LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 221, 5 September 1929, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Next Wednesday is the date for the annual Hastings Radio Ball. Listeners and patrons requiring invitations are asked to ring ’phones 211 or 692.

There will be no flying at the Longlands aerodrome tomorrow as the Moth is in Gisborne for the purpose of giving instruction to Poverty Bay members of the club.

The Hamilton Borough Council last night referred to a committee the question of urging the Government to increase hotel license fees and arrange a sliding scale according to population.— (Press Association.)

The number of telephones in service in the Dominion on 31st March, 1929. was 152,541, which represents J 0.3 telephones for every 100 of the population, a telephone density exceeded only by the United States of America and Canada.

Adopting e suggestion by the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives last night. Mr. A. M. Samuel ‘Thames) agreed to the withdrawal of his breach of privilege motion to enable the matter to be considered by a Special Select Committee. The opinion was expressed by several members that the whole question could have been settled by the Minister of Education intimating that he meant nothing by his remark in the lobby to which Sir. Samuel bad taken exception.

At 1.45 p.m. yesterday the Hastings Fire Brigade was summoned to extinguish a grass fire on a vacant section in Beresford street, owned by Mr. Cooper. It appears that the grass was being burnt down to clear the growth, but the flames developed to an extent that whoever was engaged in the operation was unable to cope with the advance of the fire, which was threatening the fences and the neighbouring houses. The firemen. however, quickly subdued the outbreak before any damage was done. Mr. Cooper has donated £1 1/to the brigade's funds.

Set upon by two men whom he surprised attempting to enter his shop at the corner of Barrington and Somerfield streets, Christchurch, on Tuesday evening, F. Good fought valiantly to hold them while he called for assistance The men, however, were too strong, and in the end Good was left dazed by a kick in the neck, while the two men made for safety. The thieves had not been able to make an entry. Mr Good is considerably the worse for his experience, and it covered from head to foot with bruises. Detectives visited the scene yesterday and took fingerprints.—Press Association.

There was a large attendance at the Labour Party’s weekly card party in the Hastings Trades Hall last night, when the following players took honours: —Ladies. Miss Foulds 1, Mrs Overend 2. Mrs Golds 3, Mrs Smith, lucky number; gentlemen, Mr O’Connor 1, Mr. Fargher 2, Mr. Inman 3. Mr A. Jones, lucky number. In tbe dancing, Mrs Hume and Mr. Jones won the Monte Carlo. The dancers generally enjoyed themselves to the music supplied by Mrs Horne. The card tables were under the direction of Mr. A Jones, nnd Mr. J. Oueenan acted ns M.C. for the dancing.

Coincident with the opening of the Palmerston North-Wellington carrier current circuit at noon to-day (Thursday), Palmerston North is to bo the main switching station for all toll traffic from Hastings exchange (and from offices for which the Hastings exchange tvyiisniits) to tho exchanges in the Auckland, Hamilton and Thames districts except that Hastings traffic to Taupo Rotorua Putarnru. Opotiki Waimana Taneatua, Te Toko. Matata Wliaktitane To Puke Tauranga and Kati Kat.’ is to be- routed as at present In ever' case in whirl the carriei current systen betweei Palmerston North and Hamilfoi i. utilised in biiildiniup long-distance connections, it will bo found that a phenomenal improvement has been effected in tbe volume and quality of the speech as compared with tbe circuits hitherto available. The toll traffic facilities of Northern Hawke’s Buy as well as Poverty Bay will be further improved in the course of a month or so by tho installation of a single channel carrier system between Napier and Palmerston North.