LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 38, 1 March 1937, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

Regimental Band Contest. The First Hawke' s Bay Regimental Band (Napier Citizens') gave a muchappreciated programme of mnsic in the Sound Shell, Marin© Parade, last night. There was a large erowd of listeners an the Parade, Signiiosts at Westshore. Additional signposts are to be ereoted at Westshore by the Automobile Association (Hawke' s Bay) for the guidance of visiting motorists, many of whom find that the numerous small roads leading to and from the beach are very confusing. Hawke's Bay Bankruptcies. Only one petition in bankruptey has been filed in the Qfficial Assignee's office at Napier, the headquarters for Hawke's Bay, so far this year, as against three during the first two months of 1936. There were no bankruptcies l.ast month, while there were two in February of last year. "Roads in Splendid Order. The chief patrol offieer of the Automobile Association. (Hawke's Bay), Mr M. O. Lock, has just completed a survey of roads in the Patangata, Waipukurau and Waipawa counties, in company with the county engineera. He reported to-day that all roads were in splendid order, and a credit to the counties con.cern.ed, Favourable Gomparison. The Wellington provincial athletic cliampionsMps were held on Saturday when a heavy track militated against fast times but even allowing for that disadvantage the times at the meeting in most cases did not compare at all favourably with those at the Hawke's Bay — Poverty Bay centre championships competed for on McLean Park, on Saturday, where the all-round standard of performance was much higher. A good AU-Rounder, At the Hawke's Bay — Poverty JBay Centre athletic championships held on McLean Park, Napier, on .Saturday, Erio PhiUips, of the Napier Club, proved himself a good all-rounder by scoring 31 poin.ts for his c|ub. Phillips had three wins, four seconds and one third. With the exception of two seconds to Sharpley in the 120 and 220 yards championships, Phillips 's point-s were gained in field events. Fashions in Bearos. The growing of beards appeara to have been a favourite occupation among the ratmgs in the two United States destroyers, Preston and Swith, which arrived nt Auckland from Pago Pago on Friday in the course of their present cruise. Fashions vary from full, bushy beards through a type in which wlnskers are grown only round the jawbones as a sort of frame for the face, to mere patches of bristle on the chin, which could be called beards only as a courtesy title. New Ski-ing Gentres in Europe. .The impetus the recent three-power agreement regarding exchange had given to the tourist traffic in Europo was commented on by Mr Roland Hill, of a London law publishing firm, who arrived at Auckland by the Monterey, This was pai'ticularly noticeable m Italy, where numerous modern hotels, many of cylindrical design. to catob the maximum sun, were being built in the mountain country. Splendid snow sport was obtainable at quite cheap rates under the new exchange rate and the result was that the Italian Alps were gaining in competition with the older-established ski-ing districts. Show Ring Veteran. A veteran of the show ring made a last but successful appearance at the Auckland Show wliep. the ten-year-old Shorthorn bull, Coldstream Quality's Alf, which is owned by Mr John McGowan, of Waipipi, won its 14th ehampionship. The animal was first exhibited as a yearlmg and annexed its initial championship at the Cambridge Show in the following year. Although past its prjme, as far as exhibition standards are concerned, the quality and type of the bull received commendation when it mewie its fiual appeai'ance. "Artificiai Prosperity," Stating that proeperity in Ncw Zealand depended on overseas prices for primary produce, and that those prices were beyond the Dominion's control, Mr A. A. Ross, immediate past president of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, said that it would be a wise policy under such conditions to realise that the prpsent satisfactory prices might not be permanent, and to prepare for eventualities. "Unfortunately," said Mr Ross, "under th© Government policy which has been adopted, an unduly large proportion of the benefits arising is being swallowed up in iucreased costs of production and increased taxation. The increased revenue arising is being expended, some wisely, but a great part unwisely in works of doubtful utility, which are draining away from more necessary and profitable work a large volume of capital and labour. This expenditure, together with the much higher statutory payments in salaries, wages, pensions, and the like, is giving the present period an additional and artificiai prosperity, , which may well be looked upon with some misgiving."