LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 144, 3 June 1936, Page 9

LOCAL & GENERAL

Relief of Distress. TLc Mayor acknowledges receipt of £1 2/6 for the Relief of Distress Fund from the “Tribune” seller at the railway crossing. Shooting Licences. A total of 650 shooting licences for the current year have been issued by the Hawke’s Bay Acclimatisation Society to date. The figures for last year were 607. Cycling at Ninety Years A resident of Ngatea, Mr Samuel Harris, who celebrated his 90th. birthday yesterday, is well known in the district for his cycling prowess. Mr Harris carries his years lightly, and recently cycled 20 miles to Thames, had his photograph taken in honour of his birthday, and cycled home again. Distant Future A nowcomer to u ' ranaki town from ono of tho cities bad cause the other day to make several telephone calls. During on© of these, having given the number to the operator, he remarked as an aside to a frieno, “When aro they going to get automatics in this place?” A weary-voiced operator gave the answer, “When Nelson gets his eye back." Japanese Students Strong indignation at the fact that Japanese students were being allowed to attend State institutions, such as Massey and Lincoln Agricultural Colleges, war expressed by a member at a recent meeting of the Marlborough Agricultural and Pastoral Association. He said these students wer© being taught all that was necessary to enable them to go back homo and compete against New Zealand in th© mutton and wool trade. Historical society. An open meeting of tho Historical Society will be held this evening in the Methodist Hall at 7.30, when Mr. P. H. Tomoana will lecture on the life and influence of the famous chief Pareihe in Hawke’s Bay. A great deal of the early history of the local tribes throughout Hawke’s Bay is centred round the life and activities of this chief. The president of the society, Bishop Benuett, will preside over the meeting.

Cross-Country Mooting. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club holds its steeplechase meeting on Thursday and Saturday, June 11 and 13, on the Hastings racecourse. This particular meeting is most popular with tho racing public for there is no better sport, ing sight than to see horses in chase in a cross-country event; and as the nominations received for these races aro much better than in recent races the public should be treated to some first-class sport with about 12 runners of equal merit competing. First Ranfurly Shield Match Dunedin is faced with the greatest football invasion in New Zealand history on August 1, when Otago will bo called upon to make its first defence cl the Ranfurly Shield against its neighbours. Already Southlanuers are massing, and ono of tho organisers of the -Southland excursionists estimates that 8000 visitors will bo present from the southern province. That tho occasion is to bo a spe'-'al one is indicated by the announcement that approximately 100 pipers will accompany the touring party. Terrier and hunt Pack

The hounds of tire Pakuranga Hunt Club had u competitor to deal with when they went away on the scent of a hare at the meet at East Tarnaki. The competitor, who considered himself perfectly able to lead the pack, was a small and rather excited fox terrier belonging to a spectator. 110 could not restrain his excitement when the pack went away j u full cry, and, barking fur. Jusly, he headed them off, and then led them in chase of the hare for several yards until his shorter legs caused him to lag behind. “In a Stats of Flux” The dairy industry wag in a slate of Hux and they did not know where they were, said Mr G. Gibson, at Okato. H© would say deliberately that if all the energy, time and money spent in the past 15 years had been spent in an endeavour to improve the quality of the produce and work in harmony with those who distributed and bought New Zealand produce the industry could have stood world-wide competition today without fear. There was now a feeling that everything was not as well as it might b«. They did not know exactly what thj now Government intended to do, and he did not think the Government itself knew.

Sustenance Man's Car ‘ A man on sustenance has no right to be running a .notor-car,” said Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., iu the Magistrate’s Court at Otahuhu, during the hearing of a ei.il case. Defendant, "ho was being sued fur payment of a trade account, said he had incurred it m ro spect ot a motor cur. He was receiving only 35/- a week on sustenance. The Labour Department allowed him to use the car to develop a small business in bottle gathering. “That will not pay lor the upkeep of a car,” said Mr Hunt. “1 know what is costs to run a car and no man on sustenance can afford it.” Tho case was adjourned for three mouths. Land Sales During the last two months there have been mure laud sales in Taranaki than during any similar period for several years. Agents arc reticent as to the actual number of sales made, and prefer nut to make statements, but inquiries made in North, Central and booth Taranaki towns show that there have been a considerable number of land transactions and inquiries, particularly during the last few weeks. It is also stated that there has been a marked movement likely from North Taranaki to the Waikato. One Waikato property of 50 acres was bought recently for £3750, equal to £75 an acre, tho purchaser paying £3OOO in cash. That, however, is only one of a number of transactions in farms varying considerably in quality and size. The average price lor good quality isnd seems to b» about £45 an acre,