LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22269, 18 November 1935, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Naval Training Oamp Providing the weather is favourable to-day youths of the training division of H.M.S. Philomel will go into camp at Penrose for a fortnight's training. The camp strength will be about (50 and Lieutenant N. V. Thew, training officer on the Philomel, will be in command. Increase in Telephones Telephone installations in New Zealand during the current financial year have shown a marked increase over recent years, the additional subscribers gained being 3076. Total installations now number 127,023, which is only 4.4 per cent short of the highest number to bo recorded in the Dominion. New Building for Ohristchurch A block of one acre of land in Salisbury Street, near the intersection of Colombo Street, Christchurch, which has lain idle for many years, is shortly to be converted into one of the residential show places of tho city. The City Council has granted permission for a block of 14 flats costing £BOOO to be erected on the land. Theft of Flowers "The Court cannot do otherwise than look upon this class of offence as serious," stated Mr. J. Miller, S.M., in sentencing a married woman in the Napier Magistrate's Court to seven days' on a charge of stealing a quantity of flowers valued at 2s 6d, the property of the Napier City Council. Accused had pleaded guilty. Motor Traffic and the Sick A request that motorists should drive as carefully and quietly as possible when passing houses where there was sickness was made by the president of the Automobile Association of Otago, Mr. F. J. Williams, at a meeting of the executive in Dunedin. He stated that the association had obtained blue flags, which were being placed near such houses for the purpose of warning motorists. British Drills Not Available " It is peculiar that there is not one British drill on the market. No wonder there is stagnation in England." These remarks were mado in Christchurch by the chairman of the Waimairi County Council, Mr. W. G. Chapman, at its last meeting, when tenders for the supply of an electric drill were received. Of the four demonstrated, three were from the United States and one from Canada. It was finally decided to purchase one of the United States products. Demand lor Bricks r The building boom in Invercargill has severely taxed the capacity of the brickworks to supply the demand, and in several instances house construction has been held up because of a shortage of brick's. Tho manager of one brickworks said that tho demand during eight months of this year had been greater than for any other full year. A sidelight on the shortage is the statement by a workman, who said his wages were £9 one week. It was a long time since he had earned so much, ho said. Widaning the Horizoa "We are all oppressed with the tyranny of present-day conditions. It is difficult to escape tho worries, the problems, the cares, and the labours of to-day. They occupy our minds because thipy are the present, and they exercise an undue influence." These remarks were made by Archbishop Julius in a sermon in Christchurch. It was a grand thing to have deliverance from this tyranny, he said—to realise that this present of which we thought so much was but a fragment of a greater lif« to come. Porty Thousand Late Letters The extent of the late posting habit in Wellington was vividly illustrated on the occasion of tho last mail despatch for Great Britain and Europe by the liner Aorangi from Auckland on Tuesday. All letters which had been received until mid-day were forwarded by the ordinary express leaving at 3 o'clock. The final opportunity to connect with the mail steamer was by the limited express, leaving Wellington at 7.15 p.m., by which time the accumulation of letters posted later than mid-day had reached the remarkable total of 40,000. Future ol Citrus Industry " Personally 1 believe that in the North of Auckland there are possibilities of growing enough oranges to supply the whole of New Zealand," stated Mr. David Jones, a member of the Executive Commission of Agriculture, in his address to the conference of delegates of agricultural and pastoral associations in Christchurch. He said that the commission, the Unemployment Board and the Agricultural Department were taking an active interest in the extension of the industry and in the improvement of New Zealand-grown citrus fruit. The prospects were regarded as distinctly encouraging. Busy Period in Port The Port of Auckland will be exceptionally busy to-day. Five large overseas vessels arrived during the week-end and another one is due this morning. The Union Company's cargo steamer Wairuna arrived from Pacific Coast ports early on Saturday morning and in tho evening the steamer Triona arrived from Nauru Island with phosphates and tho steamer Canadian Conqueror from Melbourne to load for America and Canada. The Greek steamer Nemea reached port from Japan yesterday morning with a cargo of sulpnur and last night the steamer Norfolk arrived from Liverpool with general merchandise. This morning the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tainui is due from Wellington to unload general cargo from London. First Auckland Council To-day is an anniversary of historic Interest to tho city of Auckland, because it was on November 18, 1851, that the first election of councillors for the Corporation of Auckland was held. Auckland wns elevated to the status of a borough by proclamation of the then Governor, Sir George Grey, and was the first settlement in New Zealand to be given such extensive powers of selfgovernment. The members returned to the first council were:—Messrs. Edwin Davy, Archibald Clark, Patrick Dignan, F. W. Merrimnn, A. B. Abraham, James O'Neill, S. Norman, T. M. Haultain, J. A. Hickson, A. Macdonald, Joseph Newman, William Powdich, William I. Taylor and W. Mason. Mr. Clark was chosen as the first Mayor of Auckland, but neither he nor his council hold offico for long. Its existence terminated with the Constitution Act of .1852, and the city was not again constituted by proclamation until 1871.