LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21470, 19 April 1933, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Accident Victim's Condition A slight improvement was reported yesterday in , tjie condition of Mr. Walter Lloyd Weiss, aged 80, who was admitted to the Auckland Hospital on Monday evening suffering from very serious head injuries. Mr. Weiss, who lives at 152 Vincent Street, City, was struck by a tramcar when lie was crossing Wellesley Street Fast, near the. Public Library. Now Railway Time-table Advice of the postponement until the end of May of the proposed improvements to the running of trains in Auckland district, which were to have come into operation on May 1, lias been received by the Railway Department. It was stated the time-table alterations would not be made until the issue of tho new pocket guide about the end of May. It has been found impossible to print the guide by May 1, as was at first intended. Health Camp for Children The final party of 90 children to visit the Community Sunshine Association's health camp at Motuihi before next summer, left by launch yesterday morning. The children, 54 girls and 30 boys, will remain at the island until May 0, when the camp will bo closed, on account of restricted finance, until the middle'of December. A party of 93 children who went into camp on April 1 returned to the city yesterday, looking particularly fit after their holiday. Bell for Cathedral A large tenor bell, weighing 24cwt., has arrived in Hamilton and will be installed in the belfry at St. Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton, as soon as the structure is sufficiently advanced to receive it. The bell stands 3ft. 9in. high, and is 4ft. in diameter at tho mouth. The bell bears tho words, " This bell was presented by Miss A. F. McPherson, Ob. 1928." It has a deep rich tone and is the largest of a peal of seven bells which will be eventually installed at the cathedral. Record Year for Bathers The receipts from Wellington bathers at To Aro and Thorndon Baths during the 12 months ended on March 31 have set a new record, thanks to a remarkably pleasant and warm summer, and also to a favourable autumn last year. The receipts for the two baths for the year were £llß9 Os lOd, as compared with £537 6s 4d for 1930-31, and £996 18s lid for 1931-32. Apart from favourable weather conditions, it is probable that this year many who previously hurried away from the city to the outer bays have contented themselves with a swim nearer home, saving tram fares and petrol bills. A Bowling Incident An amusing incident occurred on the Wanganui bowling-green during; the tournament now in progress. One rink was being well beaten by its opponents. In fact, it had not scored at' all. When its first point was made the skip announced to "the bank": "We've scored a point." That game finished with the rink in question having only two points to their opponents' 20. In the next game, however, the defeated rink covered themselves with glory and came out with 35 points and the distinction of having made the highest and lowest scores respectively in the tournament. Second Fruit Crop The season has been a phenomenal one for growth and an indication of that fact is supplied in a second crop of apples which have formed on some trees about Wanganui. In one orchard at Aramoho the fruit is over an inch in diameter. The orchardist, while quite alive to the fullness of the season, is lamenting the fact that these trees will not bear next year, or they will be too late in coming to fruit to permit a harvest. An Irish peach apple at Okoia invariably displays blooms among the ripening fruit, and this year the second crop has developed larger proportions than usual. Fur Necklet Beneath Express The most) agitated person at the Auckland railway station, when the limited express left for Wellington last evening was a woman who lost a fur necklet in the excitement of saying farewell to some friends. No trace of tho article could be found in the crowd on tho platform, and it was eventually agreed that the necklet had slipped beneath the express. The train was in motion by the time that theory was reached, and it was a very perturbed owner who waited for the train to clear tho station, half expecting to find the necklet mangled beyond repair. When tho train departed, railway officials conducted a search, and tho necklet was found on tho lino, but it had not been touched by tho wheels of the train. Flight Abandoned The organiser of the New Zealand Legion, Dr. 11. Campbell Begg, was stranded in Christchureh recently, due to his inability to reach Blenheim by air. Flying in a Puss Moth piloted by Captain T. W. White, of New Zealand Airways, Ltd., Tiinaru, Dr. Begg left Ashburton early in the morning for Blenheim, where ho was to address a meeting. The strong north-wester made the going difficult. Just north of AmberIcy, when tho aeroplane was at an altitude of 11,000 ft. in an endeavour to get above tho wind, it was forced down by a current of air. The pilot estimated that tho machine fell 1300 ft. a minute. It was thought better to turn back to Christchureh, as it was impossible to make any headway. Df. Begg had, therefore, to abandon his meeting at Blenheim. Emergency Radio Corps Further tests wero conducted by members of tho Tar ana ki branch of tho New Zealand Radio Emergency Corps on the slopes of Mount Fgiuont during tho holidays. Progress reports of a party on its way to the Kaluii Hut were relayed from the vicinity of Holly Hut to tho hostel at North Mount iOgniont. Messrs. C. 1?. Ambur.y and P. Fairbrother (New Plymouth) transported apparatus to the Holly Hut locality and despatched messages at 10 a.m., 10.30, 11, 11.30 and 12 o'clock, Mr. T. W. Ward (Tariki) receiving them at tho North Egmont Hostel. The progress of the Kahui party as seen by the observers formed the subject of tho messages received and the replies transmitted by Mr. Ward. Tho signals wero clearly received and the operators are stated to have regarded tho experiments as wholly satisfactory.