LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 30, 19 February 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Rangitane at Loncb>n> The New Zealand Shipping Co. advise that lta m.v. Rangitane, which lett Wellingtou 011 JanuaVy 14, arrived afc London during the morniag of FeLruary 17. Servjoe Badges. The following memberp of the Fort Ahuriri Fir© Brigado were presented with service honours at the last meeting: — Firemen G. Riddell, A. Ridcieil, G. La Broome and M. Rowniiig. Not in Uniform. That, although there were tseveral Red Oross V.A.R.'s in Hastings, none had appeared in their uniforms at the function was a fact commented on by the Dominion president of the Red Grpss Society, Mrs T. H. Lowry, when speaking in Hastings last night. "Why are they afraid to wear their uniforms P" she asked. It was a uniform to be propd of. Pipe Band Appeal. On Saturday nigiit the Hastings and RJstrict Scots Society's Highland Pipe Band will play in the street at each intersection - from the jVLunicipal Tfieatre to Nelson street from between seven and nine o'clock. The band urgently requires new uniforms, and collectora wjll be busy jn the street asking for help to make the Highland Pipe Band a credit to the town. The band is ,ever reaci.y to give its s'ervices for every deserving cause, and it makes this appeal to all sections of the Hastings public to contribute as liberally as possible to the new uniform fund.

£100 in Cift Duty. _ The iact that fche International Red .Gross had given £3000 for relief wprk aiter the earthquako jn Hawke's Bay' was mentioned py bics T. H. Lowry, llominion president of the Red Croea Society, when giving an audress in Hastings last night. Mrs Lowry said she had felt iater .that some refcUra should be ma,d.e, ahd she had given £1000 through the New Zealand Red Gross. "I puid the exchauge and aiso £100 ijx gift duty to the GoVernmebfc," said Mrg Lowry. "1 felt very gore about that, and I olfered to pay the £100 to the New Zealand Red Cross instead, but they wouldn't agree to that," ' Faitt» in N»w Zealand, "I have tremendous falth in your country, both iiB land and its people, -and i consider it most important that ther© should be closer economic and social contact between jt ahd the Homeiand," said Sir John JDividson, a director of Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and of the Union Bank of Australia, when interviewed in Dunedin this wpek. Sir John, whq is on a business tour of Australia and New Zealand, added that with improved communications between the two countries there appeared to be a trend toward closer business and social relationships between New Zealand and Britain — a trend, he -thought, which should be given every encouragement, more especially as the peoples of both countries had much in common and looked at things from very much the same viewpoint. impressed with Starting. Mj- T. W. Leslie, of Wellington, starter for the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club and New Zealand *Amateur Athietic • Association, and who was official starter at the Olympic Games held at Los Angeles, paid a tributq to the starting at the Napier Amateur Athietic and Cycling Club's meeting when addresslng the spectators through the microphone at last night' ^ athietic meeting on McLean Park. "The starting is excellent," he said, "and the steadiness of the competitors on their marks gav© me much pieasure. It showed that they had been accustomed to starting under a g°od starter. Although I held the runners ou their marks sometimes as long as four eeconds, they were wonderfully steady and there was no. breaking away." Attempt on Waiking Reeord. Last night Ian Briscoll, NeW Zealand amateur champion walker, made an attempt on the New Zealand twomiles waiking record of l4mins. 12secs. held by F. H. Greamer, of Auckland, Largely, if n0f entirely, owing to a rather strong wind which was blowing at the time, Driscoll was unsuccessful in his attempt, .his time being 14min, 19 4-5secs, or 7 4-5secs outside of the record. Driscoll's lap times were : 1.34, 1.43, 1.46, 1.49, 1.53, 1.53, 1.53, and 1.48 4-5secs. In all probability the wind which was against Driscoll all down the home stretch made a difference of more than a seeond a lap. Mr T. W. Leslie, of Wellington, oue of the best waikora ever seen in the Southern HemisphGre, who was one of the judges of waiking, gave it as his opinion that had it not been fer the wind Driscoll wouid have broken the record. ' fl have never judged a fairer walker," said Mr Leslie, speaking after wards through the microphone. "I have seen Kerr, Bradey, Wilson and Oreamer, and consider that Driscoll would have beaten anyone of them on ( their best day. I think he is the best , amateur walker in the world to-day, and I am sure that on a cairn day he could get down to 14 minutes for the two miies. He is a teet©taller and! nonsmoker and his abstinence has helped '> him to beoome a champion. I wish hjm ! the best of luck." l

Uniform Anniversary Day. A movement for .the abolition of the various anniversary days of the provinces of New Zealand has been set afoot by the Associatefl Chambers ,of Commerce. A .djscussion bn the subject at the meeting of the Napier Chamber of Commerce last night showed a host of difficulties, but it was finally decided to suggest Dominion Day as a uniform date. Entertainment Postponed, As a mark of respeet to the late Mr O. J. Nairn, of Omakere, the Napier Frivolity Minstrels hayq postponed the visit to Omakere th.ey were to have undertaken in the coming week-end, Mr Nairn had oftered to provide transport for the troupe, and the use of the shearing quarters on the atation for the week-end in return for an entertainment by the Minstrels, the proceeds of which were to be shared between the St. Kilda's Hojne, Otane, and the Abbotsford Home, Waipawa. Intoxioated in Court. A disturbanc© caused by two men speaking in v.ery audible voices at the Uack ot .the \Vcllington Magf-strate's Court thq other day induced the Court orderly to order the men to leaye. Protesting vehementiy, they wer© put out, but soon atterwards one of them insisted upon returning to ihe Court. As h© showed evidence of intoxication, Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., whq was on the Bench, directed that the man be chaiged >vith dmnkenness. When the man came befqre. the Court the following day Sub-Inspector J. Dempsey explained that the man had been charged at the Mount Cbqk Station with drunkenness, and had been remanded on bail to appear there. ''And you appeared at the wrong place,5' observed Mr Mosley to the defendant. "Unfortunately, yes," replied the defendant. He pleaded guilty to intoxication and was convicted and discharged.