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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XV, Issue 215, 10 December 1925, Page 6

A letter has been received by Mr. G. F. Roach, of Hastings, from Mr. L. F. Pegler, at Waimate, dated December 6. in which he said he hoped to be out of the hospital in another lour or five days. Despite the naval disasters Hie past year, Secretary Wilbur. U.S.A. Naval Department, in his annual accounting on I uesday, reported to the President that the morale in his branch of the national defence had never been higher. He said the Australian trip was a “practical demonstration of the fitness of the navy and served to foster friendly relations with out neighbours in the South Pactfic.” . The Hastings borougn inspector, with an assistant, who set out last evening to catch motorist, driving at an excessive speed, weie Hailed by four motor cycles, whose was plainly to defeat, the efforts of the officers to safeguard the public f>om the actions of reckless motorists. Hie inspector lured his followers close to a street intersection and wheeling round suddenly, called on the cyclists to halt under a brilliant electric lamp. He asked the youths to produce their licenses, only one of them being able to do so and. consequently the otheis were summoned. He then told the offenders to be off. or he would charge them with obstructing an officer ol the Council in the discharge of his duty . They ah made oft. but. as the youth who was in possession o Ins license had his exhaust m full blast, the officer caught him as he was roundmg the “silent inspector and took his name for not haring a silencer on his machine, so the whole . four were bagged. The last laugh is the best laugh.

At the Stortford Lodge saleyards on Wednesday. December 16. the Hawke s Bav Farmers’ Co-op. Association. Ltd. wifi offer on account of Mr. Robert Harding, of Raukawa. 39 prime fat bullocks. , , Mnrcelle Toilet Salon announce that they have received special stocks of toiletries for the ’Xmas season Jeffery and Co. advertise Xmas house bargains. A dunce will he held m the Sherenden Hall to-morrow, evening. A bus will run from Hastings.