LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 4, 20 January 1937, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

st. dohn Ambulance. Brigadesmen Fischer and Rosenbech ax© detailed for duty on McLean Paris. Napier, to-mortrow night. Grocers Not Cioslng. Grocers' shops in Hastings will not b© closed on Friday, as a num'ber of other shops are doing, for it is not compulsory for them to close. They will observe the usual half-day on TMrsday aud late night as usual oa SatuX'day. Lucky Escape. Mr Keith Brown, son of Mr H. VV. Bi-own, of Taradale, escaped without a scratch when the car he was Ui'iving left the Napier-Taradale road near Taradale last night and suffered fairly extensive damage. The car got out of control, crashing into the deep drain at the roadside. Placement servico> Figures for the past week snow thaii the Placement Bureau in Hastings has made 33 placements during the peiiod and in Napier 23. The toxais to date for tke two centres are G33 and rzi respectively, whlle that for the whole of New Zealand is 22,189. Placements, including permanent, casual and temporary ones, for tke Dominion totailed ii)96 last week. Collision at Mohaka, A minor accident oceurrea at Mohaka yesterday afternoon involving a motoi-car ciriven by a Maori wnose name was not ascertained and a Napier- Wairoa Transport iorry. The car struck tke Jorry and tken skot up against a bank. Only siigkt injuries were sufliered, but tke muuguard, one wkeel and a rront axie of tke car were badly damaged, the lorry coJiing off ligktiy.

Meeanee Settlers5 Request. Settlers in the Meeanee riding adjoining tke Taradale Town Board's distriet have asked tke Hawke's Bay Oounty Council to clear out Pointon's drain, wkich tkey say is badly in need of attention at the present time. The ' council is to investigate, and tke work will be done if, in its opinion, tko drain requires attention. Building Nearly Completed. It will not be long now before the staff of tke Hawke'B Bay County Council at Napier will be able to skift into its additional quarters. Tke extension of the existing building/ is now nearly .compleb' ed. Workmen are at present engaged on the exterior fittings, both upstairs and down. Arrangements have been made to let tke ground floor to tenants, ieaving tke whole of tke upper floor for tke use oi tke council. Ghristie Gup Ghallenges. Two ckallenges for tke Ckristi© Cup have now been received by the Hawke's Bay Lawn Tennis Association, one from Wanganui, and one from Manawatu. The Wanganui challenge had a prior claim, and it is probable that tke Hawkei's Bay team selected to defend tke tropky against them will travel to Wanganui and play tke matck there. If Hawke's Bay retain tke trophy, a date will be arranged for tke Manawatu matck, wkick will probably be keld in Napier. Unusual Accident Serious injury to an arm as a result of a cut by tke rapidly spinning blade of a windmill was sustained by Mr A. H. MoArtky, propiietor of the Mohaka Hotel. Mr McArtky was at tke top of a windmill stand attending to some of tke mill gear when a sudden gust of Wind caused tke bladeS to veer round suddenly and epih rapidly. One of tke blades caught Mr McArtky on tke forearm, oausihg a deep ihcision extendihg ever several inckes. It will be soine time before Mr McArthy vill recover ihe full use of his arm Mohaka Viaduct Progress. Work on tke Mohaka viaduct cofltinues to progress according to sched* ule, and there now seems little doubt that it Will be Completed Well withiii the estimated lime. Despite tke fact that tke workmen are frequently work--ihg in most precarious positions, as bigb as 300 feet frohi tke river, tke job has so far been devoid Of ahy serioufe accident. Tke engineer in ckahge told a ' 'Herald-Tribune' ' reporter that beyond tke usual minor euts and bruises inevitable on work of tkis character, fckere kad not been an accident of any kind. Locai-Body Amalgamatloh After a full discussion, tke conference of representatives of the Taranaki, Clifton and Inglewood County Oouncils keld at New Plymouth last Week, decided that in its opiniou tke amalgamatiou of local governing bodies was of suflicient importance to warrant tke setting up of a conamittee to report on tk© matter. It was decided also to invite tke co-operation of the Waitara and Inglewood borougihs. The committee appointed eomprised Messrs H. A. Foreman, A. Corkill and S. Vickers, chairman of tke Clifton, Inglewood and Taranaki counties respectively, and tke Mayors of tke Waitara and Inglewood boroughs, Messrs E. A, George and J. Gibbs.

Damage to Orchards . Gonsiderabl© daiuage was uon© to tk» orchards in tke Port Albert and Te Hana distriet, North. Auckland, by tbp recent stormy weather. In many oi cbards a large number of trees wero blown rigkt over. Even though straigktened up and tied to stakes, a number of these trees will never properly recoVer. Plums and nectaiines were blown from tke trees, many oi wkick iost kalf tkeir crops. Delicious and Granny Smith apples suffefed s«verely. Direot SailingsTwo overseas vessela are scheduJed to sail directly from Napier as tkeir last New Zealand port in ,tke near future. Tkey are tke Port rremantle, wkick sails direct for London with meat, wool, and bntter on Marck 12, and tke Canadian Constructor, to sail from Napier for New York on tebruary 3, At tk© present tiine tke Port Fairey is sckeduled to arrive at Napier direct i'rom Cairns, Queensland, on Monday next, but it is possible that this arrarigjement will be altered, aa tke vessel kas cleared AUbti'alitt sooner than was expected. King's Birthciai5, Tke opiniou is fainj general amoiiy businesstoen in Auckland that Wel'e a koliday given on Coronation Day, May 12, in place of King's Birthday, De* eemoer 14, auch a ckange would be wel* comed by both business men and workers, It is considered that December 14 is too close to tke Christmas kolidays and falls at a most inconvenient time, when business is at its peak for the year. To bring about the change suggested it would be necessary to review all Arbitration Court awards and industrial agreements as these provide bhat the King's Birthday skall be observed as a statutory koliday.

War Incident Recalled. Tke wrecked scow Eaugi, wkick was built in Auckland in 1905, was owned by tke Leyland-O'Brien Timber Company, Ltd., Auckland, wkick bougkt her from F. M. Winstone, Ltd., in 1918. During tke war, when tke Rangi and another scow, the Moa were beating up tke coast to Tauranga, bke crew of the liangfi suddenly noticed bhat the Moa kad changed her course, and later it was found that tke other scow kad been boarded by Count Felix von Luckner, who kad just escaped from Motuiki Island internment camp. Tke Hangi reported tke incident without delay to tke autkorities in Auckland, and von Luckner was evehtuallv captured at tke Kermadec islauds Count von Luckner's Visit. Word kas beeu received by Mr Allan Harrison, of Christchurch, from Count Felix von Luckner, wkose exploits in New Zealand waters during tke Great War. brougtfit him into fame, that he intends sailing from Germany on a world cruise in his new yacht ih February. After visiting Brazii, Argentina, and Soutk Africa, Count von . Luckner will come to his "beloved New Zealand" as he terms the Dominion in a note to Mr Harrison, accompanying a pkotograph of himself. Tke pkotograpk he sends to Mr Harrison "with a cargo of good luck - from tke Sendevil," and across it are inscribed the words: "It'w men that tight witb skips ' Cremation Increaslns A recent Palmerston Nort'k visitor to California was much impressed with the ihcreasingj use of cremation and the extreme beauty of tke ediflces containmg tk© memorial urns. Oiie of these magnificent eolumbariumg in Oakland is well worth a visit. No expeiise kas been spared to enkance tk© attraotiveness of tk© building itself, also tke lovely chapels and gardens. The ashes of the ddparted are everlastingly cared for in surroundings typical of tke place and beauty. One wattders through tke varioUs aisles leading to tke different memorial kalla. Birds ehirp gaily and fountains play on th© well-kept ferneries. Friends of the departed come and %o atid leave their floral offerings, cnpper vases being provided for the purpose