LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 102, 11 April 1933, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

A conference on the unemployment relief problem, at which the mayors of local bodies in various parts of New Zealand will be present, will open in Wellington to-morrow morning. The Mayor of Wellington, Mr T. C. A. His. lop, will preside, and the principal organisations concerned with the relief of distress will be represented. The Hastings H. 5.0.8. Football Club have now finalised their teams and full practices have been arranged for this evening at Nelson Park, and Wednesday evening in the Drill Hall. It is essential that full teams attend on Wednesday evening, as it is intended to elect the team captains and vice-cap-tains at this practice. The club executive has decided not to arrange games over the Easter period owing to the teams being depleted over the holidays. The position of secondary-school-teachers becoming unemployed through their particular schools suffering regrading was referred to at yesterday’s meeting of the Southland High Schools Board. Members regarded as too hard and fast the present regulation whereby, when a vacancy occurs;, the department can force the school to take on its staff an unemployed master or mistress. It was decided that the Government be urged to amend the regulations so that boards, when making new appointments, should be given discretion to promote deserving members of their staff if their qualifications are equal or superior to those of an applicant who is out of work.—Press Assn. A letter from a recently-registered body with the name New Zealand Automobile Association, Incorporated, was before a meeting of the Canterbury Automobile Association last night. The letter stated that the registering of the body was purely a defensive move. The now body would be prepared to cooperate with the North Island and South Island Motor Unions, and associations and clubs until they could all meet and formulate a general scheme to combat any drive by the Auckland association which might be subversive to the best interests of motor unions and motorists generally. A motion to the effect that the association approve the steps taken was carried. The action o' the Auckland body referred to was the registration of the mime Automobile Association. Incorporated.— Press Association.

The annual meeting of the Hastings Ladies’ Hockey Club will be held tonight at 7.30 at the “Rose Box,” Heretaunga street, Hastings. The Dominion executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union will meet in Wellington on Wednesday, April 19. The marketing of New Zealand dairy produce is a subject likely to give rise to considerable discussion. Mr C. L. Hankins, who lost his 30/relief pay on Saturday last, wishes us to thank Mr M. Leete for its recovery. He also is thankful to Mr Manson for allocating him an extra day’s work yesterday. Mrs Hensen, of Victoria Avenue, Whakatane, New Zealand, drew the second prize, of £2OO in the Number Two art union, promoted by the New South Wales Community Hospital. Mr. H. E. Holland, Leader of the Opposition, addressed a large and orderly meeting at Feilding yesterday. Ho outlined his party policy, with criticism of Government actions and policy, and received a very cordial vote of thanks and confidence.—Press Assn. The Easter Festival of the Napier Competitions Society commences in the Forresters’ Hall next Thursday evening, and continues at morning, afternoon, and evening sessions until Wedesday night, 19th inst. Members’ season tickets at 10s 6d, which admit one to every session, are now obtainable from the secretary, Foresters Hall. The Australian Minister for Commerce (Mr. F. H. Stewart) states that there are indications that the total Australian production of apples and pears this season will be 9,450,000 bushels of the former and a million bushels of the latter. The fruit is reported to be of excellent quality. According to Air. F. A. Cushion, chairman of directors of the Downs Co-operative Dairy Company, Queensland, stocks of unsold Australian butter in England on April 1 totalled 30,900 tons, compared with 18,400 tons last year, and 10,700 tons in 1931. He said that saturation point had been exceeded and it appeared that a limitation of export was inevitable.

The Hastings Registered Unemploy, ed Workers’ Association (Social Committee) remind their patrons that they will hold a dance (plain and fancy dress) and cribbage tourney in the Trades Hall on Easter Monday, April 17. Prizes will be awarded for the most original and humorous costumes, also two Monte Carlo prizes. Ten trophies will be awarded in the card room. Mrs Hearne’s popular orchestra will be in attendance, and a good supper will be provided. “The people of New Zealand must take an intelligent interest in politics,” said Mr F. W. Doidge, honorary secretary of the Empire Crusade, in an interview in Wellington last evening. Everywhere he went, ho continued, he found a tendency to eschew politics. They could not afford to do that. The Dominion could not prosper unless it were well governed, and good government could only be obtained if there were good citizenship. Good citizenship meant taking a proper part in political matters. In addition to the three Salvation Army bands which are participating in the programme of music on Sunday afternoon next in Nelson Park, Hastings, the citizens are to be further favoured in hearing the Hastings Citizens’ Band, under the conductorship of Air C. Bryant. The band has agreed to participate in the welcome and assist in making the visit of our Canterbury visitors the success it deserves. With the hearty and willing support given by our local bands and the additional talent from Ashburton and Christchurch, the public may rest assured that they are in for an exceptional treat. Sympathisers with the appeal for funds for the Hawke’s Bay Children’s Home will be interested to learn that a shop has been opened in Hastings by the Women’s Division of the Fanners’ Union for the sale of meat, produce, jumble, and any saleable goods, and will remain open till noon on Thursday. Gifts and purchasers will be welcomed, and all the proceeds will go towards the funds of the home. Mrs J. H. Joll is in charge, and the shop is situated in the temporary building at the rear of the Hastings Hotel, in Railway road. Two Napier ladies have signified their intention to stand as candidates for the H.B. Hospital board on election day—Mrs C. F. Wanstall, who is the official nominee of the Napier Women’s League, and Mrs Alexander Mcßeath. Mrs Wanstall is treasurer of the Napier branch of the New Zealand Labour Party, an officer in the Napier Women’s League and holds office in the Druids’ Lodge. Mrs MaBeath, who was trained in the Napier Public Hospital, is a member of the Plunket Society, secretary of the Emergency Nursing Service, secretary of the Smith Family and a member of the executive council of the New Zealand Trained Nurses’ Association. On Saturday evening last a fair number of dancers were attracted to the Joylands Cabaret at the Tea Kiosk and Dance Hall, Westshore Beach. A dainty supper of savouries, sandwiches, home-made cakes and hot sausage rolls was served, and an excellent musical programme was provided by W. Mitchell’s Orchestra. During the week the hall had been completely redecorated. Large fancy shades of varied colours completely enclosed the electric lights, many banners of different shades decorated the walls, and some 2000 or 3000 paper flowers had been entwined amongst the ceiling rafters. With the subdued light brought about by the new shades the hall looked very attractive. A special Easter cabaret will be held on Saturday evening next. Judgment by default was given for the plaintiffs in the following undefended civil actions at Napier Court to-day by Mr A. M. Mowlem, S.M.: —L. Schofiold v. G. Haywood, £4 3s 6d, costs £1 6s 6dr F. S. Byrne v. J. Kihema, £27 4s Bd,’ costs £4 14s 6d; same v. J. Karauria, £7 16s 7d, costs £2 Is 6d; McGruer’s (Napier) 1931 Ltd. v. G. Graham, £2 12s 6d, costs £1 3s 6d; H. Williams and Sons Ltd. v. F. F. Wilcockson, £l5 15s 3d, costs £2 14s; same v. J. Ebbett, £7 Ils, costs £1 10s 6d; G.. 8. Breen v. R. F. Boyd, 9s, costs 9s; C. B. Hansen and Co., Ltd. v. W. Gray, £3 (is lOd, costs £1 3s 6d; N. R. Mclsaae v. E. Rough, £4 0s sd, costs 10s. Judgment summons: G. Pitman was ordered to pay S. Taylor, £4 3s 6d at the rate of! 5s per week, in default three days’ imprisonment. <

A special general meeting of the Hastings Ladies’ Golf Club will be held to-morrow night in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. A full attendance is requested. “Eamon de Valera’’ is announced as the winner of the first prize, £6OOO, in the latest Tasmanian “consultation” to be drawn. However, this gentleman docs not give Dublin as his address, but Clifton Hill, Victoria. About £20,000 is being paid out to Canterbury wheatgrowers this week by the Wheat Marketing Agency, which was established to deal with this season’s crop. The payment represents a return of the penny a bushel levy deducted by the agency. Any balance remaining will be distributed later. A mild epidemic of gastric influenza has made itself felt in Auckland, and as a result, school rolls and the staffs of offices and factories are suffering depiction to a minor extent. In some schools approximately 10 per cent, of the pupils are absent on account of colds and influenza. Confidence that Great Britain was more than holding her own among the nations of the world was expressed by Mr F. W. Doidge, honorary secretary of the Empire Crusade, in discussing last evening in Wellington, economic conditions in England. Mr Doidge said that while Britain was holding her own other nations were slipping back. There was no other nation but Britain, he said, to which the world could look for leadership. A correspondent w rites: —The shelter belt of piuus insignus trees, planted in the sixtise and seventies by our early settlers, have of late years proved a veritable boon to our orchardists. The quantity of fruit cases obtained from the locally-supplied pinus insignus during the last few years, runs into millions of cubic feet. One has only to see the immense girth of these trees. Many at least four feet in diameter, on the timber trucks en route to the saw mills, to form an estimate of the value to the fruit-growers of this abundant supply of locallygrown timber, irrespective of the value to Hastings of the employment found at the several sawmills in the suburbs.