LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opunake Times, 23 July 1937, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Crib Prize With 8 wins out of 10 games, Mr R. Peat was successful in winning the crib prize, on Tuesday evening when a good crowd assembled for the usual weekly party. Meeting of Ladies On Monday evening next at T. 30 o'clock bowlers' wives are requested to attend a meeting in the Social Room to make final arrangements in connection with the euchre party and dance to be held in St. Patrick's Hall on Thursday evening next. Special Train We have been informed that a special train will run from Opunake to New Plymouth on Saturday, July 31st, leaving at 8.30 a.m. and returning after the South Africa v. Taranaki football match. Excursion fares_will be charged.

High Price for Grapes The season for hothouse grapes is now practically finished and the fruit is at present in some shops at very high prices. Only two or three cases were available at the City Markets yesterday and sold up to Gs 3d per lb., the highest value obtained in Auckland for manv years.

German Doctor's Application A German doctor now residing at Papallo, Italy, was an applicant for a position of house surgeon at the Auckland Hospital, in a letter received by the Hospital Board yesterday. He stated he had practised in Berlin, and was now anxious to secure a position in New Zealand. The le'tter was received. No Tag for 26 Years

"That must be a record," said a member at the FJlerslie Town Board meeting last night, when it was reported that the board's balance-sheet had not been "tagged" for 26 years. The board decided to rdace on record appreciation of the work of the town clerk, llr J. W. C'arr, who had been responsible for the control of the accounts over that period. Town Hall Plans

Two large plans of the proposed Town Hall will be on view in the window of the Opunake Times for the next few days. Every detail is clearly shown and measurements of each particular section is given in plain figures. The draughtsmanship in the preparation of the plans is worthy of special mention for Mr T. H. Bates has carried out his work in a highly creditable manner.

Language Problem in Court Difficulty was experienced in the Auckland Police Court recently in making a foreign seaman understand the meaning of a charge of ship desertion or of entering a plea. When Mr W. R. McKean, S.M., suggested obtaining the services of the Swedish Consul to act as interpreter, SubInspector Fox pointed out that accused was an Estonian. It was then reported that he might be. placed on an oil tanker due at Wellington next week, and when asked if he would consent to this accused said: "Sure." "Sure, you say," said the magistrate. "Very well, we shall try to make sure by keeping you for another week." Police Complimented

The alertness and efficiency of the police in carrying out their duties were twice commented on by Mr Justice* Callan when he was addressing the grand jury in the Supreme Court yesterday. One incident he referred to as reflecting great credit on the police occurred when a constable ,was searching an arrested man and noticed that he was chewing something. By poking the man's cheek, he got him to ejeict a pound note Avhich had a distinct bearing on the case. The other incident was when the occupants of a police night patrol car recognised the number of a stol»n car they saw, and by pursuing it arrested two men and recovered a quantity of stolen material.