LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23101, 28 July 1938, Page 12

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Advertising in England "We wore very much struck by the advertising of New Zealand prodnod in Fngland," said Mr. Justice lioyce, of Sydney, who arrived by the Hangitata from Fngland yesterday. "In butcher", shops in remote towns I saw pictures of ft fat New Zealand land) grazing on the best of pastures, as an advertisement for Dominion meat."

Traffic on the Right '•I think it. IS a very unfortunate ,-ulc," said Mr. .1. K. Moloney in tieMagistrate's Court at Christchurch. rofcrrin" to the regulation that trafhc must give way to vehicles approaching from the right. "You would not think so if vou drove as much as I do; it is (llt< ( ; m . thing that makes motoring bearable in New Zealand, ' said Air. F. ('. i/ovvey, S.M.

Papatoetoe Waterworks Tho hope that the linking up of the new bore at the Papatoetoe waterworks would be completed within the next few weeks was expressed at the Town Hoard meeting on Tuesday night. Reports from the consulting engineers stated that with the overhaul of the plant and the linking of the three bores it was anticipated that an adequate supply would be developed.

Rescued Schooner Rescued by the Auckland Harbour Hoard launch Fcrro after she had broken from her moorings of 1 Shoal Ray in stormy weather on Tuesday night, the schooner-rigged yacht rlahitienne was moved yesterday afternoon from Central Wharf to Hol.son Wharf. She will remain there until to-day, when an attempt will be made to pick u[) the broken moorings in the harbour.

Pacific Cruise Ending After a three weeks' cruise to the Pacific Islands, the Fnion Company s steamer Maunganui will return to Auckland from Nukualofa to-morrow morning. 'lhe Maunganui, which lias 200 passengers, advised yesterday that she will reach Port, Fit/.roy, Greai Barrier, this afternoon, hut no passengers will be landed. She will leave Auckland to-morrow night for Wellington to begin a second Pacific cruise. Low Barometric Pressure After falling steadily for two days, barometric pressure in Auckland reached the low reading of 29.21 in. at midnight last night. This is the second occasion this month on which the barometer has reached an unusually low level, ft reading on July being 2!).10in. The lowest reading previously recorded in the city I his year was 2f).2Bin. on June 12. The weather in Auckland vesterdav was unsettled.

Ping-pong at Grammar School "In my time we did not play pingpong at school, but it is not a big matter and I think we should let them have it," said the chairman, Dr. F.

Roberton, at a meeting of the board of governors of the Auckland Grammar School Hoard yesterday. Dr. Koberton was referring to a request from tho headmaster of the Auckland Grammar

School for a board for table-tennis in the common room. It was decided to grant tho request.

Quail for a Prince Tho Otago Acclimatisation Society was asked some time ago to supply a number of quail for Prince Tugi, of Tonga, and tho necessary permission has now been received from the Department of Internal Affairs. Prince Tugi, who is Premier of Tonga, proposes to liberate the quail on the island, where lie is anxious to see the birds established. It. has been decided to forward 30 quail, which will be obtained by trapping.

National Day of Peru Tho independence of Peru from Spain was made effective on July 28, 1821, and, with the adoption of a constitution, the Republic of I'eru is thus 117 years old to-day. In accordance with the usual observance in Auckland, the Peruvian flag will bo flown at the oflice of the Consul for Peru, Mr. (J. H. Maker. Flags of the respective countries will also be flown at the various consulates and members of the Consular Corps will pay formal calls on Mr. Halter.

Yacht Blue Water Sold The auxiliary yacht Blue Water, built last year by Mr. L. Kuaggs for Mr. N. Diinninghain,- of Point Chevalier, has been purchased by Messrs. R. A. and 15. A. Brinchmann and G. Tingate, of Auckland. The Blue Water, which is ketch-rigged, is .'!2i't. overall with a beam of lift, and a draught of sft. She is a very stoutly built craft and in design is somewhat similar to the yacht Ho Ho, which visited Auckland a few years ago in the course of a world cruise.

Air Liners Delayed Fog in the South Island caused a slight delay in the air service yesterday, when the I'nion Airways Lockheed monoplane from Wellington to Auckland was held up at. Palmerston North until the arrival of the machine from Christchureh with which it connects. This machine was delayed at Christchurch owing to thick weather, and as a result the aeroplane to Auckland, which arrived at Palmerston North at 12.10 p.m., did not leave for the north until 2.13. Arriving at New Plymouth at 3 o'clock, she reached Auckland at 4.5, an hour and five minutes late. Patrol Officer's Siren

"1 had never heard a patrol officer's siren before, and thought it was a fireengine,'' said a defendant who was charged in the Magistrate's Court, before Mr. J. (J. L. Hewitt, S.M., yesterday, with dangerous driving. Defendant explained that he was passing a line of cars when ho heard the siren and he cut in to allow what he thought was a fire-engine to pass. This, he said, happened three times. The patrol officer stated that lie had not sounded his siren until after the other cars had been passed and that defendant had cut in to avoid cars approaching from flic opposite direction. Defendant was fined £2 10s and eo'sts.

Motorists and Pedestrians A letter expressing the thanks of the Automobile Association (Auckland) for the council's action in placing white lines lor the division of (radio in I'ark Road at the intersection of Khybor Pass Road was received at the meeting of the .Newmarket. Itoroiigh Council last night. The council was also complimented on the improvement elfeetcd from the motorists' point ot view by the erection of flood lights over the pedestrian crossings in liroadway. 'I he report of the trallie inspector, presented later, stated that, in spite of this precaution, complaints had been received regarding the action ot motorists in ignoring tlio right-of-way of pedestrians on the crossings when tliero was no one on point duty. A number of prosecutions had resulted.