LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 139, 29 June 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Int'ectious Cases. One death from tuberculosis was re- ; porfced from the Hawke's Bay-Wairara-pa distriet to the Health Department in Wellington during the woek ended yesterday. ' In addition,. three; cases of diipththeria, and two of scarlet fever were notifled from the same aroa. England's Declining Population. The rata of population gi-o,wth in the United Kingdom is rapidly slowiug dawn, and it has been estimated that by the middle of the 1940, 's it will begin to fall, said Mr H. R. Rodwell, lecturer in economics at the Auckland Xfniversity College, in an address upon New Zealand's trade polioy. ('It will then be necessary for us to find new markets for our increasing products," ke adcl ♦ . "We must act now." Assisting the Farmers. "There has never before been a Go- I vernme'nt which has devoted the same consideration to the farming community as has the parfy in power to-day," said the Minister of Agi'iculture, the Hon,, Wt Lee Martm, at the National Dairy Conference at Hamilton. He said the Government's policy had been in the. direction of helping the industry to the fullest extent, No doubt they had made mistakes, but they were prepared to oonsider any proposals deemed to constitute better methods than were being applied. Annual Barough Inspection. The Mayor, Mr G. A. Maddison, and members of the Hastings Borough Council assembled this morning to undertake the annual inspection of the borougjh to gather first-hand information of the development and progress of fhe variqus works in hand and also t,o obtain an insight into matters that require attention. Arising from this inspection, which itsually takes a full dayj and often longer, the council will be in a povition to draw-up its pro-

gramme of works for the now current year. Orgering-Qff of piqyers. A meetingi of the special committee set -up by the Hawke's Bay Rugby Football Union and the Hastings subunion to ' investigate cojnplaints against players will meet in Hastings this evening t,p consider the crderingoff of two 'plgybrs in the M.A.C. v. Pirates game at Hastings on Saturday. The procedure adopt^d some weeks ago when there was a similar inquiry has been modified so that, instead of the three representatives of eaph pontr.olling body making exchang|D visits ! to interview the players concerned, it j has been arranged tbat the whole matter should he dealt with at oqe sitting of the committee. The two players who will be dealt with to-night will be W. Mataira,.of M.A.C. , and H. Fraser, nf Pirates ; the third party— the refer^ ce who ordered tliem off for fighting — being AJLr J. Geenty. Labelling of Goods. Complaints that New Zealand-made goods are being labelled and sold to the public as imported have been taken so seriously by the Canterbury Manufacturers' Assoeiation that arrangements have been, piade for them to be dis.l eussed at a meeting of the council of I the assaciation this week, . sayp the Christchurch Press, Inquiries made rC- 1 v ealed that not only had complaints been made by individiial firips affeetpd to the assoeiation, but' ithat the Department of Industries and Compierce had ajso been approached. Mr H. D. Duckworth, presidept of the assoeiation, said tkat the knowledge that most manufacturers possessed of the position concprned only its effect on their particular businesses, and the object of the meoting thia week would be to " find a gpneral indication of the extent of the practice complained of — the selling of goods made in the Domipion as if they were mad? overseas and imported. "Tjiok Shop" Reforms. Warrn congratulations to the headmisti'ess of the Epsom Girie' Grammar Schopl, Miss A. L. Louden, on reforms which she proposed to introduce at the scliool "tuck shop'' were expressed by | juibers of the Auckland Grammar tcliool Board of Governors af a meeting, Miss Louden, in a letter to the bpard, stated that the reforim was part of a health campaign which was being pianned in view of the faot that so ruany of the new entrants were far below etandard in health and physique. 'The food at present sold in the -"tuck shop" was considered unsuitable, and it was proposed to introduce wholetueaj rolls, eultana yeast buns, date scones, plain wholemeal oakes, fresh and dried fruits .and cocoa, with restricted sale of sweets. Miss Louden stated that she had received the co- * operatipn of the home science mistressep in formulating the scherqe. Surprise for Rescuer. When a dinghy capsized in the choppy water off the end of Clyde Qua-y Wharf, Wellington, the other day, ro any people on shore had the impression tbat a fatajity had Qccurred. Mr G. Wbitefield, custocljan of the Boat Hurbour, was in his olfice when he heard spunds of excitewent outside, and, realising tbat there had been a capsize, be gave the alarm, Then he wenf out in a dinghy aud rowed toward the overturned boat. While he was thus engaged he saw another dinghy pulling almost alongside, Mr Whitefield looked oyer his shoulder and saw no sign of a survivor in the water, He called to the occppant of the other diqghy, "I'm afraid he's gone." "Oh, no," said the bedraggled rower. "I anx the one that is missing," The missing I inan had ^ gwynii yshore, goye to tho ! Star Boating Club's landing, prgqured ! a dinghy, and was rowing out to bring iu hig capsized hoat. ' '