Hamilton News

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1004, 21 June 1930, Page 6

Hamilton News

Badminton was introduced among the .social activities of the Anglican Church people in Hamilton on Thursday evening when a party from the Te Aroha Club, led by the Rev. R. B. Connolly, played exhibition matches at St Peter’s Ilall. It was decided to form a club at the last meeting of the Church of England Men’s Society. * * * Discharges from bankruptcy wore granted by Mr. Justice Herdman at the Supremo Court yesterday on the petitions of Musha Singh Basi, storekeeper, Whakarewarewa; Vivian ■ : sorge Harley Sanson, farmer, Whatawhata; and Broderick Corbet, box • manufacturer, Hamilton (subject to ■ inkrupt consenting to judgment for £ 100 in favour of the official assignee). Sir Alexander Herdman, who has been presiding at the Supremo Court essions here, returned to Wellington last night to attend the Appeal Court sittings opening on Tuesday. "The Samoans are a wonderful people,” said Mr. P. W. Platts, S.M., C. lecturing on the Pacific Islands t the W.E.A. Debating Club on Thursday evening. "If left alone and not provoked from outside they will learn to appreciate the fact that the Government of New Zealand is concerned with their good and nothing else.” * * * Replying to Mr. W. Dee Martin, M. p.’s telegram regarding the Press reports of the arrival of .six ships at Wellington laden with Australian coal, the Prime Minister has stated thkt the matter is under consideration. * * * A contemptible theft was recently committed at Peter’s Cathedral. An exquisitely worked oak box for holding mission funds, which was screwed on the wall in the lobby, has been rey moved. Fortunately, it was almost empty Charged with the theft of a filly at Miranda, Thomas James Gibson, aged j.O, was remanded till Friday at the .Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The police said IS horses were involved in a further charge. Bail was lixed i: i two sureties of £SO each.’ At a joint meeting of the Hamilton I 11-0 Police and the Hamilton Hast Cricket Club on Thursday evening it was reported that the Rugby Union had arranged a benefit match for the widow of the late Mr. J. Dufty to take place next Saturday week. At the last meeting of the Hamilton Fabian Club Mrs. Drury spoke on peace movements operating throughout the world and particularly stressed the powerful work of tho Deague of Nations and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, of both of which she is an active member. Attention to pot holes left by workmen in Frankton footpaths was drawn by Or. A. J. Denz at the Borough Council meeting this week. The engineer (Mr. li. Worley) said the holes were caused by gas department employees prospecting for leaks. Authority was granted tho engineer to have the men armed with filling material in future. Some line comparisons between the plays of Bernard Shaw and John Galsworthy were drawn by Mr. F. B. Stephens, tutor-organiser for the Workers' Hducational Association, speaking at the modern drama class this week. It was decided to read Galsworthy’s play "Royalties” next meeting. # Record entries from all over New Zealand have been received for the Hamilton Kennel Club’s forthcoming show. Various breeds not previously entered here will be dtsplayed. Messrs. D. D. Wilson and W. H. Prickett have been appointed to attend the annual meeting of the New Zealand Kennel Club. At a meeting of the Hamilton West School Committee this week it was decided to circularise other committees with the object of forming a South Auckland Association. "A waste of time.” were the words used by Cr. R. Cobbe at the Borough Council meeting this week to describe the many conferences of various trades ami professions held in New Zealand. Cr. B. H. Andrews considered the electrical engineer should be allowed to attend the annual conference, but a resolution was carried that he should not attend it. It was decided to obtain expert advice as to the possibility of obtaining sufficient water by sinking a bore for swimming baths, at the last meeting of tho Hamilton West School Committee. _