LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 77, 13 March 1933, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

St. Joseph's Tennis Club will hold a ’dance in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Hastings, on Friday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day.

Entries for the running and cycling events at the Puketapu sports close with the -secretary, Napier, Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club, to-day (Monday), March 13.

Attention is drawn to the advertisement announcing the first practice of the Hastings Women’s Choir for the 1933 winter season. As no hall is available to-night, the first practice will be held on Monday, March 20, in St. Andrew’s Hall. New members are welcome.

Arrangements have now been finalised for the playing of a representative cricket match at Napier" on Easter Saturday and Monday between Hawke's Bay and South Auckland. The visiting team will be a strong one, consisting chiefly of cricketers who defended so ablv the Hawke Cup for many years, until rt was won by Nelson,

A public meeting has been called by the Port Ahuriri Ratepayers’ ami Householders’ Association in the schoolroom to-morrow evening.

A young man, John Beattie, was arrested in Hastings by Constable 11. Dunn this morning on a charge of alleged assault. He will- appear before the Court to-morrow morning.

Returned soldiers are reminded of the quarterly reunion and social to be held in the Bandroom, Warren street, on Wednesday evening. The U.S.A, orchestra will be in attendance, and the proceedings will begin at 8 o’clock. AB ex-servicemen are cordially invited..

Due to the change in the weather, the Hastings Athletic and Cycling Club’s sports meeting, set down wr to-morrow evening, has been abaud/med. The club will hold its final meeting of the season at Nelson Park to-morrow night week.

Sir Charles Kingsjord Smith arrived at Dunedin from Invercargill shortly after 10 o ’clock yesterday morning, and was welcomed lay a' large crowd at the Dunedin airport at North Taieri. Passenger flights were very popular, and the Southern Cross was in the air practically all the day.

The attention of our readers is drawn to the advertisement in ot.r issue of today intimating that the second of a series of addresses on British Israel subjects will be given-in the Havelock North Town Board Hall on Tuesday, March 14. Mrs Clarkson will be the speaker.

Leaving Lyttelton at 11 o’clock on Saturday night, the Union Company’s new turbo-electric ferry steamer Rangatira arrived at Wellington at 7.30 a.m. yesterday, after a record trip of 8 hours 30 minutes. Her average speed 3was just over 20 knots. The record was previously held by the Wahine, and the Rangatira clipped about 10 minutes from the old record.

A specially arranged boxing tournament will be held at the Mahora School this evening, when 13 bouts between pupils of the school will be staged. The contestants have been selected by the coach, Mr Artie Hay, for their skill as well as their enthusiasm. The admission charge has been fixed at one shilling for adults and sixpence for children, and the takings will be added to the school’s sports fund. The first bout will commence at 8 o’clock.

A farmer of Otorohanga was noticed greasing his drill with butter the other day by a traveller for a Hum of implement makers. The traveller was astonished, and asked why grease was not employed. The farmer retorted: “I called at a store for a tin of grease, and found that the cost was 1/2 for a lib. tin. Aa I am only getting 7d (advance) for my butter, I thought I would make 7/8. by using this product of the farm.”-

The Hastings Met/iodist congregation continues the harvest thanksgiving celebrations to-ni'ght, when a public tea will be held at the Wesley Hall at 6 p.m. This will be followed by a sale of fruit, vegetables, jam preserves and produce, and. by a concert at 7.30 p.m. A splendid programme has been prepared. Admission to the tea is one shilling, children ninepence. No charge is made, for the concert, but voluntary gifts wall be received. All will be cordially welcomed at these functions this evening.

The popularity of the annual Napier lUusical and elocutionary festival which is to be held at Easter is reflected in the large number of entries which are being received. These are arriving steadily at the office of the Napier Thirty Thousand Club and there is every indication that tins year's gathering will be among the most successful ever held. Last year the competitions were held in the Napier Drill Hall, but on this occasion they will take place in the Foresters’ Hall, Dickens street, the restoration of which will have been completed by that time.

All roads next Thursday will lead to the picturesque Tomoana Showgrounds for the Autumn Show of the Hawke’s Bay A, and P. Society. All arrangements for the show have been completed and everything indicates a most successful gathering. In addition to the numerous exhibits and field events the public will be entertained by a special programme of music which is being arranged and will include items from the Hawke's Bay Pipe Band. The grounds are looking perfect at the present time and a large attendance of the public is anticipated. Hoi water is provided free to picnic parties. The various displays in the large exhibition hall, are expected to be fully up to the level of past years.

Rigid precaution against the possibility of influenza, which has been raging in the form of a mild epidemic in England, entering New Zealand, was taken by the Medical Officer of Health at Wellington, Dr. Harold Corkill, on the arrival of the liner Tainui from Southampton yesterday morning. An inspection was made while the vessel was lying in the stream, and in addition to the ordinary examination, each passenger and member of the crew had his or her temperature taken. No sign of any influenza was detected and the ship was given the usual clean bill of health. The Tainui is the first, ship to arrive in New Zealand from England since influenza became serious there.

The Napier Harbour Board invites tenders up to Friday, March 17, for the lease for 21 years, with right of renewal of three residential sites in Battery road, two in Burns road, three m Burns Terrace, eight in Coronation street, Port Ahuriri, one in Churchill’ street, Port, one in Bridge street, Port, seven in McGrath street, and thirteen at Westshore. There are also four sections of 21J acres in all, adjoining Taradale road but close to Napier borough, which are offered for lease for seven years Four sections in the Richmond Block, one of 100 acres, and three of 50 acres each are offered for lease for 12 years. Building costs are now lower than they have been for years, and the easy terms upon which the leases of these residential sites are offered makes them particularly valuable for the erection of workers’ dwellings. Plans and particulars of lease may be seen at the Harbour Board office, Port Ahuriri.

I The Hawke’s B->y County Council | to-day decided to prosecute in the next ■ reported case of excessive speeding by j the Railway Department’s buses on ' the Napier-Hastings road.

Solicitors’ offices in Hawke’s Bay will be closed next Friday, St. Patrick’s Day Next Thursday they will observe a holiday from 1 p.m. for the A. and I*. Society’s Autumn Show.

Maori ceremony will be held at O/akei village on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the 92nd anniversary of the official landing at Auckland of Captain 1 William Hobson, first Governor of New Zealand.

Apparently, from inquiries that have been made, some people were under the impression that the operation of daylight saving ended yesterday. Daylight saving, however, will operate for a further week. It will end at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 19.

V. G. Cavanagh, of Otago, has been selected as twelfth .man for New Zea land in the first Test match against the M.C.C. team at Christchurch on March 24, 25, and 27. Cavanagh, who is a left-handed batsman, headed the Otago averages in Plunekt Shield matches this season with 197 runs in five visits to the wickets, giving him an average of 39.40. He practically won the Shield for Otago with a solid score of 77 in the second innings of the deciding match against Canterbury at Dunedin.

Fire on Sunday afternoon destroyed the dining-room of the Community Hall at the Makowhai unemployment camp, near Sandon. The contents included a piano and a wireless set. Also lost was a motor-car, owned by Mr W. Jenkins, deputy overseer, which was parked close to the hall. The outbreak, which occurred while the eamp sports were in prograss some distance away, was stemmed by a bucket brigade, which saved adjacent hutments. The car, piano and wireless set were uninsured.—Press association.

For some time past complaints have been made regarding the spread of noxious weeds in the railway reserve up the Eskdale Valley, and to-day the Hawke’s Bay County Council was advised by the Railway Department that it was prepared to contribute the sum of £35 toward the cost of eradication. Cr. C. C. Smith said it had taken a great deal ot pressure to get the department to realise its liability regarding noxious weeds. Not only the blackberry had spread, but tall fescue had also spread alarmingly from the railway reserve to the rich flats. Settlers had protested, but no notice had been taken. He was glad that the department was now taking steps to assist in combatting the nuisance. The council accepted the offer and will do what it can in having the work carried out.

The Hastings Registered Unemployed Workers’ Association has written to the Hawke’s Bay County Council outlining the hardship among the families of married men in camps, and asking that the council contribute food supplies. Sir Andrew Russell pointed out to his fellow councillors at the meeting to-day of the council that the pressing problem of the men was “tomorrow’s breakfast,’’ and he urged that something be done. The chairman (Mr F. B. Logan)-said that the county should do more than it had done for these men, and that if, say, a subsidy were given it should come from the genera], and not the riding fund. After some discussion it was resolved to have the county engineer (Mr R. Puflett) draw up a report and present it early next week to a sub-committee composed of Crs. Lassen, T. Mason Chambers, Tucker and the chairman.