LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 16 November 1927, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Any notice of the performance of “Twelfth Night” in Hastings last night would be incomplete without reference to the orchestra, which contributed an excellent support to the production.

The Hastings Croquet Club draw attention to their "shop,” to be held in Russell street next Saturday when they will have for sale jumble, stock, sweets, produce, cakes, new clothing and various other goods.

The second farmer who was poisoned at Karamu (Raglan County) owing to drinking from a bottle of beer •found in a ear, has recovered. He is Mr Jawes Cheyne, aged 41, who was discharged from tue Waikato Hospital on .Saturday.

The Rhodes' Scholarship Selection Committee was to have met on Friday to make this year’s selections, but owing to the indisposition of the Governor-General (the chairman) Hie meeting has been postponed for a week.

The Seeds Importation Bill, designed to regulate the importation of cor tain seeds and, in particular, to require treatment of imported seeds, so as to distinguish them from New Zealand grown seeds, was passed in the House of Representatives yesterday.

"What did not got your medal for?” asked General Young as in tho course of inspecting the returned soldiers at Te Henui cemetery recently he began chatting with the wearer of the medal. "1 got it for carrying you out at Messines, sir,” was the re> ly.

At the usual weekly meeting of the Mahora Swimming and Life-saving Club which was held in the Mahora Schoolroom last evening, all arrangements were completed for the opening carnival, which is to be opened by hi s Worship the Mayor (Mr G. A. Aladdison) on Thursday evening, November 17, at 8 o’clock.

The Mayor of Hastings (Mr G. A. Aladdison) has received a communication from the curator of the Wellington Zoo, regretting that the Remuera brought no monkeys this trip, but the captain promised to bring them next time. He had, however, two spider monkey’sand two macaws whilst two tortises had been secured' together with a number of «mall birds, which will arrive in Hastings next Tuesday.

"Bowlers are good citizens for two reasons,” said the Mayor (Mr G. J. Wallace) at tho official opening of the Timaru Bowling Club. "First, they play bowls so late that it is too dark when they go home to notice the holes in the footpath, and secondly they leave the green so happy that they have no desire to growl about the increased rates. They are excellent citizens from the municipality’s point of view.” (Laiightey.)

To discover in the basement of his house a forgotten well, 17ft deep and with 7ft of water in the bottom, was the startling experience of Mr AV. 8. Hooker Newmarket (says an exchange). Mr Hooker Was engaged in restoring the foundations of the house when he came upon a raised step, apparently of concrete. Doubting its solidarity, Mr Hooker started to dig it up. Suddenly some bricks fell and splashed into water. Neither Mr Hooker nor his predecessor, whoso joint occupancy covered sixteen years, know of the existence of the well. The water was clear, and the well very neatly made.

The voyage from London to Auckland took light toll of the large consignment of mallard duck which arrived by the Port Hardy on Thursday for delivery to the Auckland Xoclimatisation Society (states the "New Zealand Herald”). Only seven of the batch of 400 died. The duck were in charge of a son of the proprietor of the game farm from which they were supplied. He attributes tho low motality rate to the freedom given tho birds hy placing them in a walled-off section of the deck instead of keeping them in the small crates in which they wore delivered to the vessel. The duck were fed on mixed corn throughout the voyage, over one ton of the grain being used.

Slowly but surely the business of exporting lemon juice is coming back to Norfolk Island, says an exchange. The lemon trees are extremely numerous. Th'ey grow to a great size, and in many parts the bushes are yellow with lemons, which go to waste in tons every year. Before the war the exportation of juice, pips and rind was a staple industry. One enterprising islander employed a large staff. His pay-out for labour and fruit ran to about £lOOO a month, and his output up to 21 casks a day. During the war. when casks were scarce, one firm used casks which had previously contained whale Oil. and as a result Norfolk Island lemon juice received a blow that destroyed the whole industry. It is slowly coming round, with a few casks here and there, but the big facorty is a thing .of the past. _ _