LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 69, 8 April 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Memorjai Fund Donation. The Mayor of Hastings, Mr G. A, Maddison, wishes to acknowledge with tiianks a donation of £1 from H.C.O. towards the King George V Memorial Fund for the establisliment of health ;|imps, The tihampions. Napier Technical Old Boys were formally declared the winners of the Hastings-Napier senior cricket competition at the meeting of the Hawke' s Bay Cricket Association last night. Technical Colts were declared winners of the junior A series. Generous Donation. The treasuref of the Red Oross Soci. ety, Napier, desires to acknowledge the reeeipt of a cheque for £20^ from Mr G. Husheer, to head the list of donations to the society in its annual appeal. In additioii, tWo cheques of ,£5 each have been received fom anonymous donors, niakiiig a total of £30 received to date. Dog Triai TrophiOs Three miniatufe cups for competition in ihe eveuts for local maiden dogs have been presented to the Te Pohue Dog Trial Olub by the presidOnt, Mr. J. F, McKeosiek, of- Rukumoana. The club desires to express its gratitude to Mr. McKeesick, who takes a keen interest in the trials in the Te Pohue distriet. The annual event this year takes place at Rukumoana on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week. Five Miliiort Club,

The aims and obj'ects of the recentlyi'Ormed New Zealand Five Million Club were outlined to enthusiastic. audiences in Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill by the Hon, W. E, Barnard, M.P., during the past few weeks, While travelling in the South Island, he took the opporttinity to further his caznpaign for a larger Dominion population. In all three centres, .he said, on his retnfn to Napier, he received a Very fair hearing. Mr M. M. Cooper's Return. No information has been received by the relatives of Mr M. M. Cooper, ilhodes Scholar and Oxford Rugby "Blue", that he will be returning to Hawke's Bay during the comipg season. It was stated at the meeting of the Hastings Rligby Sub-Union on Monday night that h© would be in Hawke's Bay for six or eight weeks from the end of this month. Members of Mr Coopers family, however, say that their information is that he .will be returning for a period at the end of September. Marewa Basketbaii Courts, Tlie possibility of six hard basketbaii courts being laid down in the Marewa Block was mentioned by the President, Hr H. Sergent at the annual meeting of the Napier Basketbaii Association held last evening. The Borough Council had been approached dn the matter, stated Mr Sergent, afid had expressed itself as being willing to consider the matter favourahly. If these courts are laid down the association will apply to have the New Zealand Basketbaii ehampionships held in Napier on some occasion. Runanga Bush. A reply to a, request for the preservation of an area of bush at the Runanga Hilf on th© Napier-Taupo road, recently made by the Napier Chamber Of Commerce through the Hon, W. E, Barnard, M.P., has been received by Alr Barnard. The Minister in charge of scenery preservation, the Hon. F. Langstone has replied stating that certain inquiries into the position have already been made, but further information is required to establish the position. The information desired is now being cOlleCted by officers of the department, and the Chamber will be advised of the result of these inquiries. study In Contrasts. It was a gathering of farmerp, and nuturally the discussion xevfirted to Cowis and pigs. One farmer casually mentioned that in two successive litters two Large White sowb had given birth to an aggregate of 66 young pigs, of which 42 had been reared. Each time the two sows had aggregated 33 pigs. One sow had been particularly prolific, having contributed 37 Of the 66, producing litters of 18 and 19. The opposite extreme was recordod by anotlier farmer, who stated that a fine sow of his had givon birth to a litter of two pigs, and the same day a "wee bit of a eafc" had produced six kitteus. End of Bathlng Season. • The swimming pool at the Napiei public baths will be emptied for the winter months afteT Friday, Apri] 30, although the public will still be able to have hot salt-water baths, Except for the more hardy swimmers who carry on during the winter, bathers of Napier Usually take the olosing of the public pool as an indication that the Swimming season is over. The "Twelve 0'Clockers)' are now arranging the programme for their annual dinner at the baths on April 30. After their usual swim in the pool and surf, they congregate in on© of the larg© dressing rooms and bid farewell to the swimming pool until next summer. The various batliing eStablishments of Hastings will be closing down within the next t'ew weeks also.

Rangitane Aririves, The New Zealand Shipping Co. advises that the Rangitane arrived at Wellington at 1 p.m. yesterday, and passengers for this port will he proceeding by to-day'e expi'ess. Wrestiing Bout, The Ha.wke's Bay Wrestiing Association has received advice from the Dominion Union, Wellington, to the" effect that R has been alloted Dr Jordon McKenzie and Hon Mclntyr© for the opening of the season. Waikato Fruit, In spite of the adverse 'effect of the wet weather on their crOps, fruitgrowers in the Waikato have experienced a fairly successful Beason. There Was a good production of fruit from most "trees and the quality was well up to the standard of other years, • says the Waikato Times. With the high prices ruling at present for land in the Waikato frtiitgrowing is not developing noticeably as an industry, but those growers who have overcom© this difficulty report that the land yields excellent results. Christianity Among the Maoris. The organisation. of church work among the Maoris in the Dominion will be considered by the General Synod of th© Anglican Church when it meets in Hamilton this Week, At the last Synod a statute was passed regarding the question. Matters relating to the extention of the Melanesian Mission to include the mandated territory o£ New Guinea and Ihe attitude of the Church in New Zealand with regard to marriage and divorce will also occupy important positions on the agenda. value of Navy League, Admiration for the work of the Navy League Was expressed by Commander R, Dowling, R.A.N,, commander of H.M.A. escort sloop, Swan, when addressing Rotarians at New Plyinouth, The league was doing a tremendous amount of good in Australia, he said. They all knew the need of the navy as a system of insurance for their homes, and the sooner, therefore, they inculcated a sea Bense in the young the better, for whereas a ship could be built in a short period it took years to make a seaman. In Australia the league took children out in hoata and got them interested in the sea. Though recognis,jng the conditions at New Plymouth were not so iavourable for siich work, Commander Dowling urged that soinething of the kind should be undertaken.