LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 214, 24 August 1927, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The New Zealand Shippins Company advise that the departure of the Rimutaka from Wellington has been postponed until noon on Tuesday. September 6th.

7 The Hastings Borough Council Unemployment Committee again remind those who have gardens which require digging up that they have several good and competent men aivalable for that class of work, and they appeal to those requiring labour of this or any other description to make application at once.

Owing to the repainting of the interior of the Municipal Theatre it has been found necessary to close the building for some time. No pictures will be shown there until Wednesday, September 7, when the programme will include “Mare Nostrum” (“Our Sea”), a picturisation of Ibanez': famous novel of the same name.

With regard to the decision of the Palmerston North Borough Council to exercise its option over the McHardy property, the Minister of Agriculture the Hon. 0. J. Hawken. informed a Wellington reporter yesterday that ue was quite satisfied. He could • uite understand the concern of the Council when such a valuab' gift was involved but he was satisfied the Council had acted wisely in handing ;he propertv over to the Government.—

There is a slender chance of the Summer Time Bill, which is due for committal, being reached in the House of Representatives to-day. Two measures on the Order Paper are ahead of Mr. Sidey’s Bill, and the expectation is that opponents can keep discussion going long enuogh to prevent the measure being reached. Mr. Sidey is confident of victory provided supporters stand behind the bill in the final stages.

In the Ashburton Police Court a young man. Leonard Wright, a labourer, pleaded guilty and was committed for sentence on charges of. on July 19th. breaking and entering the Farmers’ Co-operative Association premises at Ashburton and stealing goods valued at £6l 5s 6d. also, on July 13th. breaking and entering the shop of Anna Lowry at Westerfield, and stealing goods and monev totalling 32s 4d. A detective stated that the accused said he had been out of work for some time and had no means of buying food, so decided to steal

A meeting of a number of Pahiataa citizens and settlers passed a resolution that the Minister of Public Works should employ the unemployed in improving the Akitio county roads leading to Pahiatua. in view of the increasing traffic in the fat lamb trade. A gang of unemployed is now at work on the Pahiatua Hill road leading to Palmerston North, but it was contended that the Akitio road work was more important. Facilities for quicker and cheaper transit from the Akitio backblocks to Pahiatua railway was urged upon the member for the district, who was present.— A proposal to render more attractive the investment of moneys in Post Office investment certificates is contained in the first Finance Bill of the session, which was introduced into the House of epresentatives yesterday by Governor-General’s message. The idea is to shorten the terms of the certificates and to give interest at compound rates at 4 per cent., 4) per cent., 5 per cent., and 5J per cent. In explaining the provisions of the measure, the Minister of Finance foreshadowed the appearance of legislation reducing the maximum amount that may be deposited in the Post Office Savings Bank-

The following is an item from the Post and Telegraph report :—The efforts of the Department in bringing to book individuals operating radio sets without a license met with an unexpected hindrance in the shape of a magisterial decision that failure to renew a license after March 31st of any year was not an offence under the Post and Telegraph Act. The situation was met bv an amendment to the regulations in the direction of providing that every owner of apparatus for wireless telegraphy who fails to renew a license after March 3st shall bo obliged to dismantle the apparatus within a stipulated period to be notified in “The New Zealand Gazette” It will be necessary to amend the Post and Telegraph Act in the direction of providing a penalty for persons who fail to renew licenses on the due date.— Special Parliamentary Correspondent.

The Hastings Municipal Theatre has been booked for the night of Monday September 19th. for an en tertainment in aid of a library, .and and the Music Appreciation Department of the Hastings High School. The business arrangements have been left by the board in the hands of Mr Penlineton, principal of the High School and Mr Rush of Havelock North, while the programme, of which Miss Bettv Lewis is in charge, bids fair to be one of particular interest. Mr George Elwood, the brilliant ’cellist, of Wellington will appear for the first time in Hastings, and those who have heard him -n rhe wireless will realise the musical treat in store. Special permission has been given by Mr Bert Ro.vle (J. O. Williamson. Ltd.) for the performance of the Finale from Act 1 and the “Cachuca” chorus and dance from “The Gondoliers.” which will bo given in costume, accompanied liv an orchestra composed of members of the popular Orphans’ Orchestra. Including, as the programme does, help from many well-known local favourites a brilliant performance is assured.