LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 7 December 1927, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Of the 107 deaths recorded in the Christcaiirch metropolitan area last month bo were those of people 4:1 years and over; of these 2U were in rhe seventies, and 12 in the eighties.

This season’s peaches have Been despatched from Hastings to.the New Zealand markets during the past fortnight, the first outputs coming from the orchards of Mr Compton and Mr Baker, respectively, at Twyford.

The members of the Hastings branch of the Maori War Vetetuus Association have been invited by the notary Club to meet the residents of Paihe Island at luncheon in the Hastings Assembly Hall at 12.30 p.m. nest inday.

Mice have been stated to roost in the trees at Gonville (states th? Wanganui “Herald.''') Tim other evening a Bonville resident 'Removed a bird's nest which was about loft up a tree. To his surprise, instead of finding young birds dr eggs he found four young mice.

Sir Alexander Spence, a member of the British House of Commons, arrived at Wellington from Sydney on Monday. He is on a health recuperating trip, and about a month will be spent in New Zealand, the greater part of this time being devoted to relatives in lhe South Island.

Joseph Hogan Byrne called at the Sydenham police station, Christchurch. last month. He found no one in and stole a constable's briefbag, valued at £l. Yesterday he was sentenced to three months’ hard labour. Accused said he had had a few whiskies after being off it 'or years. The polilce said he had a record.

At a meeting of the Olaki school committee last night strong exception was taken to the manner in which the Education Board was treating it by inactivity in attending to matters and it was decided to send a deputation to the next board meeting and failing satisfaction, the committee will resign,

Five thousand pounds were handed on behalf of the Auckland Clergy Pension Fund Board on March 31st last to a broker to invest in bonds. He failed to deliver them, and the Bynod was informed that the boaid hud received from the Official Assignee from the estate only 2s 6d in the £, with possible further dividends. —“Church News.”

In view of the fact that their study was broken by war service and that their efficiency was above the average, five returned soldiers in the employ of the Auckland Education Board as teachers' are to be granted perpetual certificates. It was stated ut the fast meeting of the board tuat the men had not gained certificates.

Under the will of the lato Mr Josis Attrill, of Hyde, Isle of Wight, the sum of £l9O has been bequeathed >o the Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, to be applied for the benefit of lhe ground. Mr G. M. Spence, of New Plymouth has received the sum on behalf of the board from Mr Harry Attrill, of Waitara. The lute Mr Josias Attrill was formerly a resident of Ney Plymouth, and for many years conducted a boot business m the town.

After discussing the matter for two hours on Monday, the Christchurch my Luuficil deciued, on a purely party division, to grant permits for fruit and vegetables barrows to be placed in the city streets. The Labour parly supported the motion as a result of a statement by the Tomato Growers’ Association that they were suffering financially because of not getting decent prices for their produce and the margin between auction and shop prices was too high.

Like birds, trophies sometimes come lon to roost. Tli-'s was the suggestion conveyed by the president of the Auckland Y.C.C.A. (Mr W. J. Holdsworth) tho other evening when presenting tho championship trophies won in the gymnasium. “’A young man came to mo recently,” said Mr Holdsworth, “and put something down on my desk. Ho said: “This is a trophy that you presented, and I won two yearn ago. Can you lend me two ‘quid’ on it!"

The programme of demonstrations on the top-dressing of grasslands to be held under the auspices of the Hawke’s Bay Farming Development Association has been curtailed so that it comprises two demonstrations. One demonstration will be held on Mrs. Crawley’s property in the Otane district at 10.30 in the morning, and the second on Mr. F. C. White’s farm at Havelock North at 1.30 in the afternoon; both will be held to-morrow (Thursday).

Tn a civil action In Wellington by D. N. Denton, jeweller, against W. Littlejohn and Son, a claim for £.l39*i, tho principal argument centred round tho sum of £607, which plaintiff claimed owing to him under agreement. A will and a Tetter referring to it also entered into tho case, and this letter tb,« judge described as the keynote of the ease. Ho found for plaintiff for £lll4 in all, less £392 paid into court, redit to be given by plaintiff lor costs and goods supplied. On tho counter claim he entered formal judgment for defendants without costs, as lie doubted tho necessity of the claim.