LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 39, 9 November 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

rilming tbe Fageant. The Government Publicity Department camera-man, who tilmed the mterhouse pageant at McLean Park on Saturday, used 1500 feet of film. He had not espected to use sq much, but when he saw the marching he continued filming and was satisfied that the taking of every foot of film was warranted. Clean Italian Cities. Once Italian cities were a by-word for dirtiness, said Mr. M. F. Martin, of Wellington, who returned by the Tamaroa after travelling in England and on the Continent. To-day the position was changed, and the extreme cleanliness of the cities greatly impressed liim. He saw few signs of any poverty. »nort Court Sittlng. Only one case was set down on the police list for the weekly sitting of the Magistrate, Mr J. Miller, S.M., at Hastings, this morning, and ae a result proteedings were unusually brief. The usual civil proceedings aleo were brief, but the attention of the Court was required for several hours on a defended civil claim which had been partly heard at a previous sitting. So-uvenir of 1902 Coronation. A souvenir of the Coronation of King Edward VII. in 1902 has been received ,by an Auckland resident from relatives' in England. This -takes the form of three carved hen egg shells, which, but for a small incision at each end are perfect. The carving is of exquisite workmanship, being one-thousandth of an inch ia depth. The lettering reeorda the Coronation and the date. iwiorter Week for Lawyers. Saturday morning closing by Auckland legal offices came into effect last week jn accordance with a recent decision of the Auckland District Law Society. Together with firms at Wellington, Lower, Hutt, and Whangarei barristers and solicitors and their staffs will now enjoy a five-day week. Similar pr.oposals are stated to have been rojected hy all except theee four law societies in the Dominion. Forty Million Sllver Coins. It was stated at a meeting of the New Zealand Numismatio Society that since New Zealand adopted her own distinctive silver coinage in 1933 about 40,000,000 silver coins had beep imported into the country. The tlireepence is the most popular coin-, over 13,000,000 having been minted. The sixpence comes seoond, totalling 8,000,000. Over 7,000,000 shillings, nearly 6,000,000 fforins and just over 5,000,000 halfcrowns complete the taliy. The new George VI. coins are expected earlv next year. New Zealand Salesmea. The prassing need lor sending a number of properly trained and equipped New Zealanders to various parfcs of the world to develop trade with every possible country was emphasised by Mr. H. R. Rodwell jn an address to mem-' bers ofthe Auckland Creditmen's Club. Canada had 34 trade missions in- all parts of the world, but New Zealand was lagging far behind. The Dominion should have exactly the same kind of service as that instituted by Canada. "We should tell the world what we have to offer," he said. swimmlng Too Cheap. "Swimming in New Zealand is too cheap," said Mr. A. T. F. Stokes at a meeting of the couucil of the Canterbury Amateur Swimming Association. He said that some years ago a swimmer could have entered the New Zealand championships and returned with several guineas— now he received 30/- for a seasons hard training — swimmers must npt be pothunters, but they did need tbe incentive to drive them on. Another member said that a person joining a tennis club would pay out a guinea or more, but to join a swimming club he expected to pay half a crown. Milk for 120,000 Children. "In view of all the diJficultiea the success of the milk in schools scheme has been very satisfactory indeed," said the Minister for Education, the Hon. P. Fraser, during the discussion oh the Estimates in the House of Representatives. "Since last February the scheme has been extended to approximately 120,000 children," Mr. Fraser said, "and that i3 more than 40 per cient of thc • children attending the schools. It was much more difficult to obtained adequate pasteurisation and in all circumstances the degree of success achieved has been very satisfactory." Pageant Proffts. The takings at .tho very successful inter-house pageant at McLean Park, on Saturday, amounted to £253, as compared with £98 last year. The proceeds this year are to be allotted as foiiows 33 1-3 per cent. to be return eff to tho teams competing to go towards the uniform fund, and to be divided between all the teams, another sum t0 be deduqted to gzive all the competing girls a dance, and the remainder, possibly £100, to be handed to the Borough Council to be used for McLean Park improvements. Not one penny will be retapied by the Napier Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club, whose officials were responsible for pro inoting the sports. ,

Dellghtful Fairy Play. The delightful fairy play "Drearn Come True," by Marjorie Lyon, will be presented on Friday night at the Havelock Village Hall by the St. Luke's School. The dances are arranged by Miss Jean Ballantyne, and the music is charming. The public should enjoy the play as much as the children. Trout Fry Liherated. A total of 1,325,000 fry has been liberated during the past few months in the Wellington Acclimatisation Society 's territory from Wellington to Taihape. Of that number a million were rainbow and the remainder brown trout. In addition, some 20,000 yearlings have been liberated and that branch of the society 's activities is now finished for the season. Dartmoor Bridge. Material for the erection of a new bridge at the top of the cutting between Hokowhai and Dartmoor was carted to the site yesterday. The original bridge was washed out during the heavy fiood in February of last year. A temporary bridge which stands at a rather difficult augle for heavy lorry traffic has since well served the necessary purpose. The new bridge will be built on a site giving a good alignment.