LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 201, 10 September 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Tourlng Rugby Teani. Tbie goutk Canterbury touring Itugby 1 football representatives left Hastings by tbe rnail trarn this morning i'or Mas- : terton in continuation of_ their tour of the southern por'tion of the North Island. Two Degrees of Frost. Tbe coldness of tbe atmospber© tbis morning gave the impression tbat a fairly beavy frost bad occurred. Actually tbe recording at Cornwall -Park was two degrees. A 6evere frost at tkb present time would bave serious effects on the spring vegetation wbicb ia just making fts appearanco. Rare Plants Received A fine collection of rare plants was recently received by tlie Superintendent oi lteserves. Mr. J. G. C. Mackenzie, ironi tbe Jiotanie Gardens, Dunedin. Tlie Hastings Borough Council decided last evening to send a letter of tbanks and appreciation i'01 tlie donation. Civic Square Feature. Tlie question of tbe central feature in tlie Civic Square was discussed at a recent committee meeting of tho Hastings Borough Council witb special regard to the design of tbe proposed tountain or otber water feature. It was eventually decided that tho opinions of local arcbitects be souglit, and tlie matter was left in tlie liands of tbc Mayor. Children's Playground. Prices for several areas suitable fot children's playground in various parts of tbe borough were submitted at a recent meeting of the lteserves Committee of tlie Hastings Borougb Council. Tbe matter was again briefly discussed at tbc council meeting last evening, when it was decided that, in view of the question of a sports ground now being before the council, that tlie matter of playground for children be deferred for tlie present. N&sd For More Seata. The need for two or three additional j seats in Russell street, near the bus ] tenninus, was pointed out by the Hast- ) ings and District Progress League in a letter to the Hastings Borough Council last evening. The council decided to grant the request and reply that, the seats would be constructed at a couvenient time. Tlie league, in its representations, also suggested that, owing to the one seat now provided usually being occupied by old men, that at least two additionaj seats be reserved for women only. Facts About Mountains. "If tlie top half oi a mountaiu conld be suddenly cut ojf it would tend to rise again," declared Dr. K. E. Bullen, lecturer in mathematics at the Auckland University College, in an addross to the Auckland Astronomical Society. He said that, likewise, if a sufficiently great weight were placed rm it, .t would sink to an appropriate level. it could ue sliown mathematically, however, tliat the eartli coulo not possess a mountain excecding ahout six uiiJes in height nor an ocean exceeding six miles in deptli. Thus Mount lfverest was close to the maximum keight theoretically possible. Springboks Matoli— Traffic Controi. That the Napier Borough Council has made preparations for controi of the big influx of vehicular traffic anticipated on the occasion of tlie South Africa v. Hawke's Bay Rugby reprt.sentative nxatch next VVednesday is indicated by tlie fact that last evening the Hastings Borough Council was asked to aliow its Traffic Iiispector, Mr D. Manu, to assist with the traffic supervision and controi on that day. The request was readily grantcd, and at the time arrangenients are to be be made to controi tlie big volume of through trallic that is expected to be encountered. Hawke's Bay Brass Bands. At a meeting in Napier between ro. presentatives oi tho Napier Citizens1 Band, Hastings Citizens' Band and Tecbnical Memorial Band, it was decided to foriu an association to be called the Hawke's Bay Brass Bands' Association. The necessity for more co-operation among the three bands, in order to iif't the bands musically and tinancially, was stressed, it being stated that at present the bands were not receiving sufficient remuneration. A meeting of the new association has been called for the purpose of electing olficers. Tho combined bands propose to give a massed band concert eitber in Hastings or Napier as an inaugural event. Referee's Diagnosis was Wrong. fcspectators at the representative Rugby match in Hastings yesterday al'ternoon were afforded more than one laugh, but tlie prize joke of the afternoon was the l'alse aiarm for tho stretclier. Tho St. Jolin Ambulance brigado wero already attending a case wben a further sumtnons was issued, and tliis was f'ollowed with a call for Lho doctor. The referee "diaguosed" the case as a i'ractured ankle and called tho stretclier, but by the time tlie stretcher-bearers arrived on the scene the "case" was already participating in the play which had been resumed. However, apart l'rom this false alarm tlie brigadesmen spent an exceptionally busy time, ten calls being made upon their free services, mainly for twisted knee joints and ankles.