LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 212, 23 September 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Napier Bankruptey. A petition in bankruptey was filed yesterday with the Official Assignee at Napier by Vernon Henry Nosbit, of Napier, labohrer. Gutters Run with Ginger Beer. The festive smell of ginger p'op rose from the gutters at Waipukurau yesterday morning Avhen a cordial oianufacturer's truck, on the way from Hastings, dropped a case of its cargo at the Post Office corner Broken stone bottles and an aromatic puddle of ginger ale marked the scene of the mishap, until the truck driver borrowed a broom and swept away the remains. By Royal Edict. "I often toll our city fathors tbat Nelson's only right to tlie title of city is that its people have a bisbop liviug in their midst," said the Bisliop of Nelson, the Rt. Rev. W. G. Hilliard, in an address in Auckland. "A population of 11,000 is not enougli to constitute a dty in New Zealand, but Nelson can so call itself because, when Queeu *Victoria granted Royal Jetters patent for the consecration of the first Bishop of Nelson, Bisliop Hobhouse, slio exprcssly created Nelson a city." Dlsappearing Flocks. A Taihape farmer, Mr R. H. Lowry, reports the loss of 150 six-tooth Romney ewes and 16 Romney rams, which disappeared from his property recently. The sheep were last seen grazing in Westlawn paddock, which is situated some four or five miles inland from the Waioru-Tokaanu road, near the five-mile peg. They were all ear marked. Two years ago a large number of Mr Lowry's sheep vanished from the same paddock, and no trace of them was ever found. Another . Taihape farmer, reports the loss of 400 slieep during the past few weeks. A Gisborne Jubilee. The Gisborne High School jubilee will be celebrated next week with a special series of functions, commencing with a church atteudance by past and present pupils of the school, to be held on Sunday. Mr F. Foote, formerly rec- : tor of the Gisborne High School for 17 years, and an educationist of high attaininents, will be a visitor to Gisborne for the occasion. Mr Foote has lived in Dunedin since his retirement from the post of rector at the school, and has consented to inake a special journey to Gisborne to take part in the jubilee celebrations. He will reacb Gisborne probably to-inorrow, Princess Te Pusa's Plans. If tbe necessary arrangements can be made Princess Te Puea Herangi hopes to accept tbe oft'er made to her by the Sydney sesquicentenary celebrations committee to visit Sydney in January, taking with her a party. of 30 Maoris from her pa at Ngaruawahia and one of the Maori war canoes at present under construction. The committee has also promised its assistance ehould Princess Te Puea, after her followers have fulfilled their obligations in connection with the celebrations, carry out a proposal to tour the Australian States, giving concert programmes as was done recently in Auckland and North Auckland. Well-known Landmark Destroyed. Because it had become a' danger to road usei's the famous fern arch, one of the features of the Buller Gorge road, has had to be blasted down. After the 1029 earthquake part of this fern-covered stone archway which crossed the road a short distance on the Westport side of Tiroroa fell away and since then further falls ji rock have left the archway in a dangerous state. Public Works Department engineers were forced to order the demolition of this well-known beauty spot. Widening operations have been proceeding at this point for several months and the remainder of the arch was removed a few days agio. New Type of Aeroplano. • A type of aeroplane new to New Zealand arrived at Lyttelton from New i'ork this week. It is the Taylor Cub and represents the modern American idea of a light aeroplane. The machine weighs, in fact, iess than 10001bs., as compared with the average 20001b. machine in the Dominion. It can take off in 35 yards, land at a speed of 29 miles per hour in 30 yards, and has a top speed of 95 miies per hour. Its range is over 200 miles, and it costs only 5/an hour to run." Considerable interest is being manifested in the arrival of this high-wing monoplane. The importer is Mr Barnard Owen, who is wellknown for his interest in light aircraft. Amateur Operatic Success. The Hamilton Operatic Society, a recently revived organisation, on Satur-, day concluded a highly successful season of a week's presentation of "Rio Ritfi." The financial results were very satisfactory, the whole cost of the production and elaborate sets being paid for and a substantial balance being carried forward, The producer, Mr Walter George, came from his citrus farm in Australia, to undertake the work of preparing the presentation of the opera. Before returning to Australia he will act as producer for the Gisborne Operatic Society who are also playing "Rio Rita." The Palmerston North Society will stage the same opera in about a fortnight's time under tlie direction of Mx-s Hunie.

Remuera's Uate of Arrival, The New Zealand Shipping Co., advise that the Remuera, which left London on August 19, is expected to arrive at Wellington at 7 a.m. on Sunday neit. Anthony Wilding's Trophies. A valuable collection of medals won in England and on the Continent of Europe by Anthony Wilding, New Zealand' s most famous lawn tennis player, who was killed in the Great War, has been offered to the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association by Mr F. Wilding, sen. At the annual meeting of the association last evening the offer was gratefully accepted and apprsciation of the action of Mr Wilding and his family was recorded in the minutes.