LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 98, 9 April 1934, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Hasting police want owners for bicycle lamps stolen from the Aerodrome during the recent pageant. The Napier Hospital authorities report a slight improvement in the condition of Mr. Lindsay Jackson, of Clive, who met with an accident at the Tomoana freezing works on Wednesday last, resulting in the amputation of his left leg on the following

Good results were achieved on Saturday by the Havelock North Winter Relief Committee in their effort to collect clothing for the winter. A number of cars made a house-to-house canvass, and some very useful parcels were donated. The committee wish to thank all those who contributed and those who kindly undertook the collection.

From inquiries received by the Christchurch municipal authorities it is evident that the Bowker electric fountain has impressed visitors, and that they have carried the news to their own cities. Particulars of the fountain have been supplied to the authorities in Wellington and Napier. In Wellington there is a proposal to erect a similar foutain in the vicinity of the war memorial carillon.

The 84th anniversary of the opening of the first Presbyterian church in Auckland, St. Andrew’s, fell on Saturday. The building had been commenced three years earlier in 1847 and originally it was a very plain structure. Its cost wag £3500. The tower and other important additions were, erected in 1882. The Rev. A. G. Panton was the first minister, and it was not until six years after the opening of St. Andrew’s that the Presbytery of Auckland was formed.

There was a record attendance at the weekly-old-time dance and card tourney held in the Trades Hall, Hastings, on Saturday night, and a most enjoyable evening’s entertaiment was provided. Excellent dance music was supplied by Mrs. Hearn’s Premier Orchestra, and supper extras were played by Mr. O. Jonson. The Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss M. Smith and Mr. Pettitt, with Miss Craven and Mr. Anderson second In the card-room the results were: Ladies, Mrs. Williamson and Miss McCormick (tie) 1; gentlemen, Mrs. McMahon 1, Messrs. J. O’Donnell and J. Houston (tie) 2.

Whether knowledge of the future could be of any gre.it value to mankind is doubted by Mr, E. D. Mosley, S.M. When commenting on a case of fortune telling in the Magistrate's Court at Christchurch, he expressed the opinion that it was just as well that man did not know anything of the future. “Even if it were possible to tell fortunes accurately, would it he of any benefit to us?” he asked. “Why worry about the future, so long as we live honestly. Perhaps if we knew what was to happen in the future that knowledge would interrupt our whole lives.”

As a result of trouble on the Government system, the electric power in Hastings was cut off for 15 minutes last evening from 7.53 o’clock. The power also failed south of Hastings throughout Waipukurau and district, but it was' only off there for a few minutes. Ths reason it failed in Hast, ings for a longer period was that the fault caused the protective switches at Stortford Lodge to open up and the power was not restored until these switches were closed again by the Hawke’s Bay Power Board’s staff. The switches at other sub-stations evidently were not. opened up and the power was restored of its own aceord. A pleasant afternoon was spent yesterday by a large number of Hastings citizens at Cornwall Park, when, in addition to the natural attractions of the town’s show place, the Hastings Citizens’ Band presented a first-class musical programme The band, under the baton of Conductor Chas. Bryant, was in excellent form and provided a delightfully varied programme of marches, hymns, selections and popular airs. A particularly pleasing item was the cornet duet by Bandsmen V. McPherson and 1.. Simonsen, who played “Ida*, and Dot” in a manner that evoked much admijfltion. The recital was one of the. subsidy programmes g,rven by the band and no