LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 2 December 1927, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Ulnnaroa sailed from Sydney at 11 a.m. to-day.—(Press Association.)

Two cases of infectious diseases were reported in‘Hastings in November, as against 10 cases in November last year.

A Bulls resident Who attended the Levin races collected the two largest dividends of the day. But some individual picked his pocket completely.

The rainfall during November in Christchurch was 68 per cent, in . scess of the average for the month. Nineteen days were wet.—(Press Association.)

The new edition of the Black and White Shield, presented to replace the trophy lost by fire at Motuhora, is now in the possession of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union. The new shield is handsomely designed.

The Auckland City Council announces that the Bank of New Zealand's London office has underwritten a loan of £450,000, at 51 per cent . re. livable in 1959 to 1961. The loan will be issued at par in Loudon about December 8.

“He s so simple that if you stuck a twopenny stamp on him he’d go to any gaol you would like to uume, ' remarked Senior-Sergeant Mac Lear. to the amusement of those in the Gisborne Police Court, when a Maori, Wi Pakl Korau, alias Wairemati. alias Mntehaera, was charged with vagrauce.

The Minister of Health has approved ol the establishment of a postgraduate course for nurses at Wellington, beginning on March 1. The course is intended for general trained nurses, who have completed three years’ training in a general hospital, and are registered m New Zealand.

The conference of Nelson fruitgrowers. while recognising the possibilities ot a comprehensive provincial pool, decided that “the time was not opportune to introduce a radical change in the system of marketing fruit overseas—a system which already placed us m the premier position among our companies.”

At a wedding at Hennock, eight miles from Ashburton. Devon, recently the bride and bridegroom, three bridesmaids, the best man ami groomsman were all named Tucker, and the bride was given away by a Tucker. The two families were not related. At the service nanrly 100 Tuckers from all parts of the country were present.

The Wellington Radio Society is still dissatisfied with the local arrangements, and with the letter of reply from the Postmaster-General, the secretary at a recent meeting said it was unbelievable that ihe Telegraph Department had no apparatus to detect howling valves. Resolutions were passed demanding the abolition of silent nights, later programmes on Saturday nights and improvements in details.

There was some suggestion a few days ago that the Poverty Bay Wool Brokers’ Association should make application for an allotment of an additional 1000 bales to the present fixed quota of 5000 bales for the next Napier sale, but Hus proposal has been abandoned. It is confidently predicted, however, that the present allocation for that district wu! he well filled. “It will be filled to the last bale,” stilted a rep-* bntative of one of the brokerage firms.

A high opinion of the New Zealand newspaper is held by Mr. Huxley,’ a member oi Hon. L. 11. Amery’s party who. to a press representative in Hamilton, commented upon not only the high tone of the journals he had seen, but also on the completeness of their news services, and the superior quality of the general reading matter they contained. It was very pleasing to see newspapers of such a high order in a country so remote from tne centre of the world.

John Wilson, a farmer of Ratapiko. Taranaki., was electrocuted, some time ago by a live wire falling on the fence on his property, with which he came in contact. A claim was brought against the Taranaki Power Bon pl for damages, the claimant alleging negligence in the construction and control of the lines. A settlement was confirmed in the Supreme Court yesterday, by which the board agrees to pay £l5OO damages and £lOO costs.

“It’s going to be pretty hard on Mr. Coates; 1 understand that rhe last time ho visited this district he came through from Morere to Gisborne in an hour and 25 minutes,’’ remarked the acting-Mayor of Gisborne. in referring to tlie lact that the draft regulations for motor vehicles fixed the speed limit at 35 miles per hour. “It'S going to he hard on my old bus, too,” remarked a councillor; “it won’t go at less than 35 miles an hour!” (Laughter.)

A resident of Timaru who had possessed, tor a good many years, a picture of which the owner was not greatly enamoured, was persuaded by a friend to send it to Christie's (London) for sale. The owner did this, and (says the Timaru Herald) he had the pleasure vt receiving m return a cheque for £5OOO the picture having proved to be a genuine Rembrandt. Another resident of Timain, in the hope of meetinc similar goofi fortune, also sent a picture of considerable age and merit, to Christie’s for sale blit in this case instead of a cheque for a substantial amount being received, the „>vnar received a debit note for costs incurred in connection with the sal”