General News

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21512, 29 June 1935, Page 14

General News

Cyclists and Trams The danger of the practice said to be common among cyclists, of taking hold of tram hand-rails and being towed by the trams, was emphasised by members of the Heathcote County Council at a meeting of the council last evening. The council had received a letter from the acting-general manager of the Christchurch Tramway Board, drawing attention to the practice, and asking the council to take action through its traffic inspector as occasion arose. Mr. . Flavell said that no satisfaction could be gained by prosecutions, as the offenders were usually let off with a caution. The chairman, Mr W. W Scarff. remarked that he was satisfied that the practice was a dangerous one. and that it was increasing. It was left to the county clerk, Mr ,T. P. E. Veale. to deal with the problem in the best way possible. A Heavy Hailstorm One of the heaviest hailstorms in -ccent years swept the Marton district about 3.45 yesterday afternoon, and piled high in the streets of the town. The storm was marked by uni'sual features. In places clear icicles of fantastic shapes preceded the hailstorm, the effect being strangely beautiful.—Press Association.

Wanton Damage Damage estimated at more than Z 10 was wantonly done to one of the pipes being used in the new supply of water for Kaikoura. The pipes were being tested, and as the meter was showing a rapid decline of pressure, the system was inspected and it was found that one of the pipes at Suburban had been wilfully damaged by an axe or sledge hammer. The matter has been put in the hands of the police, Naxr._ for New Tunnel The view that some prominent feature of the Milford Sound road should be named after Mr John. Cockburn, who, it was stated, had first envisaged the route, was again "xoressed at the executive meeting of the Southland League this week. The chairman (Mr W. Hinchey) said that perhaps the tunnel under the Homer Saddle might be ca'led the "Cockburn Tunnel." Members agreed that it would be but fitting if Mr Cockburn's pioneering efforts were perpetuated as suggested and it was resolved to communicate with the Minister for Tourist Resorts (the Hon. Adam Hamilton). Control of Oysters After the chairman. M" C. G. Macindoe, had moved that the Government be asked to relinquish control of oysters, the Auckland Harbour nrnrd, at a meeting fhi« we r, k. finpointed Messrs H. Luke. Harvey Turner, and the chairman a committee to report on the sub.'ect of the supply of oysters to the next meeting of the board. "The Chamber of Commerce has recently taken the matter up." said Mr Macindoe, "but this board considered it two ye'irs ago. Since the Government took control, we have had short seasons while the ovsters have been smotherinr? each other. Oysters are Is a sack dearer this verr than they were last, and twice as dear as they were before the Government took charge. Private enterprise would employ more men and keep here which is new being spent in the purchase of oysters from Bluff." "In asking the Government to relinquish control, wo should put forward some alternative scheme," remarked Mr H. Luke.

New Zealand Butter "It is not generally realised in New Zealand what an asset we have in the 'body' of our butter," said Mr G. M. Valentine, assistant-director of the dairy division, at the annual conference of the National Dairy Association at Palmerston North. He added that the greatest care should be taken to retain that feature, with which the Dominion's butter had been endowed by reason of a very favourable climate. Fruit from Norfolk Island A cablegram has been received from the Norfolk Island Chamber cf Commerce by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, from which it is apparent that at least one shipment of oranges has been arranged from Norfolk Island this winter. The Auckland Chamber has been urging the Government to remove the embargo on fruit from Norfolk Island in the same way as South Australia has been exempted from the general embargo on Australian fruit. No Fear of Extermination That there is no danger of mut-ton-birds being exterminated through the operations of the Maoris each season was made clear by Mr G. M. Turner in a lecture at Invercargill this week. He said that mutton-birds were sometimes seen covering an area of 40 square miles. A quarter of a million young birds wcr< killed each season, but this was only a small proportion of those which were reared on the many islands on which they nested

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