LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 124, 11 May 1935, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Election Official Count.

The official count in the elections held m Hastings has been completed, and none of the results has been altered.

Remuera Due Monday. The New Zealand Shipping Company has received a radio from their Rcmuera stating that she expects to arrive at Wellington on Monday morning.

Unique Baptismal service, A unique baptismal service is to take place in the Hastings Methodist Church to-morrow afternoon in connection with a special Mothers’ Day service to be conducted by tre Rev. R. B. Gosnell. It is expected that twenty children will be baptised.

Jubilee Service. At St. Matthew’s Church to-morrow evening the form of service as used on May 6 at St. Paul’s Cathedral will be followed, concluding with a congregational singing of tho To Deum. The choir will sing the special hymn, “1 Vow to Thee, My Country.” “Carillion” Picture. A presentation copy of the picture “Carillion” was last night made to the Taradale and District R.S.A. by Mr. and Mrs. J. Fuszard, of Greenmeadows, The thanks of the association for such a fine gift were expressed to the donors by the president, Mr. J. Miller.

White Pheasant Shot. While out shooting on his property at Thornton, 10 nines from Whakatane, Mr. F. J. Reynolds shot a white cock pheasant. The bird, which was in good condition, was fully grown. Mr. Reynolds stated that this v»as the first he had seen, and it was his intention to have tho bird stuffed and mounted.

High School Entertainment. The funds for the entertainment of pupils at the Hastings High School yesterday in connection with the planting of a Jubilee tree were provided by the Education Department to the extent of 4d per child, this sum being increased to 7d per child as a result of a subsidy of another 3d from the Hastings Borough Council.

King's Medal Recipient. At the conclusion of the schoolboy boxing in Havelock North last evening an informal meeting of officials and members of tho Hawke’s Bay Boxing Association wa B held in the library, and Mi. J. D. Newbigin, president, congratulated Constable J. Heffernan on being the recipient of the King’s Jubilee medal. R.S.A. church Parade.

The 'laradale Returned Soldiers’ Association last night decided to hold a church parade to-morrow evening to attend the special thanksgiving service for the 25 years reign of King George V. A large number signified their intention of attending. The parade will assemble at tho Memorial at 6.30 p.m. and will march to All Saints’ Church.

Methootst Sunday School. Owing to the increase in the attendance, it is being found necessary to effect certain alterations and additions to the Methodist Sunday School buildings in Hastings. For this purpose the total collections at Mothers’ Day services to-morrow are to be handed over to the Sunday School officials, and a very earnest appeal is made to all interested to respond to this worthy cause.

Nsw Plymouth Seat. It has been rumoured that a well known New Plymouth woman had been approached to contest the New Plymouth seat at the Parliamentary elections in the interests of Labour. Mr. S. Flood, chairman of the Labour Representation Committee, last night gave an unqualified denial to the rumour, stating that Mr. J. Roberts, Wellington, would be the official Labour candidate. No Time For Promises. “1 am going to allow each candidate live minutes in which to address you,” remarked the Mayor (Mr. John Miller) when presiding at a public meeting ol Invercargill ratepayers at which aspirants for council honours were given the opportunity of expressing their views on civic administration. “Five minutes will keep them from making too many promises. The longer I give them the more they’ll promise,” tin Mayor added amidst laughter.

Pigeon's Strange Experience. Gin April 2 one of the Egmont Homing Club’s pigeons, No. 342, was dispatched from Mauutnhi, South Taramki, on a Hight to New Plymouth. Ihe pigeon did not arrive at her destination that night and was given up tor lost. Nothing was heard ol her until this week, when she made her appearance at her owner’s residence, fit and well, but minus one leg. There was not even a stump left, nor any scar or mark. The only solution that the owner can suggest is that the was was injured on the journey but 101 l into the hands of some person well versed in animal surgery. The operation of amputating the leg must have been done by an expert and the bird most carefully nursed. unusual Maori Carving. A Maori wood carving ol unusual design, found in an old well on Kuwait Island, has been presented to the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Its general form suggests that it was probauly stuck in tho ground at an angle, but its use is at present unknown to students of .Maori sculpture. The ornament consists ol a carved figure in low relief of the workmanship of the natives who lived in North Auckland and as far south as North Taranaki. The face, which is horizontal, has narrow lips, with a tooth in each corner, and the eyes are treated differently, one being in the form of a spiral and the other of eccentric circles. The three fingers on each hand anil the three toes are spread out anil shaiply pointed, and the body is ornamented with scrolling. An interesting feature is a Apiaro-cnt slot at the top, into which some other piece of wood was probably fitted, this being obviously woiHied with stone implements.