LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 6, 22 January 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Bankrupt Driver. A petition in banRruptey nas been filed in Napier by Alfred Henry Clark, a driver, of Napier. Dog Wants Home. The Napier Tailwaggera* Club has a well-bred fox terrier, five months old, wanting a home. Apply Tailwaggerg, 89 Maiine Parade, Napier. Record in Divorces, The number of matrimonial cases that came before the Auckland Supreme Couri last year constituted a record, there being 63 petitions for restitution of conjugal rights and 394 for dissolution of marriage. Only two of these casCs came before juries, the rest being decided by a judge alone. An Eyeless Calf. There have been several freak calves born in the Waikato this season, some with five legs, others with two tails, but the latest caff to gain notoriety is one that was born on the farm of Mr. F. E. B. Lovelock, of Eureka. TbiA claimant to a place in freak history was born without eyes, but otherwise it was a normal animal. Parkvale School Gates. A new pergola has been ereeted at fche entrance to the Parkvale School and replaces the previous plain entrance, making a most attractive front. Other lmprovements to the schol are also contemplated under the Government scheme, but there is no indication as yet as to when tenders will be called for the work. Trawler Leaves Napier. The fishing trawler Sir William Wailace, recently purchased by the Rakiura Oyster Co., Ltd., Invercargill, is to/ leave Napier to-day for Invercargill with a view to being operated in the oyster-fishing industry. A representative of the firm, Mr J. S. Haywood, is at present in Napier making arrangements for the vessel's departure. Ex:ensive overhauling has been done to the vessel during the past few months. Trout For Hospitals. Hospitals in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty districts will shortly receive a supply of fresh trout, which will comprise the catches of members of the Rotorua Rod and Gun Club. The fish will be given to the institutions on a day to be selected as "Hospital Sunday." The president, Mr. A. Giles, said that when the original club was m existence, "Hospital Sunday" had been a regular feature of its activities, and the gifts of fish for patients had' been greatly appreciated, Trout Food Supply With the object of further iinproving the trout food supply in- Lake Taupo, officers of the internal Affairs Department are at present engaged in transporting smelts and koura from various pai'ts of the Rotorua district to Lake Taupo. Two large oonsignnients of koura have already been despafched and a third will be sont fhia week, while there has also been one large liberation oi smelt, with another to follow shortly. The work will continue as long as supplies are available. Sooialists Pure and Simple. In a political address at Otorohanga, Mr A. S. Osborne, M.P: for Manukau warmly eulogised the Government' s policy as in accord with Christian ethics. He claimed that the legislation would confer great benefit upon small farmers and dairymen, and visualised a national superannuation scheme for the benefit of all. The Government sought, he said, to upliffc suffering humanity and- replying to a question, 6tated that the Labour Party was "composed of socialists pure ard simple." Hotel "Longevity." Taranaki can match recent South Island claims to long family associations with certain hotels. Havmg oeen connected with the hotel trade on the South Island, West Coast and at Christchurch, Wellington, Napier, Wanganui, Patea and Stratford for the past 70 years, the Kirkwood family tas held the licence of the County Hotel for 41 years. The original hotel was burned down more than 30 years ago, but the licence has continued in spite of that, and the present hotel was built to replace the old building. North Island Roads. The excellence of North Island roads was the subject of comment by Mr J. T. Smart, a Temuka business man who has returned from an extensive trip through North Island districts, Mr Smart travelled more than 1000 miles through the Hawke's Bay, Taranaki and Wellington provinces. "The roads' were really mai'vellous, ' 3 he said. "It appears that much more money is spent on them than on the South Island roads. There were few dangerous bends and the tar-sealed surface was excellent. There is no doubt that enormous sums must be spent on the roadB. They are splendidly sign-posted, better than in Canterbury. Travelling is eomfortable and road service etations are verv efficient."