LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 209, 18 August 1927, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

loss of £lO on the trio to Hawke g Bay in July was renorted at the meeting of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union on Tuesday

The annual tourney of Auckland and Wellington training colleges concluded yesterday, the Aucklanders winning the Milnes Memorial (the tourney trophy) by 15 points to 3.— Press Association.

The members of one of the Hastings Bowling Clubs are seriously considering a proposal to instal electric light on their green so as to enable enthusiasts to play in the evenings. A poll on the proposal to borrow £500,000 for extending the Auckland city tramways system from various suburban termini and to Point Uhev alier, also the purchase of 50 tramcars, was defeated by 4276 to 3,443.

Preliminary arrangements were made at a meeting of the New Zealand Dairy Produce Board yesterday for the prompt dispatch of all butter manufactured up till the end of November, and cheese till the end of December.

Yesterday a fine of £6 was imposed on a former Auckland solicitor, Janies Lockwood Brady, on u charge of stealing four books from the Public Library. The Magistrate dismissed a charge of vagrancy, while the police withdrew charges of stealing an overcoat and a portmanteu with its contents.—Press Assn.

Mr E. V. Simpson, hon. Hastings representative of the Associated Board of the R.A.M. and R.C.M., has been advised that Mr H. C.’ Moule, Mus. Bac., the Board’s examiner, will arrive in Hastings on the October 3rd to conduct the practical examinations in music on Tuesday and Wednesday 4th and sth October

Each year the Hawke’s Bay branch of the Navy League conducts a uava’ prize essay competition for all mem bers of the Navy League attending primary or secondary schools in Haw ke’s Bay. The subjects are::—Primary —Junior section (below Standard 5) "The Story of one Britain’s Great Warships”; intermediate section (Standard 5): "Exploits of an Early British Navigator; in the Pacific’ senior section (Standard 6): "The Navy To-day and at the time of Nel sun-—a comparison.” SecondaryJunior: "Gateways of the World’s Trade and how the Navy keeps then’ open.” Senior: "Naval Disarms incut,”

The completion of the first year of the Auckland Savings Bank scheme in Auckland and six district schools, shows 6300 depositors with a total credit of £6OOO. The scheme has been wonderfully successful.— Association.)

Travellers about Taranaki during the last week or two may have wondered at seeing one or more calves of tender age tied to telegraph posts at intervals along the roans (states the “Herald). These are the victims of the new calf industry awaiting collection.

“You didn’t say that before in your evidence,’’ declared counsel at the Supreme Court in Napier yesterday when he was giving a witness an exhaustive examination. “No,’’ replied the witness, who evidently remembered being told not to ask questions, •for he added, ‘ 1 because 1 wasn't asked to.’’

Bump! Bump! “What a fool of a thing to put there” floated across the stilly air and the reporter smiled, lie knew what it all meant for once again the poor old “poached egg” was again in trouble. Judging by the number on the car it was a ‘ 1 foreigner” to Hastings so that apparently accounted for the disguest that was noticeable in the voice.

The Canterbury Education Board yesterday discussed the rqmoured aoolition of boards. Members were strongly opposed to the abolition and to further concentration of administration in Wellington. They were of the opinion that the increased administrative cost of education had not been caused by boards but by head sffiees of the department.

Cattle mortality in the back country behind Wanganui has been heavy during the past fortnight owing to the animals feeding on tutu bushes. The fall of snow experienced recently is stated to be responsible for the losses, the white drift being of such weight that the branches of the' tutu were bent down within reach of the ani trials.

With the object of combating steelblue saw fly or horn-tail bore 1 ', formidable insects of the Genus Khyssa are being imported by the Department of Agriculture from Eng land. Should success be met with in inducing the insect to breed, the name ot Sirex may become but a memory in this country. The London Bureau,of Entomology is undertaking the collection and shipment of Khyssa —(Press Association.)

At the Hastings Magistral’s Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr A. M, Mowlem. S.M.. the Tourist Motor Co. (Mr D. Scannell) sued Ernest Richard Tacon, Haumoana (Mr Lawry) for £63 13s lid goods alleged to have been sold and delivered, for work done, and for hire of a motor-cilr. After hearing lengthy evidence His Worship gave iuemment for the plaintiff company, with costs £7 Bs.

Among the latest publications of Messrs Macmillan and Co.. London, is a new edition of “The Science of Dairying,” a text-book by Mr W. A. G. Penlingtdn. M.A. principal of the Hastings High School. The hpok is widely used in schools in various parts of the Empire, and five editions have appeared since its first publication in 1915. Press reviews describe it as “an admirable work of reference,” and “the best effort so far put forth to bridge the drawbacks of dairy farmers.”

Thirty-one plans, together with a great deal of data and the complete history of the Waimakariri river, have been dispatched to England by the River Trust (states a Christchurch Press Association message). They have been forwarded to Sir Francis Boys a member of the trust now in England, with the request that ho communicate with the Institute of Civil Engineers with a view to the documents being considered by outside experts.

The rules of traffic in Hastings say that, one should turn at the corner and for that purpose “eggs” have been provided, but several of those Who were hurrying home from their day’s labours paused for a moment or two outside the “Tribune” office yesterday afternoon to watch one motorist running his car round and round the egg. Quite half-adozen times he made the complete circle before ho was finally checked by a lorry which put an end to the “merry-go-round.”

There was one very tired horse at the trots at Addington, the other day when the saddling paddock was reached (states the Christchurch “Bun”.) He did not attempt to disguise the fact. When he was liberated from his sulky he sidled up to the iron fence and leaned heavily against the iron uprights, taking the weight off his legs as much as possible. A gentle at tempt to lead him away from this restful posture was useless, and when it was necessary to take the horse off to his stall he needed a strong pull on the bridle.

The usual colemn aecorum of the Supreme Court at Napier yesterday was broken for a moment or two during the hearing of a case. “Don’t ask me questions, I’ll do all the asking,” snapped out counsel to a witness. “I’m a fair terror when I am worked up.” His Honour (Mr Justice Ostler) in adding his caution to the witness commented: “M is certainly very formidable when he’s angry.” After murmuring that he would not get angry counsel continued his questioning and solemnity was ouco more the order.