Local and General

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XV, Issue 202, 25 November 1925, Page 4

Local and General

A special meeting of the Hospital Board is called tor to-morrow afternoon. to moot the Director-General of Health Dr. Valintine. In continuation of the good work accomplished at the dental clinics under the Department of Health, applications have been called for 30 additional nurses for training in the profession. It is expected appointments will be made at an early date. The annual .synchronous (examination is being conducted bv the school inspectors to-dav in the Havelock North School, candidates being pro-mt from the State School. Woodiord. lona, and Heretaunga Collcgf , St. Lukes am] Pukahu Schools. A well-attended repi *■. entat i-'e publicmeeting. convened bv the Mayor of Napier (Mr. J. B. Andrew), was held last night, when it was decided to raise funds to make a presentation to Mr. L. Mcllvride in appreciation of his services to the electorate during the last three years. The next Napier wool sale will be held in the Municipal Theatre on Monday, December 7, commencing at 7.30 p.m. and will he continued on Tuesday. December 8. 'iho catalogue will, cheo ..n Monday. Novemhci 30, <u- .-ailnr ii the wool committee . allotment L • •

The parents and friends of Queenswood (Hastings) will be interested to j learn that all the proficiency pupils 1 passed yesterday, viz.: Betty Brathwaite, Joan Allington. Maiirie Slater, Honour Boxer, Hilary FendaJl.

Thb new concrete bridge erected by the Hawke’s Bay County Council over the mill stream, Crissoge, lias been completed, but, in order to allow it to get thoroughly seasoned, it will not bo opened for traffic for some time

At the Hastings Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr. R. W. Dyer S.M., Harold. Lewis Ricketts, charged with indecent exposure on the Maraekakaho road on June 30 last, was sentenced to three months’ hard labour.

The Hawke’s Bay County Council trucks are at present metalling on the Napier-Pohui road, on the Glengarrie section. When this is completed they may be transferred to the TongoioArapawanui road to metal the Waipatiki section, for which a Government grant has been made.

The dip between the Pakowhai bridges—a barrier of many years stand ing to the .travelling public during flood time# will soon be a thing of the past. The County Council is making good progress with the work of filling in which, when completed, will be up to the level of the small bridge.

The Magisterial recount in connection with the Lyttelton election will begin at the Magistrate’s Court, Christchurch, at 9 a.m. on December 2. Mr. M. Doley, Clerk of the Court, will make the count, under the supervision of Mr. H. A. Young, S.M. Mr. P. J. O’Regan, of Wellington, will act as scrutineer for Mr.’ McCombs, and Mr. W. G. Black, of Christchurch, for Mr. Lyons

That vigilance committees should be 1 appointed to combat the speeding motorist menace was the decision of the council of the United Burgesses Association at a meeting in Christchurch last night, states a Press Association telegram. One speaker said that magistrates had said, “We arc going to send drunken motorists to gaol,” but they had gone back on that.

One of the prowlers of the back streets, who appear to find a measure of amusement in molesting little girls, was dealt with in a summary manner.a few night ago, says the “Otago Daily Times.” The incident happened in St. Kilda. where well-dressed man paid undue attention to a child of eight or nine years of ago. Fortunately no serious harm was done to the child, but the man’s actions were witnessed by a well-known athlete who resides in the district, and who possesses enough manliness to enable him to protect the weak against the strong. The individual who was principally concerned in the incident escaped notice for a whilp. but the man who witnessed his actions made a strenuous effort to locate him. and he eventually succeeded. Summarv justice was meted out in vigorous fashion, and no doubt the person who was responsible for disturbing the equanimity of parents in the neighbourhood will hesitate before he adopts such a course of action again.

There is no appreciable change in the matter of tree pests, states the Annual report of the Selwyn Plantation Board. Other countries arc also bemoaning the fact that greater pre caution had not been taken to guard against the importation of diseases in timbers and plants. Australian entomologists have secured no positive evidence of natural enemies of the Gonip terus beetle, and it can only be hoped that some insect, native of New Zea-y land may gradually find the larvae or eggs of the destructive leaf-eater congenial to l.is taste. As anticipated, the spread of Rhionopcffella sp. through F.ucalpytus globulus stands is gradual, and trees are slowly losing their vitality. The timber shows little defects, however, until complete bark binding has taken place, which may coccur five or six years after the tree has contracted the disease.