LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 92, 4 April 1930, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The H.B. Labour Day picnic and sports committee will meet in the Napiei Trades Hall to-night at 8 o’clock.

The Hawke’s Bay Boxing Association’s annual general meeting will be held in the Jockey Club rooms at 8 o’clock this evening.

The latest leturns of membership of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association indicate a revival of interest in its affairs. The membership at present is 1555. , whereas it was 1405 at this time last year.

In Wednesday’s civil list at the Hastings Magistrate’s Court, in the judgment summons case A. McConnell v. H. Beyers, the defendant had forwarded to the Court the amount of the debt, but owing to a delay in transmission, it only arrived after judgment had been given.

New Zealand’s scenic beauties are becoming very well known abroad, and that is evidenced by letters received by the Minister in charge of the Tourist Department, the Hon. P. A. de la Perrelle. Last mail many enquiries came to hand from prospective visitors from Hongkong, Japan and British North Borneo as to the conditions to travel and sport in NewZealand

The report of the Hawke’s Bay Boxing Assooiatiort states: “Your executive desires to place on record its appreciation of the action of the Wellington and New Plymouth Boxing Associations and the Radio Broadcasting Coy., in describing byradio the recent contests between Donovan and Sarron. These broadcasts were well received locally and were thoroughly enjoyed by thousands who were unable to be present at the contests.’’

Much interest continues to be centred in the Harbour Board representation controversy, writes the “Tribune’s" Waipukurau representative. and it is expected that further interesting statements will be forthcoming at the meeting of the Waipukurau County Council to-morrow. It is difficult to get all the cards placed upon the table in regard to this controversial matter, as there are various cross currents and divisions, not only as between the Borough Council and the County Council, but within each body.

Advice has been received by Messrs Monckton and Elliott, owners of Tangatupara and Dundee stations, with an area of some 7000 acres, situated about six miles from Waipukurau, that the Government has decided not to purchase same for settlement purposes. It is understood that the excessive cost of reading has been an adverse factor, but no counter offer to that of the owners was made. The decision is a matter for disappointment and Central Hawke’s Bay, despite its high average area per holding, remains minus any share in the progressive policy claimed for the United party.

It is stated on the authority of the Canterbury division of the Reform League that the report in the Press Association message from Wellington on Wednesday that Mr. C P. Agar had been appointed chairman of the hew provincial council and Mr. 8. R. Evison honorary secretary is incorrect The facts are that at a meeting of the party supporters held last week it was decide.! to make arrangements fur the Setting up of a new provincial council. The work is proceeding, and it is hoped to call the new council together' at tire, end of the month, when the election of officers will be held.

A sharp earthquake shock was felt in Hastings at 1.43 p.m. to-day.

Tlie N.Z. Shipping Co. advise that the Ruahine, en route from Southampton to Auckland, sailed from Panama on Tuesday last. The annual general meeting of the Hastings Hockey Sub-Association will be held on Monday evening at 7.80 o'clock at the Jockey Club rooms. AU players and anyone interested are invited to attend. The Havelock North Football Club held its first practice on the Domain last night. This new team is training strenuously for the match against the Wairoa team, which is to visit Havelock North on Saturday week.

The first of the series of lectures on •‘Literature,” under the auspices of the W.E.A.. was given last night, by Mr. A. D. Morrison, M.A., a report of which will be published in tomorrow’s “Tribune.”

Percy Coleman, New Zealand’s greatest racing motor cyclist, winner of the New Zealand heavy-weight championship 14 times since 1914, left on Wednesday for the Isle of Man, where he will compete in the international Tourist Trophy contests. The date of the land sale to be held by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., on behalf of the trustees of the estate of the late Sir R. D. D. McLean, has now been altered. The sale will now take place in the firm's rooms. Avenue road, Hastings, at 11 o’clock oh the morning of Monday, April 28. It was reported at Tuesday’s meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board that the Local Government Loans Board had approved the raising of £240,000, part of the 1924 loan of £1,000,000 and that arrangements had been made to borrow £lOO,OOO from the A.M.P. at 5J per cent.

During the races at Whangarei yesterday Kenneth McLean struck a racecourse inspector, Mr. Cullen, necessitating the latter’s attendance at hospital to have stitches in the face. To-day McLean was fined £2 for objectionable language and £5 for assault and ordered to pay 26/- costs, in default six weeks’ imprisonment.— (Press Association.) Michael Patrick Anthony Herlihy, aged 24, on six charges of theft of articles from hotel bedrooms, was sentenced to three months' hard labour in the Police Court at Gisborne this morning. The accused is at present on probation for burglary in May 1928 and has had three other previous convictions.—(Press Association.)

Despite the low butter market, the Kiaora (Gisborne) Dairy Company’s March output increased sufficiently to more than offset the low advance f-ayments. The advance for March, 929. was 1/3 per pound, but if even only 1/- is paid for last month’s supplies, individual cheques will be larger, as last month’s production was 37 per cent, above that of March, 1929 (Press Association.)

The announcement that the Matson liner Malolo will visit New Zealand again in November, is of more than superficial interest. The annual review of the New Zealand Tourist League just published states that although the vessel spent only .3| days in New Zealand during the cruise last year, the visit resulted in the expenditure of from £7OOO to £lO,OOO in the country by the American tourists.

An Order-in-Council issued yesterday authorises the Tongariro National Park Board to borrow an additional £20,000 from the Public Trustee for the purposes of the park hostel. The rate of interest is to be 6 per cent. Under the 1928 Finance Aot, the board was empowered to borrow up to £40,000 for the erection of The Chateau, but an amendment last year increased the figure to £60.000. The Order-in-Council is made in accordance with last session’s legislation.

Fruitgrowers will be interested to know that the H.B. A. and Society is proposing to include in the schedule for the Royal Show four classes for fruit—two for pears (P. Barry and Winter Cole) and two for apples (Sturmer and Dougherty). It would be well, therefore, for any growers who are interested, to get busy and put into cool store sufficient of these varieties to enable them to make a selection when the show conies round. To be able to place a "Royal Show" certificate at the head of a collection of other awards should appeal to those who are in tho habit of exhibiting.

“The insurance business in New Zealand during the past two years has been bad. and the fire Joss of 21/9 per head is the highest in the world," remarked Mr. Edward L, Lumley to a Christchurch “Press" reporter. Mr Lumley, who is managing director of Messrs. Bennie S. Cohen and Son, Ltd., Lombard street. London, and an underwriter at Lloyd’s, is at present touring New Zealand. He said that it was a tribute to New Zealand that the burglary hazard was very small—probably smaller than in any other ccuntry. The fire insurance waste on the other hand, was ■ the highest, and at the present time amounted to about £5OOO a day. Statistics, however, showed that these happenings came in cycles, and the insurance companies hoped for an improvement.