CITY AND SUBURBAN

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 37, 7 November 1933, Page 11

CITY AND SUBURBAN

Happenings About the Town INCIDENTS, OBSERVATIONS The Wellington Meat Export Company has made a start with killing operations. Two chains are engaged, and work is proceeding steadily. This is an earlier start than is usually made. Injuries to his back were received byMr. G. Baker, jun., carrier, 60 Owen Street, when he slipped and fell at Market Gardeners, Ltd.’s premises yesterday. The Free Ambulance took him to hospital. While wrestling at Koolman’s Gymnasium early last evening, Mr. J. Salt, a commercial artist, 150 Coutts Street, dislocated his right elbow and was taken to hospital by the Free Ambulance. A relief worker engaged at Prince of Wales Park called at “The Dominion” office yesterday to complain about one phase of the work there. He stated that the men were being employed to do council work in connection with the readjustment of water pipes, which should either be done by the corporation staff or by paying relief workers award rates. The activities of several Shetland ponies which were being placed aboard the Nelson ferry steamer Kaitoa caused some amusement and excitement on the Queen’s Wharf at midday yesterday. One pony in particular proved veftfractious and temporarily laid out one of the watersiders before it was persuaded to enter the horse box. Ou the application of Detective-Ser-geant Revell a remand until November 13 was granted by Mr. W. F. Stilwell, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday iu the case of Arthur John Roberts, motor driver and cook, aged 3S, who was charged with breaking and entering the warehouse of the Vacuum Oil Company at Napier and committing theft therein. Mr. Revell stated that accused had been arrested at Marlinborough on Saturday by Detective-Sergeant Hall - Good hauls and au augury of a good season have marked the opening of the fishing season at Taupo. Mr. E. A. Williams (Napier) was there in time for the opening day (Wednesday) and one of a party which caught a six-pound trout for breakfast. The best haul so far as he knew was that of a party on Lake Sunbeam, who scored 72 in two days, and all fish in fine condition. “There is every indication of this season being unusually good,” he said. “The fish are in splendid condition.” Tlie work of levelling the railway crossings on the Petbne Esplanade is now proceeding. The lines have, been raised above, the general level of the road, but the roadway on either side of tlie tracks is being gently graded up to the metals, so that when completed the going will be smooth for motor traffic. The completion of this work will make the Esplanade one of the best straight miles of bitumen roadway in the district. Work has been commenced on the construction of a new concrete bridge over the north branch. r of the Waimakariri River between Kalapoi and Waddington. The new structure will replace the old girder bridge, but it will be considerably shorter. Heavy flood waters used to run beneath the old bridge, but with the diversion of the Eyre River the flow of water in the north branch of the Waimakariri is not so great, aud the new bridge will not need to be so long. It will be 40 feet, with a single span, and built in reinforced concrete in a design similar to that of the Waimakariri bridge. A working bee comprising members of the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society spent several hours at the society’s hatcheries in the week-end building new ponds for the treating of fry before liberation. Usually the fish are liberated when in the fry stage, but the short, swift rivers of Taranaki ore unsuitable for such a purpose, and the fish are kept in ponds until fairly well advanced in condition. There are about 140,000 'fish at the society’s hatcheries, and as the pond accommodation is not great enough members for some time past have been increasing the accommodation. The fish will be liberated in December or January. The. Sacrament of Confirmation was administered to 150 candidates at the Church of St. Joseph. New Plymouth, on Sunday, by his Grace Archbishop O’Shea. S.M., D.D. Twenty of the candidates were adults received into the Catholic Church. Threequarters of an hour before the commencement of the service the accommodation was fully taxed, and when his Grace, the clergy, altar boys, and cross-bearer passed through a guard of honour of 30 members of the Hibernian Lodge led by Mr. P. Kearney to the church every available space was occupied. The Sacrament is administered at New Plymouth every three years.