LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 16, 12 October 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

UHarge Not Allowed.

Sttong comment was made in tlie Hastings Magistrate's Court this moriiing by Mr. J. Miller, S.M., when a claJin for 15/- for ti'anslatioc it«:* was made in a debt case, the magiswate fetoarking that this amnimt was as high as a lawyer's fee aMd cotild not be allowed. The usual charge, be sa.d, was 5/-.

Demolition Work

Good progress is being mado with the demolition of a block of wooden shops in Railway road, Hastings, ©rected under a "temporary" permit after the eavtliquake. Tlie buildings now have been nearly ali pulled down, and the work of clearjng the site is being proceeded with.

Pukeora Fees.

In acknowledging a notitication from the Waipawa Hospital Board that the Pukeora Sanatoriiim fees woUld be increased by sixpemce a day, tnembers of the Hawke's Bay Hospital Bciard yesterdy considered' that the institution was being run on most economical lines, and that the increase in Ihe fees was undoubtedly justified.

A Short Sitting.

The change in the day for vne weeklv sitting of the Hastings Magistrfite's Court from Wednesday %o Tuesday tvas brought into elfect this morning. The sitting was a short one and ddetipied only 25 minutes. Apart from the civil llst, which wa3 also short, there were only four charges brought, all of these being traffic offences. One of these was adjourned.

Lifts at Hospital.

Ministerial consent for the instaJla-' tion of both passenger and service lifts in the new isolation block now being constructed at the Napier Public Hospital, was received at the meeting of the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board in Napier yesterday. The total cost of the lifts to be incorporated in the building is £1495.

Marewa Houses,

Sixteen of the 29 Goverumcnt houses I at Marewa, Napier, will be built by MesBrs. H. Faulknor Ltd,, who have signed the contract for approximately £16,000, while the remaining 13 will be constructed by Mr. A. Bryan, the second contractor. A start has been made with the preliminary >»urk for the lirst contract, and it is expected that all the houses will be completcd by April of next year.

Rare Forget-me-not.

An Auckland horticulturlst has tlowering in his garden at the present time a rare forget-me-not. The hrigbt blue liowers have a diameter of one inch, the leaves ar© 2ft. across, and the plant stands about 3ft. high. The liome of this particuiar fiower is on the cliffs of the Chatham Islands, and it is believed that this is the first time that it has been successfully cultivated m Auckland.

Patlents' Appreciation.

Letters of appreciation from two patients recently discharged from the Hastings Memorial Hospital and the Coleman Ward of the Napier Publio Hospital respectively, were received by the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board yesterday. Both spoke in terms of high praise of ihe attention received and the quality of tfie food. "It's good to know that we can please someone," said the chairman, Mr. C. Lassen.

Nearly 8aid, "Oh, Botheri"

The Governor-General at the golf prize-giving ceremony at Hamilton was congratulating the winners on their splendid golf, and said: "It all seemed so ridiculously easy, the way the champions played; they hit the ball and it went Up into the sky and then landed near the pin, but when I hit a ball it does sometimes go up into he Sky, but often lands deep in some bunker, nowhere near the pin. It makes you say things— well, to illustrate the point, one Very well known golfer at the Hutt; who plays for enjoyment and perhaps not much else, hit a ball recently, and it landed in a bunker on anotker fairway. The played loofced at it for a moment and then exploded with, 'I nearly said, "Oh, bother" 1' "

Hale and Hoarty at 93.

Many Hastings residents of 15 or 20 years ago will be pleased to read the following good report oi a very popular fellow-citizen of those days: "With his usual cheerful smile," says the Wanganui Herald, "Mr. Charlie Paris walked into the editor's sanctum this morning to announce the fact that he was 'hale and iiearty at 93.' Asked if it was his birthday to-day, Charlje replied . 'No, at half-past five to-morrow morning I'll be 93. No aches or pains, eating well sleepmg well, and taking care of myself, I can't Bee why 1 can't put another ten yeai-B on it, I'tn that good," added our dark friend with a broad grin, disclosing the fact that he still possessed a good mouthful of his ofiginal bony appendages. Mr. Paris, who resided for 46 years in Hawke's Bay, has been a residetit of Wanganui for the past ten years. Oue of his three sons still takes a promiuent part in athletic and physical activities in the Empire City."