white, and the principal licensing depot will be at the Wellesley Street Post Office.

The Auckland Grammar School Board advises that J. C. Macky Memorial Scholarships have been awarded to the following ex-pupils: —Auckland Grammar School: J. B. Brooke. J. W. B. Feldon. V. E. Gatland, G. S. Meredith and F. McCarthy. Auckland Girls' Grammar Sphool: Miss V. R. McCallum and Miss F. M. Homer. Epsom Girls' Grammar School: Miss F. E. S. Kissling and Miss L. M. Talbot. These scholarships are awarded annually to those students who, though high on the credit list, do not secure University Entrance Scholarships. Drivers' licenses for the period 1926----27 were being issued by the Auckland City Council to-day. Every drivers license has expired irrespective of when it was issued. Five shillings is the fee for a renewal of license from April 1, 1020, till March 31, 1027. Up till this afternoon, close on 500 licenses had been issued.

Holiday traffic across Cook Strait is expected to be exceptionally heavy towards the end of the present week, and, in order to cope with the demand for accommodation the Union Company have arranged several daylight trips. On Thursday next the Maori will make a daylight" trip from Wellington to Lyttelton, and "the Wahine will leave the capital port on the evening of the same day. On Good Friday the Maori will run another morning trip from Wellington, while the Wahine is to make a day run from the same port on Tuesday, April 6. Daylight trips'have also been arranged for the trip "from Lyttelton to Wellington on the same dates.

"Our borough is now quite a busy shopping centre. I have only to mention that we have 14 butchers' shops," reported the sanitary inspector (lit S. R. Kingdon) at last evening's meeting of the Mount Albert Borough Council. He went on to refer to the regulations under the Health Act to prevent contamination of food, etc., including licensing and fees to be charged, and stated that these were almost ready for consideration by the council. ''I have had quite a lot of work in connection with the above Act in respect of premises having the necessary alterations carried out," said the inspector, "and this is, of course, necessary before liceuses can be issued. ,.

After a fortnight's residence in West Australia, an immigrant girl set out, in fancy high-heeled shoes, to walk to Melbourne. She was in service at Mount Barker when she received a letter from j a friend in Melbourne telling her that things were better there and advising i her to come over. 'Without money or j clothes other than those in which she I was clad, the girl, who is nod yet 20 I years of age, set out on the tramp, intending to go via Albany , . After covering some miles in high-heeled shoes, she was naturally tired, footsore and hungry. A motor lorry driver, seeing the pathetic little figure trudging aiong the road in front of him. and learning she was going to Albany, offered her a lift. On tbe way she told him her intention to walk Ito Melbourne. He could not convince I her that she could not walk 2000 miles over arid country, carrying provisions in her handbag, so he handed her over to the Benevolent Society at Albany, and they returned her to Mount Barker.

J Another step in the development of j the Waikato River as a route for merj cantile transport will be taken next

i week, when the Northern Steamship Company will begin the new bi-weekly .•service between Onehunga nnd Port I Waikato. in place of the occasional serj vice hitherto. The Xgatiawa will pioneer the new service, leaving Oneimnga on Tuesdays and Fridays, and connecting with the Roose Company's river steamers, which ply between Port Waikato and Hamilton. The question of future freight rates will largely depend upon the amount of cargo which offers, but that the Waikato people have I faith in the prospects is shown by the i fact that additional wharf facilities are ; being provided at Hamilton, while the ! Roose Company is adding a powerful i barge tug, as well as another barge, to its fleet.

A motor lorry driver wlio appeared at the Police Court this morning pleaded guilty to a. charge of failing. to give his nanie and address after an accident. Senior Sergeant Edwards said the lorry struck a waterside worker, who asked defendant his name. This was refused. The magistrate. Mr. F. K. Hunt, in inflicting a penalty of £2 and costs, said that tho matter was a most important one. There was to he no argument about it —in all accident cases the motorist must supply his name and address when it was demanded.

A singular statement was made recently by a food inspector at the Manchester City Toliee Court. He said that lie had known hams to be imported from China to England, then sent across to Ireland to be stamped as Irish hams, and then returned to be sold in England. If this statement is correct it points to an opening in Britain for frozen pork from Xew Zealand.

"In spite of the alleged black outlook for the timber industry. writes our Ohakune correspondent, * v 'two new mills are now in the course of erection in this district."

A movement is on foot in Christchurch to institute regular shipments of bananas from Fiji to the South Island. At a meeting of the fruit trade in Christchurch it was stated that the Union Company would put the Kawatiri on to carry a shipment, leaving Suva about April 3, and arriving at Lyttelton nine days later. This shipment will probably be in the nature oi a test to enable the growers to "feel" the southern market.

The ratepayer of the Moeroa suburban area of Hamilton voted yesterday en two loan proposals for imp'roveinent purposes. An £18,400 water and sewerage loan was sanctioned by 93 rotes to 86, but a proposal to borrow £13,500 for street* and surface drainage was turned down, 103 to 76w