NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 9, 1 April 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

Municipal Roll.—The Hamilton municipal elections roll has now closed with a total of 7,527, of which 500 are on the supplementary roll. School Additions.—Two large classrooms to accommodate 88 pupils have been added to the Matamata Junior High School. Daring Theft. — While the proprietress of a dairy was absent for a few minutes on Wednesday a thief entered the shop and got away with £2O from behind the counter. South African Finance. —The Budget presented to the South African Parliament shows a surplus of £ 1,150,000, which will be applied to the reduction of the debt. Canadian for Canberra. —The Canadian Minister of Justice, Mr. Ernest Lapointe, will sail for Australia from Vancouver on April 6 to represent Canada at the opening of Canberra. England’s Workless. —The Ministry •f Labour reports that the unemployed total now is 1,078,500. It is hoped that before Easter the total will be less than 1,000,000. Auckland Passenger Traffic. —This month’s Government return of arrivals and departures for the Port of Auckland show an excess of departures (1.899) over arrivals (1,340) by 559. » Henry Ford’s Accident. —There is a suggestion that foul play caused the motor accident in which Mr. Henry Ford was injured. The police are now making investigations. A Wet Month. —The rainfall during March was abnormal at Hamilton, 7.54 inches having fallen, compared with 2.88 for the corresponding period last year. Rain fell on 17 days, the maximum fall being recorded on March 15. Unregistered Guns. —On two charges of having unregistered firearms in his possession, one relating to a .303 rifle, and the other to a shq.tgun, Harry Hope Balmain was fined €4 12s. including costs, in the Magistrate’s Court this morning. The same offence cost Jarvis Bond £1 13s. Observation Cars.—The Tourist League reports that the Railway Department is considering the provision of suitable observation cars for the Main Trunk trains and that the suggestion, by the league, that such cars be placed on the Rotorua trains, is also receiving consideration. Salvation Army Work. —King George gave an audience to General Booth, of the Salvation Army. His Majesty manifested the keenest Interest in the work of the army, and particularly in the migration of boys to Australia and Canada under its auspices. German Anti - Dumping.—The German Government has placed on the table in the Reichstag an Anti-Dump-ing Bill, which is a reprisal to similar laws against German goods which .are in force in Britain, the Dominions and the United States. Maitland Dispute.—The conference regarding the trouble at the Maitland mines reached a basis of agreemnt which all partis have undertaken to recommend to their respective organisations. Unless a further hitch occurs the mines are expected to be reopened in a few days. Hamilton Baths. —An unfavourable season did not discourage 20,794 persons from entering Hamilton Swimming Baths this season, 15,568 being children and 2,739 adults, excluding season ticket holders. In addition 620 attended from Marist Brothers’ School, 225 Convent girls, 680 Technical boys and 327 girls, 449 boys and 186 girls from Hamilton East School.