LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 202, 15 August 1930, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Aorangi arrived nt Sydney lion: Auckland at 7 o'clock this morning.

Two young ladies who recently snent part of a day in the Hastings Women's Rest expressed their appreciation of the comforts provided by the institution by making a donation of ten shillings to the funds.

Referring to the great work of the Napier Frivolity Minstrels at their concert in aid of the unemployment fund in Hastings last evening. Mr. G. F. Roach (Mayor) stated that since their inception 33 years ago they had raised for charitable purposes a sum of no less than £B,OOO. Support of the protest against the increase in taxation, made by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, was expressed by the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce in a resolution passed by the council last night— Press Assn.

"The Government and the community generally must stop the champagne diet and adopt a less expensive one and one less likely to affect its head,” declared Mr. R. M. Morten, president of the Canterbury Sheepowners’ Union, at the annual meeting last evening when referring to the nigh costs which farmers had to bear.

Since the opening of the children’s isesion of the Hastings Library discarded books have been given to the Mangateretere School, which now has a library of its own and no longer requires these books. Last evening the Librarian reported this fact to the Borough Council, and suggested that the discarded books be given in future to the Pakowliai School. The council, however, decided to refer the matter to the Library Committee to see if any of the books were required by schools in Hastings.

Mr. James Hogg, a Dunedin business man who has just returned from an extensive tour of Canada and the United States, says that he found in Candada a remarkable contrast to New Zealand’s policy of borrowing and increasing taxation. "Canada has ceased borrowing, and to illustrate her wealth and power of recovery her debt has been reduced in the last five years by £51,500,000,” he said. “During the same period she has spent £41,000,000 in public development works, without adding to the national debt and she granted tax reductions in 1929 of £23,500,000.”

The belief that the albino kiwi on Little Barrier Island is still alive is held by the caretaker of the island, according to the annual report to Parliament of the manager of Tourist and Health Resorts. The caretaker states that during the last, few months kiwis were coming near his house and were seen near the house and in the garden. They appeared to be in large numbers, and when darkness came their cry could be heard. Although the white kiwi had not been seen, white kiwi feathers were occasionally found. An inspection of the gullies in the interior of the island showed that the native birds were increasing.

“Water heatins caused a lons discussion. and is string a lot of worry to supply engineers on account of the loss incurred,” stated Mr. J. H Scott, Hastings borough electrical engineer, in the course of a report presented to the council last evening regarding tho recent conference of electrical engineers in Wellington, “The opinion was freely expressed,” lie said, “that the time of sunplv must be controlled so as to avoid all neak hours, otherwise something very heavy would have to be charged. The neak hours in several areas are coming on at odd hours, and in two places it has been found necessary to make arrangements for switching on and off from the control station. This is very tostly.”.

An exceptionally heavy frost was experienced at Waipukurau last night, and the Ruahine range is heavily coated with snow.

The weekly meeting of the Waipukurau branch of the W.E.A. will be held to-night in the Oddfellows’ Hall when Mr, J. A. Brailsford, 8.A., will continue his lectures entitled “East and West."

A party of twenty Y.M.C.A. boys from Napier is to visit Masterton on August 27. The boys will stay for four days and engage in outdoor and indoor games with the Masterton Y.M.C. A. boys.

Advice has been received that R. 0. Johnson, a member of the New Zealand Empire Games team, in Canada, has dislocated a rib and both shoulder blades. Johnson probably sustained the injury while practising the pole vault. —Press Assn.

The Hawke’s Bay Education Board to-day decided that before any further expenditure is incurred at the Meeanee School the secretary (Mr. W. L Dunn) and the architect (Mr. W. J. Boland) report to the next meeting on the possibility of consolidation with Taradale.

Alexander McLeod, a Union secretary in receipt of a salary of £450 a year, was to-day at Wellington fined £5 on the first and £2 on each of three other charges, with solicitors’ fees and Court costs in each case, for failure to make income tax returns. He was unknown to the department until recently.—(Press Association.)

Clarence Russell was to-day at Auckland fined £lOO for assisting in the management of premises as a common gaming house. The prosecuting detective said that Russell declared he was going out of business as he had been called on too often. Mr. F. K. Hunt. S.M.; “We will see whether he does or not.”.— (Press Association.)

It seemed regrettable, observed Mr R. J. Barton in his presidential address at the annual meeting ot the Masterton A. and P. Association, that the agricultural bias they had been promised had not been observed in the appointments of the Upper House. The failure to reappoint Mr. E. Newman was to be deplored, considering his immense services to tho agricultural interests.

The second annual conference of the New Zealand Dairy Science Association concluded at Palmerston North, following a three days’ session. Various matters were discussed and papers read of a technical nature. Reference was made to the death of Mr I. T. Leighton, assistant chemist to the Department of Agriculture. and a membei of the association. Tributes were paid to his high scientific standing. The annual report mentioned an increase in the society’s membership to 29.—(Press Association.)

Yesterday afternoon the pupils of tho Hastings High School were addressed by Mr. Douglas Tayler, Supervisor of School Music. He spoke of tho emotional effects of different types ot music, using the piano and the gramophone to give examples ot each. His talk was plentifully interspersed with humour, and was keenly enjoyed by bjs audience. The lack of an assembly hall at the school was, as usual. mueTi felt, for the largest classroom will accommodate only one third of the pupils. Mr. Tayler, however, generously consented to repeat his address three times and, although this unfortunately necessitated shortening it, all the pupils were thus able to heat him.

In forwarding one guinea to the Maori War Veterans’ fund, a donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, says: “The death of my late dear friend, Veteran William Heslop. was a great blow to me personally, and a greater blow to the Veterans' Association, which he loved so wll. One can never forget the companionship of a man like my late dear friend. 1 heartily congratulate you on taking up the reins of office, and enclose my cheque, which I would gladly assist a hundred times had I the means. Continue together as ornaments of duty done and as examples to the younger generation. Our highest aim is to strive to make the world better for those who follow us, and this 1 trust all will aim to do to the end.”

In connection with tho Recess Education Committee’s report, the retiring chairman (Mr. J. Clark Thomson) pointed out to the Hawke’s Bay Education Board to-day that if the scheme “B” (which the committee has adopted) is put into operation there will be 18 new unified education districts, Hawke’s Bay being divided into two, viz.; East Coast, with Gisborne as an administrative centre, and Hawke’s Bay, with Napier as an administrative centre. Although there was still a further part of the report to be issued the first part showed very clearly the drastic changes proposed. It was decided that efforts be made to obtain copies of the report for each member of the board and, if necessary a special meeting of the board will be held to discuss the report.

At a recent meeting of the Legion of Frontiersmen in Wellington, at which the subject of emergency mobilisation was discussed, the question was asked, “How is the kiwi at Sling camp?” For the benefit of those not understanding the question, it was pointed out that during the war in many parts in the south of England landmarks were cut out on the sides of very high slopes and filled in with white chalk stone, a o horse being chosen for the figure as a rule. When the New Zealand soldiers were in training at Sling Camp they cut out of the turf on the slope of the hill near the camp a landmark in the form of an enormous kiyi some hundreds of feet in length, which was filled in with white material This can be seen for from 15 to 20 miles by travellers going in the direction of Bulford. This is only one of similar landmarks in the Old Country, which mark the former presence of New Zealand troops.

Failure to comply with an order for discovery was the reason for the adjournment of a civil claim for one week at the Supreme Court at Napier this morning. The case concerned a claim by Poihipi Chase (Mr. E. J. W. Hallett) against Bate & Bell, Ltd. (Mr. J. Humphries). Mr. Humphries applied for an adjournment until the next session of the Supreme Court on the grounds of plaintiff’s failure to comply with an order for discovery. Mr. Hallett strongly opposed the application and, after lengthy argument, His Honour, Mr. Justice Reed, granted an adjournment for one week, costs £3 3/- being allowed the defendant.

Bring the kiddies along to the Hastings Assembly Hall to-night, when the Parkvale School ball will be held, leading off with a grand march at 7.30.

A meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Steven John Hartley, blacksmith, late of Foxton, and now of To Pohue, called for this morning at Napier, lapsed for the want of a quorum, there being no creditors present.

At 11 a.m. on Monday next the foundation stone of the new Napier Technical College will be laid by the Hon. H. Atmore, Minister of Education. The College Band will be ,n> attendance, and the ' public are invited to the ceremony.

A final reminder is given of th* Sherenden to be held to-night. Dancers may wear either plain or fancy dress, and there will be a waltzing ' competition. The Paramount orchestra has been engaged. A Chequer bus will leave Roachs ui 7 o’clock.

Last night the Napier Central School held its plain and fancy dress ball in the Foresters’ Hall, and the function proved as successful as one could wish. The ball, which is a twonight affair, will be repeated to-night, music for which will be supplied by the Napier Cabaret orchestra.

At the monthly meeting of the Napier Technical School Board last night, the headmaster, Mr. R. McLaren, dealing with the recess education committee’s report to Parliament, said that the report “is an honest endeavour to have a national scheme in our educational system, to try to make the various units and sections of it fit into the other parts so that an effective and efficient education machine may be the result.”