City and Suburban Items

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 287, 4 September 1928, Page 3

City and Suburban Items

News and Notes of Interest

While working on the motor-ship Paua at the Burnham Wharf yesterday morning, C. Waddley, a stevedore, residing at 5 Nikau Street, Miramar, had his left thigh fractured. He was attended to by the Free Ambulance and taken to the hospital.

The annual report of the Newtown School Parents and Old Scholars’ Association states that last year the cottage garden scheme was again carried out, a large number of pupils participating. Valuable prizes were given to the winners of the competition, also two special prizes for pupils not winning the main prizes. Charles Muir, who resided at 13 Regent Street, Petone,, and who was employed at O. Hutton’s (N.Z.) bacon factory at Ngaliauranga, suddenly collapsed during the course of his work yesterday morning. The Free Ambulance were summoned, but Muir was dead before they could reach him. The Wellington Automobile Club has written to the City Council suggesting that when the fruit stands are again let by auction the council should consider providing only one at the General Post, Office. The council has replied that the matter will be considered. Satisfaction was expressed by Upper Hutt councillors at the council meeting last night, when a letter was received from the Railway Department stating that a 250 watt highway light would be erected at the north end of the railway station at an early date. It was stated that sueh a light would be a distinct advantage at that point. An effort is to be made by the New Zealand Forestry League to induce the tourist agencies and acclimatisation societies to issue with their literature advice to tourists and the public generally to prevent incipient fires, caused by throwing away lighted cigarettes and by neglecting to stamp out campfires. It is hoped by this means to minimise the destruction of native forest and the loss of scenery. When a reply was received from the City Council by the Wellington Automobile Club last night in reference to police control of traffic at Courtenay Place, Mr. A. E. Batt remarked that it was very difficult to see the officers at night. If the council had any enterprise they would have a tower there. He moved that the council be written to, asking that the traffic control officer should wear a white macintosh and white gloves. The chairman and others mentioned the action taken in Auckland, and it was agreed to write as proposed. “In the opinion of all who attended it was one of the best in the history of the school,” stated the annual report of the Parents and Old Scholars’ Association of Newtown School regarding the annual school picnic. Over 1000 attended the picnic, which was held at-Maidstone Park. The cost of the outing was over £lOO, the. greater part of which was born by the association. Special medals were donated the winners of the school championships. A few days ago Messrs. A. Jackson and G. Gordon, of Wellington, who are at present at the Hermitage for winter sports, made a very successful ski-run to the top of the Lendenfeld Saddle. The saddle, which is 7391 feet in height, lies at the head of the Tasman Glacier between the Hockstetter .Dome and Mt. Elie de Beaumont The saddle is called after Lendenfeld, who traversed- it to the West Coast about 1885, a feat which has never been accomplished since. Messrs. Jackson and Goodwin state that they enjoyed the run immensely and that the snow had been in excellent condition for skiing. The visitors were guided by Guide J. L. Crombie.

A deputation from the Lyall Bay School Committee and the Home and School Association, which was to wait upon the Minister of Education today, to seek increased accommodation at the Lyall Bay School, has been postponed until Thursday morning. Considerable satisfaction was expressed by the Upper Hutt Borough Council last night when a refund of £2B 13s. lOd. was received from the Hutt Valley Electric Power Board for the time when power from Mangahao was not available. Lacerated wounds on his arms, hands, and face were sustained by Mr. G. King, a bootmaker, who resides at IG7 Hanson Street, and who was knocked down by a motor-car outside his shop at the corner of Adelaide Road and Riddiford Street shortly before midday yesterday. In addition, his left hand was badly crushed and lacerated, and a leg was injured. He was taken to the hospital by the Free Ambulance. The Dominion Bowling Council will meet at the Accountants’ Chambers this morning. The dates of the test matches with Australia will be decided, and they will probably be about January 3,4, and 5, preceding the Dominion tournament. Another question to be decided, and one that has been the subject of differences in the past, is whether the Dominion tournament shall start on the Monday or Tuesday. Mr. S. M. Stone, Dominion president, will be in the chair.

The Upper Hutt Borough Council is beginning to wonder at the slowness with which its application for a sewerage loan of £65,000 and £5OOO is being considered. A letter was sent to the Treasury Department on August 22, a reply to which was received at last night’s council meeting, stating that reports required had not yet come to hand from the Public Works Department. When received the loan would be put before the Loans Board. The Mayor, Mr. P. Robertson, was at a loss, he said, to see what the Treasury could be wanting. The application had gone “flying” through the Public Works and Health Departments.

At the annual meeting of the Parents’ and Old Scholars’ Association of the Newtown School, there was a good attendance of members. The president (Mr. W. B. Bradley) occupied the chair. The report and balance-sheet were adopted, the balance-sheet showing the total assets to be £l7O 13s. lid. Mr. J. Burns, one of the first pupils of the school, and Mr. R. McKeen, M.P., were elected vice-presidents of the Association. Other officers elected were as follow: —President, Mr. W. B. Bradley; secretary and treasurer, Mr. A. T. Burnette; vice-president, Mr. J. Robinson; trustees, the secretary and treasurer; all members present were elected a general committee.

Yesterday a collection of two or three hundred miscellaneous parcels came under the hammer in a local auction room. They were the year’s accumulation of various small articles from the Dead Letter Office at the G.P.0., but from the inland service only. Overseas parcels which go astray or lose their identity are returned to the country of origin. The goods comprised wearing apparel, pieces of material, handkerchiefs, toilet requisites, and small articles of jewellery, etc., which have been forwarded through the post as presents to friends. Every effort is made by the postal authorities to find an owner before the goods are disposed of. The parcels contained fair value for the money they realised, from 6s. to 12s. being the'knock-down price. Many of them were sold as “speculators.” the contents not being disclosed, and the auction provided quite an afternoon’s entertainment for those , who were there, especially those who indulged in a little “gamble.”