LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 9, 4 October 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Napier Contractor Suooessful Mr. T. G. Pedlow, Napier, is the successful tenderer for the erection of eight cottages at Tuai ju connection with the Waikaremoana liydro-electric Bcheme. The contract price is £13,275 14/-. Metalling Contract. A contract for metalling on the Napier-Palmerston North State highway, from the Hawke's Bay County boundary near the Otane turn-ofE, has been let by the Public Works Department to lt. McCaffijf Ltd., at £3,410. Sea-bathing Popular The wann weather experieneed yesterday sent quite a nqmber of ardent batliers to the seaside at Napier aud Westshore for a dip in the surl'. It vvas almost the first taste of summer which bathers have had, and they took iull advantage of it. Springboks' Gift to Mayor. J Before their departure by the Awatea, members ot the Springbok team made a private presentation to the Mayor of Auckland, Sir Ernest Davis, It consisted of a full-sized Rugby football, autographed by every member of the team. In accepting the gift, Sir Ernest said he would treasure the ball as a memento of a memorable tour Prfevaience of Borer. Inspectors engaged un the bousing survey in the older parts of Auckland have been astonished at the prevaience of borer in wooden dwellings. Their experience was that very few houses of any considerable a ge were not found riddied with the pest. The degree of infestation vvas much greater than they had expected. Californian Lemons. An interesting feature of the eargo of Californian fruit which arrived ab Auckland by the Monterey was a consignment of 600 cases of Californian lemons. At the present time the New Zealand market is glutted with' local fruit which are proving hard to quit, the best quality lealising under 10/- a case. The Californian article costs apj proximately 50/- landed at Auckland, indicating that there is still a market in New Zealand for luxury lines Christmas Lamb. Hawke's Bay is always alert in its endeavour to be early on the scene wfth lamb for the Christmas trade at Home. The Karamea, due to load at Napier on November 8, will take 560 J'reight carcases of lamb from the Wairoa freezing works, and the Rangitihi, loading on November 16th., will take 2,500 freight carcases. Lambs leaving by these vessels should reach Loudon in ample time tor the Christmas market. Australian Trees in Californla. The successful cultivation of Australian blue and re^ aums in Califoruia was the subject of comment by Mr E. Davis, of Auckland, who returned to the Dominion by the Monterey. Mr Davies said the blue gums grew better in California- than they did in their native country, and the people of the State were very proud of tbem, ln Los Angeles were to be i'ouud luany avenues of red gums, wbich presented a remarkable sight vvheu in l'ull Uovver. Citizens' Band Recital., Another excellent open-air recital was given by the Hastings Citizens' BanU at Cornwall Rark yesterday afternoon. There was a fairly large crmvd of people present, and they listened to a splendid programme of varied music. 1'hough the crovvd appeared most appreciative of the performance, each and evejy ltem being generously applauded, the collection netted only 19/ 1, which is the smallest amount ever taken for such a performance at Cornwall Park. Trade With the East. An indication of the expansion of the Dominion's trade tvith the East is given in the manifest of the South Pacific Line sfeamer Van Rees, which will arrive at Auckland on Thursday from Singapore and the Dutdh East Indies. The Van Rees is carrying 1000 tons of cargo for the Dominion, the largest general loading consigned by the line since its inception. Of this amount 420 tons will be discharged at Auckland, and the remainder at Wellington, American oietary System. . ''The excellent condition of children's teeth in the United States provides quite a paradox, for I think their dietary system is far worse than ours," said Mr E. Davies, an Auckland dentist, who returned from a visit to America by the Monterey. Mr Davies said that the Americans consumed a mixture of foods of which New {Sealanders had little idea. Tliey also conlumed more, than the New Zealander and their sugar consumption was astounding, 6yrup beinji in many of the foods. More Tourists. The war in China, with the consequent difficulty in travelling in bhe East, was stated on Friday to be one of the causes for the large number of passeugers carried by the Matson liner Monterey, which airived at Auckland from San Francisco. Of the 6b7 passengcrs, a record for t}ie vessel, a large number were New Zealanders and Australians returuing from a lengthy visit to Engjand for the Coronation oelebrations, but others were Americans from the United States and Hawaii, who said they had chosen to come south for a holiday because of the confusion and ritks in China, Uriusual Trophy of Chase. An unusual trophy of the chase, a boar's head with tvvo sets of tusks, was securcd by two young Awakino men, Messrs Waho and C, Marshull, when pig hunting during a recent week-end. The boar, which was a very large one, was killed up the Mokau river near the site of the'old coal mine. Each set of tusks is well developed, the tusks being about foiir xnches in length. One set is in the normal position, the points coming rather close together, while the other set is growing out below the normal set, the tusks curving out wide apart. Experieneed pig hunters to whom the head has been shown state that they have not aeen a sirailar speotaia.

Dairy Produce prioes. Tlie highest price 6ince 1930 is now ruling for New Zealand butter on the Loudon market. Choicest salted is selliug at 128s per cwt. on a firm market. The nearest approach to this particillarly high level was 127s. per cwt. in October, 1935. Codwlt Arrive Eariy. Godwits have made their appeaiance in Southland at least a month or Bve weeks earlier thau they have ever been seen there before. Early last vveek a large flock was seen flying over the Oreti beach, showing they had left their habitat in Northern China several weeks in advance of their customary time-table. xfcstes in Liquor. "Cocktail and gin driuking, so popular a couple of years ago, has pmetically died out among woman in Rotorua; *they fiavour beer," said a witness iu a case heard in the fSupreme Court at Auckland. In reply to a question by Mr. Justice Callan, witness, a wine and spirit merchant in Rotorua, said he did not know if his statemeni appplied to hotels. He was speaking of what he knew from his own business. Little Fishing At Week-efid. The gale which blew in Hastings and Napier yesterday spoiled the chances of trout fishermen. JSo unfavourable were the conditions that few anglers attempted to fish, although some tried their luck in a*nall sheltered creeks, but without much success. One of the few fortunate ones caught a brown trout weighing 51bs. 2ozs, m the Tukituki. Several Dannevirke enthusiasts obtained small bags in the Maiiawatu river, the best catch made being a 31b. trout landed by Mr. T. Wilson, of Dannevirke. Clean City Streets. "ln some of tbe cities 1 visited abroad the streets were so clean that nobody would think of dropping even a cigarette packet," said Mr W. E. Anderson, secretary oi the Auckland Employers' Association, in tbe Arbitration Court at Auckland. Mr Anderson said that it was essential that streets, notably in cities, should be kept clean of Jitter and rubbish, particularly where the climate was as hot as that of Auckland. Value of Advertising. "Undoubtedly newspaper advertising is the best method of conveying a message to the public, aud we use that form more than any other system, as more people take notice of it." This statement was made by the president of the Canterbury Football Association, Mr J. E. Jones, at a meetiug of the management eommittee, Mr Jones vvas discussing advertising iqethods in connection with the Football Association Tropby matcb bctween Auckland and Canterbury.