LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 119, 14 May 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Parliament Prorogued Till July 7 In a N.Z. Gazette notice published on Wednesday Parliament is shown to have been prorogued until July 7. Outstanding County Rates Notice is given by the Waipukurau County Council that tho customary 10 per cent penalty On outstanding rates for the year ended March 31st last will bo added as from June 30 and legal proceedings taken for the recovery of same. “Happy Days” Art Union Attention is drawn to an announcement elsewhere in this issue, showing the full list of prize winners in the “ Happy Days” Art Union, which was drawn in Wellington on Saturday, May 7 -. ’ Relief Depot. Although tho relief depot recently arranged for has not yet been properly established, his Worship the Mayor announces that potatoes and other vegetables have been already sent in, also a small quantity of clothing and boots. A pig of 3001 b. weight has also boon donated. Dannevirke Golf Ball The fifth annual ball of the Dannevirke Golf Club is to be held on the 24th prox. The fixture is one of the season’s social functions in Dannevirke and has hitherto proved most popular. It is to be conducted this year with a view to the even greater comfort and pleasure of guests, hut, to meet the times, a reduction in subscription has been made. A Burglarious Entry, There was evidence available in the form of a broken clasp, to which a padlock is attached, on the sliding door at the back of the business premises of Messrs Dalgety and Co., that a person of burglarious bent was abroad in Waipukurau on Thursday night or the early hours of yesterday morning. A search of the premises by members of the staff failed to reveal any loss of goods. The matter is in the hands of the police. Concert Party At Sanatorium.

A concert party consisting of Waipukurau, Waipawa and Hastings artists presented a very enjoyable programme of instrumental, vocal and elocutionary items at the Pukeora Sanatorium last night, the entertainment being very much appreciated by both patients and staff. A feature of the .entertainment tvas the enthusiastic community singing led by Mr Len Wood. At tho conclusion of the programme suitable thanks were tendered by the medical superintendent, Dr G. Maclean,. The concert party included Messrs Lon Wood, G. and H. Winlove, J. Brittain, H. Bennett, .T. Garland, .T, Bryce, D. Isaacs, and Miss G. Major. Toe H Movement It is understood that steps are being taken to form a local branch of tho Tog H movement . Next Friday sees the opening of the most extensive and exclusive collection of model gowns and millinery yet shewn in Hawke’s Bay. A shipment of goods is being opened from the leading gown and millinery houses of London and the Continent which we confidently assert cannot be bettered for style or price in New Zealand. Be sure and see our first showing on Frfdav, March 4th—MATHEWSONS LTD., 34 Memorial Square, Napier, Phone 747.

The Heaviest Trout The cup presented for the heaviest trout caught by the Inglewood members of the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society was won last season by Mr A. Baker. His heaviest fish weighed 61b loz. Earthquake in Wellington A sharp shock of earthquake was felt in Wellington at about 1.5 o’clock this morning. No damage is reported. Residents of Lyall Bay state that the shock was preceded by a noise like an explosion from the direction of the sea. Should Never Look Round ‘‘lf a car driver is being overtaken by a. faster-moving car he should never look round. If he docs he will swerve outward and probably cause a collision,” said Dr T. A. Mac Gibbon in a lecture on balance to the Christchurch Philosophical Institute. “Nine' times out of ten the motorist in the fast car would be convicted for negligence, when it was really the fault of the one who looked round,” ho added.

Stricter Radio Control Wanted The opinion that privately owned radio broadcasting stations should he under stricter control was expressed by Mr W. R. AlcKeen, S.AI., in the Magistrate’s Court at Auckland, during the hearing of a case in which a man and a woman were charged with theft. De-tective-Sergeant T. Kelly said the two accused had been associating for some

time, and recently the man caused a

message to be broadcast from a sub-

urban B station arranging for an appointment with the woman. “If wire-

less stations do that sort of thing it shows the need for some now regulations,’’ commented Mr McKcen.

Woman Persistently Accosted Young women in Christchurch arc complaining of men who accost them - . and follow them, even in crowded

streets. A young woman going home in Cashel street was spoken to twice. One man caught her up and said, “Alay I take you somewhere?” She jeplied very curtly, but he followed her for some distance and spoke to her again before turning aside. She complained to the police, who suggested that she should have “picked him up” and walked him round to the vicinity of the police station and then called a constable, and perhaps she will do this next time. It has been suggested that plain-clothes constables should be j employed to check the nuisance. White Pheasant

The presence of a. white pheasant in ■the Clevedon district recalls the fact "that the albino pheasant is not unknown in the Auckland province. Many years ago there was a. white pheasant at Miranda, and for seasons it eluded sportsmen who pursued it. Twenty years ago there were several white pheasants in the neighbourhood of Whakapara, near AVhangarei. Ono was shot, stuffed, and then became a. prominent exhibit in a North Auckland court at an Auckland Winter Show. It was on the same occasion that an al"y bino bird —it was not altogether white —was staged in a Franklin court. Clothing Drive.

A clothing drive, similar to that so

successfully carried out in Hastings a little while ago, will shortly take place in Waipukurau. There are many in the town who are badly in need of extra

■clothing and boots for themselves and their children, and it is hoped that the appeal for assistance for them will be highly successful. Details cf this effort will be announced later, hut in the meantime if citizens will sort out spare clothing, footwear, etc., they can give, v they will be doing much to ensure the success of the. drive. Coverage Commission. Mr A. Gibbs, chief telegraph engineer, and Dr. Barnett, members of the broadcasting coverage commission, paid a visit to Waipawa yesterday afternoon, and met a. deputation from the local Listeners’ League, comprising Messrs R. W. Bond, H. T. Limbriek, and G. Cooper, to hear complaints in regard to reception. The deputation stressed the shocking conditions prevailing throughout the district as a result of interference, largely due to x power leaks, and they also urged the continuance of the "B” stations, quoting Napier and Wairoa as giving every satisfaction. Mr Gibbs said the matter of power leaks had been taken up by the Public Works Department, who were seeking information in other countries as to how difficulties of this nature were met. It must be recognised of course, he said, that other interests must be considered. Radio was only it its infancy, and it was not to .be expected that it should take precedence -of everything else, but the department hoped to be able to arrive at a workable basis-by which many of the causes ) for complaint could be eliminated.