LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 3, 19 January 1937, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

Tailwagger Dogs. The Napier Tailwagger s have a strong healtliy dog, 18 months old, a cross between a fox terrier and a pointer, wanting a good home ; also a very fine Irish Setter dog, 18 months old, t'or sale on behalf of the owner. Offer s are wanted, Apply 89 Parade, Napier. Playrng With Cuhpowder. A Hastings lad is now making a good recovery from facial injuries suffered when some gunpowder, wjth which he was experimenting. exploded. Fortunately, the fact that he was wearing glasges at the time of the mishap saved hie eyes from serious liurt. Radtator Mascots. A start has already been made by many motorists in the removal of radiaror mascots which contravene the! new motor regulations, but it seems as if the great majority of those whose cars offend in this respect are prepared to wait until they are instructed by the authorities to get busy and have the necessary alter&tions made

Proof of AgeIn future local junior and intermediate swimming championships, it will be necessary for all competitors in these grades to produce their birth cirtificates on official extracts of birth certifieates. Following advice that this course would be adopted by the iNew Zealand Swimming Assoeiation, it was decided last evening by the Hawke's Bay Swimming Centre to follow this procedure. Hawke's Bay Tenders. The tenders passed by the Public Works Department in the latest list published in the Gazette are connected with Hawke's Bay. They are: NapierRotorua main highway, sealing four miles, £5415, Messrs Bellam and Murray, Ltd. ; Central Sohool, Napier, asphalt surfacing, £394 15/lOd, Mr. A. Debenham ; Napier-Wellington main highway, Oringi North. over-bridge erection, £1888 2/-, Mr. W. Robertshaw Miss Batten's Uncie An uncle of the famous aviatrix Miss Jean Batten made his first fiight in an aeroplane to-day when he flew from Napier to Gisborne by the East Coast Airways service. Mr. J. W. B%tten is tl.3 name of the relative, and following a stay of four days in Napier, he set out for Gisborne, Tauranga, and Auckland on a fishing expedition. He had little to say about the curious fget that such a elose relative of av famous flyer had never been in a 'plane but admitted thaf.it was curious. Swimming Week Cancelled. The National Committee of Swimming and Life-Saving has decided to cancel tHe learn-to-swim weeks which are in progress throughout New Zealand, because of the position of the infantile paralysis epidemic. The seoretary of the national committee in control of the movement, in communicating this decision to the Hawke's Bay secretary, expresses his committee' s a-ppreciation of the keen manner in which the Hawke's Bay organisation has approached its share of the movement.

Bathing Belle Dispute. It is likely that a meeting between, the organisers of the bathing belle contest, finalised in Napier on Boxing Night, will he held in Napier on Thursday to deal with protests regarding the awarding of the prize to a Waipawa candidate, who it is alleged, was not eligible to enter the competition. Following the contest, the Gisborne queen committees made a protest, and an explanation on behalf of the Napier hirty Thousand Club by the secretary, Mr, S. P. Spiller, was not accepted. Committees fojr the Hastings and Napier candidates also expressed dissatisfaction. Crodit for Hastings. "This reflects great creclit on Has--tings," remarked the chairman of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce, Mr. H. W. C. Baird, when the secretary, Mr. V. A. Thompson, at last night's meeting of the Chamber, announeed the results of the recent Chamber of Commerce examinations. (previously published). Mr. Thompson mentioned that two of the Hastings candidates were among the 12 special prize-win-ners, one candidate coming first in hand-writing and the other second in typewriting for the Dominion. "It .is very pleasing indeed to see the Chamber fostering good writing," commented Mr. Baird. 'Tt reflects great credit on Hastings to see these results." War' Relief. A meeting of the Hastings committee of the Hawke's Bay War Relief Assoeiation was held yesterday. Present : Messrs. W ,Har_t (in the chair), F. J. Hull, L. J. Mackersey and F. Perrin. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. A J. M. Manson. Ninety-three returned sohliers' cases were considered, and assistance was granted in various ways, including grants amounting to £109 16/3 and loans £50 10/5. A stgtement of payments and receipts for the monthi of Dec'ember showing grants to soldiers £75 10/5, grants to soldiers on account of other societies £5 19/11, loans to soldiers £24 2/7, and repayments received £101 18/6 was placed before the meeting and approved.