LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 75, 12 March 1930, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

The first race each day of the H.B. Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday and Monday next will start at 12.15 p.m.

Laden with a world’s record cargo of whale oil valued at well over half a million sterling, the giant Norwegian whalir Kosmos. and her six attendant chasers are due at Wellington this afternoon

“We admit, quite frankly that we have borrowed most of our public health schemes from New Zealand, and we are certain that we could not have done better.’ This statement was made by the Hon. James Stopford, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, and formerly Home Secretary in the Labour Government for seven years. Mr Stopford arrived hv the Marama yestci day on a health trip, and will spend about five weeks in the Dominion

“A crisis has arisen in the timber industry, ami if things do not un prow many mills will have to close down. The depression of Ihe Noa Zealand umber induitf.v has never been bad aj o Jc -. u-daj These remarks rL.d* by Mr G A Qazth.ah the weii-khonL King Coun tty and Mamaku 3 a waller. quefii to a meeting of 12 sawiiuiiers who had met in Hamilton to discuss the situation. Mr Gamman said there was no disguising the fact that things were serious and the men connected with the industry were worried.

A frost was experienced in Hastings this morning sufficiently sharp to affect beans, cucumbers and similar vegetables.

The usual weekly euehre party and dance will be held in the Trades Hall, Karams road, Hastings, to-night, commencing at 8 o’clock sharp.

All connections for which telephone accounts are unpaid at 5 p.m. on Monday next, March 17th., will be disconnected in accordance with the notice printed on accounts rendered.

A jazz dance will be held in the Cosmopolitan Hall, Napier, to-night, when Walden’s orchestra will play and there will be a Monte Carlo dance, songs etc. A free 'bus will run from Hastings.

Capt. Jonassen, “King of the Air,” will make a parachute descent from a height of 3,000 feet., at the Longlands Aerodrome, on Saturday next, at 3.30 p.m., followed by a thrilling, trapeze display while suspended from the aeroplane in midair.

Members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce last night expressed concern at the postponement of the investigation into the state of New Zealand industries, and passed d resolution asking the Minister (Hon. J. B. Donald) to expedite the sitting of the committee before next year.

Owing to delay in transit the talkie film, “Bulldog Drummond,’’ cannot arrive in time for screening at the Cosy Theatre this evening. However, it will be shown to-morrow night, The picture for this evening will be the talkie “She Goes To War ” from the well-known novel by Rupert Hughes.

Mr. D. F. Stewart, director of R. S. Lamb and Co., arrived at Auckland from Sydney yesterday. He stated that three steamers, Orama, Kallingo and Gabriella, belonging to the Lamb Line had been sold to the Union Company, as well as a fourth steamer of 2,000 tons now being built at Home and due for delivery in May or Tune of this year. The steamers, which have been engaged in the 'intercolonial timber trade for a number of years, will still be maintained in that service.

The deer-stalking season for this year will open on Saturday next, March 15th., and will close on May 20th. (both days inclusive). Licenses to shoot an unlimited number of red deer, stags and hinds can now be obtained from the Hastings agents of the Hawke’s Bay Acclimatisation Society, Messrs. Land and Heighway, on payment of a license fee of £2. Stalkers must designate the block or country on which they intend stalking, when applying for a license.

The Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, Leader of the Opposition, visited Riverton, Otautau and Winton yesterday and was most enthusiastically received by large gatherings of Reform suppoiters. In the evening 300 supporters from all parts of Southland assembled at a dinner hold in his honour. The function was marked by the greatest enthusiasm and supporters were treated to an eloquent and idealistic speech by their loader. Mr. Crates left Invercargill for Dunedin this morning.

In response to the New Zealand Obstetrical Society’s appeal for a Mothers’ Chair, the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union will hold a “shop” on Saturday next, the proceeds of which will be given to the Appeal Fund. The ladies of Hastings are asked to do their week end shopping there, and thus help this worthy cause. Contributions of fruit, flowers, cakes, jumble, etc., will be gratefully received in Messrs. Alien’s late premises (opposite Hastings Hotel).

The Puketapu Sports Club has secured the services of Mr. F. A. Price, of Pukekoho, to act as judge of the horse events at the Puketapu sports on Saturday, March 22nd. Mr. P. Dolbol, ono of the staunchest and most liberal supporters of the club, has donated a very handsome silver cup as a trophy for the best performance in the dog trials by a competitor who has never won a first prize in. a dog trial at any show competition or at any dog trials. The cup is a particularly fine one and should give rise to some keen competition. Very large entries are anticipated for all events at th sports meeting.

The report presented to the annual meeting of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Branch of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John said that 479 exservice men were under the care of the society as compared with 337 in 1928. The area covered by the centre extends to Gisborne on the east and New Plymouth on the wes tcoast. At Pukeora Sanatorium for T.B, patients the average number of ex-service men was 40 and civilians 70. Red Cross committees at Napier, Hastings. Dannevirke, Hatuma, Porangahau, Pukehou, Otane, Waipawa, Wimbledon, Wanstead and Waipukurau were responsible for the work being done. As far as possible discrimination between ex-soldier and civilian patients was avoided

The question of the suppression of names was raised at the Magistrate’s Court to-day. Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M., said that his view of the matter was that suppression should only be extended in the case of younger people who through their lack of experience had overstepped the mark. But in the case of men and women who had had an experience of the world he could not do otherwise than have the names published. In the case under review only the fact that the defendant had had no prev-ous convictions and ho was a married ran with a family had influenced His Worship in his decision to suppress the name, and he was stretching the point in any case.

A national mass marketing policy in regard to the dairy produce ol New Zealand was advocated by Ml A. Honey-field in the course ol* an address to the Christchurch Citizens' Lunch Club yesterday “In view of the extreme sensitiveness ol the Dominion to changes in export values, coupled with ever-increasing quantities of exports, a national mass marketing poll, y tK-e.ls urgently to t r,> it till-rd nitu a piograiiinie which it to materially facilitate the suedeseful and oiganiiej nmrketiiH or our dairy produce, ' t.e .-..id. ' Farmers generally are not lull,, alive to the position, and th,. < banged buying as it presents itself to-day. to the fact that they are at a tremendous disadvanage by their isolated system of marketing and that they are exposed Io all hazards of the market.’

Correspondence in regard to the fruit assembly shed received this afternoon has been unavoidably held over until to-morrow.

The Wellington war memorial carillon in Hyde Park, London, which continues to be a centre of interest, remains until June 1, when it will be dismantled for shipment to New Zealand.

Harvest thanksgiving services will be celebrated at the Hastings Baptist Churcn on Sunday next. Gilts of fruit, vegetables, etc., can be left at the church on Saturday, or will be called for by ringing ’phone 376 M. An eight-roomed house at Eastbourne (Wellington), owned by S. •Jackson and occupied bv Duncan, a bus inspector, was burned to the ground fast night and two others damaged. Jackson had insurances for £9OO and Duncan for £400.— Press Assn.

Preparations are now under way for the annual Easter tournament of the New Zealand Universities, which is being held this year in Auckland. A total of 150 southern students will be billeted in the city, and the contests will include track athletics, swimming, tennis, basketball, shoot* ing and boxing.

Speaking at Christchurch on Satuiday night ,the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates said that the time had arrived when the Reform organisation should put itself in fighting trim. The people, he said, were looking once more to Reform to help the country out of fts difficulties. This had been strikingly evident during the last two or three months.

To-day at Wellington two stowaways appeared in Court after coming from Sydney on the Maunganui. Each was fined £5. in default 14 days’ imprisonment. Both had gone to Sydney from Melbourne, and one said that he walked. It was explained that the shipping companies were taking great precautions but, despite their vigilance, it was found after the vessels put to sya that there were stowaways on board.—Press Assn.

Mr M. Cable, Wellington tramways manager, who has just returned from Australia, mentioned that the Kingsford Smith-Dim air service between Sydney and Brisbane was well established, and so regular were the flights that it was said that people set their watches by the machines. This service reduced a 24-hour rail journey to four hours. He wanted very much to do the trip, bat on inquiry found that there was not a seat available for days ahead, so had to abandon the idea.

At the invitation of the New Zealand Methodist Local Preachers’ Association, a team of outstandinf Australian local preachers are visiting the Dominion. They visit Hastings to-morrow night. The leader of the team is Mr J. W. Betheras, M.A., formerly Chief Inspector of Schools for the State of Victoria. The theme of the addresses to be given in the Methodist Church is “Human needs and how Christ supplies them.” There will also be a welcome tea, to which the men of the congregation are invited.

Two members of the Byrd Expedition, Ruckei and Van der Ver, arrived at Wellington by the Wahine from the south at 7 o’clock and left by the Tamaroa at 7.60 o’clock for Panama to tranship to New York. The reason for their haste is that they are in charge of the expedition films and desire to get them on the market as soon as possible. Five cases were stored on the Wahine’s deck and instantly transferred to the Tamaroa. There were also several sledges, which are being taken as souvenirs. Mrs. Rucker, who came to join her husband, is also a passenger.—Press Assn.

Information relative to the Inner Harbour embankment, including tho amount spent, interest, rates and total interest paid, was asked of the Napier Harbour Board to-day by Mr. H. Latham, The chairman (Mr. Jull) said that information had been made available from time to time and moved that, as the return would involve much work, Mr. Latham be told that the cost of the embankment was £84,348 and that a copy of the accounts be sent to him. Mr. Higgins thought it looked like an attempt to conceal something but the motion was carried

The West Coast Sawmillers’ Federation has undertaken a campaign to further the export of New Zealand timbers to Australia particularly, with a view to increasing the market for rimu and introducing other mar ketable timbers such as tawa and West Coast beech. A levy is being made on ah members to cover the expenses of adequate representation in the Commonwealth, and as a preliminary it has liecn decided to send -three delegates to Australia at an early date one each from Westland, Southland and the North Island The State Forest Service will also send one of its officers as technical adviser.

This season there will be but 800 to 900 cases of fruit (all apples) foi export from Canterbury ami these will be solely from the Geraldine district, according to the Government Orchardist (Mr B. G. Goodwin), who has just returned to Christchurch from a tour of the Waimate district, where, he says, the winds and gales hove played havoc with the raspberry and strawberry beds “Practically every orchardist in Canterbury has suffered heavily,” said Mr Goodwin. “In past years 1 have seen a number of severe frosts in Otago, but unless a person actually saw the effect of the recent frosts throughout Canterbury he would not believe that they could make such a clean sweep.”

I’lie Hastings Amateur Athletic Club has received definite advice that G. Golding, the Aiistinliiiii chainpioii quarter-mder, will appear at Datings and take part m the local club s electric light sports meeting on Sim.', night. The opportunity of witnessing this outstanding athlete nt Nel son Park next week should not be missed. Miss Norma Wilson tin ehampion lady sprinter o) Gisborne, and present hoidei of the H.B.P B. Sub-Cent.e championship, will also compete. Negotiations are being made for the appearance of H A. Rose and J W. Savidan, as well as F Grose, the champion Christchurch cyclist With Ibis strong representative team supporting eur local athletes, a really exceiletit evening's ehtertainmciit awaits the public.