LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17594, 6 October 1920, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The ' limitation of the use of tramway concession tickets was discussed yesterday by delegates of several Auckland local bodies at a conference by theNewmarket Borough . Coimci!. The object of the conference was to obtain an indication of local. body opinion on this and other matters connected with the tramways, as a preliminary to the conference of local bodies, wh''cb has been called by the Mayor of Auckland, Mr J. H. Gunson, for Friday, October 15. The meeting was informal, arid no decision was announced.

A young man named Harvey Evans met with a severe accident while working near some belting at a small sawmill at Mangaiti. His arm was drawn into the belting, and he was thrown forcibly down through a hole into a stream below. When pulled out he was unconscious and very badly bruised, though apparently no bones were broken. He was conveyed to the Waikato Hospital.

The benefits accruing from the daily lessons given to the convalescent patients in the children's ward of the Auckland Hospital formed the subject of a letter from the Hospital Board received by the Education Board last evening. The letter said that since Miss«A. Fenton, of the staff of the Newmarket School, had been appointed to the position at the commencement of September, the children were keen to continue w their lessons, and the fact that their time was occupied made them much happier.

Prices at the Auckland hides sales yesterday were about the same as those ruling last week, with the exception that calf hides rose from 17d to 18d per lb. The bidding was brisk at first, but as the sale progressed it slackened off, until on the 'whole it was only fair.

The sight of a row of tar barrels, and a pump at Work on the site of the old gas, works in Customs Street West during the past few days occasioned some little curiosity. It appears that an old tar well, which bad remained undisturbed for several years, was recently discovered on the property, and it is this ""find" the Cas Company's workmen are now engaged in bringing into use.

A fortnight's " refresher" course for officers and non-commissioned officers of the New. Zealand - territorial and cadet forces will ,be commenced at Trentham next Wednesday., Six officers and fiftyfive non-commissioned officers "from the Auckland military district have notified their intention ■ of attending, more than half this number- being from the city. The _ course will inchiae instruction hi physical training, musketry, and infantry drill. ''.-:'

' In an address delivered in Christchurch on Monday evening, the Rev. Howard Elliott said if editors were going to write about the sNe Temere Decree they should first look around upon the misery and wretchedness which existed even about Christchurch. It was, he considered, time the newspapers of Christchurch treated the P.P.A. with fairness. A new paper, with a capital of £300,000, was about to be started to correct the evil on the part of one paper is Auckland, and the P.P.A. was prepared, if necessary, to ask the people to put up that sum in other centres to put forward the views of the association fairly.

A boy who was crossing Queen Street toward the post office shortly after midday yesterday, accompanied by his mother and a brother, sustained a severe bruise above the eye as a result of being knocked down by a cyclist. He was taken to an adjacent pharmacy for treatment prior to being conveyed to his home. The mother ana brother were also knocked down in the collision, but escaped injury

The Northcote Borough Council last evening decided to abandon the suggested war memorial town hall in favour of the scheme promoted by the Northcote omen s Progressive League for the erection of ornamental gates at the entrance to the infant school. It was decided to co-operate with the league in raisin tunds for the purpose.

That area of Victoria Park*on which football is played received greater wear this year than in any previous season. The reasons for this are stated to have been the greater number of matches played and the fact that players wore boots with knobbed soles more extensively, with the result that in some places the turf was considerably, broken. A few weeks ago the prospects of having the ground in order for • early • cricket were not bright, but the park staff has put in good work, and aided by the favourable weather, has got the cricket pitches into such condition that they are likely to be available for early cricket. The number of bicycles which have made their appearance since the trams ceased running is surprising. Like the old hulks which left their moorings and again went into trade when tonnage became short, the " push-bikes " have suddenly acquired a new value. Some of the machines which have been recommissioned are obviously of venerable age and amid the rushing motor traffic they remind one of the days when the motor vehicle was the exception and the cyclist " scorcher " was the bane of the pedestrian.

The waterworks engineer reported to the Northcote Council last evening that 2,349,000 gallons of water had been pumped during September, 1,362,000 gallons having been supplied to the Takapuna Boroueh. The level of Lake Takapuna was 10ft. 3in. above sea level.

An incipient fire in a house in East Street, Newton, owned and occupied" by Mr. W. Bell, was subdued by the City Fire Brigade about 12.30 this morning Very little damage was done. break was caused by an electric iron being left with the current switched on.

A collision in Queen Street, opposite His Majesty's Arcade, last evening, between a boy cyclist and another lad with a trolley, resulted in the latter being stunned. He also sustained severe bruises and was conveyed to a chemist's shop for treatment. The cyclist, who escaped injury, rode away without making inquiry as to the condition of the other lad

The report of the Birkenhead-Nortbcote Conference relative to the electricity supply scheme was adopted by the Northcote Borough Council last evening. A further conference was arranged for October 21 to go further into the matter of a. combined scheme with the engineer Mr. A.-G. Walker. 6