LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21165, 23 April 1932, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Anzac Day Observance. There will be no publication of the Herald on Slonday (Anzac Day). For the convenience of advertisers the office will be open to-morrow (Sunday) evening from 5 to 10 o'clock, and on Monday evening from 5 to 10 o'clock for tho receipt of advertisements for Tuesday's issue. Bank Holidays. In observance of St. George's Day and Anzac Day, the banks will be closed to-day and on Monday. The Stock Exchange will close only on Slonday. Supreme Court Recess. There will be no sitting of the Supremo Court on Anzac Day. On Tuesday, when the Court resumes, 11 prisoners will appear for sentence before Mr. Justice Herdman. Hundreds of Applicants. Applications closed this week with the Heathcote County Council for the position of traffic inspector, at a salary of £5 a week, the County Council providing a motor-cyclo and uniform. About 480 applications were received. Sheep Charges Through "Window. A sheep charged through the plateglass window of a drapery shop in Rangiora one day recently, smashing tho glass into fragments. The animal, one of a mob being driven down High Street to the Rangiora market, saw several of its fellows walk through tho shop door, and attempted to get to them. The damage to the window was covered by insurance. The Costley Home. To-day is the 43rd anniversary of the opening at One Tree Hill of the Costley Home for tho aged. The homo was built with funds bequeathed by Sir. Edward Costley. The building, which is set in grounds of seven acres, was opened by the Earl of Onslow, tho then Governor. It cost £8650 to erect, and since then the infirmary has been added and other large additions made. Man Overboard. Falling from a coastal steamer into Wellington Harbour, a seaman, -who was unable to swim, came very near to being drowned. Life-lines were thrown to him, but they were too short, and the man could not grasp them. Twice he sank in the water, and just as ho was about to go down a third time, a man on the steamer dived overboard, fully clad, reached the drowning man, and held him up until assistance was available. Permitted Assemblies.

The prohibition of public gatherings in Auckland will he waived so far as concerns the unveiling of the Roll of Honour at the War Memorial Museum on Sunday and the Anzac Day ceremony there on Monday, according to advice received from the police by the president of the Auckland Beturned Soldiers' Association, Sir George Bichardson. The police authorities feel that there is no likelihood of these sacred occasions being desecrated.

Albatross for Museum. An albatross, which flew against the funnel of the steamer Marama during a voyage from Sydney to Auckland in November and fell dead on the deck, has been successfully mounted by taxidermists of the staff of the Auckland War Memorial Museum. The bird, which has been effectively arranged to show the 10ft. spread of its wings, will be available for exhibition shortly. It was offered to the museum when the Marama arrived at Auckland, and officials of the museum welcomed the opportunity to obtain a comparatively rare exhibit of one of tho world's most remarkable birds.

Crew of the Water Lily Entertained. Members of the crew of the ketch Water Lily, consisting of seven Christ's College old boys engaged in a tour of the world, were entertained at luncheon yesterday at the Waverley Hotel by the Auckland branch of the Christ's College Old Boys' Association. There was an attendance of 25 members, and Mr. C. A. Herman, president of the branch, presided. The Water Lily will start at the end of next week for South Sea Islands, when the first ocean trip in the tour will bo made. Yesterday afternoon the crew moved the Water Lily from the berth at Prince's Wharf to the Valkyrie's moorings in Mechanics' Bay. Local Body Elections.

A large number of local bodies will hold elections next month. The Waitemata and Manukau Counties will elect their councils on May 11 for the ensuing term of three years. On the same date the Auckland Hospital Board, the Auckland Harbour Board and the Waitemata Electric-Power Board will also hold elections for county and town district representatives. Four vacancies on the Mount Roskill Road Board will be filled on May 7, and an election for two vacancies on the Mount Wellington Road Board will be held on May 4. The following day an election will be held by the Ostend Road Board to fill five vacancies. Matson Line Steamers.

Making lier last visit to Auckland, the Matson Lino steamer Sonoma will arrive from Sydney this morning and sail for San Francisco this evening. After her arrival at San Francisco on May 11 she will bo withdrawn from the service. The steamer Sierra, which reached San Francisco last Wednesday, has been withdrawn. The Ventura is due at Auckland from San Francisco next Friday, and will be withdrawn when she returns to San Francisco on June 1. The three steamcis will be replaced by the company's new 19,000-ton liners Mariposa and Monterey, which have been specially built for the America - Auckland - Australia passenger service. The Mariposa is scheduled to leave San 1' rancisco on May 6 and tho Monterey on June 3. A Naval Anniversary.

St. George's Day, which falls to-day, marks tho 14th anniversary of the everfamous naval raids upon Ostend and Zeebrugge in 1918. r lho purpose was to sink blockships in the canals entering tho sea at both ports, which were used as submarine bases. Tho Zeebrugge exploit, carried out with the greatest gallantry and resource, was' brilliantly successful. That at Ostend was less fortunate, but 16 days later 11.M.5. Vindictive, which had led the Zeebrugge raid, was sunk squarely across tho Ostend channel. The result was to hamper, if not wholly to prevent, submarine operations from tht» two ports. Commander V. A. C. Crutch ley, now of 11.M.5. Diomede, who was then a lieutenant, fired the charges which sank the Vindictivo at Ostend, and was awarded the Victoria Cross for Jus share in the exploit.