IN THE NEWS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 408, 15 April 1937, Page 4

IN THE NEWS.

Q I KING GEORGE MEMORIAL. The GreymotUih Harbour Board last night decided to grant £3l 10s j o the K/ng George V Memorial I , fund. j ; HOTEL AT ARTHUR’S PASS. Ft is likely that an up-to-date and < I well-appointed hotel will be shortly i built at. Arthur’s Pass, says the | Christchurch Star-Sun. CORONATION BALL. At a meeting last night of the finance committee appointed in connec- ; tion with Strafford Coronation celebra- i tions, au hority w.i.s given the ball committee to proceed wUh arrangemeets for the function. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. P: ogress has been rapid with 'the I J rec ion of new premises for the tele- I phone exch nge at the back of the J Hamilton post office, and it is expec- > i ed the new building will be coinpie- i ted in e«s.rly June ACCLIMATISATION AFFAIRS. A complimentary license for th' | shooting season is being presented [ by the Wellington Acclimatisation ! Society to ilie Minuter of Internal Affairs, Hon. W E. Parry. At a meetr ng of the council of the society at Well ngton lasit evening it was stated hat. Mr. Parry was more keenly in- ! erest.c-'l in .• ccli'ar.tlsatioa affairs 1 than any Minister previously. STRATFORD SENIOR TEAM. The following will represent Strat- , ford seniors against Inglewood at Vic- I toria Park on Saturday, the match I commencing at 2.30 p.m.: V. Robson, : W. Rowlands, A. Lehmann, J. Ross, B. Clifford-Jones, P. Collins, C. Sangster, P. Pastier; E. Smith, R. Garlick, R. Butcher, R. Young, L. Clarke. P. Bird, R. Hinton. Emergencies, R. Berg and R. Cuff. EVENTFUL VOYAGE. An event us 1 voyage from London to Auckland was experienced by Dr. i Neill D. Matson, of Christchurch, ’ who made the trip as sliip’s surgeon ] on the mo’or vessel Coptic, which I arrived at Auckland last 'Week. Dur_ i ng the six weeks’ voyage via the , ! Cape of Good Hope, Dr. Matson per- I ■’or med one major operation a 1; sea j and, in addition, successfully treated • 1 two otE’er cases of serious illness. j 1

MISGUIDED ZEAL. In )heir zeal to disseminate religious teachings a party with a loud spc akcr service mounted on a motor car, cans* d annoyance 'to residents in he nor hern portion of 't>he borough Tuesday evening. The Inspector, Mr A. E. Sayers, was communicated wihh bid when he arrive d the car had ’one. FERTILISER WORKS CLOSED. A deadlock existed last evening in he strike of workers al‘ Kempthorne Prosser’s chemical works at Aramoiio, Wanganui, the men having refusr 3d acceptance of the company’s offer of the higher rate of pay recently accepted by the employees of 'three fertiliser -v.'orks in the Auckland disriot. There wu.s no work at< the coim lany’s premises yesterday, and the plant has been completely closed. Imported oranges. I Renewed endeavours to Efrcure a I more favourable tariff treatment, of i iion-B'ritish oranges and grapefruit I imported io New Zealand were made jby the "Auckland (Retail Fruiterers’ Association this week. Although he Government’s decision to reduce he duty on foreign maize was cited is a principle, no success a itended their efforts. HOSPITAL EXPENDITURE. Estimated expenditure by the Wei i lington Hospital Bo*ard for the year | ending Maich 31. 1938, is £204,044, • an increase of £23,560 over the estij ma/es. for last) year. Among the reasons for the increase emphasised by members at a special meeting Was I the effect of recent legisla ion on j wages and hours. I TOWN PLANNING OFFICER. The Government has decided to appoint Mr. J. W. Mawson to the ntwly-crcated posi ion of town planning officer Making the announcemen. ..t Wellington, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon. W. E. Parry, said it had been resolved not to appoint a director under the Town Planning. Act of 1926. It was. felt that bet* er work could be done and | more progress made towards secur- , ing the true fulfilment of town plan.ning priuclptes if 'he officer appointed h’,..d the whole, weight of departmental organisation behind him than by his acting in an independent capaci y.