LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17985, 2 April 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

As from April 1 the name of the Napier South railway siding has been changed to “Te Awa."

Particulars of train arrangements in connection with the forthcoming Easter holidays will be found in our advertising columns.

For failing to give way to a vehicle approaching on his right, Thomas Wilson was fined 40s and costs, before Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., at Hamilton to-day.

The case in the Native Land Court before the Chief Judge, Mr R. N. Jone f s, dealing with a petition from certain members of the Ngatiwhakane tribe, claiming rents and bath fees, was continued at Rotorua yesterday. The hearing was adjourned.

The Chief Postmaster, Hamilton, advises that DLT and WLT cable services with Czechoslovakia, via Eastern and via Pacific' Imperial, will be available from the Ist proximo at lOid per word and 9d per word respectively, with a minimum of 20 words.

The announcement that 51 members of the club had contributed £OSO to the Rotary Plunket Appeal Fund was made by Sir Alexander Roberts at the Wellington Rotary Club luncheon. He expressed the hope that the other members of Iho club would try lo make the amount up to £IOOO. A citizen of Wellington, he added, had donated through a member of (lie club £I.OO to the fund, but that was not included in the £950-

A practice of the Waikato Winter Show Philharmonic Society was held last night, under the direction of Mr T. S. Webster. There was a good attendance, and excellent work was done with items which it is intended to perform at the Winter Show. New members would be welcomed.

The Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, announced at the civic welcome in Auckland last evening that as an old member of the council of the British Association he had, with the consent of the Government, despatched a cable asking that the association should hold its annual meeting in New Zealand in 1934.

Twenty-three permits for buildings were issued in the Hamilton Borough last month, compared with 14 in March, 1929. The total value of buildings for which permits were issued was £6092 10s, as against £9755 10s for the corresponding period last year.

The Waikato Mounted Rifles, who have been undergoing their annual military training course at Hopu Hopu during the last 10 days, will break camp to-morrow. This is the last camp of the year in view of the Government’s recent decision.

Members of the Auckland Highways Council, who have been touring the Thames and Eastern Waikato districts since Monday, will reach Hamilton this evening. Early to-morrow morning they will set out on a motor tour of the highways in the Waipa