N.Z. NEWS IN BRIEF

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 49, 20 November 1937, Page 6

N.Z. NEWS IN BRIEF

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Record Divorce List. AUCKLAND: A record' total of 160 divorce petitions has been listed fdr the Supreme Court sessions. . The highest previ.ously -was 150. Thursday next has . been set aside for the hearing of petitions by Mr Justice Ostler and Mr Justice Fair. v Paralysis Case. DUNEDIN: A mild positive case of infantile paralysis without paralysis has been notified at Musselburgh, resulting in tlie closing of the' school attended by tho boy. An earlier suspected caso at Port Chalmers proved negative. "■ ■ Radio Beacons. AUCKLAND: An inspcction of pos-. sible Sights i'or radio dir.ection-finding beacons was made by Marino Department' officials during. tho nortnern cruise of the lighthouse vessel^Matai. Mv • L. B. Campboll, secretary of the department, left thc vessel in the north and Teturned to Wellington overland. Captain W. Whitford nautical adviser, is rcmaining on the Matai, which has already visited Mokohinau and Cape Maria van Dieinen lighthouses and will leave for Cuvier on Monday, returning on Wednesday jind then sailing for Wellington. ' Strathmore Arrives. AUCKLAND: With 807 passengers, 103 of whonx were leaving her in New Zealand, the P. and O. luxury liner Strathmore berthed about noon. The largest and latest of the fleet recently made her maiden voyage to Australia after two years on tho run to India. The last port of call before Auckland wats Brisbane. She leaves for Wellington at 11 p.m. to-day. The Strathmore was flying the blue ensign when she entered port in rainy weather, her commander, Captain F. E. French, and some of his officers being members of thc Eoyal Naval Eeserve. Large parties of passengers are proceeding to Eotorua and otther North Island scenic resorts by motov and will rejoin the Strathmore at Wellington. Road Safety. WELLINGTON: The latest figures for road fatalities for the 14 months which have elapsed since the new roadsafety policy commenped in September, 1936, show that there have been 345 deaths^ as compared "with 265 for the precpding four months. There has been a reduction of 30 in the number of deatlis over these periods in spite of a substantial increase in the volume of road traffie. "These facts," said the Minister of Transport, the Hon. E. Semple, in the course of a statement, ' ' provide cOnvincing proof of the effectiveness of the road-safety campaign. Most of the proposals will tako some time to beconie fully operative, but it is gratifying that good results have already been shown." ' ~