Local and General.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 238, 20 September 1922, Page 4

Local and General.

At Marton yesterday, William Keenan, found in possession of three Tatt’s tickets, was lined £l, and costs 7s. — (Press Association.) The sixth anniversary of the first battle of the Somme was celebrated by a smoke concert at the R.S.A. clubrooms at Wellington on Saturday night. The letter-box lobby at the Hastings Post and Telegraph Office is open to the public during the following hours: —Every week day, except Saturday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, 6 a.m. to midnight; Sunday, 6a.m. to 10p.m. The value of dairy products in Saskatchewan in 1921 was £3,754,889. During the year the farmers in the province increased their dairy herds by 50,000 cows. Export figures reached a new record, a total of 7,085,562 pounds of butter leaving the province. A young man and maiden were playing golf—the lady quite a novice—and had reached a hole which was on the top of a little hill. The youth ran up first to see lhe He of tnp balls. “A stymie!” he shouted, “a dead stymie”’ The young lady came up with a sniff. “Well, do you know,” she said, “I thought I smelled something as I was walking up the hill!” Q.S.T. informs the Taranaki “Herald” that a wireless operator in New Plymouth on Friday night received San Francisco broadcast press messages giving accounts of the fire in Smyrna. Los Angeles was heard calling up the station in Hawaii, and Cavite (Philippine Islands) was heard working. The Christchurch police received information from Cheviot yesterday that G. H. Hoard, school teacher, was found dead in bed this morning with his throat cut. Deceased was 30 years of age, and was headmaster of McKenzie School. He saw considerable service at the front, and w*as formerly assistant master at Sydenham.—(Press Association). The Masterton High School will be opened shortly by the Minister for Education. It is the only State school in New’ Zealand built without a Government grant. The people of the district purchased £15,000 of debentures from the Government under the Education Loans Act, and with this money the school was built. A further proposal has now been made to the Minister that another £lO,OOO should be raised in the same w’ay for the erection and equipment of a hostel for the school. “There seemed to be a consensus of opinion amongst commercial circles in London that things are better now than they were twelve months ago,” said Mr. W. Murray, of the firm of Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Company, Limited, who arrived at Wellington by tlie Corinthic on Monday. There had been, said Mr. Murray, a general anticipation when he left England. that the wool market would show signs of improvement, and while he would not commit himself as regarded the future, there was no doubt that the position was improving. As is fairly generally known, the Telegraph Department’s censorship of messages referring to betting transactions it not always infallible (says an exchange). Apropos of a rather important sporting event which took place in Australia at the end of last week, it is being narrated that some “sports” knowing that a certain timber merchant of their acquaintance was in Sydney, despatched the following cable message to him: “Purchase five cords green wood Saturday.” In view of the result of the Beauford-Gloaming contest the “sports” are now hoping that the receiver of the cable message failed td de-oode it. Motorists have been divided in their organisation for the last couple of years or so, the South Island having its own motor union district and separate from the New Zealand Automobile Union, to which South Island associations were formerly affiliated. Proposals w’ere made at the annual meeting of the New’ Zealand Automobile Union for a reconciliation in order that motorists throughout the Dominion might show a united front. It was resolved to approach the South Island Motor «'th a view to amalgamating motor interests in New Zealand. Except for a few yards of slippery stuff near Tarawera, on the TaupoNapier road, the road betweep Auckland and Wellington is tolerably good for motorists after they get beyond Huntly (states the Auckland “Star”). Mr. George Henning, who recently attended the conference of the union in Wellington as one of the Auckland delegates, did the trip down by car, and he mentioned (the state of the road when telling a meeting of the Auckland Automobile Association about the Main Roads Bill which the Hon. J. G. Coates has been consulting motorists about. Mr. Henning said there was not a great deal of work on the Auckland-Wellington road that could be done immediately. If the gaps w’ere made good it would give a tolerable road for motor-cars. Even if the Miain Roads Bill became law this session he did not see how the Government, with its present inadequate road-making plant, could spend £300,000 in twelve months. When the main roads w’ere tackled the job needed to be done in a comprehensive manner What had been done in the past had been merely “playing at road-making.” Interviewed yesterday afternoon regarding the dismantling of the Westshort bridge, Mr. A. E. Jull, chairman of the Harbour Board, said that after the meeting last Tuesday he waited on the clerk of the County Council and suggested that before any work be started in the demolition of the bridge, the Harbour Board engineer and the County Council engineer should inspect it with a view of ascertaining what expenditure would be necessary to enable the bridge to he maintained for pedestrian traffic until the Harbour Board requires its removal. The impression which the Harbour Board obtained was that the resolution of the County, while apparently determining to hnmediately dismantle the biidge, was. for the present at any rate, for the protection of the County Council against liability in the event of any accident, rather than that there was an immediate determination te dismantle the bridge. The hope is that the bridge will be available for pedestrian traffic for sortie considerable time.

Australian and English mails ex Moeraki at Auckland will arrive by the mail train this evening. The Marlborough Rugby Union last night decided to withdraw its challenge to Nelson for the Seddon Shield. —(Press Association). The Dorset arrived at Auckland about midnight w’ith 285 passengers, including 258 immigrants, either nominated or under the Overseas Settlement scheme. All were provided for before arrival. Auckland takes 155, Wellington 67, and the remainder are distributed in other parts. They are described as a fine, healthy jot.— (Press Association). Fruit-growing is not generally regarded as the best class of culture in the Levin district, but a “Chronicle” representative came across one grower recently who was quite satisfied with his lot. “If I had 300 more Sturmer trees,” he said, “I would be quite satisfied.” After a few’ seasons a tree would easily return a pound’s worth of fruit, and he had several giving twice and three times that amount. The orchard he considered the most profitable was the one. the owner could manage without employing labour. A valuable area of land in the centre of Wellington’has recently changed hands, the purchasers being Messrs James Smith, Limited. The property adjoins the present drapery premises of James Smith, Limited, in Manners street, being the whole of the land between the drapery warehouse and the right-of-way on the western side of the Grand Opera House. It has a frontage of 80ft to Manners street, and a depth of 430 ft.. extending right through to Wakefield street, with a frontage to that street of 140 ft. The total area is approximately one acre. At the termination of those leases, it is the intention of the new owners to rebuild on the Mhnners street frontage to a considerable depth. A complete scheme for laying out the rest of the property has already been determined upon. It is not at all improbable that an up-to-date picture theatre will be erected on part of the land, with an entrance from lower Cuba street. Mr. John Cassin, jun.. furniture dealer, of Station street, had a narrow escape from a very’ serious, if not a fatal, accident, at the Union Bank corner, Heretaunga street, about 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Cassin was riding his bicycle slowly, on his proper side, along Heretaunga street, from the direction of the railway crossing, and he was carrying a small parcel of crockery, whilst a motor car, driven by Mr. Burt, was coming, at quite a reasonable speed, along Heretaunga street from the opposite direction. Passing the Albert Hotel, the car made the necessary sweep to enter into Karamu road, so as to continue on its proper side, when, by some means, the collision occurred on the Union Bank corner. Mr. Cassin was knocked down, and getting caught with his axle, he was dragged some distance. The car pulled up promptly, and it wad found that, beyond being much shaken, and his clothes badly torn, he escaped serious injury.