LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 148, 8 June 1935, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Lost Tailwagger. The Hastings Tailwaggers’ Club reports that it has in hand the case of an English Setter dog, white, with a black patch on the head and body. The club requests that the owner should ring 3279 or inquire at the Hastings dog pound. Many cars Change Hands. The Transport Division of the Post Office during the month of May dealt with the notifications of no fewer than eleven thousand changes of ownership of motor vehicles. Although there is a constant turnover in this respect, the May changes exceeded any previous month’s record by 2000 notifications. Jubilee Medals. The special silver medals struck by the Royal Mint in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of His Majesty King George to the Throne have been made available to the public in New Zealand through the Post Office, whies reports that at the end of May over 2200 had been sold. A Hare Drive. A hire drive was. promoted over the Elock House property and resulted in a total “bag” of 119. There were 20 guns and the party started shortly after 9 a.m. and returned at 3.30 p.m. A motor-truck and pack horses were used to bring the “bag” home. The hares were distributed hi Wanganui and Palmerston North to various charitable institutions. ’ Poplar Avenue Road. The road through the poplar avenue is not expected to be opened for motor traffic before Monday. The flood water is draining away very slowly and it had not receded sufficiently to enable the bus service to be resumed up till a late hour this afternoon. A large hole has been scoured in the road near the Farndon turn-off, and it is understood that small scourings have occurred in the avenue. Smoking Prohibited. The fact that it is an offence to smoke on premises where food is sold tor consumption, was pointed out, in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington when Mr W. F. Stilwell, S.M., convicted a young man and ordered him to pay costs for such an offence. The defendant is employed by a fruit auction firm, and it was stated for the prosecution that following a sale an inspector caught him smoking. Unusual Sighi in Sky. An unusual spectacle was witnessed by the crew of the motor-ship Aldington Court when a few days out from Panama, on the vessel’s voyage to New Zealand. The planet Venus was observed about one degree above the western horizon, apparently changing colour from white to red and then to light green, the phenomena lasting about 30 seconds. The effect was probably due to the layer of atmosphere through which the planet was observed at its low elevation. Somewhat similar effects are noticed with less brilliant planets in these latitudes. University Entrance Standard. The view that work for matriculation at the majority of secondary schools, instead of being a scientifically arranged four years’ course, was generally a three years’ course of cramming for examination, was expressed at » meeting of the Auckland Classical Society. The society was formed last year to provide a link between the schools and the university. A resolution passed at the meeting favoured a special requirement that a four years’ progressive secondary school course should be the preliminary to the university entrance examination. Jubilee Stamp Issue, The King's Silver Jubilee stamps of the Jd, Id, and 6d denominations placed on sale by the Post Office on May 7 are shortly to be withdrawn. They were printed in England and supplies were obtained to meet the estimated requirements of one month. The issue appears to have been exceedingly popular with the public, and stocktaking by the department indicates that only sufficient for about a week’s sales 'remain on hand, ft is intended shortly to fix a definite date upon which three stamps will be withdrawn from sale simultaneously from all post offices:

Fixed Date for Easter. Replying to its request for legislation tor the stabilisation of Easter, so as to avoid inconvenience to business, the Minister of Internal Affairs (Sir Alexander Young) informed the executive of the Associated Chambers of Commerce at its meeting yesterday that it seemed unlikely the Imperial Act would be brought into force without the concurrence of the main brandies of the Christian Church. As there seemed no present probability of such concurrence, any legislation introduced in New Zealand at the present time would be little more than a gesture. The matter had been kept under notice so that further action could be taken if the Imperial Government took any further steps to bring tho Imperial Act into actual operation. The Time for North-Westers. “There are many phenomena which are accounted for by the state oi stability of the atmosphere,” Dr. E. Eidson, Government Meteorologist, told members of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. “In stable air the velocity of the wind falls off near the ground. This is the reason for the calms which occur so frequently at night. In the upper air the wind continues as strong as in the daytime, but it blows over a cold layer at the surface almost without disturbing it. In unstable air the velocity does not fall off so much near the ground. A northwester in Canterbury seldom sets in during the night or early morning because there is usually a surface layer of cold etable air then. The northwester just blows over it. When tin sun has had time to heat the surface the air often becomes unstable and mixes with the higher layers, and so tho lato morning or afternoon is the time when the north-wester frequently becomes strong.”

English Air Mail. Air mail which was dispatched from London on May 25 will arrive at Auckland on Monday by the Monowai.— Press Assn.

Clearing of Slips, Arrangements have been made by the Hawke’s Bay County Council for work to start on Monday in removing both the large slips on the Crownthorpe road.

New Brookfields Erfrlge. The plans for the new concrete bridge at Brookfields have, been returned by the Public Works Department and approved except for a minor adjustment. The Hawke’s Bay County Council will now be able to invite tenders immediately for the erection of the structure.

Dr. Kagawa. In a letter to Canon Hodge from the general secretary of the National Council of the Y.M.C.A., Mr Brastcd said, “You will be interested to know that Dr, Kagawa's meetings everywhere are a great success and his message is thrilling. The meeting at Napier seems to have ect the pace for what was to follow. Congratulations on your wonderful meeting.”

Wharerangi Bridge. In order to provide access over the Newstead stream at Wharerangi the Hawke's Bay County Council has arranged for the erection of a temporary timber bridge with steel joists. The work will commence on Monday morning and it is expected to have the road opened for traffic on Tuesday night. The engineer to the council, Mr R. Puflett, is hopeful of raising the concrete bridge, which has dropped considerably owing to the flood waters undermining the foundation. Napier Half-Holiday. To-day is the first day of the altered half-holiday in Napier, and retailers no doubt will be awaiting the result of the change with no small degree of interest. Whatever the financial results to the retailers may be when a check is made on Monday, it will not be possible to accept them as a criterion for the future. It was unfortunate that Thursday, which was the first Thursday on which shops had remained open since 1931, was extremely wet, and shoppers were hardly to be seen in the town at all.

Oranges and Lemons. A number of residents of Banks Peninsula have been successful in growing their own oranges and lemons, and there are some very old-established trees. Good crops are taken from these trees every year, and the oranges and lemons are reported to be really good. Mandarins are ako grown with success, and the fruit is sweet and palatable when ripe. It has been suggested by a grower that, with the mild climate of Akaroa, almost every resident could grow enough oranges and lemons for his own use, and even that these fruits could be grown successfully for the market.

Useful Flotsam, It is an ill flood that does not wash up something of value. This week’s inundation was no exception. Right along the waterfront from Awatoto to the Marine Parade, Napier, people were gathering firewood practically all day yesterday, and there was plenty of good wood for them to gather. There were motor trucks, cars, sledges and boys with kerosene tins. Right on the Marine Parade a man and a boy were busily occupied rolling two large strainer poets across to their home. The posts were almost identical in shape and size and had evidently quite recently done duty as gate posts on a farm—-who knows where?