LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 70, 9 April 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

High Prices For Oranges. In the past fortniglit the prices of oranges ip. Auckland havtf risen from 45/- to 55/- a case, to 68/- to 71/- a case, latter being the price paid for a few cages of fruit which wero available at the City Markets on Tuesday. Mr Diokie's Visit, Mr H. 'G, Dickie, M.P. for Patea, will fieliver a public address under the auspices of the New Zealand National Party in the Assembly Hall, Hastings, on Monday, at "8 p.m. The speaker will survey the legislation of the Labour Government and its effect on the national welfare. . Napier Cojnpetitions. The Napier CompetitionB Society 's ■executive is thinking of bolding the postponed musical, voeal and dancjng coiupetit'ipns next May, prpviding the infantile paralysis epidemic has abated and the gchools observe the usual May terin holidays. Nothing yet has been definitely deeided, but the society 's exeeutive will hold a meeting as soon at is it definitely knpwn when the sehools will re-open and whether the May term holidays will be held as usual. These eompetitions were to have been held last Easter, but were postponed on account of the epidemic, Deer Killed with Stick. An unusuai feat was perfonned by a shepherd on Snowdon Station, North; Canterbury, recently, when he killed a wild deer with no weapon other than ; a musterer 's stick, Cpming pn a hind ; asleep on the hillside, he struck it a: ; heavy ;blow between the ears and ' stunned it, when it was easily des- ; patched. The feat was seen by an- ; other shepherd, and the men's return to the station with a hauneh of venison, after going ouf without a Tifle, ; caused surprise. i Cheap Wlreless Set. ; ' A Dunedin suburban school commit- ; tee Teeently conceived the idea of gath- ; ering bottles to pay for a radio set for i the school. A circular was sent out to householders asking thexn to co-operate, and boys of the sixth istandard were ; sent out several weeks ago with a card authorising them to ccllect. The seheme was a complete suceesB, many thousands of bottleis being gathered and making a vety imposing pile when they were staeked in the school yard, The school, as a result pf the proceeds, is now in possession of a first-olass : radip set. An Interesting Rellc. A hand flour mill, which was used in Otago as long ago as 1854 and is still in remarkably good condition, has been received by the Otago Eariy Settlerte ' Associafion from Mr G. Stevenson, of Weston. The mill had been lying in Mr Stevenson 's barn for a good many years, but it formerly belonged to tho late Mr G. B. Atkinson, who used it at Clifton Falls in 1854 and possibly earlier to grind wheat for the use of his family. At that time an area of ; about a-quarter of an acre was dug with the spade, the wheat was sown : by hand, harvested with a sickle, threshed with a flail, and afterwards ground into flour by the use of this hand-driven mill. The association is

fortunate in coming into possession of this mill, as it is questionable whether another of the kind exists in Otago, or anywhere else in New Zealand. New zealand to the Fore. Speaking of fhe handicraft displays at the Conference of th© Associated Uountrywomen of the World, at the Southern Hawke'g Bay Federation of Women't Institutes at Waipukurau on Tuesday, Mrs H. Paterson, of Pahiatua, who was a delegate to the confer ence, said that the New Zealand display was always to the fcre and declared that, had she known how popular it was going to be, she would have studied a book on New Zealand plant life, as the delegates to the conference were for ever asking her questions about it, Many of the American women, she said, knew practically nothing of New Zealand and had been most eager to learn about the conditios of life here and any other details they could. "I feel confident," she concluded, "that American women generally will Know more of New Zealand than ever before and I am sure that we have put our country on the map." Te Mu Mlssion Bell. The question of th© disposal of the bell recovered a year or more ago from the Maori mission churcli at Te Mu, Rotorua district ,destroyed by the eruption of Tarawera on June 10, 1886, has apparently been amicably settled. Plana ar© being prepared for the restoration of the bell to its original site, possibly as a forerunner of the re-erectiou of the church itself. Work will be ccmmenced within a few days on the erection of a cairn to house the bell. It is to be so constructed that if the idea to rebuild the church is ultima u-iy achieved it can form tlie fouadation of th© belfry of the new church. Material from the flour mill destroyed by the eruption will be used. It is hoped to complet© the erection of the cairn by Sunday, April 18, when it is plavmed to conduct a consecration ceremuuy. at which the Rt. Rev, F. A. Bennett, Bishop of Aotea-roa, has been asked to officiate^

No Empty Cradle. Referring to the Hon. W. E. Barnard's complaiuts about empty cradles, a citizen told a Whakatane Press representative that tlie Bay of Plenty had never shirked its obligatious and cquld point with pride to one stalwart young mother of 37 years who had presented the State with 15 children, including two sets of twins. Overhaui of Dretfge Compieted, The dredge Whakarire, owned by the Napier Harbour Board, is due to return to Napier shortly befpre mid-day to-morrow from Wellington, where she has received annuai overhaui. She sailed from Napier on March 2 and was docked at the Jubile© Floating Doclf two days later. Milk' in Scbools. When further information required is tp hand, a public meeting will be held in Napier, probably necxt week, to consider the question of the supplying of free milk to schoolchildren, A questionaire taken by the Health Dgpartment has ascertained the numbers of children in Napier sehools who wisb to ; nave milk supplied them, but so far the figures have not been communicated tp the Borough Gouncil. When they j arrive a meeting will be called, a eom- • mittee set up to deal with final arrangements and tenders fcr the supply of the milk called. Coronation Ceiebrations. At a meeting of the Napier Coronation Committee to be held next week, , definite arrangements for the programme of celebrations on Coronation Day will be put in hand. The Mayor, Mr C. O. Morse, has obtained infornation regarding the time to read the ! Government proclamation of coronation, and all other arrangements will now fit in with this reading. So far the committee has confined its work tp ihe discussing of suggestions, until ; definite adviee was received, but now { a proper programme may be arranged. Three Siag Trains Daily. Three special trains a day, eaeh of about 27 waggons, have been neeessary tp distrjbute through Taranaki slag cargoes unloaded from th© Raranga ! and the Bosworthi, the latter ship being still in pprt, The Raranga diseharged 1700 tons oi Antwerp slag and the Bosworth is unloading 4830 tong of 1mmingham slag. Other slag ships are the Ridley, and the Brandon, In addition, the Westralia will arrive to unload Galveston sulphur and an unnamed ship will discharge Nanru phosphate. Interest in Flylng, Th© abnormal demand for pilot instructjon that has been' experienced during the past 12 months has been the subject of considerable discussion at recent meetings of the Western Federated (N.I.) Flying Club.c It was held that an additional instructor was imperative if the requirements of the clubs in the federation were to he mpt. The instruction of pupils at Wanganui, New Plymouth ,and Hawera has been carried out by Flying-Officer Ian Keith, whio because of the excessive demand for instruction, has been unable to cope with the work. The appointment of an additional pilot-instructor, confirmed at Tuesday' s meeting of the federation, will relieve the position to a great extept. A Fine W apiti Head. i A magnificent wapiti head, one of the best seen for some time, was brought out of the Glaisnock Valley by Mr F. W. Furkett, of Wellington, the former engineer-in-chief of the Public Works Department, and Major Wilson, of Bulls. The wapiti, which was an 11-pointer, was shot by Mr Furkert, who brought the head north to be mounted. The antlers measured 67$ inches and had a spread of 38 inches. Mr Furkert and Major Wilson spent three weeks in fiord country, but their activities were curtailed owing to wet weather, only five days being experienced. Another splendid trophy seen in Invercargill on Monday (says the Southland Times) was a 20-point red deer head which had been forwarded from Pukemaori.