LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22475, 20 July 1936, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tall From Settee Through failing from a settee at ber home yesterday, Mrs. Lottie Rath Innes, of Centra! Buildings. Otahuhu, broke an ankle. She was admitted to the Auckland Hospital. Early Lambs at Tamaki Several early Jambs have now made their appearance on the Tamaki heights and. in spite of the cold ■weather, they arc fine, healthy specimens. 1: is noticeable. however, that they prefer the shelter of the grass tussocks in the i Xative Trees Fail The native trees planted in the Misj sion Bay Reserve by Lord and Lady Biedisloe and others to commemorate Arbor Day in 1944 have, without exception, failed to establish themselves. Residents are that a further planting may be made in the near future, with more successful results. Flowering Gums Popular Judging by the number of Sowering gum trees in suburban gardens, many people seem to be adopting the habit of planting trees for the encouragement of native birds. There are some particularly beautiful specimens of flowering gum in Mission Bay. bear- | ing blooms in delightful shades of j pale and deep rose-pink. Hockey Under Difficulties I Hockey was played under trying 1 conditions at Pa pa tee toe on Saturday ; afternoon. Heavy rain tea throughout the finz half of the two senior grade I matches, and it was quite common tor forwards when in position to shoot •; for the goal to lose the ball in a pool ; of water. One player was clad in an oilskin and felt hat. while the from overcoats stretched over the posts and nets. Football Excursion Although they were not. favoured by fine weather the party of 300 Association football enthusiasts who arrived from Wellington by a special excursion tram at 11.20 a.m. on Saturday to attend the third test between Australia and New Zealand at Biandford Park scent an enjoyable week-end in the city. They left on the return jouraev at 3.5 p.m. yesterday ana were ex netted to arrive in Wellington at 6.45 a.m. to-cay. Air Mail Misses Marama The Empire air mail which was despatched from London on July 4. and scheduled to Sydney on Friday did not connect with the MarArua, which lett Sydney on 1: r:cay afternoon and is due at Wellington to-morrow morning. In addition to Australian mail the Marama has only the southern portion of the air mail which •• was despatched from London on July 1. The northern portion of the same air mail will reach Auckland from Sydney j by Tee Niagara this morning. CasJs Among RnbbLsi

When emptying a rubbish bin rei cently an employee of the Waspukaran j Borough Council was surprised to find | a cash bo s in excellent order. Inquiries I from the business man to whom the j garbage tin belonged elicited the fact that on Saturday night the day's . takings had been put in the cash bos and the latter then deposited in the rubbish tin for safety from burglars. That was the last the owner thought on the matter until his eashbox and contents were returned to him. Statue Accepted After having twice been refused by tbe Christchurch City Council, a statue of James Edward FitrGerald. which Mr. R. E. Green wished to present to the | city, was accepted last week at a » meeting of the Christchurch Beautify- , ing Association, with a proviso that f the association should be put to no exf pense. A letter from Mr. Green stated | that the statue was due to arrive ; shortly and that the cost of erection |of both the pedestal and statue had ; already been paid. After discussion as ! to a site, a sub-committee was elected 1 to consider the matter. Overcoats Indoors Three things struck me about New i Zealand." said Mr. Edgar Josephson, jan American business man, who is : visiting Christchurch *' The firs; is i that it is the most verdant countrv I

» have ever beers in; everything is zreen even in ice winter. The second is that people do not go upstairs to go to bed; they all lire on the ground soor. The , taxrd is that you hare to nut tout * overcoat on to go inside: jour —inters [ are not too severe and you just manage to Uo without in tlx* bus!di2i"*j ■ sr.'S sniper. i have noticed this ID - „ houses and hotels.*' 1 German Airman's Gesture I Typical of the camaraderie between : j opposing wartime airmen -as a letter , produced by Lieutenant A. R. Fairey at the reunion of Auckland •'war birds" at the Oineers Club on Saturday night. ■ Ihe setter, which was from a cousin of - Lieutenant Fairey. living at Hayes. a eominun: ..ition from a German officer 53 ~ Fssen. who was anxioib to hand to girrnan nan:ed Fairey who crashed on the Belgium-Flanders frontier in 191". Lieutenant Fairey said it was pleasing to learn of such a cesrsre. after nearly -0 years hat- He not know who the airman -.as, although their FirepLsee Without Chimney Tne ca.-*? of a builder who included two is one chkanev was nien- ' tioned by Mr. Trevor Beetham. chairman of tne Masterton I .re Board, at : a recent meeting of the board. "I can go one better than that."' said Mr. W. A. Parton. w&o proceeded to relate an j ( new tenants went into the house. j | i •* a fire, and while they were enjov- ; I jog themselves the upper part of the | | showed that, although there was a fire- ! I P&ee, grate and mantelpiece complete. ! j there was no proper chimney. The ex- j I s'iaiiation was that previous tenants I f had used an electric heater. j The Yacht Ho-Ho [ Repair work carried q.:z since the \ ! Ol tL\*: Cutt<?r-T'l£t«lsK2 Ho* [ j Ho zrom Norfolk Island t**o weeks ago I i is reported to have kea unsuccessful. \ • <ca'-j ?ere c-ulked and -• '*•>"' w . j I thoroughly overhauled to check a leak j { sprung when the '• es.sei was recently j f reS-i?a:«i after beiog damaged at Nor- f I folk Island last August. However, the | f efforts of the three Norwegian owners ; ! have been unavailing, and the leak is ! now worse than ever. I hey have made j arrangement® to haul the teat up on \ to Lidgard Brothers' slip on the west- } | em reclamation for a second time to- ! i morrow, and meanwhile no departure ; date has been announced. They intend | | by way of Panama to Buenos Aires and finally to Norway, where they hope tn arr-ra x'rr.-ir tk ; * tim» next Tear.