LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18457, 21 July 1923, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The Marama sailed from Sydney for Auckland yesterday forenoon.

The first passenger excursion train to be run over the v new railway from Huarau to Portland will leave Helensville for Whangarci to-day. It is being run in connection with, a football match to be played at Whangarai. The train will return to-morrow;

At the conclusion of the Allan McElwain concert - broadcasted by Auckland Radio Service, Ltd., from Scots Hall last week, the operator broadcasted a request to listeners in " who had enjoyed the entertainment to write or telegraph the station." The result of this request was remarkable, and reports poured in from all over New Zealand, and. as far south as Invercargill. excellent reception was experienced. Mr. Hazeldone of that city telegraphed that using a loud speaker the full programme was heard perfectly all over a large room. He reported that the tone and quality was perfect. Another remarkable long-distance report came from Mr. Angus, Cromwell, Otago, who telegraphed reporting strong, clear reception on a single valve receiver. The air line distance from Auckland to Invercargill is approximately 800 miles and to Cromwell 700 miles.

< Two interruptions occurred in the tram services last evening, but in neither instance was any serious delay occasioned. At about 6.45 o'clock a Remuera car jumped the points near „ the Victoria Avenue junction, and the traffic on that line was interrupted for about 10 minutes in consequence. Shortly after seven o'clock a Grey Lynn car left the track \ close to the Surrey Crescent stop, but was speedily replaced in position, and the service was restored in less than 15 minutes.

A young man, Harry Price, who resides at the Y.M.C.A., was knocked down by a motor-car while riding a bicycle in Manukau Road, Epsom, yesterday .morning. He was admitted to the Auckland Hospital, where he was found to have sustained injuries-io his leg. '

A tram conductor, George Hodgkinson, who resides in School Road, Morningside, was riding home on a bicycle in Ponsonby Road shortly before 12 o'clock last evening when he was overtaken by a .motorcar, which struck the hack wheel of his cycle, and caused him to be thrown heavily to the ground. He was conveyed to -the Auckland Hospital by the driver of the car, and was found to have sustained injuries to his face and legs.

Next Tuesday is the last day for setting down civil and divorce actions to be heard during the Supreme Court sessions starting on July 31. On Thursday next a Chambers sitting will be held to make fixtures.

The widespread interest of the Young Citizens* League movement is evidenced in the number of communications received by the Auckland Young Citizens' League for information with a view to form several leagues in other parts of the Dominion. A letter was received yesterday from' Mr. D. McCallum, of Blenheim, expressing as a member of the Wellington Board of Education, his approval of the movement. He expressed a desire for full particulars to enable him to establish a Marlborough Young Citizens' League at Blenheim.

The citizens' intercessory services, which were in vogue in Auckland last winter, will be resumed next . Tuesday ; in the : c»i .-ert chamber of the Town ■Hall. The ,services will .' commence at 12.30 p.m., and will be of one hour's dur- : ation. These " services were largely at- ' tended last .year and 'their revival will be welcomed by the many hundreds of citizens with' whom they became so popular last year. The Mayor, Mr. J. H. Gunson, will preside at the opening service on Tuesday.

The suggestion that an expert adviser should accompany the Prime Minister to the Economic Conference was made to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce by Mr. J. Myers, who presided. He said that at a previous meeting of the chamber a resolution had been carried to the effect that the Prime Minister was the best man to represent New Zealand at the Economic Conference. •■' He now suggested Mr. Massey should take with him a business man who had both, the commercial and farming - interests of the Dominion at heart. The problem of preference would be one that would come up for consideration, said the speaker, and on such a „ vital question it was . essential that expert advice should b<i near at hand. "

Over 140, applications have ' been received by the Waitemata County Council for the position of county inspector," and ranger. At the meeting of the council yesterday, it was resolved to defer consideration of the appointment -ontil a special meeting to be held on August 3.

The Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has passed the following resolution .-—" That the Wellington Society regrets .to read the account of what happened recently at Auckland municipal lethal chamber,, and suggests that the Auckland City Council get into, immediate touch with the Wellington municipal authorities with a view to obtaining ' the services of one of the Wellington assistants to demonstrate in Auckland the humane and efficient working of a lethal chamber which works quite satisfactorily in Wellington."

Herd-testing is being enthusiastically entered into at Dsiiraevirke, where' 73 suppliers have guarantead 2475 cows. The canvass for members has not yet been completed, and several more suppliers are expected to join. up. .

*' We represent 29,000 farmers, the largest, organisation in this country," said Mr. J. D. Hall, the retiring president of the New Zealand Council of Agriculture in Wellington this week.

While boring a well on the Ahiakouka plain recently the drill came across a rata log in a good state of preservation at a depth of about 70 feet below the surface.

"A horse that will be any good at all will cost at least £60," declared Mr. A. T. Smith at & meeting of the Chrisxhuroh Drainage Board when a request was put to him to buy a horse for work at the sewerage farm to replace one that was too old for further service. " The horses are not in the country," he added, " and in a few months it will be impossible to get one for love or money. The other day I saw a horse put up for sale by auction which I gave £19 for 20 year?, ago, and it fetched £36." >

Lord Jellicoe told a little story at the Wellington Savage Club's ladies' night of a gentleman who was dining in a fashionable restaurant and was annoyed' by the music of the orchestra to such an extent that he summoned the conductor to him-. " Oh, '.Mr. Conductor," he said "do you play anything by request?" * Yes," said the conductor all smirks and smiles, "we play anything you like by request." " Well please go , and '■ play a - game of golf, while I'm having my dinner 1"

The Canterbury Progress League is making preparatory arrangements for a banquet'on August 4to celebrate the official fij?eEiog oi .tho Otira Tassel, , "",.;■/■.