LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 133, 22 June 1937, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

L'aiyl Spring Lambs. Dlest with abundant pasture and plenty of shelter, tlie first two of tlie eariy spring lambs in this distriet were born at Mr. H. McLeod's property- at Pakipaki over tbe week-end Bitterns at New Plymoutb, Two native bitterns, a bird that is .becoming inereasingly rare, have been found within a fortnight near New? Plymou'th and both have been given to the Taranaki museura, The birds, v.'liich stand nearly two feet high, have a wing'spread of about ffve feet. They are very strongly built Jnfeotrous Cases. One case of inlaiitile paralysis and one of ecarlet fever were reported in "the Hawke's Bay- Wairarapa distriet for the week ended yesterday. There were 32 cases of intectious disease througbout the wbole of New Zealand. Successful Exhibitor. Mr Reg Gibbons (Napier), l*a« been very successful at recent shows with his roller canaries. At Wanganui he avou hrst and special with his adult bird and first and second for young birds ; and at the Manawatu Show he gained similar honours. The Shortest Day. To-day is aotually the ahortest day of the year, although June 21 is usually popularly accepted as the shortest day. Though the length of the days will gradually increase after to-day, no increase will be apparent for some time, tlie increase by July 6 amounting to only five minutes. After th'e sun has passed the equinox, however, the increase will be eight times as fast, as the sun draws nearer to New Zealand on its outward patb. At eight o'clock this morning the sun was at its farthest point nortliwardSpectator Told to Leave. The vigilance of tbe orderly at tbe ] session of tbe Royal Commission in- i vestigating hospital affairs in Napier last evening led to tbe removal of a man who entered the court-room during a period wlien the ban on public 1 attendance was still in operation. Tbe 1 | man quietly entered tbe darkened pub1 lic gallery above tbe court-room, but 1 bad been there a few minutes only i when the constable appeared from below and quietly beckoned him out. 1

Hawke's Bay Successes. In tbe pigeon section of tbe Manawatu Show, Mr C. Kronk (Napier;, was first for blue homer cock, first foi any other colour homer cock, third foi hen flown 300 miles, first for hen flown 400 miles, second lor hen flown 500 miles, firsts for tumbler cock and tumbler hen (clean legged), and for tumbler cock and tumbler hen (muff-legh ged), as well as special for best tumbler in show. Mr W. S. Strother (Napier), was first for homer cock flown 100 miles and second for hen flown 50 miles. Accountant Students' Society. The monthly meeting of the Hawke's Bay Accountant Students' Association was held in the offices of Messrs Retemeyer and Edgley, Napier, last evening, when Mr L. A. Denton presided over an attendance of some 50 members. Mr E. L. Enting, B.Com., F.R.A. N.Z., of Wellington, and formerly oi Napier, gave a most instructive and interesting address on "Executorship Accounts.." Mr Enting dealt witli the subject very exhaustively and gave a large amount of valuable information in connection with this branch of acoountancy. A number of questions were asked, and were replied to by the speaker. At the conclusion of the address a vote of thanks to Mr Enting for his address was proposed by Mr T. P. L. Reaney and carried hy acclamation.