LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 168, 3 August 1937, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

■ wi • 1 >1 Car Strikes Cyolist. Thrown to the roadway when hia cycle was struck by a car on the Ma-raekakaho-Hastings highway during the week-end, Mr. Charles Olark, ofHastings, suffered minor abrasions. The car was driven by Mr. Taiawhio Eric Howard Tuck, of Napier. ■ Purchase of Chaff. The purchase of chaff for the horse teams engaged on Eivers Board work was consiuered at the meeting of tio Hawke's Bay Eivers Board meeting yesterday, It was decided to finance the purchase of chaff for the teams and to discuss the matter with the variou? ownera. Vftai Statistics. The Napier vital statistics for the month of July show a decrease under each heading as compared with the month of June. There were 15 deatks last month, as against 19 in June, while there were 23 births recorded, 12 fewer fchan in June, and 13 marriages, a decrease of -one. Customs Revenue. Customs revenue collected in Napier last month totatled £50,565, the highest July tigure recorded for several years. Last year's July totai was £46,124, and revenue collected in June, 1937, amounted to £49,181. The July amount was made up as follows : Net Customs, £36,349 ; petrol ; £8601 ; sales-tax, £4308 ; miscellaneous, £1307. Fernhill Bridge. The Hawke's Bay Eivers Board has been approaehed by the Ha'wke's Bay County Oouncil to make some arrangement for releasing much of the stock traffic now using the bridge if it could be diverted. It was decided that the board 's engineer should confer with the county engineer and make such arrangements as he thought desirable, provided that it was at no cost to the board . Councillor's Car Removed. . Whilo Mr E. E. Carrington was attending the monthly meeting of the Napier Borough Council last evening, seineone removed his nxotor-car from ihe place where he had parked it in Herschell street, outside the Council Chambers. When he left the meeting at 30.30 p.m. he was forced, after a futile search, to go home on foot. At 1 a.m. this morning, however, Constable P. T. Eeid found the missing vehicle back in its place. Education Board Oistriuts i Consideration is being given by tiie Government in the. drafting of the reorganised education system for New Zealand to the reallocation of board districts in both islands, says the Christchurch Press. Although no official confirmation can be obtained, it has been learned that the seheme, if adopted, would lnciuae tlie oreation of a separate board district for (South Canterbury and North Otago. Match With Shiela-Hoiders. Though no doubt the majonty of Eugby ent.husiasts in Hawke's Bay were surprised at the change of holdership of 'the Eanfurly Shield as the result of the defeat of Otago on tiaturday by iSoutli- ■* land, Hastings enthusiasts greeted the news with mingled feelings of surprise and pleasant anticxpation. The reason for the latter is that the game betweeu Hawke's Bay and Southland, the new skield-holders, has been set down ■'br play at Nelson Park on August 19, just two days before Otago meets the Bay at Napier.

High School Exhibition. An interesting exhibition of old and unusual newspapers is to be held at the Hastings High iSchool on Xhursday and Friday. Already a large number oi exhibits have been lent for the display, and the principal of the school, Mr W. A. G. Penlington, will be gratefuji ii any Hastings residents possessing newspapers of specia'i interest wili lend them for the exhibition. The display, which will be held in the school library, will be open, to parents and any members of the public who care to look round on Thursday afternoon. Admission will be free, tho exhibition being arranged for the benefit of the pupils. Spriqgboks and Romance. Whether the young women of Taranaki responded to the recent matrlmonial offer of a Hungariaa doctor expressed through the columns of a local newspaper is not known, states a New Plymouth journal. Apparently interest in this offer has been superseded by the arrival of the Springbok Rugby tourists, for an ex-Taranaki football representative has been approaehed by a young woman of the town to seek his aid in finding a member of the Springboks to meet her requirements. The young lady in question is rather particular in her requirements, and she gave a very definite indication of what type of man she wanted. She furnished the following details: Height, 6ft (approximately) ; weight, 14st. (again approxiraately) ; features, nose straight; chin, not more tban one; forehead. hoble; ears, not caulifloAvers ; disposition, manly and considerate; occupation, interesting; income, xiothing less thau £300 a year need apply, private means preferred. She is not particular about the colour of his hair or eyes, and, hearing that there were some South Africans who were not memhers of the team, she stated that being a player was not essential.