LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 46, 6 February 1930, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

A social and dance will be held in the Paki Paki Hall this evening in aid of the Taraia meeting-house. A free ’bus will leave Westerman’s corner at 7.45 o’clock. Members of the newly-elected Hawke’s Bay Rivers Board are to make a tour of inspection of their district on Monday next, departing from the Brookfields bridge at 9.30 a.m. Attention is directed to the advertisement for the subdivisional sale of the Maratkakaho Estate on February 18. The sale of Kereru Bush on March 1 is also detailed in the advertisement. Parties of farmers from England, Canada and South Africa will meet in Auckland on February 25 to begin a combined tour of the Dominion. They will study conditions and note problems of common interest. In the Supremo Court at Palmerston North the action in which Mrs Messenger claimed from 11. E. Bergersen £2,000 for the death of her husband, as the result of a motor collision, concluded last night. The jury, after four hours’ deliberation, was unable to agree, and a new trial was ordered.—(Press Association.) In the absence of any definite word from Walter Hagon, the American star golfer, as to the date on which he will play in Christchurch, golfers are beginning to wonder whether the visit of Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, who was to accompany him, will reallv eventuate. The dates specified for Hagen’s appearances in New Zealand are February 25, 26, and 27, and to keep them he would have had to leave the United Slates yesterday for Auckland. As legal formalities have now been practically completed, the Christchurch Navigation and Trading Company, the syndicate formed with the object of building a harbour in the Avon Estuary, hope to be able to make an early start with the work. The syndicate has concluded negotiations with the Government for the dredging and retaining rights of the Estuary for a period of 14 years, and it is thought that the first step in the scheme, the construction of a wharf, will be commenced at an early date. Approximately 100 cases of bananas claimed to have a marketable value of £OOll. which arrived at Auckland by the Maui I’omare from Norfolk I land yesterday afternoon, were rejected by fruit merchants in Auckland to whom they were consigned. When the green fruit was unloaded from the ship it was found to be in a soggy condition and a mutual agreement was reached not to take delivery. Spedding, Limited, agents for the ship, have been advised by the merchants of their intention to claim for the full value of the fruit.

An English mail via Panama, ex s.s. Tamaraoa, from London, via Auckland, is due at Hastings at midday to-morrow (letter portion only). The Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers’ Association is now engaged in forwarding apples from the Hastings Railway Station to Wellington for export to England by the Tainui, sailing on February 12th and 13th. The second sectional report of the committee appointed by the Government to investigate unemployment in Now Zealand is now in the possession of the Minister of Labour (Hon. W. A. Veitch) and it is expected to be released for publication shortly. We are growling here because of the bank overdraft rate having been advanced to 7 per cent. What would the squeal be like if it went up to 12 per Cent., which is the rate said to be current m Germany for like accommodation ? After their easy defeat of Hawkes’ Bay, the M.C.C. team are now on a holiday at Rotoura. The Englishmen, whose next match will be against Auckland at Eden Park on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday next, will arrive in the city from Rotorua on Friday afternoon. After evidence had been given against John Albert Roberts, of Whangarei, on three charges of obtaining credit by fraud, Mr. Justice Herdman directed the jury at Auckland to return a verdict of not guilty, saying that the accused did get credit but the evidence showed that he afterwards paid the debts.— (Press Association.) “Don’t allow the word Australasia to interfere with your own individuality. ... You will have visitations from all parts of the world. You have many beautiful things to show them. Don’t allow the hand of man to mar the work of God.” This and other advice was tendered by Viscount Craigavon yesterday, speaking at a civic reception given in his honour a't the Wellington Town Hall. The personnel will be announced at an early date of the committees to be appointed to inquire into the operation of the Workers Compensation Act and the Shops and Offices Act. fn reply to a question yesterday the Minister of Labour (Hno. W. A. Veich) stated that he hoped to finalise both matters shortly so that the committees could go ahead with their investigations without delay. At the Poverty Bay Cricket Association meeting some discussion ensued in connection with the match against Hawke’s Bay in Napier, and it was proposed to suggest February 23 and March 1 as the dates for the game, the Hawke’s Bay Association to be advised that, if it could give an assurance of a return match, the Poverty Bay team would play in Napier on those dates, or otherwise at the end of March. A pleasant reunion of Wairoa old boys of the Napier High School was held last week. Mr F. E. Woodward, of Napier, one of the staff, presided over an attendance of about 40 old boys. It was decided to form a local branch of the Old Boys’ Association, and Mr C. Sainsbury was elected the first president. The committee comprises Messrs J. Gemmell, Patterson, M. Burridge, and R. M. Mclntyre. The New Zealand Society of Accountants has appointed a sub-com-mitee to confer with a sub-commit-tee of the New Zealand Law Society regarding suggested amendments to the regulations governing the audit of solicitors' trust accounts. The Attorney-General has*informed the Society of Accountants that he will give immediate consideration to any proposed amendments suggested by the joint committee. “Why! If I had been in your place I would have hailed the tax collector as a deliverer,” commented Mr A. M. Mowlem, S.M., a' the Hastings Court yesterday in summing up a case of not registering a dog. The defendant had ordered the collector off his place when he had called to register a stray dog that had been hanging about his property for eight weeks. “It is a breach r f *’•■< Act to feed, maintain or otherwise keep an unregistered dog over six months old.” At the Hastings Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon Mr. A. M. Mowlem. S.M.. heard the civil case in which T. Cunningham and Co. (Mr. E. J. W. Hallett) claimed from A. E. Wakelv (Mr. Le Bon Helleur) the sum of £35 7/9, being the amount allegedly owing on stock sold at a Meeanee sale. The defence maintained that the stock was scld to the father of the defendant. After hearing lengthy evidence His Worship entered judgment in favour of the plaintiff for the amount claimed, together with costs totalling £6 12'6.

“It seems very wrong, and amounts to issuing a false receipt,” remarked Mr, Justice Herdman in the Auckland Supreme Court this morning, when the former manager of a life insurance company admitted that it was a common practice for agents, in writing new business, to issue receipts in full for premium moneys not fully paid. Witness said this was done to enable the agents to draw their commission, and added that the practice was in force in Australia and New Zealand. “I am surprised to hear it,” said the Judge—(Press Association.) The Hawke’s Bay Radio Society was to have held its usual meeting last evening in the form of an experimental night on the Peak at Havelock North, but, unfortunately, the weather was very cold and unsettled, with the result that it was decided to postpone the visit to a later date. A special committee meeting was held, and it was reported that all arrangements were completed for the annual picnic, which is to take place at Hakowhai next Sunday. Several good trophies have been offered by business people, and there is every prospect of a good day's fun. Conveyances will leave the Hastings Post Office at 9.30 a.m. Current rumours that he had already booked his passage Home in anticipation of departure for the Imperial Conlerence were denied l.v the Prime Mun lei ilbe 111 Hon. Sir Joseph Waid) yesterday in a conversation by telephone tiom Rotorua. The Pi .me Mimstei added that nothing had yet been done regarding New Zealand’s representation at the conference. A London cable states it is understood that although all the dominion Prime Ministers have not yet definitely agreed ml their time of arrival, the Imperial Conference will probably open about October 6 or possibly slightly earlier.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., by advertisement appearing on page 4 of this issue, announce that at Stortford Lodge on Wednesday next, February 12, they will sell special entries of ew-es on behalf of Mr E. H. Beamish and Mr F N. H. Beamish. The Palmerston North Garrison Band will compete at the New Zealand band contest at Dunedin on February 22, a decision to this effect being reached at a meeting of the band committee at Palmerston North last evening. The trip will involve an expenditure of over £3OO. AV. Ogg, the crack middle distance runner of Wellington, who is competing at the electric light sports meeting to-night in Hastings, has been selected by the New Zealand Athletic Association to compete against Dr. Peltzer at Wellington on Saturday next. This young athlete is in fine form and should put up a great performance to-night. Shortly after 11 o’clock last night fire gutted Grant’s garage at North Clyde, Wairoa, destroying six cars. The brigade did good work. A strong southerly- gale was blowing. The insurance on the building and contents total £BOO. The cause of the fire was a acetylene cylinder bursting while the proprietor was working.—Press Assn. The Government motor ship Maui Pomare, which arrived at Auckland from Norfolk Island yesterday, will make only one more trip to Norfolk Island, leaving Auckland on March 10. When the vessel returns from that trip on March 17 she will be withdrawn from the Norfolk Island service and will afterwards only run from Apia and Niue Island to New Zealand.