LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 6 December 1927, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

A record mail arrived by the Aorangi on Sunday, 2,500 bags.

The Ulimaroa arrived at Sydney this morning.

Big luscious peaches, locally grown, have made their appearance in Hastings. They are from Frimiey.

The Marama reached Auckland, from Sydney, at 10.45 o’clock this morning.

The Hawke’s Bay Licensing Bench will sit 111 the Hastings Courthouse at noon to-morrow.

The Hororata arrived at Auckland from Southampton at 9 o'clock last night with 123 immigrants, of whom 36 are for Auckland and 51 for Wellington.

“It is estimated that the natural increase of deer in New Zealand is about 100,000 annually.,” said Mr. T. Pickett at last night’s meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Acclimatisation Society.

A reminder is given of the grand elocutionary recital to be given by Mr. P. L. Davies in the Village Hall, Havelock North, this evening. Half of the proceeds will go to the district school funds.

The new organ at St. Luke's Church, Havelock North, is finished, and will be dedicated on Sunday morning next at the 11 o’clock service by the Vicar, the Rev. Canon Maclean.

Tlie Havelock North Swimming Club is submitting another of their swimming carnivals to-morrow night. Now that the weather has improved, it is hoped there will be a large attendance at the baths.

Residents of the county who are desirous of taking up motor drivers' licenses may obtain the forms from the Havelock North Town Board office. This will save them having to write to Napier first for them. The Girl Guide officers’ instructional camp at Palmerston North broke up on Saturday and the girls subsequently left for their various homes, the Hastings and Havelock North quota arriving at their destination by last evening’s mail train.

At to-day’s meeting of the H.B. Rivers Board, advice was received from the Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs, stating that the work of draining Poukawa Lake would be commenced as soon as convenient arrangements could be made.

The Government Statistician's report states it now fakes £1 12/2J on the average, to purchase what £1 could in July, 1911. Expenditure on food constitutes somewhat less than two-filths of the expenditure on the average household.

Parents of children who are commencing secondary education next year are invited to interview the Principal of the Hastings High School to-morrow afternoon or evening. The Principal will be in attendance at the school for the purpose of giving any information that parents may desire, and will also enrol new pupils. With its new building, modern equipment, ample playing fields, and highly qualified staff, the Hastings High School offers facilities for a secondary education second to none in the Dominion.

Mr. A. M. Mowlem. S.M., will deal with the following police and civil work at the Hastings Court sittings to-morrow:—Police sheet Three charges of theft, three of being on licensed premises after hours, one of having no rear number plate, one of keeping an unregistered dog, one breach of the county plumbing bylaws, one of speeding and eight maintenance cases. The civil list consists of 51 cases, including 14 judgment summonses and five defended actions.

At the Wellington Show Association’s meeting last night it was agreed to accept an offer of the Defence Department, of £350 yearly for training facilities on the new’ showground and buildings, on three nights per week (no half days) in the year, and storage room. The Motor Trades Association offered a gift of £532. on condition the Show Association agreed the building was available to them seven days each year for the Olympia show. This was accepted. The first day’s appeal for debentures realised £4lOO.

Few people know that within 16 miles of Morrinsville are to be found some magnificent kauri trees writes the Auckland “Star's’’ Morrinsville correspondent. In the bush on the hills behind Hoe-o tainui there are hundreds of giant kauris, which are believed to comprise the most south, erly situated group in the island. When the Hoe-o-tainui Valley was thrown open for settlement, the sections where a large number of trees grew were excluded, but the land was taken up by a couple of settlers. At that stage timber milling was proposed, but fortunately for the preservation of the kauri trees the block of bush was made a Government reserve.

The standing committee of the New Zealand Alliance yesterday emphatically protested against the Legislative Council's action on the Licensing Bill over-ruling the decision of the people's elected representatives in Parliament, and especially a s the questions were clear issues ,n the last election. They intend approaching the Prime Minister with an urgent request that facilities be given for the passing of a licensing bill early next session. If the matter is not settled next session, they will make it a test question of the general election Thev affirmed it would not be settled until left to the electors to decide without hindrance or handicap, on the basis of one elector one vote and one vote one value.

No doubt the papers will see that proper publicity is given to the case,” remarked Mr Justice Herdman in the Supreme Court at Hamilton yesterday, when venue of divorce proceedings was Questioned. Lawrence Spencer Dorie bank clerk, of Fltham. sought a divorce against his wife. Beatrice Margaret Durie. His Honour risked whv the prni-eedings hnd been instituted in Hamilton. Counsel explained that Hamilton bad been made the venue of the proceedin’’’. for reasons of privacy when restitution of conjugal rights was soughl. and consequently the second action was brought in the same court. His Honour, while agreeing that both actions should be taken in the same court, mn-le the observations’quoted