LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 19, 6 February 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Autumn Show Schedule. The schedule of the Hawke's BajAutumn Show will be ready for issuing on Monday iiext. Intending exhibitors should procure a copy. Cold Momings. Both yesterday and to-day the moruing temperatures in Hastings wero low, and this morning some residents were of the opinion that there had been a light fronsts. This is not bortte out by tlie Hastings officiai recorder, Mr H. Nelson Fowler, who stated that the temperature was 35 degrees. Tip Not Taken. "When I was asked to speak at this ceremony I consented if the Hon. James McLeod promised to put me on the winner of the Cup," said the Hon. F. Jones, at the presentation of the Cup at the Taranaki Jockey Olub's races on Thursday. "Well, he told me to back Martara, but I thought I kuew better. Martara has won, while my horse was somewhere down the straight.'5 Overseas Liners. The New Zealand Shipping Co. aavises that its m.v. Rangitane, en route from New Zealand to London, arrived at Kingston on February 4 and that the m.v. Rangitata sailed from London on February 4 for Wellington. A radio message has also been received from the m.v. Rangitihi, inwardbound, to the effect that she expects to arvive at Auckland at 5 a.m. ou Friday, February 12. "Only 13 Miles Away.'» A nice tribute to the Tom Parkex fountain at Napier was paid at the weekly meeting of the Hastings Rotary Club yesterday by Mr J. S. Butler iu the course of a talk on his impressions of his trip abroad. Mr Butler was mentioning the beauty of the fountain at Genoa, whieh he said was the most beautiful he had seen. "1 have seen a more beautiful oue since then," he said with a smile, "and no doubt most of you Rotarians havo too, for it is only about 13 miles away." Link With N.Z. Soldiers. An interesting link with New Zea-. land is possessed by Colonel Lionel Hanbury, C.M.G,. a former director of the Bank of England, who is at present visiting the Dominion. During the war, while Oolonel Hanbury was at the front, his home served as a convalesceut home for wounded eoldiers under the direction of his wife, who is now touring with him. The first batch of wounded men to use the home were New Zealanders, and in Colonel Hanbury's opinion they were the best that ever came. Easter Football. Arrangements for the tournament at Napier between Pirate football clubs from Napier, Wellington, Wanganui and Palmerston North have mow been completed. The tournament will commence at McLean Park on Easter Saturday. Some handsome trophies have been presented for the tournament, whieh is expected to become an annual event, run along the lines of the Spillane Cup tournament for Marist teams. The Wanganui club has already selected itB team and has begun training in earnest for the event. Finals will be played on Easter Monday. Stafls Regrading. Yisits to Hastings and Napier wer^ mad© yesterday by th© Staft's Regrading Commission of the New Zealand Raihva-ys Department, the commission comprising Messrs A. Urquhart, stafi superintendent at Wellington, J, Aitken, assistant district traffic manager at Wellington, and J. J. McAloon, representative of the Railway Officers' institute, of Christchurch. The commission is undertaking a tour of the whole of the stations in New Zealand and preparing a report whjch will be placed before the Government. It is some 10 years or so since a similar commission functioned. Sodlum Gas lighting. A Hastings motorist just returned from a tour of the Auckland province wag full of ©nthusiasm this morning regarding the sodlum-gas lighting system recently installed at Devonport, Auckland. He informed a "Herald-Tribuu»" reporter this morning that it was quite the best lighting arrangements he had com© across. "It is really extraordinary," he said. "Tlie car lights can be put out altogether, and there js n«» glare. Certainly the effect of the eoioured light on peoples faces is pretty ghastly, but 'thero is no doubt that it is wonderful for driving/' Matriculation Passes, A very fine, record was achieved by the candidates of the Hastings High School who sat foj the matriculation examinations at the end of last year, th© percentage of passes being 75 per cent. Altogether 34 pupils were euccessful in securing passes. "This is quite the best performance that has been achieved by the sohddl," said the principal, Mf W. A. G. Penlington, this morning when reporting on the resttlts of the examinatidn. "The percentage of 76 compar©s very favourably indeed with that for other schools, for the average is usually about 50 per Cent."