LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22085, 15 April 1935, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Child's Fall From Horse A fracture of an arm was suffered by Margaret Freda Ferrall, aged 6, daughter of Mr. Jackson Ferrall, farmer, of Parkhurst, Helensville, yesterday, when she fell from a horse. The girl was brought to the Auckland Hospital. Thelt of Benzine About 15 gallons of petrol were stolen from a pump at the service station of Mr. J. Collins, at 331 Sandringham Road, Mount Albert, on Saturday night or early yesterday morning. When the station was opened yesterday it was found that the lock had been broken off one of the pumps, enabling it to be used. Railway Excursions Popular In spite of the approach of winter, railway excursions continue to be popular. Tho usual Sunday trains between Auckland and Hamilton were well patronised yesterday, while about 300 people made an excursion from Auckland to tho Waitomo Caves. A similar number of passengers arrived in the city in the morning from Waihi and Rotorua, and left again in the evening. Another successful excursion was run from Taumarunui to Rotorua. Summer Time to End Summer time will come to a close at 2 a.m. New Zealand standard time on Sunday, April 28, and on this date clocks will be put back 30 minutes. The legislation by which summer time first became effective was the result of the Summer Time Act, 1929, and the subsequent amendment Act of 1933. Tho latter put the beginning of summer timo a week earlier than before and advanced tho last day from the third Sunday in March to tho last Sunday in April. Apples lor Unemployed Largo 'quantities of Delicious apples have been issued to city relief workers at the meat depot in Victoria Street. The distribution to city men has now been almost completed and will bo brought to a close within the next two or three days. Those who have not so far applied for their share of the distribution are advised by officers of the Unemployment Board to do so without delay. It is expected that the issue of apples to the unemployed in the outer areas of the city will be carried out this week. Rare Birds on Show Several rare birds were on show in the foreign section at the Auckland Canary and Cage Bird Club's exhibition at Unity Hall on Saturday. Perhaps tho most striking was a blackhooded gouldain finch which is one of the most vividly coloured of all Australian finches. It has a sleek black hood, a rich green and yellow body and a purple neck. Another bird whose plumage attracted considerable attention was a spreo starling from India, with its phosphorescent green feathers and amber body. The Yacht Te Rapunga After an absence of over four months during which she won two ocean races the German yacht Te Rapunga is expected from Gisborne to-day. She sailed from Gisborne on Friday afternoon. The Te Rapunga and the yacht Ngataki left Auckland on December 8 on a race to Melbourne which was won by the Te Rapunga. The two yachts afterwards raced from Melbourne to Hobart and the Te Rapunga again won. The return trip of the Te Rapunga from Hobart was made via Bluff, Napier and Gisborne, fine weather being experienced on the passage to Bluff. " Bread and Butter Politics " " On the result of these trips Home depends the bread and butter of New Zealand," remarked Mr. W. W. Massey, M.P. for Hauraki, at Papatoetoe on Saturday night. In replying to humorous references in a toast to " Parliament," Mr. Massey said there was a serious side to the trips overseas by our political leaders. "It is a question if we are to be worthily represented at conferences concerning the overseas disposal of our produce. We want to get our share of the Empire trade and to make sure that our case is put fully and fairly it is necessary to send our best representatives," added Mr. Massey. Three English Mails This Week In addition to the heavy English and American mail, 949 bags, which will arrive from Vancouver by the Royal Mail liner Niagara this morning, the Matson Line steamer Mariposa will arrive from Los Angeles on Saturday morning with the unusually large total of 17G8 bags of English and American mail for New Zealand. The Auckland portion of the mails includes 303 bags on the Niagara and 464 on tho Mariposa. A third English mail, an Empire air mail, will arrive from Sydney this evening by the Monowai, which is also bringing Australian mail. The air mail left London on March 30 and will have been 16 days in transit to New Zealand. Volunteer Firemen Praised Tributes to the services rendered to the Auckland district by volunteer fire brigades were expressed at a function held by tho Papatoetoe Fire Brigade on Saturday night. In responding to a toast to the United Fire Brigades' Association, Mr. T. Gilbert said he accepted the unification of control in Auckland as essential. Such a system of control was necessary for big cities. It should not be forgotten, however, that the road to that step had been made by tho unselfish service given by volunteer firemen. The communities owed much to these men, who over long years had given their time and energies without stint. The volunteer firemen in the Auckland district had reached a high stage of efficiency and compared favourably with tho finest trained men in the world. A Quiet Departure In comparison with the departure of liners to Vancouver and San Francisco in recent weeks, and that of full ships bound for the Melbourne Centenary celebrations last * year, that of the Rangitano, with 375 passengers for London, on Saturday was singularly quiet. Except for parting cheers in honour of the Minister of Finance, Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, and Mrs. Coates, no concerted demonstration occurred. The ship's promenade and boat deck rails were crowded and her berth at Central Wharf was comfortably full of people, but thero was nothing like the usual multi-coloured tangle of paper streamers or exchange ot loud pleasantries. Smiles and waves of the hand were the chief means of communication between ship and shore. Perhaps the explanation was that many of the passengers came from the south or were returning English tourists with few or no friends to see them off. "