Local and General.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 281, 7 November 1924, Page 4

Local and General.

This morning the pilot at Wairoa reported:—Wind, strong southerly; sea, rough; bar, unworkable. The opening of the Heretaunga Swimming and Life-Saving Club has been postponed till Friday next. James Simpkin, aged 53, charged with the murder of his wife at Remuera, on October sth, was discharged from tha Auckland hospital this morning, having recovered from the razor wound in his throat. He appeared at the police court and ’was remanded for a week. He seemed qui etcomposed, but as he left the court he had to be helped down the steps. —(Press Association). The Pakhowhai School Com*».i tee has forwarded a resolution, passed- at its last meeting, to th© Hawke’s Bay iLducation Board and to the various school committees in Hawke’s Bay. strongly protesting against medical officers, when examining school children, making known to the other children the results of the examination of each child. The “Wanganui Herald’’, states that the Port Caroline, which left the Wanganui roadstead direct for London on Wednesday, is th© first steamer since 1889 to leave the port without calling finally at one of the larger New Zealand ports prior to departure for Home. The last, vessel to sail direct for England from Wanganui was the Loch Nagar, which loaded a cargo of wool there about 35 years ago. Messrs. Bowen and Wilson, of Springdale Farm, Hastings, were very successful at the Royal Show, winning the Empire Challege Shield, valued at 20 guineas, for champion Berkshire pig at the show, also winning the New Zealand pig breeders’ trophy for the best Tamworth. Altogether they won eleven firsts, including three championships, in thirtee classes in Berkshires and Tarnworths. Their yearling Jersey Bull was third in a class of seventeen. The Secretary for Marine has received advice that the Norwegian whaling vessel, James Clark Ross, which last summer made an expedition to the Ross Sea for whales. i s due at Bluff tomorrow from Norway. The vessel will be met at Bluff by Captain G. Hooper (representing th© Marine Department) the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and th© Bluff Collector of Customs- The James Clark Ross will then pick up th© whale catchers at Stewart Island and will visit Port Chalmers before making another whaling expedition to the Ross Sea. , Captain Hooper will not accompany the vessel on this trip. The system for roeeving the members of the Royal Wellington Choral Union, on the arrival of mail train at Hastings yesterday evening was complete. The waiting motor cars arranged in numerical rotation, were parked in front of the railway station under the supervision of Inspector Fawcett and his assistant, Mr Kiernan, whilst each of the arriving vocalists know the number of the car assigned to him or to her, so the largo crowd of visitors were prompt* ly seated without any sort of ,confusion ; and motored to their various destinations.

Work has been commenced with the new concrete bridge over the Mangakopikopiko stream at Lucky Hill, on the Napier-Taupo road. Mr. Charles James, a farmer, has been reported as missing from his home at Kai Twi. Wanganui, since Tuesday evening. A search so far has been unavailing.-‘-(Press Association.) Th© opinion was expressed by a judpat the Carterton Show that there would have to bo a Royal Show for each island, as the bridge of water between them was not favourable for travelling stock about. Thomas E. Calvert, a Aiddle-aged man. arrested on Monday on a charge of drunkennes and remanded for medical treatment, died at the Mount Eden goal to-day from heart failure, says an Auckland Press Association telegram. The Christmas parcel pail for Great Britain, Ireland and the Continent closes at Hastings'at II a.m. to-morrow. The newspaper mail, Christmas numbers and weekly papers pre-paid at Id, close on Monday morning at 8.30 o ’clock. When electricians were wiring the Foxton Courthouse they discovered in th© rafters the butt of an ancient cheque book and an account form bearing th© dat© May 31. 1869. The account is one rendered to th© builder and is a charge for nails and hinges and 28 days’ labour at 8s per day. The document has remained there apparently since the structure was created. A Sydney cable states that some New South Wales Labour leaders express disapproval of Sir James O’Grady the new Labourite Governor of Tasmania, accepting a knighthood- They declare that lie does not understand the psychology of the Australian worker or he would not have done it. A telegram states that H. A. Reed, whose tobacconist’s show was raided by the police last Saturday, appeared before Mr Platts, S-M., at Te Awamutu yesterday charged with keeping a common gaming house. A fine of £lOO was imposed. The members of the Railway Commission, Sir Samuel Fay and Sir Vincent Raven, arrived in Timaru yesterday afternoon from. Oamaru, and after an inspection of the Fairlie line returned to Timaru and heard considerable evidence submitted by the Chamber of Commerce. The commission leaves for Christchurch to-day. An Auckland telegram stares that Wilson’s Portland Cement Company announces that it has decided to close the W'arkworth plant for the manufacture of cement, owing to the demand for ce ment having dropped. This decision affects 60 employees, some of whom will be found employment at Portland. Information has been conveyed to the Mayor of Wellington Mr. R. A Wright, that the Government has decided to meet th© request mad© bv a representative deputation of citizens, which interviewed the Prim© Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs (tho Hon. R, F. Bollard)- in July last, tc increase to £lOO,OOO the subsidy of £75,000 previously granted for the erection of a fire-proof building in Wellington to house the Dominion’s art treasures. In the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court this morning, says a Press Association telegram, Alister iftcMillan, aged 20. and Jack Percival Lloyd, aged IS, pleaded guilty to breaking into th 3 railway goods sheds and stealing four cases of whisky valued at £25. They were committed for sentence. The police stated that the men engaged a taxidriver at night and took the cases to a house party of young men and women. A strip of tin had been ripped off the goods shed. Th© schedule of business done by Parliament during th© session just closed shows: Public bills which receiveu the Royal assent 90, reserved for i|ie signification of hi s Majesty’s pleasure 1, dropped or other wise disposed of 39, private bills received Royal assent 6. petitions presented from Europeans 316, from Maoris 107, divisions in the whole Hous© 31, in committee 46, days of meeting 83, hours of sitting before midnight 564 hours 2 mintes. hours of sitting after midnight, 63 hours 43 minutes, daily aevrage 7.48. A deliberate attempt to poison a deputy was made by a miscreant at the Stockton mine on Saturday. When eating his lunch, Mr. Ben Jones, who is a popular mine official and secretary of the Millerton Boxing Association, noticed that a ham sandwich had a peculiar taste, and on examination he discovered that red lead had been liberally used in its composition. An emetic, which was administered at once, obviated any. ill-effects. Developments are expected as a result of in- . quiries by the police. Although the fishing season has been open for a month, not many anglers have been trying their luck in this district (says the Wairoa “Star’s” Waikaremoana 'correspondent). The trout in the lake are still spawning aifil are in very low condition. It is the general opinion that the season—for the Lake at least—opens a month too soon. The trout in the Waikare-taheke, however, are in better condition and quite a number of good fish—both “brown” and “rainbow”—have been landed. One local angler last week hooked two fish—a “brown” and a “rainbow”— or. the one east and had the good fortune to land both of them. This was rather a creditable performance as it was in fairly rough water and the fish, were 'both good specimens—one being 1 a four pounder, while the other scaled a little over three. No little excitement is being cause] at present by a small Maori boy who terms himself a prophet (says the Waikaremoana correspondent of the Wairoa “Star”). This youth who is about 12 years of age, alleges that he dreams of hidden sums of money—money buried by Te Kooti’s men whilst fighting in this locality. Quite a considerable amount has been found so far, about £5O. but most of it is money'which has been burnt and then buried the “tohungas” or “medicine men” during an illness of one of the tribe. This “rite” is supposed to drive away the evil spirits but our young prophetic friend—along with a large number of pals of his own age—apparently thinks more of the good things that money will buy, than he cares for safety from the evil spirits of his forbears. The Dunedin Chamber of Commerce to-day telegraphed to Mr Massey as follows:—“The council of the chamber understands that the . Finance Bill makes illegal a clause in mortgages protecting mortgagees against the provision contained in section 86 of the Public Trust Amendment Act, 1921. The council strongly protests against this and considers such protection of the Public Trustee and estates involves a breach of contract, and that mortgagees are justified in protecting themselves against such reduction of sesecurity.”—(Press Association). [ln a general way a mortgagor, apart from his special security, has the recourse of an ordinary creditor against all the assets of the mortgagor, and is entitled to “follow” the estate of the latter after death. The section above mentioned destroys this right, in certain circumstances where the mortgagor’s estate comes to be administered by the Public Trust Office. To counter this some lawyers, when acting for mortgagees, have reserved the right to call up the principal should the estate of the mortgagor fall into th© hands of the Public Trustee. The new legislation, it would appear, makes void any. such reservation made in the future.]