LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 35, 4 November 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Cars In Collision. The serviees of bpeak-down veliicles were required to remove two cars that collided at the intersection of Eastbourn and Warren streets, Hastings, shortly after 11 o'clock last night. Both cars, which were driven by Mr. Alexander McMillan, of Massey street, and Mr. Henry Harrison, of Grove road, respectively, were badly damaged, but no person was injured. Kiwis In Taranaki. The-ranger on Mount Egmont states that kiwis are increasing in numbers on tlie reserve. $ix had been caught in traps in the last three months and three of these had to be killed. Though trappers were taking greater care in selecting places for traps, the ranger said it Tvas regrettable that kiwis were caught. at all. Birds in the Egmont Reserve had survived the winter well, and pigeons and shining cuckoos had been seen in abundance. WaTroa Lambs for Home. Killing of new season's lambs began at the Wairoa works of Swifts (N.Z.) Ltd., yesterday. The operations will last only a few days, the object being to get a small consignment to Londou m time for the Christmas market. About 700 freight carcases are to be sent by rail to Napier to go by the Karamea. Killing will be resumed on December 8 to get a further consignment of 4000 freight carcases away by the Rangitata. Claim For Damages. A visit to the scene of an accident which happened near Maraekakaho on July 31 last was made this morning by the Magistrate, Mr. J. Miller, S.M., together with counsel and parties concerned in a civil claim being heard at the Hastings Magistrate's Court to day. The case involves a claim of £'35 19/3 by Wall and Gallien (Mr. E. J. W. Hallett) against S. J. Roach (Mr. W. S. Averill) for damages arising out of a motor collision, and a counter-claim for £11 2/6 on the same account. Art To-day, "If 1 were lecturjng 80 yearB ago, I would be able to tell you exactly what a picture is," said Professor J. SheUey, Director of Broadcasting, to the Society of Imperial Culture, Christchurch. "But in these days 1 think it could be summed up in the phraSe, 'God only knows.' " He had been asked to speak on trends of modern art; but the direction taken by modern art might be compared with a cycle wheel, in which the trends wonld be represented by the spokes — in other words, there was no direction at all. Subterranean Clover. According to a writer in the New Zealand Journal of Agriculture there is a big interest being taken in subterranean clover in the Marlborough district. Many farmers have placed large orders for the seed. Tho seed soid so far is of local production, the Australian product not yet having ar« rived. An idea of the magnitude of some -of the orders may be gleaned by one of thirty 2001b. sacks — sufBcient to pow down 1500 acres. This seed is going on to a back-country run, where it should be very beneficial. Overseas Maifs. The mai! eonnection between Australia and New Zealand is again being maintained by cargo ships, two being on thejr way to New Zealand, and one on its way to Sydney. Australian mail and Engiish air mail arrived at Auckland by the Kairanga from Sydney today, ordinary mail will be brought by the Waitaki from Melbourne on Friday, and mail from Sydney, via Bluff, by the Karetu will arrive on Monday. Australian and Eastern mail and air mail for London will leave Port Chalmers today for Sydney by the overseas steamer Westmoreland. Warships* Trials. During their annual summer cruises to Southem ports, the two cruisers attached to the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, H.M.S. Achilles and H.M.S. Leander, will have full power trials at some suitable time. The de-' clared speed of these ships is 32.5 knots, although it is a custom of the Admiralty never to disclose the maximum speed of British warships. Eur^ ther opportunity to judge the . performance of the two cruisers will be given when divisional exercises are held in the Hauraki Gulf for about a week from November 29, when the escort vesr sels Wellington and Leitb will alsq take part in mainoeuvres 'and gunnery exercises.