LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 102, 17 May 1937, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

Donations Acknowiedgod. The following additional donations t-o the King George V Memorial Fund aro acknowledged by the Mayor of Hastings : Rainbow, Hobbs and Nesbitt, £2 2/-, J, J. Faulknor, £2 2/-, Mrs McNairn (Havelock North), £5. Mass for the King. Mass was offered in every Roman Catholic Cburch in New Zealand yesterdafy for the happy and peaceful reign of their Majesties the King and Queen, and appropriate sermons were preached. Hoie in One. Playing at the Parkvale Golf Club's course on Saturday, S. Cumings, of St. George' s road, Hastings, holed ,in one at the No 2 hole, of 145 yards. This was the first time this season that this feat had been acliieved in the district. Church Parade. The members of the Port Ahuriri Caledonian Society, and Pipe Band held a Coronation clxurch parade at the Port Presbyterian Church yesterday morning. There was a large attendance. Members assembled at the National Tobacco Factory corner, and from there marched to the church, where an impressive coronation service was held.

Turbulent seas. Lashed by a high wind that did considerable damage to trees ashore, the sea at the Napier foreshore yesterday provided a fine sight. A dense mist obscured the water some distance from the shore, and what could be seen of the water was a tossing expanse of white water, with large .waves breaking far out from the sboro and Bmothering the beach in a sheet of foam. Although the waves had abated this morning, evidence of their fury could be seen in the amount of driftwood and seaweed that littered the beach.

Dominion Press Praiseo. Praiee for the high standard oi the Press of New Zealand was accorded by Mr W. R. Crocker, an officer of tho International Labour Office of the League of Nations, who arrived at Auckland by ihe Mariposa from Los Angeles. "The newspapers oi New Zealand stand very high overseas," he said. "You in New Zealand are blessed with a very good Press." Parakeets Increas© In Number. Increasing numbers of Australian parakeets in the Waitakere Ranges, although contributing to the general beauty of the bush, ar emaking constant- vigilance by neigbbouring orchardists necessary. These rosella parrakeets have been in the district for many years and are steadily increasing. They may be distinguisked from the New Zealand species, which is much rarer on the mainland, by their larger size — they are about the size ef a tui — and by their plumage, which is red1, compared with the red head and green body of the New Zealand bird.