LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 131, 19 June 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Chess Notes. Owing to pressure on our space the weekly chess notes have been held over for publication on Monday. King Ceorge Memorial, A further donation to the King George Y. Memorial Fund of 10/- from "Two Friends" is auknowledged by the Mayor of Hastings. A Back-stage Revelation. "We have been busy witn a knife removing the chewing-gum leff by the Mareus Show," said Mr. Don Nicol in a curtain speech at the close of "The Maid of the Mountains,',- 'at tbe Hamilton Theatre Royal. Longer Afternoons. Although June 22 will be the shortest day of the year the mornings and afternoons will not iengthen in the some degree. The evenings began to Iengthen on June 16, but the mornings after June 22 will reMain the same until June 29. Tropbies Donatcd. Two trophies haye been donated for competition among the axemen at the Taradale B Grade Axemen' a Association to be held shortly. There is a silver cup presented by the Hon. jP. G. Webb, and the other a clock for a speeial competition which has been donated by Mr. Perry. Triplets Progressiiig Well. Good progress is being made by the triplets recently taken from Hastings to the Karitane Home, Wellington. The fathfer, Mr. J. C, Anderson, of Kahuranaki, says that the Iatest weekiy report received by Mrs. Anderson /indicated that the respective weights are now 61bs, 1 qz., 6lbs. 2ozs., and 61bs, 5ozs. Union Office Expenses. In the report yesterday of the suggested Labourers' Union contract for river-diversion work, it w..s stafed that it was proposed "that award wages should be paid through the job and I that the union should reeeive half of | progress payments for office expenses. j This should have read: "A half per cent. of progress payments" for office expenses. Fruit-Export Control. After having served as Hawke's Bay producers' representative on the .New Zealand Fruit-Export Control «Board sinc© its inception some eleven years ago, Mr. A. M. Robertson has iutimated that he wil Uiot be seeking r.eelection, and Mr, A. L. Baumgart has accepted nominatiou. The election, whieh takes place shortly, is by postal ballot, and all registered fruitgrowers who during the 1936 export season exported at least 100 cases of fruit are eligible to vote.

On the Sidsline. The problem of young fellowe who on Saturday affernoons "lean against a post and smoke cigarettes, and then g/o out at three o' clock and hoot the referee,"' was brought up at the sports' delegates' conferenee, field in connection with the planned National Council of Sport, by Mr G. Bush, an immediate past president of tfie Auckland Boxing Association. That type of youth would need to be "roped in." suggested Mr Bush He wondered whether the Governmeat intended to make physical training compulsory. The Minister of Internal Atfairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry, addressing the gathering later, also "referred to "the fellow who does not take part but just eheers others on." "We want to get him In," said Mr Parry, "and the girl, too.'* Secretary Not to Blame During a discussion at yesterday 's meeting of the Central Hawke's Bay Eleetric Power Board, the chairman, Mr. A. C., Russell, was reported in tbe Herald-Tribune to have said that "there was a mistake on the part of the secretary-manager, and it is being rectiiied." He was referring to the non-confirmation in open board of worlc carried out in committee. While Mr. Russell admits having spoken of a mistake having been made, he was ineorreetly reported in referring to the mistake having been made by the secretary-manager. "I referred to a mistake and meant that it had been made by the board as a whole, but made no reference to the secretary-manager at all, as he was in , no way responsible," said Mr. Russell this morning. Cathollc Centenary. Headed by his Excellency the Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Panico, a strong Australian delegation will arrive at Auckland for the Now Zealand Centenary celebrations on the morning of Saturday, February 26 next, the day before the offieial programme opens, states the "Zealandia." Within tbe last few days, it is added, arrangements have been completed for an alteration in the schedule of the motorship Wanganella to allow of her leaving Sydney on Tuesday, February 22, so as to arrive immediately before the beginning of tlie Centenary. It is auticipated that large numbers of Australian Catholics, including prelates and priests, will travel ou the Wanganella. It is ppinted out that accommodation in Auckland during Centenary Week will be at a premium, and for that reason bookings should be made infmediately.

Mohaka Viaduct. Advice has been received by thb Mayor of Hastings, Mr, 0, A, Maddison, that the Ministe# qf Publio Works, the Hon. R. Semple, will drive the last spike in the Mohaka viadust at 11 a.m. on June 30. Visit Of Minister. Advice has been received bjy the Mayor of Hastings, Mr. G. A. Maddison, that the Minister for Railways, the Hoo. D. G. Sullivan, will under take a tour of the East Coast distriet commencing on June 28, on which date he will arrive in Napier, Following a short stay in Wairoa on June 30, the Minister will visit Gisborne and Waimoana, and complete the tour at Hastings, on July 6, when he will make an inspection of the •■ailway station and irrigation proposals. Leather From Wilfi Pigs. The wild pigs of East Taranaki may shortly be useful for other purposes than as targets for week-end hunters. Negotiations are under way for the despateh of a parcei of 50 skins to a Wellington tannery firm, which' will process the skins, endeavour to find a market for the leather and report to the Lands and Survey Department. A sum of £50 is included in the department' s vote for the experimeiit, which if successful may lead to the development of a useful commercial market ior wild pigskin leather, Napier Wool Sale. Friday, Decemher 3, will sea the tirst wool sale of the 1937-38 season in Napier, according to a schedule issued by the New Zealand Woolbuyers' Association. The January saies will be held on the third Saturday of the montb, Saturday, January 51, and again on Monday, January 21. There will be no sale in Napier during the mpnth of March, and the concluding sale of the season in Napier will be held on Monday, April 4. The latter sale date is tentative only and is subject to alteration or calcellation according to the quantity of wool offering. * £500 For Memorial Fund. ^ A cheque for £500 toward the King George V. Memorial Fund was handed yesterday to the acting-Prime Minister, the Hon. P. Fraser, by the coutteil of the New Zealand Golf Association as the result of &n appeal made to men's clubs by the council of the association and to women' s clubs by the New Zealand Ladies' Golf Union. Further contributions are expeeted, and in addi.ticwi many affiliated clubs have iuformed the association that the amounts collected by them were handed over to local funds in their respective distriets.