LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 144, 6 July 1937, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

"-vrr-a-'-dr-i-'" . infectious Disease; Three cases of searlet fever and out Of dipiitkeria Were reported from the Hawke's Bay-"W airarapa diatrict for the week ended yesterday. s Nursing Examinatiohe^ THrefe Hastings candidates have beeii successful in the State examinations for midwives and maternity nurses held last month. The Hastings passes are all iii the' Jaiatfer'nity section, the candidates beihg M. E.- Iteader, 0. G. Smit.li and M. L. Williiig. Mbck Baiikrhptcy Mbeting. An aiuusing hiid insti'uctio'hal moek hieeting. of cfeditors Was hfcld last evening* in Napier by the Hawke 's Bay Aceonutant Students ' Society, 54 meiiibers attendingi Mr. L. \V. wiliis presided oyer the meeting, at the conelusiou of which a brief addresS was giveu by Mr. Ti H. R. Giffiord, explaining the points of law involved. Church to be Sold. ifitt'orts ire being mad© to' dispose oi Trinity Congregational Ghurch, on the corner of Mattehester street and Worcester street, Ghristehurfch, One of the most histbtie ecciestiastical buildings in the city and one of the' most beauti,ful; It is definite that ultimately this little Church will disappear, for the authorities cdntrolling it are anxious to secure finance to erect a modern church on anotfier city site.- The church contains some excellent examples of pieces of Gothic architecture. O'niy a Ciafpeiiter. To illustrate the ineonvenaence of having two awards in one industry, coiinsel in the Court of Appeal reeenti} said that an electrician wishing to earrya wirfe throdgh a wall aiid equipped with the auger for boring the hole had b'feeh prevented ftdm ddiiig So. A carpentCr bad tb be sCnt for td bore the hol& This, he said; was not a hypdtheticai dccurrenCe; but sOmcthihg tbat' hhd actually happenecl. Abuse of Fbtrol Eebate. "There are many farmers Who purchase motor spirit ostensibiy for fatm purposes in order to obtain a rebate and then usfe it in their cars for joy riding. They should be prosecuted," shid Mr; E. Ms Watsoii, S.M.; in the Taihape Mfegistrate 's Couft; He hinted that he would make an example of ariy Such o'ffender Who was brdiight befbfe &hy Gourt dver Which He was pre: sifiing's Farm Labour Costs. Labodf Costs tb-day Were double what they were three or four years ago, said a sheep-farmer when giving evidence in the Hunter estate in the Supreme Court at Wellington. "It would be correct to say that costs have increased by at least a thifd?" asked counsel. "You can call it a third if* yoii like," witness replied, "but when you waiit the meh to work they whrit a bit mofe than a thirds That is our experience in the Mauawatu." Marino Sdrvey Starts. The iiihiine sutVey Of the New Zealaiid Ooaetline Whieh is to be made by the Adinifaity survey ship Endeavoiir and another VeSsel Which Will pfbbably sueceed her in 1939, is td be started this WOek. The Eiideavouf leit the Devonport haval base yesterday fof the Daui&ki Gulf tb bCgiii work in the Tariiaki Btfait aS far as Tonui Island. All inshore work will be doin. by the Endeavour 'a two 28ft. motorlaunches. Which are specially equipped with echo-sounding gear for mapping the sea bottom, and the deep-water work will be attended to by the Endeavour. She will return to Auckland in the near fUture for coaling. He Broke the Habit: West Coast hotels have for years tried to conform with a traditioh of hospitality to nieet the needs and wisltes ol: all travellers, but the recent heavy frosts have made it difficult tu Inaintaiu this in Reefton. An English visitof Who for years had taken an eariy morning cold shower broke his established rbutihe this week. v When he asfeed about the provisiohs for a cold shower he was courteously told that the earliest in the day the cold Water taps had begun to run ih the bresent series of frosts Was 3.30 p.in. He could exther wait for a shower until thOil; bf batHe iri the snow-ffed Inangahau riveri He broke the habit. Coverhment Building. ifThis Gdyerntiieiit, i think, has aiready established sonie claims to be rfegarded as builders, hot depressors, ' ' said the Hon. D; G. Sullivan; Minister of Eailways, this morning when meeting a deputatioii regafdiug the erection bf a new raiiway station at Hastings. "We have set out to stimulate the economic life of the people and have actually beeil seeking oppo'ftuiiities i'fir building, siibh as cafryiflg but a lot of buildiug for education; ahd thb htlusihg UuestiOn. It is the desifO 6f tlie Eailway DOpafllheilt tb bflhg thb faciUiics Of the ptiblicj up to a stuhdarti bf efficieucy; anfi We have already Cafried oufc sevbrai ihipoftaht iihpfbveinehts ifi this di'reetlbh, shcii as the febhiMiiig oi 3r0liihg StoCk; and thb provisioh bf kiofb ihOdbfil find ddequSle equijjmeht;'5 — - — wtt — 1 riaaaa JyttB —

— -K-Sheep-Cuessing Competition. . Mr. G; Dorward guessed the correct weight, 68£lb., in the sheep-guessing cbm|>etition at the Havelock North dog trials on Saturday. B. R. Doole and D. Balharry tied fbi' secoftd prize. Piaoement Service Offices. New premises , for the State Tiacenient Service in Napier are to be openetl this afternoon by the Hon. W: E; Barnard, M.P., in Dickens Street. Ift contrast to the cramped quaitefs in which the service has been operating since its inceptioil ih Napier, the iieiv offices include ah employees' waitingfootu, employefs; ititerviewing-room, placement ofificer's room, and a general office. Ohanging Times. "We firb living ih bliaiigitig timbs, ahd these are vbfy diffichlt days ih SOihb rfespects; the Whole, econbihic fhbric of the Dominion ds being altbred and altered very eonsiderably, ' ' said Mr.- T. G. Brash; presidbnt of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers ' Fedefation, at the annual cohferblice of thb Ghfitbrbury prOVitibial district; The chahgbs takihg place, he added, were briiigiiig hboht iucfbases Sh cbsts aiid in othcf direetions, and the position had to be faced, He was not criticisihg the changes that were being in&de, but merely drawing attention to them so that fruitgrowers could consider their effects upon the industry. Too Much Radio. The Suggestion that radio ahd hbmo lessohs do hot mix is pht forwdfd by MiSS A. M. tiouden, heddmistfess of the EpSOm Girls ^ Grammar Schooi, in a circiilar tb parents on the health of their schoolgirl claughters. "Growing children need quiet, rest and sleep," she' says; "Those children who do their homework to the accompaniment df wireless and Other disttacting sotmds are nervy ahd iinabib to Concentrate On Work in fi qtiiet claSsroom. Those who really desire to listen to wireless items should be encouraged to rest quietly while donng so; A short period of complete relaxation after the evening meal would help to cUre nbrvous tehsioh and exeitability. ' '