LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 198, 7 September 1937, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

RangiHhi's Movcmcnts The N.Z. Bh'ppiug Co. advise timi •the Hangi liki, uUlcli left Welliugtoi. on August 3, arnved at Luiiclon 'v \ beptembcr 4. Tiio Kemucra, ea roule London-Wellington, aailod from I'amiuia last Katurd ay eveuiug. Tribute to Bowlcr. The dag of the Hastings Bowliug Club was half-mast to-day in respect to the late Mr S. H. Kniglit, u lii'emember of the club and a keen bowliug entliusiaSt. who passed away during the week-end, Cars Collide. Two motor-cars came into collision at the intersection of Heretaunga Street and Gray's road, Hastings, at about 9 30 o'ciock last niglit, but neither car was extensiveiy datnaged and uo one was liurt. One of the cars was dnven by Mr Flenry llupert Beckett and the other by Mr Willian Naisbitt. Thieves at Theatre. Between Saturday night and Monday rnoining thieves entered the Mayfair Theatre, in George street, Palmerston North, forced open the manager 's olfice and did considerable damage. l'apers were strewn about the floor and drawera ransacked, but .nothing of value wa9 removed. The safe, which contained a valuable colleetion of used stamps, was untouched. Kindergarten Colleetion. A sum of £40 was coliected as a result of a street colleetion made in Hastings on Saturday lor tlie Hastings Free Kindergarten. in view of the uufavourable weather which tended to keep people indoort, on Saturday this result is gratifying, althougli it is aboufc £20 lcss tliaii tliat coliected lasi year. "Quad" Lambs. Tlireo sets of quadruplet lambs were born on the statiou of Mr L. T. Daniell. in the Wairarapa, Jast week. The whole 12 lambs are surprisingly big aud have 110 peculiarities. They are all reported to be thriving. The tirst set arnved on Sunday, the secoud on Tuesday, anu the third 011 Friday. The thrco mothors are a iive-year, ^ six-tooth and a twotootli. A remarkable i'eaturo is that the six-tootii had a lamb as a hogget in 1934, twins in 1935 and again in 193n and quadruplets this year. Jewish New Year. Yestexday was New Year's Duy according to the Jewish ealeudar. 11 marked the begiuuing of the yea> 5698 tlated from tlie creation 3.00 Ji.C The Jewish year consists of 12 niontho alternatively '30 days and. 29 da^s witl. an intercalary month once in three years and somctimes once in two. A pecuiariarity of the Jewish caiondar is cliat it is divided into six seasons — seed time, winter, cold sejison, harvest, summer and hot season, au arrangement duu probably to the Jew's earlj clnuatic surrounduigs. Each of theae seasons is heralded witli an upprupriate lestival. Warrants of Fitness. Though a few motorists have beeu tuindfui of the fact that the expiry date of tlie warrants of litness for tiieir vokicles fall this month, the vast uiajority have apparently overlooked the fact, or at any rate have not indicated that they intend to renew the warrants. 8ix months ago there was a treniendous rush to secure tlie lirst of tlie warrants and it wa^ well-known then that the vehicles would have to be re-cxamined six mouths later. It is anticipated by some motor garage proprietors that towards the end o± this month there will' be another .big rush. Oue lirin, at least, has taken tiie precautionary ineasure of circularising their patrons, giving a reminder of the requirements of the law. Cornwall Park Hedges. The removal of the hedge at Cornwall Park, along Roberts street, is now practically conipleted. During the past few days the Hastings Borough Reserves Dopartnieiit has euiployed a sniall gang of incn and a niotor tractor on the job of reuioviiig the condcmned hedge and despito the unfavourable weather exccllent progress has been made with the work. Many passersby have coinmeuted vcry favourabiy upon the improved appearauce of this portion of tho park and are already speculating as9to what type of shrubs aml flowuriug bushes will be planteu in the row made available. In due coureo the hedges along Uornwall and Tomoana roads sides of tlie park will bo removed, niaking tho area a truly public one. Blind, But Not Deaf, Blind persons were not necusDtirily deaf, remarked Mr Andrew Johnston, "the Blind Soldier," during an address in Hastings last eveuing. Many people supposed them to be deaf and, as a result, those eonfined to iustifcutions for tlie blind often heard amusing remarks about themselves on visitors days. One amusing anocdote amoug many told by Mr Johnston concerned tlie persistent questiuns asked oi inmates on such days. Oue such visitor eaking to a blind poultry-keeper asked hira how he knew how inucli lood to givu the cliiekeus, how he gave theui ■ water, and numerous other ' questions. When at last she inquired "And how do you know when the fowls are aick," he answered jn desperation, "Well, uiura, 1've got tliem well trained so that they just put their feet through the netting and I feel their pulsea."