LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 195, 3 September 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Very Long Telegram. Tbe longest telegram ev6r sent from Waiheke Island was despatched from the Onetangi Post Office recently, when tb© residents decided to send fcheir congratulations to a young wife on tbe birth of a son. The telegram was signed by more than 50 of tbe residents and contained 159 words. Parade Lighting Extension. Ke\ eral additional cluster lamps of similar design to tbose already in position are being added to the Marine Parade, Napier. Tbe extension is nortbward, and the new lights, supports for some of which are already in position, will extend past tlie Municipal Batlis and tbe children's playing area. Traffic Tally Held uoOwing to flooding the cbecking of the traffic density 011 the Waiohiki, Pakowhai, and Fernhill main liighways has been discontinued, as the amount of traffic now using these roads would not five a, true indication of the norma! traffic density tbere. The check will be re-commenced next vveek. Basketball Teatn Leaves. Tbe Napier representative basketball teain left for Rotorua last evening to defend the trophy won last year. A large crowd of followers farewell them and wished them success. Tbe team was in cbarge of Mr Berry, manager, and Mrs E. Grenfield, chaperone. Miss M. Sargent is captain, and Miss M. Rain, vice-captain. Homes for Maoris. About £40,000 will be expended in tbe Tauranga, Bay of Plenty and Rotorua areas immediately in building homes and providing water supply in native pas, according to advice receiyed by Mr C. H. Burnett, M.P. Surveys are now in progress and all allocations . for native houses in the immediate vicinity of Tauranga have been made. Plans and specifications for these houses will shortly be available. Steer Runs Amok. Some exciting and occasionally uncomfortable moments were experienced by a number of persons in the Westfield stock yards on Wednesday, wben a largie steer broke loose and careered around the beef stalls toward the stock agents' offices. One man had a. fortunate escape from serious injury, but was twisted violently around as the steer brushed past him. Doors were promptly closed to prevent the animal from entering any of the offices until it was captured and returned to its pen. National Anthem at Test Match. "Did not tbe crowd at tbe Tea% match against tbe Britisb team in 1930j join in with tbe band in tbe National Anthem?" asked Mr. A. I. Cottrell at tbe meeting of tbe management committee of tbe Canterbury Rugby Union, when arrangements for Saturday's Test match were being discussed, reports tbe Press. "My recollection is tbat it sounded very fine," Mr. Cottrell added. "Perbaps something could be done about it again on Saturday." It was decided to incorporate in tbe official programine a request to tbe public to join in the singing. Maunganui's Islands Trip. Tbe Union Steam Ship Company bas received tbe following wireless message from tbeir liuer Maunganui, wbicb is at present cruising in tbe South Sea Islands: — Some bad weather was met witb on tbe earlier stages of tbe trip but has now improved. On Tuesday afternoon a ceremony of initiation to tbe islands was carried out by Neptune, and in tbe evening investitude ' into Neptune order, witb 'Miss Harper (Waimate), Neptune 's Queen, and Miss Wilson (Wanganui) and Miss Gager (Hikurangi), ladies-in-waiting. > Tbe Maunganui bertbed at Nukualofa at 8 o'cloek yesterday morning in beautiful weather. During tbe morning a trip to tbe Wood of Flying Foxes and Blowboles was made, witb native singing, daneing and music by tbe Wesleyan Boys' Brass Band in tbe afternoon. Tbe passengers were delighted witb tbeir day ashore. A native dance was to be held last night. Eggs By Alr MalL Pigs might fly, so the saying goes, but apparently eggs cannot fly witliout becoming addled. Tbe "New Zealand Journal of Agriculture" records bow, in order to test out tlie method of transport by air for eggs, tbe Departnient arranged with) tlie Higli Coinmissioner for New Zealand in London to forward by air mail a box containing lifteen good White Leghorn eggs. The eggs arrived in Wellington tliree weeks after tbey were sent and were at onco taken to tbe Department's poultry station at Wallaceville. A hen was entrusted with the task of hatcliing eiglit of the eggs, and an incubator with the seven ofchers. But at tlie end of four teen days' arduous sitting on tlie part of the lien and incubating on the part of the incubator, there were sure indications that none of the eggs would hatch. "Tbe experiment," states the journal, "although interesting, would mdicate that it is not possible at present to get results from hatcliing eggs when sent so i'ar by air mail."