LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 36, 5 November 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

.ecjustment Court. The Hastings Ooutlhouse was occm pifd this mortiiag by the Ufban Adjustment Commisfdon which was hold* irg a periodical sitling. Messrs A. H, Mayflo and H. E. Edgeley presided. Prjeoed'ngs are in camera. Rangitata and Remuera. The NeW Zealand Shlpping Co. Ltd. advise that the s.s. " Rangitata" ea rOuie from London to Auckland, sailed from Panama on Oetober 29. The Remuera, which lcft New Zealand on . Oetober 30 for London radios that weather conditions are good and all on board are well, . Civil Olaim. Judginent for £33 0/10 with £7 11/costs was entered by Mr. J. Miller, S.M., at t]ie Hastings Magistrate's. Court yesterday in a claim for £35 19/3 toade by Wall and Gallien (Mr. E. J. \V, Hallett) against S. J. Roach (Mr. W. S. Averill) for damages arising out of a motor collision. near Maraekakaho in july last. A counter-claim was nonsuited without costs,

Taradale Post Office. Plaus are now being prepared for alterations and improvemeiits to the Post Office at Taradale, and it is expected that the work will be completed eafly in the New Year. The alterations provide for increased floor space in the public portion of the building, and also for the provision of a separate room for the postmaster, „which may be used for interviewing members of the public. Strawberries Arrive. The first of the season's local giown strawberries made their appearance in Hastings last eveniug when a fruiterer displayed a few small boxes of the attractive-looking reddened berries. They were grown at Mangateretere and were being retailed at 1/6 a box. Anticipations are for a ready supply of strawberries within the next week or two and growers report that they ara expectiiig big crops. this year. AUtomobile Associatjon H.B. Members. Membership of the Automobile Asso* ciatiOn in Hawke 's Bay has reached 4683 according to the annual report of the Association. During the year ended AtigUst 3.1 last no fewer than 2146 new members were enrolled — that is, nearly half as many again as tho number who joined during the previous twelve months. A most satisfactory feature is the relatively small number of members who are in arrears with their subscriptions, only 64, or 1.3 per cent. being unfinancial at the close of the year. Off to the Races. Though the mail train this mojrnlng was a short one it carried an unusually big comploment of passcngers. Many Hawke 's Bay racing oothueiiants left for Wellinfton «n roar.i) to Olirist

church for the opening to-morrow of the C.J.C. Cup mpeting at Riccarton, and there was a big number of women and children travelling. In addition one portion of a carriage was reserved for the Hastings High School XI. which iourney'ed to I'anuevirke for the annual inter school matoh to-day and to* morrow. WirhBor Fark Bavhs. TL'e cnlarged swimming pool at Wiudscr Park was brought into use for the lirst iime thif. scason this morning when it was fiiled with water. The pt'ol has been eniarged to twice its old capacity and enjoys the reputation of being the Only swiniming pool in the Dominicn for which nq charge is made. It is but oue of the many f acilities that ihe Hasljngs Borough Council provides at this park, where the motorists' camp site. is situated, and throughout the sumtner months it should prove even more popular with the hundreds of visitors, apart from the use made of it by the townspeople, than ever before.

Jewellery fitolen. A further case of entry into a residence in Hastings has been reported to the jpolice and it is believed that' in .this instanee the act was done in daylight, during the temporary absenco of the oceupier. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning when someone entered the residence of Mrs. A. Hyde, of Gray's road, and made off with a carefui selection of jewellery. The unusual feature of the incident is that other valuablea were left alone and tho suggestion is that the intruder, upon making a call at the house and receiving no response to the caJl walked in and on the spur of the moment took the jewellery. Vandalism at Taupo,

Complaint that vandalism waa rife in Taupo was made by a Hastings resident to a reporter this morning. He said that his family had been at considerable pains and effort to establisb beautiful surroundings to a iake-side cottage in keeping with the attractiveness of the localify, but were continual,ly disheartened by repeated instances of unwonted damage and vandalism. Dpon their last visit it was found that the Jatest act had been to chop down a birch tree which had been planted eight years ago and was expected to enhance the property. The tree had been slasbed but no effort made to remove the branches. There had been other com plaints made by vanous propertyowners, not living all the year-round in the baches and cottages, that flower' gardens had been ruthlessly destroyed and doors and windows damaged.