LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22523, 14 September 1936, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

White Heron Filmed The first moving pictures of the New Zealand white heron have been taken in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens for tho New Zealand Bird Protection Society. The pictures show the heron in flight and at rest, well as diving, and afford a valuable record of its activities. Girl Struck by Cycle A seven-year-old girl, Eleanor Margaret Rule, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Rule, of 41 Willow Road, Te Papapa, suffered a fracture of the right leg when she was struck by a cyclist near her home on Saturday afternoon. She was taken to the Auckland Hospital in a St. John ambulance. Football Mishap While playing League football for tho Northcoto fifth grade team against Otahuhu at Grey Lynn on Saturday, George Donald Swindail, aged 17, whoso home is at 15 Rawone Road, Birkenhead, suffered concussion. He was taken to the Auckland Hospital in a St. John ambulance, His condition is not serious. Motor-Oyclists Collide A motor-cyclist, Mr. Sidney James Lye, aged 20, single, of 201 Point Chevalier Road, suffered concussion when his machine was involved in a collision with another motor-cycle near tho Auckland Domain yesterday afternoon. Ho was taken to the Auckland Hospital in a St. John ambulance. His condition is not serious. Ethiopian Telegraph Service Telegrams for Ethiopia may now be accepted at telegraph offices throughout New Zealand, according to advice received by the chief postmaster at Auckland, Mr. J. P. P. Clouston. They will be subject to tho same rates and as for Eritrea. For offices other than Adigrat and Adu, the onlv special services admitted are urgent, reply paid and collated telegrams. Garden Robbed ol Bulbs During the absence at the national daffodil show in Auckland last week of Mr. H. M. Hammond, of GeoVgo Street, Hamilton, vice-president of the National Daffodil Society, his garden was entered and about 12 dozen bulbs were stolen. Mr Hammond's garden was entered four times within ten days and the loss suffered by the owner was considerable. The bulbs taken included many valuable varieties. Wealth and the Slump "I could give you the names of a great many men who were wealthy before tho slump who are practically paupers to-day," said Mr. Justice Blair in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North, instancing how the slump had affected the land-owning community. "I could give j'ou the names of half a dozen men in Hawke's Bay, supposed to be tremendously wealthy, who could not write a cheque for £l." Installation of New Mayor The new Mayor of Mount Albert. Mr. H. A. Anderson, previously the deputy-Mavor, who was elected at last Wednesday's by-election caused by the recent resignation of Mr. R. Ferner on his appointment as a stipendiary magistrate, will be installed in office at a special meeting of the Borough Council for this purpose to-morrow evening. Mr. Anderson will be 6Wom in before councillors by the town clerk. Mr. T. R. Congalton, and after the declaration will assume tho mayoral chair. Overseas Mails Arriving Three mails from overseas will reach New Zealand to-day. The Royal Mail liner Niagara will arrive from Sydney this morning with 170 bags of Australian mail, and the Royal Mail liner Maunganui is duo at Wellington from San Francisco this morning with English and American mail, including 298 bags for Auckland. The Marama is also due at Wellington from Sydney to-day with Australian mail, including an Empire air mail which was despatched from London on August 26. She has only five bags of mail for Auckland. Knowledge of Football _ "The public of to-day does not know as much about Rugby football as it did 10 years ago." stated Mr. F. H. Masters, a member of the Taranaki Rugby Union management committee and a Taranaki and North Island selector, at tho annual dinner given by Mr. J. Power for the Taranaki Referees' Association. "The majority are ignorant of the laws governing the game," he "continued. "1 do not mean ignorant in the harsh sense of the word. The continued alterations in the rules are proving difficult to follow for a large number of the public." Transport Board Loan Authority for tho Auckland Transport Board to borrow £38,700 is contained in an Order-in-Council published in the latest Gazette. The money is part of £526,000 which the board was authorised to raise in 1929, the authority, in so far as it had not been exercised, being revoked by a section of the Local Authorities Interest deduction and Loans Conversion Amendment Act, 1934. Under the recent Order-in-Couticil the board will raise money for various needs, including the cost of the track extension at Owairaka and the provision of sidings. Excellent Catering It was intended by the Auckland Harbour Board yesterday to take the Minister of Marine, the Hon. J*. Kruscr. down to Tiri Tiri to see the radio beacon, but rough weather early in tho morning caused the plan to be abandoned. In anticipation of the visit a marquee had been erected near the radio installation, but this was blown down by a gale. As a consequence, arrangements for lunch had hurriedly to be changed and the caterers had to bo sent to Rangitoto Island. Here tho old mess room of the quarrymen was cleaned out and by tho time the board's party arrived everything was ready—a triumph of expedition. After-holiday Traffic There was much activity at train times on the Auckland railway station throughout yesterday, duo largely to secondary school children returning homo after their holidays for the beginning of third-term studios to-mor-row. Two special cars were attached to the inward-bound express from Wellington yesterday to convey a party of 63 pupils of the Auckland Boys' Grammar School from National Park, from where two other parties of 28 each from the Mount Albert and Takapuna Bovs' Grammar Schools will return tomorrow. The 12 carriages of the limited express for Wellington were fully occupied last night, and the New Plymouth express of five coaches was despatched as a separate unit.