LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21137, 21 March 1932, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

No Firearms Carried. It is an almost invariable rtilo that passengers on board an overseas steamer have at leas), some firearms to declare before landing here. The Kuahine, which arrived from Southampton "on Saturday, brought no firearms and was the first exception to the rule for a long period. Capsize on Pokeno Hill.

As the result, of a motor accident on the I'okeno Hill, Miss Olgie, of 21, St. Benedict, Street, had her collarbone broken on Saturday afternoon. The tnxicab in which she was driving became out of control through the front spring breaking, and ran into a hedge and overturned. The driver and another occupant of the car were shaken, but not seriously hurt.

Insurance Company's Gain. The Ngaruawahia Regatta Association, which had paid £36 as tlio premium on an insurance policy which would have returned £3OO had one-tenth of an inch of rain fallen during the morning on Saturday, the day of its regatta, was the loser in the transaction. The day was perfectly fine, but the association is stated to havp. no regrets, a profit of £IOO being expected on the regatta. Good Friday Observance.

The Morrinsville. Ministers' fraternal, which consists of all the. ministers of religion at Morrinsville, has sent a letter to the Morrinsville Borough Council expressing opposition to the growing tendency to treat, Good Friday as a secular holiday. The, ministers regret that, the Morrinsville council should permit, the opening of a. picture theatre for gain and amusement, on Good Friday.

Sleepers on Limited Express. A limited express from Auckland to Wellington consisting entirely of sleeping carriages was in a fair way to being realised last evening. Tho limited left

Auckland with six sleeping cars, double tho ordinary number. Two carriages were reserved for wool buyers, who were travelling south after attending the final Auckland wool sale on Saturday and the four other sleeping cars were also fully booked

Spectators at Wool Sale. Many spectators occupied the pallerv at- the Town Hall concert chamber on Saturday while the. wool sale was in progress. The. sale commenced at 4 p.m. and ended at 8.30 p.m., bidding being in full swing as crowds were flocking into the city to attend the evening cinemas. Hearing the. shouting of the. buyers, large crowds thronged the entrances to the hall, the services of two constables and a number of ushers being required to prevent the auditorium front being overcrowded bv unauthorised spectators. Aeroplanes Return from Wanganui. Four of the, Auckland Aero Club's aeroplanes, which attended the North Island air pageant at Wariganui on Saturday, returned to Auckland yesterday afternoon. The Puss Moth piloted by the, club's instructor, Flight-Lieutenant P. M. Allan, arrived at the Mangere aerodrome at 1.15 and three ordinary Moths at about three o'clock. The fourth Moth, piloted by Mr. E. R. Boucher, with Mr. S. A. Andrew as passenger, has gone on to Wellington and will return to Auckland early this week. Intercolonial Steamers. Owing to the Easter holidays the intercolonial passenger steamers will be despatched from poit a. day earlier than usual. The Matinganui is due at Auckland from Sydney to-morrow morning and will sail on her return trip to Sydney next Thursday, instead of the following day, which is Good Friday. The Mamma and TTuriaroa, will leave Sydney for Wellington and Auckland respectively next Thursday, instead of Friday, and they are due in port on Easter Monday. Interest in Bridge Opening. Won) of (lie unauthorised ribbon-cut-ting just before the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Saturday did not fake long to reach Auckland. Before one o'clock a. motorist, coming into Newmarket. from the Onehunga end slowed down to inform a total stranger that. " Lang didn't open the bridge. A soldier flashed out of the crowd and cut the ribbon with his sword." As on Saturday Auckland time was still two hours ahead of Sydney, it, was not long after tbo incident happened when word of it was thus being passed about. Overseas Mails.

A considerable quantity of overseas mail, including mail from England, will be delivered in Auckland tomorrow. The Makura will arrive at Wellington from Sydney this morning with 33 bags of English, Eastern and Australian letters, which will reach Auckland by train tomorrow morning. The Maunganui, which will arrive at Auckland front Sydney tomorrow morning, has 218 bags of English, Eastern and Australian mail, all for Auckland. The Niagara will arrive from Vancouver at, mid-day to-day with American mail, including 57 bags for Auckland.

No Risk Taken. The Rnahine, which arrived at- Auckland from Southampton, via Panama, on Saturday afternoon, did no| make the usual contact with Pitcairn Islanders in passing. The islanders had previously boarded an eastward bound steamer on which there afterwards proved in hp ,a serious case of infectious disease, and in the circumstances the Runtime's captain decider) to run no risk'. A bag of mail was dropped into the islanders' boat, but. none of them was allowed on board. The \oyagc of 37 days, with only a few hours ashore at. Panama, was an uneventful one and proved somewhat monotonous for the passengers.

Art Union Noms-dc-plume. An exceptionally varied selection of noms de-plume was chosen by successful ticket holders in the Lucky Strike Art Union, which was drawn in the, Town Hall on Saturday afternoon. Although lie seemed to have had some doubt as to his chances, "Will I Win ?" accounted for the second prize of £SOO, while "May Win" was awarded one of the. four £SO pri/es. Other big winners were "Gold Digger.'' £IOO, and "Die Hard" and

"My Turn," £SO each. One contestant chose the pseudonym "Pilar Lap." He "passed the post," to win £5, while "Tin Lap" carried off an equal amount. Winners of £lO prizes included the "Hard Up Syndicate" (two tickets), "The Unlucky Hobo," "Billy the Mug." "Happy Days" and ".lust lor Luck. ' Among those awarded £5 each were "Jackie (,'oogan," "Crabby Wife," "We Two" (two tickets), "Stonoy Broke," "Attn Boy," "Spiders," "XXXX." the "Still Trying Syndicate," "The Old Dad," "Unlucky Biba," "Merry Pair" and "The Toilers."