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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17186, 9 November 1926, Page 4

"There' is long life in the Gladstone road track yet," said Councillor Bickford at the tramways meeting at the City Hall last evening. "Yes," remarked a wit at tlie back of the hall, "a life on the ocean wave!" (Laughter).

A military band is now in course of formation in Timaru.

Captain Buckley has completed the aerial survey of the Manawatu for the Manawatu-Oroua River Board, and will leave shortly for Christchurch, accompanied by Air Mechanic Smith.

That- the Christchurch Tramway t Board lost nearly £3OOO a year through \ tho running of a bus from Sockburn to Templeton, was a statement in the Works and Traffic Committee's report this week.

Property in Hill .street, Wanganui, opposite 1 the City Council chambers, euanged hands at over £3CCO. The purchasers are au Auckland firm, Hardleys Ltd. The firm intends to erect immediately a commodious warehouse with over 10,000 square feet of floor space. Tho Auckland province absorbs from one-quarter to one-third of the cars sold m the Dominion. During September 455 cars were sold in the Auckland Province. Wellington took 303, Canterbury Zbti, and Otago 120. The North Island takes more than three-fifths oi the Dominion total. The September sales were divided as follows: —North Island 897, South Island 554.

A big party oi Christchurch motorists,, returning home from a visit to Nelson, had a sensational experience, finding themselves unwittingly attempting to negotiate the Picton-Grove track ni three heavy touring tars. They had a terrible* time, it is stated, one of the ears slipping over the bank, and being rescued with great difficulty; but, after being live and a half hours between Mahakipawa and Picton. emerged triumphant and uninjured at the Picton end.

The woman killed in the motor accident at Christchurch on Saturday evening on the Yaldhurst Road, has been identified. John Ashby, of Geraldine, saw the photos of a three-year-old boy in the newspapers and recognised them as Donald Reed, son of Frank Reed, one time employed by Ashby. Later he identified the body as that of Mrs. Reed. The family moved nearer Christchurch 18 months ago. Reed's whereabouts at present are unknown. The inquest was opened yesterday and adjourned. The annual report of the Wairarapa Automobile Association states that the association has had in view for some time the establishment of suitable camping grounds, but has held the matter in abeyance pending the completion of the sign-posting scheme. As there are now very few sign posts to erect, the association is able, to take in hand this work, and a start has been made with the camping grounds on the Rimutaka hill read, close to Featherston. This is considered) an ideal spot, having plenty of shelter.

The theory- that, the fire which originated in a display of fireworks in the window of Johnston's store, Wanganui, on Sunday afternoon, was due to the rays of the sun, has been upset by investigations which reveal that boys with a magnifying glass were the cause (reports a Wanganui exchange). The enterprising youngsters will probably hear more about the matter. In the meantime retailers who shifted their Guy h'awkes day commodities to guard against similar solar pranks, will be able to replace the exhibits. The number of wireless receiving set licenses issued, according to a recent return from the Telegraph Department, is 8500, of which 500 are short-term licenses. The number of sets' in use, whether licensed or otherwise, is a moie .difficult matter to determine. The number of radio dealers has reached nearly 800, as against 190 last year, and all seem to be doing fairly good business. One wholesale house sold 2000 loud speakers in a month, and all are continually restocking retailers with the better class of set now in demand to pick up the long distance services. "The Frenchman of to-day has very little loves for the Englishman and even less for the American, owing to the exchange problem," stated Mr A. A. Hastings, of Napier, when discussing opinions gleaned during his recent tour of the New and (lid Worlds. "I do not think the Frenchman will ever again love the German as long as he lives," continued the speaker. He went on to state that while travelling on the French railway he had the honor of being called a typical English pig for insisting on having a seat- he had booked) in the railway, after a French lady had previously occupied it.

A drowning accident occurred on Sunday at Tomahawk, ifi which a young man. Harry Baker, a prominent cricketer, lost his life. A party had gone to the beach for the day, and while bathing Baker went out too far, soon getting into difficulties. A companion named Arthur Wootton made a gallant attempt at rescue, but failed to save Baker, who was tarried out to sea. Wootton narrowly escaped with his life, and is at present lying in hospital. Wootton and another of the partywere very nearly drowned, but it was not till all chance of saving Baker had gone that they, thought to attempt the return to land.

There are times when even a judge of the Supreme Court is puzzled, although, perhaps, he cannot be expected to know everything about a sheep farm (says the Auckland Star). A.s the jury was about to retire one afternoon last week the foreman asked if His Honor could tell them what a two-toothed ewe might be. Mr Justice Adams smiled and confessed that he could not help in the matter. He asked counsel it they could assist, but, amid smiles they, too, had to give it up. It was then that A witness, seated in court, and a farmer at that, essayed the information that a two-toothed ewe was a two-year-old sheep, and everybody was satisfied. "Too many companies are operating in the same district, and when one considers the running expenses of the motor-lorries it means that each company is wasting a lot of money which could he saved if the companies had defined areas in which to work," said Air. J. A. Nash, M.P., chairman of directors of the Xew Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union, at the annual meeting in Palmerston North. He went on to say that to meet the low prices ruling the directors had given a lot of attention to the riming costs of the company for the coming year. Economies were being effetted in every direction so as to secure the best possible results. Unfortunately, like many companies, the output of the factory* lu\d fallen. The factory of the company could deal with 15C0 tens of butter, fat per annum, and a large output meant a reduced cost in working expenses.

I.ast year the building permits issued in Dunedin totalled £525,121, but these figures should be easily exceeded tins year, as for the seven months' period from March 30 to October 31 the amount is £430,355. Several big contracts have not been included in these figures; amongst them being the Evening Star new building, whkh will add nearly £50.000 to the. tally. During Otober building permits to the amount of £85,188 were issued by the Dunedin City Council building inspector, Mr. G. \V." Gough, thia being a big advance on the September total of £26,681. This increase was largely due to the £28,C00 contract for the erection' of shops and offices on the site of the Mutual Stores building in Princess Street. The kitchen block at. the hospital accounted for over £12,000, and the alterations to Messw. IT. E. Shacklock and Go.'s foundry in Crawford Street also added considerably io the totaL