LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22191, 19 August 1935, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Brilliant Shooting Star A shooting star of exceptional brilliance was seen in Auckland about 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Travelling in an easterly direction, the meteor was of a bluish-white colour and as it fell it emitted a trail of small orangecoloured stars. No Sign of Missing Man Although a police party searched the shores of the Manukau Harbour as far as Blockhouse Bay at the week-end, no trace was found of the body of Mr. William Henry Terry, accountant, of Bowling Avenue, Epsom, who is believed to have been drowned in the harbour on Thursday afternoon. A careful examination showed uo sign of the missing man. Delay to Tramcars Tram traffic in Symonds Street was delayed for about 15 minutes shortly before 8.30 o'clock on Saturday morning when an outward bound tramcar went off the rails while turning at Grafton Bridge. As only the rear bogey of the vehicle was derailed, it was not a difficult matter to replace it on the rails with the aid of a steel cable attached to another tramcar. No Further Typhoid Oases No further cases of Maoris suffering from typhoid fever were admitted to the Auckland Hospital at the week-end. Last week four Maoris from the Onehunga district were taken to hospital suffering from the complaint. Those who have been in contact with the affected persons have been inoculated and all other precautionary measures have been taken by the health authorities. Fire in Motor-car Damage by fire was caused to the bodywork of a touring model car at Orakei Road, Remuera, early on Saturday morning. The car which is owned by Mr. G. Adams, of 30 Maungakiekie Avenue, One Tree Hill, was being used by Mr. C. Paine, of 57 Orakei Road. The fire was extinguished by " firstaid " equipment on machines from the Remuera and Parnell fire brigades. School Term Ending The second term of the school year ends on Friday. Primary schools will resume, after a fortnight's break, on September 9, and secondary schools a week later. The second term of the Auckland University College ended on August 10 and the third term will commence on September 2. The primary and secondary school year is io end on December 18 and the final term of the university will conclude on October 31. Lambing Season New lambs are now quite prevalent in the Kaitoke and Wangaehu districts, near Wanganui, and in other areas along the jvest coast. In the first two mentioned localities lambs have been arriving for over a month. The weather for lambing has been, on the whole, quite fair, and the cold spells which have been experienced on several occasions have not been severe enough to cause much mortality. Another Political Party Another indication of the awakening of political activity in New Zealand is given by advice received from Wellington that certain people interested in the British-Israel movement may form a party to advance the claims of their own candidates at the general election. Details of the proposal are meagre, except that its sponsors intend to make an appeal to the country embracing a return to the Mosaic Laws. It is understood that members of the British-Israel movement in Auckland have not yet fully considered the proposal. Street Collections " We have got to take a pull on these street collections; the public is getting sick of them," said Mr. W. Appleton when a request for permission to hold a street collection was before the Wellington City Council last week. The applicant was a woman; who sought permission to raise funds for a national free milk scheme by a street collection. The Mayor, Mr. T. C. A. Hislop, said that the plan was a most commendable one, but he also felt that there were too many requests for street days. The application was declined with regret. Te Rapunga Sails On a three years' world cruise, the German yacht Te Rapunga sailed from Auckland shortly after mid-day yesterday. The owner and navigator, Captain George Dibbern, plans to spend about a week with Mr. C. Hansen at Moturareka Island, and another week at Great Barrier Island. The vessel will then proceed to Rarotonga, and probably by way of Tahiti and Honolulu to Canada and California. There was a large number of friends at the waterfront yesterday to farewell the yacht. In addition to Captain George Dibbern, the crew comprises Miss Eileen Morris, of Napier, and Messrs. Roy Murdoch and Maurice Black, of Gisborne. Several friends also travelled by the yacht as far as Islington Bay, where it was planned to spend the night. * A Mistake With Luggage Over-haste on the part of several passengers in changing trains at the slip on the Main Trunk line at Ngaurukehu early yesterday morning gave unnecessary work to railway officials engaged in conveying luggage between the two trains. As soon as the two expresses were brought close together some of the passengers on the north-bound express immediately hurried across to the train in which they were to continue their journey, deposited their luggage, and presumably went to inspect the slip. A little later officials discovered the bags and trunks and, thinking they were the property of south-bound passengers, conveyed them back to the first train. Fortunately, the error was discovered before the train for the north left and the luggage was carried from train to train for the third time.

Busy Railway Station The Auckland Railway Station was a busy scene yesterday afternoon and evening. In the afternoon, the 536 passengers who were returning on .the special excursion train from Wellington were farewelled by more than an equivalent number of Aucklanders while just before seven o'clock last evening, the platform and approaches were again crowded. The express to Wellington and New Plymouth comprised twelve Carriages and two vans, and seating accommodation was fully taxed. In addition a well-patronised excursion train left on the return to Hamilton at 7.3 p.m. The crowds on the platform were enlivened by a series of vigorous hakas given by Sacred Heart College students who were farewelling a visiting Rugby team from the Stratford Boys' High School. At 9.30 a further crowd of travellers left on the return of the special excursion train from Taneatua, on which over .270 passengers {travelled.