GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3577, 7 April 1927, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

Tlio Clutha County celebrated its golden jubilee at Balcutha on Tuesday evening, tlie principal guest being Sir Thomas Mackenzie, who was early associated with the district.

The Napier Municipal Tramways carired 146.289 passengers during the four weeks ended March 2, as compared with 147,360 for the same four weeks of 1326, a decrease of 1071 passengers.

At last night’s meeting of the United Friendly Societies’ Dispensary Board, it was decided to nominate the following three candidates for the Hospital Board election: Bro. F. Prycroft (Druids), Bro. W. Cutler (Druids), and Bro. J. Follas (Fores.ters.)

A piece of wood sent to the Auckland Museum, which was found soma feet underground near the Awanui Elver, is believed to be related to Bonjco carvings. It is thought this and similar carvings found at Kaltaia five years ago open up fresh speculation as to the origin of the Maori.

In responding to the toast of “Supporting Industries,” at the 50th anniversary luncheon of tho Patea Harbour Board. Mr. C. E. Dickie mentioned that the Patea Freezing Company had had a record killing season, the figures teing 20,000 ahead of the previous best. It was one of the oldest established in New Zealand.

A new development in tho Takapuna tram and ferry tangle Is the an : ’ nounceraent by the Devonport h’erry Company that it is applying for authority to run ferry steamers between Auckland and Bayswater to which the Takapuna Ferry Company’s boats now run connecting up with the trams, states an Auckland message.

“Chinamen are just as law-abiding as white citizens and are entitled to as much protection," said Mr. E. D. Mosley, S.M., at Christchurch on Tuesday, when ho fined Jack Taylor, a seamen, £2 and ordered him to pay witnesses’ expenses and interpreter’s fee, 10s 6d, for having unlawfully assaulted a Chinaman the previous evening,

What is believed to be the first aeroplane of post-war design to come to New Zealand —a De Haivland 60 cabin biplane with a 230 horse-power Siddeley Puma engine—has arrived at Lyttelton. The ’plane was ordered by the New Zealand Government and is to be used for aerial survey work. The camera is mounted iri the floor of the cabin ? where the operator has ample space to work, and is not hampered by the skipstream.

Mr. W. J. Poison has a grudge against training schools, and this he explained at the Wanganui Rotary Club’s luncheon on Monday. “I find that training schools take our best boys from the country to live in tho cities,” he said. “These lads who are “the hope of our side’ learn town subjects, get a liking for town life, and they don’t come back to the couhtry where they were brought up.”

The folly of young children playing with machinery was illustrated in a Napier South home a few days ago, when a youngster, toying with a lawn mower, got a finger caught in the whirling blades of tho machine, with the result that tho knives almost amputated the top of one of the members. Later the wound became septic, necessitating special treatment, fully impressing on that boy at least that it is not well to sport with moving ironwork.

Mr. Zane Grey, Captain Mitchell and party left Tauranga yesterday morning for Tokaanu in which district they will spend six weeks’ fishing. The schooner Fisherman will remain for about ten days at Tauranga and then sail for Tahiti. Mr. Zane Grey and party will journey from Wellington to Papeete by the Tahiti and there will rejoin the Fisherman. Prior to leaving Mr. Zane Grey expressed his intention of returning to Tauranga next year to enjoy the deep sea fishing at Mayor Island.

“As I indicated last year we expected exhibits from Samoa and the Fiji from tho Dunedin Exhibition, but for some reason they did not arrive,” stated Mr. J. M, Johnston when speaking at the annual meeting of the A and P Association yesterday. "I see no reason,” ho continued, “why an Interesting exhibit could not be procured this year by approaching Mr. J. A. Gray, secretary for External Affairs, as he is ever anxious to show what can be produced in the Islands under tho administration of New Zealand."

During the past month aeroplanes have flown' from the aerodrome in Canterbury across the Southern Alps, and as far as Greymouth and Hokitika, passing directly over ... those towns at heights of from 10,000 to 15,000 feet, apparently without the townspeople being aware of tho fact. During the flight, pilot balloons wore released with tho view of securing data as to the direction and force of air currents. This information is being obtained for meterorological purposes for tho Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.

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