Local and General.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 235, 11 September 1924, Page 4

Local and General.

The pilot at Wairoa reported this morning as follows : —Wind, northeast, sea heavy, and bar unworkable.

A Christchurch telegram yesterday afternoon reports that the body of a well-dressed unknown woman, aged about 40 years, was found in the water at Sumner.

The owners have decided that they will not attempt to refloat the Wakatu which stranded last week at the estuary of the Clarence River. She will be offered for sale as she lies. —(Press Association).

Mr. L. Mcllvride, ALP., is asking the Postmaster-General when does he intend to instal an automatic telephone system at Napier, seeing that the present switchboard is worn out and has to be supplemented by auxiliary switchboards, which slow up the service.

The Hastings High School has received a gift of two maps of Northern France from the Lycee Faidherbe, at Lille. The pupils of these two schools have been in correspondence during the past year, resulting in the interest, ing exchange of photographs, stamps, and illustrated papers.

The following warning was broad casted by the radio station at Suva at 8.10 p.m.—Three-masted wooden auxiliary schooner Dora Crane, which left Gilbert Island for Fanning Island on June 30,' has not arrived, and is now overdue. Report any news of this vessel.

The boring of three artesian wells for the Napier Borough. Council on AleLean Park is progressing satisfactorily, and yesterday one bore, when 197 feet had been reached, produced an estimated flow of 22,000 gallons of water per hour, it is proposed to continue boring and to carry out tests as the depth increases.

One day recently while Inspector A, C. Fawcett was regulating traffic in Heretaunga street, lie had occasion to tell a motorist that he was committing a breach oi the by-law. The latter remarked, “1 appreciate very much your advice and thank you for it. If it had been that teLow Fawcett, he would have shifted me first and then advised me.”

All of the immigrants who arrived at Lytteiton fast week by the lonic seemed to welcome the end of the sea voyage except one man. who, after an inspection of the wharf, remarked to a constable, “I’m not very impressed with New Zealand.” Glancing towards the Ruahine, a Home liner berthed at Lyttelton, the man in blue replied: “The Ruahine sails for England next week. You had better book your passage back.”

The first Hawke’s Bay Battaiion will go into camp at Trentham on Saturday next. This battalion is drawn from the Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa districts (from Wairoa to Featherston). The total strength is about 700. A special troop train, in charge of LieutenantColonel H. Holderness, will leave Napier at 6.30 a.m., and Hastings at 7.0 a.m. The Hastings Company will parade at the railway station at 6.30 a.m. This is the first battaiion camp since the war.

The annual euchre party and dance hold by the Karamu Lodge of Oddfellows on Tuesday evening was a pronounced success, about 70 couples being present. Bro. Fox acted as M.C., and Messes P. Waldon, Cameron and Kite supplied the music. A large number took part in tlie euchre tourna. ment, which was under the supervision of Bros. V. Maney and O’Brien. The prize-winners were as follows: — Ladies: Mrs Williams 1, Mrs Large 2; gentlemen: Mr T. Milne 1, Mr F. Perrett 2. The supper was supervised bv Sisters V. Maney, Maddox, Russell, Clark and Dixon and gave satisfaction. The following lodges were represented: N.G. Bro. Farmer, Manchester Unity; Bro. F. Goodall, Loyal Lodge; P.S. Bro. J. O. Thompson, Hibernians; Sisters' Rudlin and Langley, Kahuranaki ladies. Bro. A. Kitt ably controlled the arrangements assisted by Bros. Maney, May. O’Brien, Fox, and Dixon.