LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 37, 6 November 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

New Zealand Newsp^pers, New Zealand has 300 registerod newspapers, including 55 dailies, 22 triweeklies% 22 bi-weeklies, 69 weeklies, 10 fortnightlies, 115 monthlies, and tivu at irregular intervals. In Typhoon at Hong Kong. The tramp steamer Tymeric, which is unloading at New Plymouth, vyas caught in port during the typhoon which struck Hong Kong on Septdmber 1. With junks, merchant vessels of severai thousand tons and a variety of other shipping the Tymeric was hurled about completely beyond control, hnally being strandod high and dry. Little damago tvas done, however, and she was refloated and was baek on her trade run within a Suort time. Bees at Idbrary. A swarm of bees which last Baturday caused some consternation in Lower Bank street, Whangarei, has onco again become a centre of attention, having taken up a position in a grated ventilator near the main entrance of the Publie Library in Eust Lane. Severai apiarists lave been offered the swarm, but so far it has not been removed, and up to this morning the bees appeared to be making no eifort to leave voluntarily. Banana Parasites. When the liner Tainui left Auckland for Southampton she catried five cases of parasites which will be unloaded at Kingston, Jamaica, for use by. the I)epartment of Agriculture in eradication of a banana pfest. The parasites^ which arrived in Auckland fiom Singapore some weeks ago, have been kept iu a boiler room for warmth. As they are packed in a banana plant fibre tlufjy have needed only water during their stay here. Their voyage to Kingston will be in the baggage-room of tho Tainui. An Unexpected Answer. Counsel who was pursuing the theme that an accident tends to shorten lifo received an unexpected answer from a medieal witness in tho Supreme Court at Auckland. So far from agreeing with • his questioner £He doctor said: "1 have known a number of elderly people whose lives have been prolonged by an accident because they have had a year 's rest. I have known a man with .a broken leg laid up for a year and he was better at the end of it. Thero is no question about that." Counsel sat down. Huge Plying-boats. "It is almost impossible to imagine the huge dimensions of the new lioeiog flying-boats without" aclually seeing the craft," said Mr F. McKenzie> Pacific division airport engineer for PanAmerican Airways, who arrived at Auckland from Pago Pago by the Mariposa. Mr McKeuzie, who saw the Glippers under construction, said that the new ships would completely dwurf the Sikorsky which visited Auckland earlier this year, being about twice the size, and were considerably largor thau the Martins, the biggest flying-boats the company had in servico at present. Band Concert, The fir6t evening xecital to be given by the Hastings Citizens' Band this season will take place on Sunday, commencing at 8.15 o'clock in Queen's Square, Hastings. These recitals prove to be very popular and it is hoped this summer to introduce many novel items on the programmes. The programme will be a vtiried one? and will include a delightful cornet solo, "Facilita," by Bandmastcr McPherson. Also4 by spocial request, the beautif ul hyinu * ' Deep Harmony" will be given. Marchos, waltzes and selections will -also make up a programme that should not be missed. A coliection will be taken in ail of band funds. Clerical Workers' Union. An argument against the "oue big union" objective for clerical workers was expressed by the ,Mayor of New Brighton, Mr E. L. Smith, at a meeting of the Borough Couneil. A copy of tho Christchurch clerks' award'was sent to the couneil, and it Was decided to oppose a proposal from the union that the couneil should be made a party to the award. Mr Smith i#aid that a separate uniou for local body clerks waa far more desirable than a big union covering all classea of clerical work. Local body work was specialised, aod a separate union for. it would be a big help to local bodies in engaging staff, because membership of such a Specialised union would in itself be proof of qualiflcatioa for the work. Hall for Scouts. - "My personal experience- that everyone I have approachod has been very responsive and I hope that other members ara having the same experience. If it is eo, then the success of the campaign is assured," said Eotarian A. J. O. Runciman, president of tho Hastings Eotary Club, yesterday when mentioning the appeal for funds towar Js the erection of a central meetingplace for the Hastings Boy Scouts, which the club is assisting. Mr Runciman said that so far about £138 in material and labour had been donated and there were other contributione yet to come. He was hopeful that some deflnite advancement would be made early next week to ensure tho ultimate success of the appeal.