LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 88, 30 April 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Two BankrU|ttbi«s. Two petitions m bankruptcy were filed at tke Napier Courthous© for the Napier district during the month of ApriL For the corresponding month iast year, tke figure was oke. New 8keieton Needed. "Tke skeleton is in a bad way!' commented one of the members of the Thames Hospital Board'B visiting committee, wken ke reported that tke old skeleton used for nurses' ineti uctiou purposes needed replacing,. "Trade it in!" Was a suggestion made by another member. It was decided to procure a tiew skeleton. Radio Licenses Increase. Radio licenses in Jtorce in New Zealand on Marck 31 last skow a remarkable increase when compared with the tigures for tke corresponding date in the previous year. At the end of Marck the grand total of all classes of licenses was 243,642, as against 194,482 ott March 31, 1936, an increase of 49,160. Praise for Farm Workers, "The rank and iile of tke working classes of New Zealand are jolly fine men, partioularly the farm woraers," said Mr Lloyd Hammond, of Hunterville,— when addressing members of the Wanganui provinciai executive of the Farmers' Uruon. "1 have always maintained that our farm workers are' the best in the World " Positions Obtained. When the Hastings High School resumed this week the roll totalled about 440, against the 453 at the beginning of the year. The headmaster, Mr W. A. G. Penlington, stated that the difference was accounted for by the fact that a number of pupils had in the interim, while the school was closed, obtained positions. Jtago Apple Exports. When the last consignment of apples is piaced aboard the imer Hororata at GunecUn this weex lor lionuon the totai export ngure ior tke season will be 120,000 cases, and wiil brmg tke compiete skipment for this month to 84,000 cases. More would have been shipped had the necessary skip's storage been availab.e. One important factor limiting the totai exported is the absence oi ccoi storage space on some vessels. □eer still Plentitut. The heavy culling which the Government fias Undertaken in the back country of Canterbury does not appear to be having the efteets that matty of the rqnholders had hoped, says The Press. Many hundreds of deer have been shot, and a certain iivelihood has been provided for many men; but it is elaimed by runholders that mere strenuous efforts by a greater number of men are needed if anything resembling control is to be obtained. New Hostel. The opinion that there was every possibility of the new hostel at the Napier Girls' High Sohool being completed before the end of the year, was expressed yesterday by tbe chairnian of the Napier Secondary Education Board, Mr W. Dinwiddie. No" definifce Word had been received on the matter, but early advice is anticipated from the Government. The compieted buildrag is estimated to cost £20,000. The plans have been drafted, but official approval kas not yet been granted. Limited's Time Reduceo. Substantial savings m tke time taken by the express trains between Auckland and Wellington have been arranged by the Haihvay Department, and ftoM Sunday, June 20, a new timetable will coine into operation. Tke limited express Will leave Auckland at 7.15 p.m., instead oi at 7 o'clock, and will arrive at Wellington at 9.30 next morning, instead of at 9.41. It witl leave Wellington at 7.15 at night, as at present, and will reach Auckland at 9.30 the following morning, instead of at 9.40. New canterbury Bridges. The tender of Downer and Company, Ltd., kas been aceepted by the Publio Woi'ks Department for the construction of two bridgeB over the north and south branohes of tke Rangitata i'iver on the new Rangitata deviatiou of the Main South road. The bridges will be of reinforeed concrete and the terms of the contract call for their completion within a year. They are part of a scheme which will ettect a saving of about 10 miles to traffio on the Christ-churck-Dunedin main highway, Outy on Mountain Equipmont* Endeavours are being made by the Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand to obtain a reduction on the import duties on mountaineering and ekiing equipment. The latest bulletin of the federation states that representafcions have been made to the ActingjMiniBter for Customs, who had advised that nothing could bt done until the next general revision of the tariff. "The Minister was surprised at the need for a reduction and seemed impressed by the federation's repi'esentations," states the bulletin, which adds that the general manager of the Tourist and Publicity Department had promised to support the request.

Horticulturalist's Success. At the Wellington Society's Chrysai, themum Show held on Wednesday last Mr R. G. Wils6n, of Napier, was successful in gaining the society' s aWard of merit for a display of single exhibition chrysanthemums. Maorl History. The Maori chiefs no longer passed on to their sons their history, songs and hakas, declared the Rev D. Kaa, speaking at the Hastings HiBtorical Society' s meeting. The tribes around Taupo, especially, were reluctaut to glive information even to members of their own race. This was prompted by jealousy in guarding their ideas from Maoris in .other districts and the fear of commerCialisation. Men for the Navy. "It is very difficult to preach bigger navies in these days," sajd Oommander A. D. Boyle, chairman of the Navy. League executive, at an executive meeiing in Christchurch. "There are big navies every where, and as for our Navy I do not think we could expect anything more. But what we can do is to ask that the men be provided to man them. So we oUght to concentrate on the sea cadets." It was decided to authorise Lieutenant-Commander Harding, in charge of the Navy League Sea Cadet Oorps, to increase tke strength of the corps to one hundred.