LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 12, 29 January 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Prodiictive Sow. A Tamworth-Berkshire sow owned by Mr F. T. ClarK., Makaro road^ Urenui, has given birth to a litter oi 20 piglets. This makes a total numb©-. oi: 68 pigs in four littera FishbooK in Nose. To have a fLsbhook caught iu iier nose was the imsiortune of a young woman visitor from Wellingtonj when she was swinging a fishing line from a launch of Bowentown, near Waihi. A butcher, who was a member of the party, tobk the place of surgeon and began to use his knife deftly. He became overwhelmed with the motion of the launch, however, and an engineoy iinished the operation successfully. Sanitary Conference Postponad. The precautionary lheasure of linfiting traVelling duriilg the epidemic of iniantile paralysis has resuited in the postponement of the annual conference of the New Zealand division of the Royal Sanitary Institute whicb was to have opehed' in Auckland, this .veek. Sanitary inspectoi'S from ail parr.$ of the Dominion were to have attended. The conferenCe will no.w be held the krst week after Easter. Road Under Repair, Inconvenience to traffic was caiu-ed in Hastings yesterday by the opening of the roadway in Heretaunga street outside the Grand Hotel to carry cut repairs beneath the surface. A gaJig of borough employees was at work during the day and deeg excavacions were made in the Centre of the foad', a large pile of earth blocking part oi the street. In the larger cities the rCads are Continually under repair in different parts, but Hastings eeems to be extremely free from this inconvenience. Prisons Respect Parole. It has been said that stone waJls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage. Queensland has a prison with'. out locks and with one warder, yet none of the prisoners has ever broken parole. Since Palen Ckeek Honour Farm was opened less than two years ago 174 prisoners have stayed there . Oiily five have appeared before courts again after discharge, and thiee of those wer© returned for iresh ar* rears Of domestic maintenrn.ee. There are now 22 men on the farm in chaige of a warder. 8eats For Coronation. Proposals for New Zealand returned soldiers visiting England for the Coronation to he allotted seating aceommodation have been altered by advice received by the Hastings Eeturned Soldiers' Association. It now appears that the. British Government has allotted seating aceommodation to the various High Commissioners, and all names and addresses of ex-servicemen already sent in to Dominion headquarters will go forward immediately to the High Oommissionef, Mr. W. J. Jordaii. Burst Water-pipe. A burst water-pipe beneath the footpath in Heretaunga street, Hastinggs, caused some trouble yesterday to borough employees. This oecurred in the biock between King and Nelson streets. The pipe apparently burst some time during the night, and by seveu. o'clock in the morning water had begun to appear through the coucrete flagstones. Later in the day workmen arrived and pulled. up a sectiou of the footpath to efl'ect repairs. An Egg Census. A census of stocks of eggs and egg pulp in coJ| storage as at December 31 has been taken by the Government statistician. FigUres released by the Minister; in charge of census statistics, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, are as follows: — Eggs in shell (doz.): North Isiand, 56,960; South lsland, 22,897; Dominion, 79,857. Egg pulp (lb.): North isiand, 297,945 ;' South Isiand, 509,145; Dominion, 807,090. Frozen whites (ib.) North lsland, 2040; South Isiand, 2940; Dominion, 4890. Egg >olk (lb.) : North Isiand 297,945; South lsland, 509,145 ;Dominiony 807,090. Frozen whites (lb.): North . Isiand, 2040; South lsland, 2940; Dominion, 4980. Egg yolk (lb.); North lsland, nil; South Isiand, 300; Dominion, 300. Hereworth Magazine. The term's activities at fche Hereworth School, Havelock North, are iecorded in text and picture in ihe issue of th© school magazine, which has just made its appearance. As usual tbe magiazine is a bright little publication, well edited and printed, containing a number of excehent photographic illustrations. Full reports are given of the school's sports achievemants and other news, and original contribuuons by pupils of the school add to the interesting reading. One noteworthy part of the magazine is the acciuxnt given of expeditions made by pupils to numerous places far afield. Three parties, it is noticed, have climbed oier 5000 feet, four more parties nave been above 4000 feet and three parties above 3000 feet. Of the 15 boys who have been on these t-rips, tjight h&ve been on the highest trips and five of the remainder above 4500 feet,

flecord Motor Intports. Last year was a reeord one for motor importations. Vehicles numbering 30,265 were imported, compared with 29,166 in 1929. During 1935 21,842 were impOrted. Road SOaling Progress. Good progress is being maUe With the sealina programme reeently commenced in Hastings. Appi'oximately three miles of road are being treated, atd when the' work is completed many gaps in the present tar-sealed roads m the borough will be eliminated. Dairy Returns. Dairy production is being ^ell maintained in Hawke's Bay this seaSon, the Heretaunga Dairy Co's figares being slightly ahead of those for the sanle period last year. Ample feed ahd more generous rainfall during the Summer months are tho two factors chiefly responsible. "it's Nayther." A correspondent asks to be told the correct pronunciation of the word "either," whether it should be "eether" or "eyether." While the concise Oxford Dictionary says it is pelmissable to use either of these pronunciations, the Dublin University man. to whom the question was referred says. it's nayther, it's 'ayther.-'" Vaiuabie Cases Lost, A V^ellington trkveller, whlle pfCM ceeding from Wairoa to Napier yesterday was unfortunate enough to lose two suitcases Off his car containing dress goods valued at over £100. The bags were secilrely strapped On wheU the car left Wairoa, and the traveller's mortification can be realised when on arfival at Napier, he found the cases were miesing. ti&thing BellC Oisplite. "The executive will probably i: eet next week to corisider the i esult oi Mr Harris s and' my visit to Gisborne yesterday," said the secretavy of the Napier Thirty Thousand Club, Mr S. P. Spillef, this morning, when i'cieiring to the dispute between the Gisborne and Napier Thirty ThouSand Ciubs regarding the "Miss Hawke's Bay and East Coast" bathing belie conteSt last Boxing Day. Weather Reports for Pilots. As from December 13 last, air pilots have had the advantage oi broadcast vveather reports regarding meterological conditions prevailing in the Napier district. These reports are the outGome of activities on the part of the meteorological branch of the Scientific and Industrial Besearch Departmcnt, which has taken steps to give to a.viation the best meteorological service possible. The Napier Airfmrt Board is giving its full co-operation in this matter. H4y Stacks Afire. Several Hawke's Bay farmers have this summer lost some of their hay stacks as the result of internal combustxon iu the stacks, the- result of the wetter summer weather experienced. This destruction on one farm in the Otawhao district resuited in the loss of several stacks valued at about £40. Proper drying of the hay prior to stacking is the best measure to prevent such occutrences, but even some of the stacks which were so handled were affected this season. Aerodr> me Inspection. The Napier Airport Board is eagei Co hear what Wing-Commander Cochrane has to say about the two aerodromes just outside the borough, aiid has written to the Mirister of Do lence, the Hon. F. Joniss, tsking iiim to let the board have a copy of WingCommander Cochrane's report on tne Napier aerodromes as soon ua 11, is aviilable. Tho two dromes "■'ero iuspected about a fortnight ago, the wing-commander being accompanied oo his tour of inspection by the Hon, W. E. '•-•arna d, M.P., and mem'j rs oi ti*. Airporit Board. Profligate Maoria. Maoris who allegedly spend their money on drink with the result that their wives, families and homes aie neglected were rebuked by the Hon. P. Langstone, acting-Minister of Native Aft'airs, epeaking to a large gafchering of Maoris at Waima. "I can essuro you,'» he said, "it is the desire of the Government to take Maoris (.If relief and public works and piace them on the land and make them ijualified faimers. We will do everything to achieve this end providing we get the closest co-operation of the oative race."