LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 10 November 1927, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

A petition in bankruptcy has seen filed in the Supreme Court by Frank Martin Quigley, accountant, of Hastings.

Eight ruby reflectors studding a luminous danger sign in the Auckland Domain flash back a red light when caught by the headlight of cars approaching the corner. This new and novel type of sign was put up by the Auckland Automobile Association.

H. J. Halliday and W. N. Baity, both of Vancouver, and W. J. Godward. of Auckland, who left Auckland 'last month to walk round the world in six years for a wager of 5900 dollars, and who passed through Palmerston North on Tuesday. November 8, arrived in ’Wellington yesterday afternoon. November 9. The distance from Palmerston North to Wellington is 95J miles.

In consequence of the objection against a poll for tho vacancy on lhe Wellington City Council, the Mayor states that a separate poll will have to be held nt a cost of something !ik e £4OO. While strictly regular, it was proposed to take it along with the loan poll to save expense. A leading Labour councillor took strong exception to tho objectors’ action, on (ho ground of unnecessary expense.

The exectuive council of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, nt present holding its quarterly meeting in Wellington, has passed tho following resolution:—“That this executive strongly protests against the proposed alteration to the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act and advises all members of tho A.S.R.S. to copernte with other organisations with a view to blocking the passing of the bill.”

The committee appointed to investigate the proposed scheme to establish n camping ground on a 27-acre lease nt Roy’s Hili, for the use of Boy Scouts, Gill Guides and kindred organisations, met in Hastings Inst evening, when they conferred with local scoutmasters and chairman of scouts committees. Alter discussing the matter at length, it was decided to hold the proposal in abeyance, to ■rvn-ait further developments.

The Manukau arrived in Melbourne this morning from Bluff

A large piece of ambergris was picked up at Native Island, at tho entrance to Paterson’s Inlet. Stewart Island, a few days ago.

It is reported that during the last fortnight IUOO bullocks have been bought in the Waikato for export. This is expected to improve summer prices.

Last year at the first Wanganui wool sale the total offering was 8640 bales. If the weather holds out it is anticipated that the offering at the first sale of this season on November 22 next will be about 10,000 bales.

At the Waipawa Hospital Board meeting yesterday, held at Waipukurau. on the motion of Mr Hunter, it was resolved that thanks be extcmlod to the Waipukurau Auglers' Club, ih e Hastings Orphans’ Club, and Mr Hodge, for their Assistance.

Taranaki Oil Fields report that Waiapu No. 2 well is at a depth of 2505 fleet in grey shale with 8J inch. Gisborne No. 1 well is sunk to 1300 feet in alternating sandstone and shale. A lOinch diameter casting is down to 1270 feet.

Fine weather favoured the second day of the Royal Show at Christchurch, and the crowd was larger than yesterday. The GovernorGeneral was unable to attend owing to illness and Her Excellency performed the opening ceremony at noon. Judging is proceeding,—Press Assn.

Hori had heard about the coming into effect of dalight saving, so nc made some inquiries and was informed that it meant an extra hour of daylight in the evening (reports the Wanganui “Herald”). “Py corry.” he replied, “25 hours instead of 24. T’at no good, eh? Te boss him get long enough hours of work out of te poor Maori now.”

An old Taranaki lady of between eighty and ninety summers had neard of the daylight saving, but found it somewhat difficult to understand. However, a friend called and gave her all particulars. Siu) replied: “It is splendid; a grand idea. I have never been able to get my tomatoes to ripen, but with an extra hour of sunhine, 1 will have no trouble this summer."

The Napier 30,000 Club, through the member for Napier (Mr John H ,s--on has received the reply of the Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. 0. J. Hawk'n) to the club’s request to hav e ten acres on the boundary of the Buko titiri bush set aside as a reservation for scenic purposes. Because of the risk of fire when a bush was opened as a scenic reserve and visited by many tourists the Minister intimated that the request had been refused. Ho added that from a full report he had had on the matter it appeared that apart from any other considerations the fire menace to the hush, which would result if the proposal was agreed to, precluded him from taking tho action suggested.