LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 154, 15 June 1932, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

Hart will accompany the All Black team unofficially, and in the event of becoming lit he will be available for play if his services are required.—Press Assn.

The Trades Hall old-time dance will be held, as usual to-night from 8 to 12. Good supper and music will be provided. Euchre players will be specially provided for.

A mixed, bogey match will be played on the Parkvale links to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon at 1.15 p.m. The drew for partners will be madejat the club house at 1.15 p.m. sharp.

Lambs have made their appearance in the Hatuma district. On Messrs Culling Brothers’ Lakeside property several are three weeks old and are doing splendidly'.

The third grade match between Celtic and Havelock North will be played at Havelock North at 2.30 p.m on Saturday next. The ground was omitted from the list of fixtures yesterday.

At a meeting of the executive of the Imports Committee of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon it was decided that the chamber could not see its way to support the proposal to send a representative of the importing interests of ths Dominion to Ottawa.

Tho executive of the Hastings Red Cross desire to express their thanks to all those voluntary workers who gave so generously of their time last week helping to collect the moans whereby the very necessary relief work of the Red Cross can be carried on in this town.

The postal officials in Auckland were kept exceptionally busy during the past wee_k-end handling over 2700 bags of overseas mail. A total of 1571 bags of English and American mail arrived from Vancouver by the Royal Mail liner Aorangi on Sunday afternoon, and 953 bags of English mail were brought front Loudon by the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera on the same day.

The undcr-carriago of one of the New Plymouth Western Federated Flying Club’s aeroplanes was smashed and a longeron was broken when the machine struck a hole in landing at Manaia to participate in the jubilee celebrations. The aeroplane was piloted by Mr. K. Holdaway, who had Mrs. Holdaway with him as a passenger, and was one of four club machines taking part in the celebrations. The aeroplane was dismantled and convoyed to New Plymouth by motor-lorry.

The public arc cordially invited to hear the W.E.A. Drama Group read Galsworthy’s thrilling play ‘‘Escape” in the Pas-a-dena tea-rooms at 7.30 tonight. Among the cast dealing with the exciting epsodes in a convict’s attempted escape from Dartmoor are Misses Collins and Johnston and Messrs. Holland, Sheriff, Johnston and Diamond. A retiring collection is taken to defray expenses. An invitation is extended to those wishing to take part in future readings.

A common illusion in connection with the apparent size of the moon when it was low in the heavens was mentioned by Professor 11. W. Segar, professor of mathematics at the Auckland University College, during a. lecture last evening. He said the moon, when it was rising or setting, was viewed in relation Io objects on the surface of the earth, and its actual size was exaggerated. If it were studied through a pice of piping, in order to exclude a view of other objects the moon would appca r no larger than when it was high in the heavens.

Under the auspices of the Havelock North Registered Unemployed Association a grand concert will be held in the Village Hall on Friday, June 17, at 8 p.m. The proceeds will be devoted to necessitous cases. A good programme has been arranged, and the public are assured of a worthy evening’s entertainment.

One of the thickest and blackest fogs experienced in Wellington for a long time descended upon the city and suburbs yesterday morning after a very cold night. It extended over a wide area, reaching nearly as far at Petone. The density was variate, patches being so thick as to make visibility extremely limited.

South Canterbury people are too airminded, and too helpful, a flying man complained to the Christchurch “Sun.” He was caught by the dusk at Hinds and did not know the paddock he had to land in, so circled round for some time. Suddenly he saw a fire, and Hew toward it. Then he saw another Uro bphind him. Within a few minutes there were fires all round him. He flew down to two of them, and found that one was beside a hedge, another beside a pond. When he got down Mr Beau Shiel, who was the pilot, found that many of the residents had lit fires to mark the places where ho shouldn’t laud. Well-intentioned, he admitted, but tending to confuse a benighted pilot.

The areas that have, been planted with trees by the State Forest Service will ultimately prove a valuable source of revenue for the Government, but most of the plantations are not yet sufficiently advanced to enable milling operations to be carried on, says a Christchurch newspaper. A small private mill, cutting mainly pinus radiate timber, has, however, been operating at. Hamner for some months, and has supplied timber for local building requirements. None of this timber has yet been brought to the city, but in later years it is expected that a good trade will be developed. The railway lino runs through the Balmoral plantation with a siding provided, and when these trees are ready for milling purposes there will be no difficulty iu regard to transport. The Eyrewell-, Balmoral, and Hamner forest reserves, aggregating 57,000 acres, have been fully planted.

“From statements made by master bakers it seems that the price-cutting competition that is going on in Christchurch has resolved itself into a struggle to see how much they can get out of a sack of flour.” This statement was made by an officer of the Labour Department at the Magistrate’s Court when three bakers were charged with delivering shortweight bread. The defendants were William Henry Beaumont, William Robert Jennings and Louise Adam Woodward. Beaumont and Jennings were convicted and fined £4 and costs and the charge against Woodward was dismissed.—Press Assn. The old-time dances are coming into their own again, and their popularity is increasing by leaps and bounds. Tomorrow night the Havelock North Bowling and Croquet Club will hold a dance in the Town Board hall, and on the programme will be featured all the old-time steps. Excellent music has been engaged, and patrons are assured of a very enjoyable evening. A cosy room has been set apart for those wishing to play cards.