LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21515, 12 June 1933, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Accident Victims' Condition Improvement took place over the week-end in tho condition of Mrs. Rita Knight, of 7 Harcourt Street, Grey Lynn, who received injuries to the back while skating on Friday evening. Her case is now not considered to be serious. Mr. Thomas John Duder, aged 80, of Devon port, who suffered a fracture of tho skull and other head injuries in a Queen Street accident on June 1, has also made good progress, and his condition is no longer serious. Lost Russian Child It was announced at a meeting of the Wellington Centre of the Red Cross Society last week that a letter had been received from the League of the Red Cross Societies, Paris, enclosing a recent photograph of Galena Bogatiroff, the child lost in Russia, for whom arrangements are being made to bring her to her parents in New Zealand. Tho photograph had been received through the Red Cross in Moscow and forwarded to tho parents for their inspection. Tho league stated that it hoped soon to advise the route which the child was taking in her journey to New Zealand. Woman Motorist's Surprise The woman driver of a small car got a surprise when she ran into a small boy at tho intersection of Colombo and Hereford Streets, Christchurch, on Friday evening. The car was travelling slowly, and t the boy was not hurt, but when the car stopped within a foot or two of tho scene of the collision it was surrounded by nine polico constables and two sergeants. This sudden polico responso was duo to tho fact that tho collision occurred at tho exact moment when the polico wero changing beats. The night duty men wero marching to tho intersection when tho accident occurred. Farms in South Island " The country from Christchurch almost down to Dunedin had the appearance of having suffered a long spell of dry weather," said Mr. Dynes Fulton, chairman of directors of the New Zealaiyl Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., on Saturday on his return to Hamilton from the South Island Dairy Conference. Mr. Fulton said the pastures were very short and dry. When passing through by train one did not see tho large herds of dairy stock which were so conspicuous in the North Island, but he was impressed with the beautiful teams of draught horses working in the fields. Passengers and Mails Three passenger ships will arrive at Auckland from overseas this week, the Royal Mail liner Niagara from Vancouver this morning, the Marama from Sydney to-morrow' morning, and tho Mariposa from Los Angeles on Friday morning. In addition to passengers and cargo, the vessels have a considerable quantity of mail for New Zealand. Tho Niagara has 1835 bags of English and American mail, tho Marama has 160 bags of Australian mail, and the Mariposa has 583 bags of English and American mail. Another liner, the Botorua, is due at Wellington from London on Wednesday with passengers, mail and cargo from England. Rangatira in Storm Four large panes of glass on tho steamer Rangatira were smashed during the ferry steamer's trip from Wellington to Lyttelton last Thursday morning. Bad weather was encountered on the voyage after the vessel left Wellington on Wednesday night, and about three o'clock next morning two big seas were shipped in succession, which resulted in four panes of glass in tho forward part of the vessel being knocked out of their fames. No other big seas wero met with and the Rangatira was only ten minutes behind her'usual time in berthing at Lyttelton. The panes wero thick and wero part of the thwartships screen below the promenade dpek. Religion and Science Speaking on the glories and beauties of nature to the Girl Guides and Boy Scouts yesterday Lord Bledisloc commented on the much-discussed relation between science and religion. He spoke of nature's wondrous gifts as created by God, " or, if you like, continuously evolved under His all-skilful direction." " I pause there to warn you against those who tend to make you believe that there is a great rift between religion and science," said Lord Bledisloe. " With every year that passes science, with all it teaches us, is impressing upon the greater minds of tho world that our religious truths arc <*i reality and can best be interpreted in the light of science." Collection of City Rates The issue of summonses by the City, Council for rates in arrears for tho past year, which ended on May 31, is having a good effect. In cases in which payment cannot be secured from tho ratepayer, proceedings are being instituted against tho mortgagee, and tho city txcasurer, Mr. A. McssCr, states that following thi'so measures tho position in regard to arrears has improved on last year. During May about JL'2OOO more was collected than in May, 1932, while during the last three weeks the council had received £ISOO more in rates than was collected during tho corresponding period ot last year. Summonses were to bo issued against all ratepayers in arrears unless some arrangement was made with the council, such as payment by instalments, which was proving a success in many cases.

Warning to Beekeepers A warning was issued by the apiar.v inspector in tho Winlon Magistrate's Court last week during tho hearing of a charge against a district beekeeper. The inspector said that he would like beekeepers to know that tliev could aid the department by assisting to locate diseases and bv giving advice of their presence. AVith the stuff of inspectors reduced, ho had two provinces to cover, and it would bo in ilie interests of all concerned for beekeepers to give as much assistance as possible. Referring to an exposure charge, during tho hearing of which it was stated that the disease had spread, the magistrate remarked that tho case before the Court would be treated leniently, although it would have to be viewed seriously. If any similar cases came before the Court ho would have little hesitation in imposing much more severe penalties.