LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 23, 11 February 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Argumeut Against War. "There are still people who would go to war, but I am sure that if they were to visit the hospitals of the world and see all those who were maimed during the last struggle they would quickly change their rainds," stated Bishop Cherrington, preaching at St. Peter ;s Cathedral. Hamilton. A Welsh West Coaster. A medical practitioner, giving evidence in a drunk-in-charge case* in the Magistrate's Court at Wellington, stated that the defendant; under test, explained hig volubility by sayiug that h© was of Welsh) extraction, and that he was a West Coaster, born at K.umara. 4'That accounts for a Jot," observed Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., with a smiio. Laughter in Court, "I had to go home to get some papers," said an employee of the Waipawa Hospital Board when giving evidence for the Crown in the case against P. R- Smyrlt at yesterday's session of the Supreme Court at Napier. "What sort of papers?" asked Mr O. G. Harker. "Cigarette papers," replied witness amidst a burst" of laughter. flotorua Bowls. The bowlers attending the Rotorua tpurney are experiehcing very good weather, and the matches are being keenly contested. Both the teams from Hastings are making a good showing, ajid at the end of the second day's play each had three wins and two losses. Maxwell Walker, a popular Sgure at Rotorua tourneys, is not coinpeting, as he is on the sick list, Public Works Canips. "We have increased the number of men on public works. to 16,000 and we would put more on still if we could get equipment for them, but there is a shortage of tools," said Mr C. A. Barrell M.P., when speaking at Horsham JDowns, Hamilton, and at once canie the retprt from a farroer- present: "They've got wireless sets, thoughl" a ! remark which provoked much Jaughter. Farm Costs, "Even on highly improved land like Horsham Downs it costs 1/- per lb to produce butter," said a farmer at a meeting at which Mr C. A. Barrell, M.P. for Hamilton, gave an address on the Labour Party's policy. "It costs .all we get because we have no money at the end of the year ahyway," said another. (Laughter), "The trouble is that farmers do not keep accounts," said Mr Barrell. "They're afraid toi" was the instant retort, and there was loud laughter. New Motor-Camp. The need for increased motor-camp accomnxodation at Napier was again brought before the Automobile Association (Hawke's Bay) at its meeting in Napier yesterday ■ by the reeeipt of a letter on the eubject from ihe Napier Thirty Thousand Club. It was decided to "receive" the letter in the meantime until certain developments had reached a conclusion. The communication suggiested a deputation of interested bodies to the Napier Borough Council. Astronomy in Court. The Suprem© Court at Auckland was side-tracked into a brief consideration of astronomy when an elderly witness observed that if he had known parties were going on in the house in which he resided "he would have been off like a star from the sky." He was reminded by a smiling counsel that some stars retmained until morning while Mr Justice Callan followed up the argument by remarking that many were fixed. "Well, perhaps he means Halley's Comet," said counsel to bring the topic to a close. Not Done in Cermany. "You do not have fighting in public streets in Germany — at least you did not when I was there," said Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., in the Wellington Magistrate's Court to two Gei'mans whp were charged with striking each otber in Woodward street. The accused replied through their interpreter that they did not fight in the streets of their homeland. "Well," said Mr Mosley, "in the same way, you niust not fig[ht here either." The defendants shook hands and were later seen leaving the Court together. Human SufFering. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals generally confines its activities and cominents to the suff eringa of animals ( but the annual report of the Feilding branch dii'ected attention to the need for the humaue alleviation of the sufferings of mankind on oecasions. Mention was made of two accidents, one at the Feilding saieyards and the other at the Feilding show. In the first case a man slipped off the rails into the cattle pens and broke his leg. A doctor improvised a splint from a neai'by fence and an onlooker offered his boots to the injured man for a pillow. The concrete yaid provided a couch. Nearly an hour elapsed before a stretcher was found. In the second case a man was thrown fdom a horse. He was placed in a car which buck-jumped across the grounds to the discomfort of the patient.

Season's Record Wool Price. What constitutes the record wool price for the Dominion this neason. 27^d., was secured at the Christchurch wool sale on Monday, February 1, reports the Christchurch Press. This 1 as paid by Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Co., Ltd., for a line of fine Corriedale fleece Supreme Court at Napier. Six prisoners are to appear before Mr Justice Ostler in th© Supreme Court at Napier to-morrow morning for sentence. Motions and petitions in divorce will also be considered to-morrow, while on Monday a start will be made with those civil hearings which are to be heard before a, jury. Coronation Bunting. The slogan "Buy British Goods" was followed by the Hastings Borough Council in its purchase of flags, pennants and bunting to be used in the Coronation ceremonies, and the gooas ordered some months ago from an English firm have arrived in Hastings. Tho new bnhting has an attractive appearance, the special streamers being considered sometliing out of the usual run. Napier Competltions. Many enquiries for tne syllabus of the Napier competitions are being made, many of them from Auckland, which has hitherto sent few representatives to Napier. Indications at present are that this year there will be more visitors at the festival than ever before, inquiries having been received from Hastings, Waipukurau, Waipawa, Palmerston North, and Masterton. Standard Petrol Price. Standardised petrol prices throughout New Zealand are to be sought by the Automobile Association (Hawke's Bay) through the half-yearly conference of the North Island Motor (Jnion. Members considered that for pri-es in Hawke's Bay to be higher than those in the rest of the Dominion was wrong, and one of them smilingly reoiarkcd fchat beer was the same price elsewhere regardless of freight. Prize Coes to Cisbome. The prize of £50 in alluviai gold foi the arj> union held in conjunction with the Miss Hawke's Bay and East Coast bathing-belle contest, concluded on Boxing Day last, goes to a Gisborne ticket, No. 9785B, following the drawing at Napier yesterday afternoon. The draw was performed in the presenee of the police and representatives of the organisations concerned, and although the name of tlie winner is not available the ticket was one of those in the section jssued to Gisborne organisations. Car Accident. An accident which resulted in some damag to a smali motor-car occurred in Napier about three o'clock this morning. The car, which was being driven down Sealy road, failed to negotiate the corner leading to Shakespeare road, and crashed into the fence of Mr A. Greig's residence, carrying away a portion of the fence but coming to rest without upsetting or crashing into Shakespeare road. The car was damaged, but the driver appeared to be unhurt. Colenso Memorial. A permanent memorial to the lhte Rev. William Colenso, F,R.S., F.L.S., who was for many yearg prominent in the development of the province, is proposed by the Hawke's Bay Art Society. It is to take the form of a section of th© museum devoted to Mr Colenso' s works and manuscripts. The society has informed that a number of Mr Oolenso's manuscripts are possessed by people throughout New Zealand, and as they contain valuaJble historical reeords an effort will be made to obtain them for the institution, t League Football Toumament. Oue, and possibly two, of the semor Rugby League football teams in Napier may travel to Wellington at Easter to participate in a tournament there. It has been decided that the Clive aenior team, winner of the Hawke's Bay Rugby League' s senior championship in the 1936 season, will make the trip, and there is a possibility that another of the teams, probably Taradale, will also travel. The Clive team has already begun practice for the coming season, and with the introduction of new players to their ranks the team will be hard to beat jn the competitior> this year. Rotorua Sequoia Tree. Eight feet of tha top of the sequoia tree whi8h grows outside the offices of the Toui'ist Departmeiit at Rotorua have been removed under the 3upervision of an official of the State Forest Department. This portion of the tree has been showing ^signs of dying for some time, and it was decided to have it removed before the affected area spread. The tree was climbed with the aid of a rope and at i(he top the branches were arranged so as to give the new piece, where the dead top had been removed, sufficient room to grow without aflecting the appearance of the tree. This species of sequoia grows to a height of 250ft. in Calitornia. The present measurements of the Rotorua tree are: — Height 91ft.circumference at ground level, 22ft. in., and at 4ft. above ground level 15 t't. 11 in. i Ancient Skulls. Two skeletons dug up by Public Works employees while doing formaiion work on Hollis road, Waixin*., have aroused much local interest. The skull of one reveals a forehead having very little width and- receding to a very marked degree. The chin is abnormally prominent. When the skull is held in an apparently normal position the lower part of the forehead is farther back than the bend of the jaw bone. The skull is in a good state oi preservation, but the rest of the skeliton was scattered. It was found in about two feet of clay near a hilltop, and alongside it was another skeleton in an exeellent state of preservation. This skull was norma], but the legs had apparently been tiefl to the neek at t,he back. The site of the discovery is not a Maori burial ground, and there are no signs of- Maorj oco.upation in the neighbourhood.