Local and General

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 8, 21 December 1925, Page 4

Local and General

The usual Monday sports news will be found on pages seven and eight iv ctxlay’s issue. Wo have to acknowledge with thanks.’ the receipt of seasonal greetings from Messrs J. Hott Ltd.. S. J. McKee, MoLeo-d and Gardiner and 11. 11. Campbell and Sons. At the Hastings Central School prize-giving, on Friday last, the run-ners-up for the Dux Modal wore Ellie Flowers anil Jack Sopor, in that order. The second express, nut on for the Christmas holidays by the Railway Department. commenced its running this morning, leaving Hastings at 9.49 a.m. A largo number of passengers left Hastings for the south by thsi train. An Auckland telegram says a wireless message from the steamer Oruana, due from Newcastle to-day, states that she had reported to her that the schooner Holvvood passed a derelict about ninety feel long in Latitude 39.19 south, longitiude 161.32 east. If tho all-wool 61b wool pack comes into general use in place of tho jute pack, as proposed by the British manufacturers, something like a million and a quarter pounds of our crossbred product will bo. used for haling the Now Zealand clip and as much more for tho countries which produce fine wools. Air. J. Alcßobbie writes to tho Timaru “Post”: Since writing last regarding my age. 1 have had opportunity of perusing ancient documents, from which I conclude that mv previous claim to be 107 years old was an under-estimate. Tho papers referred to convince me that I am at least 120 years of age. 1 think the proof is convincing.” At the age of 41 years and three months, what was probablv tho oldest pony in Now Zealand died at Onaero. near Urenui, last week. AD-s Laura Honeyfield, whose property the pony was, states that the ponv was galloping with tho other hor<os. when it 101 l and broke its neck. Tho nony was in good health and. hut for tho accident, wquld probably have lived for some time to come. ()n Sundav morning at about Q o’clock, a party fishing bv tho first point past C’il'ton reports that the sea was literally alive with sharks m groups of threes and fours. They came so close inshore thas the fishermen were able to hit them with stones. Two sharks were at grips with each other and lashed violently about fighting. This spot is a favourite bathing place and it will bo as well for bathers to be careful and not ven- ; turo too far out. Children should be < watched carefully as the sharks were ' quite dose inshore.

The report of Alessrs Cullen and Keele, the Australian engineers, who were instructed by the Napier Harbour Board to advise it on the best means of developing the harbour with a view to accommodating four large vessels at a time, appears on pages 2 and 3 of this issue.

Orders for Christinas dinners, issued by the Hawke’s Bay Hospital Board, may be procured at Air L. AV. Fowler’r shop, Alunicipal Buildings, Heretaunga street. Hastings, to-morrow, between 10 a.m. and 12 noon.

The revenue accruing from tho Hastings-Napier-Eskdale Sundav service yesterday amounted to £2l 8/5, from 290 passengers. Tho weather was fine, but tho falling off in the traffic may be accounted’ for by the fact that Christmas is so near.’ with its many outings al] over the district during the holidays, for which the population are saving their energies.

The business centre of Hastings presented a gay. festive and altogether vivacious appearance on Saturday, with its moving picture of intermingling humanity in tho mass, the individuals separating themselves from the bulk in large numbers to explore tho treasures piled up in tho various establishments and to purchase to the limits of their respective means. The shops did a groat business and the air of well-being, eagerness, goodwill and heartiness expressed by tho throng indicated a good spending power and the desire to exercise it. which predicts a booming Yuletide trade for tho stores.

The Christmas carnival hold on the Taradale Park on Saturday in aid of the now school funds was a groat success. In the afternoon competitions of all kinds were held and these as well as the stalls proved most successful. The Napier Alarine Band was in attendance. Dancing was held on the green, large numbers of the young people taking part, and the successful carnival queen. Miss Phyliss Halpin, was crowned. The Rev. Father Seymour, who performed the ceremony, made reference to the object of the carnival, which was to help the school building fund, and ho gave a short history- of the parish, stating that the first church erected in Hawke’s Bay was in Aleeanee.

A large passenger motor ’bus on its way from Napier to the Wellington district, went over a bank at the commencement of the Te Ante hill at about five o’clock yesterday morning and plunged down the embankment to the bottom, a distance of ten or twelve feet, where it buried its forepart in a rise in the ground. The axle was' badly twisted and the chassis much damaged, but the body practically escaped injury. A motor lorry, with a new axle, was despatched from Napier and the bus was hauled out of the ditch and towed back to the garage, where repairs are being effected. The omnibus, which was finished at Messi s Bate and Bell’s coach factory. Napier, on Saturday night, was. it is understood, on its way to the AVehington district for Christmas transport trade, when it met this misfortune early in its career.