LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19883, 12 May 1936, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Frau In Hamllton.—Two degrees of frost were recorded at the Ruakura Farm of Instruction this morning. Although in Hamilton ‘C‘ondltions were raw, no frost was recorded.

County Annual Meetlnus.—The an—nual statutory meetings of all county councils In the Dominion will he held on \Vednesday, May 27.

Currency In Random—Fine gold was quoted in London yesterday at £7 05 6d an ounce (£7 Os Bid on Friday), the dollar an 4.9% (4.97;). and the franc at 753 (75g).

Onehunga centenarlan.—Still enjoYins good health, Mrs .\L A. Hills, of Upper Queen Street, Onehunga, is celebrating her 10m birthday to-day. Her sight and hearing are falling, but her mental faculties show only slight signs of impairment.

A Ban “item—The Sydney University Senate has decided to “give the Students‘ Representative Council an opportunity of profing it can properly central all the students' activities of festival week.“ This resolution lifts the ban on a. procession, which was imposed on April 7.

Plako Gounw By-olootlonp—The byelectlon to fill the vacancy on the Piako County Council caused by the death of the Manawaru riding member, Mr C. Emmett, \vlll be held next Mon—day. Two candidates have been nom—inated, Messrs. Andrew Orr and John Parker.

Shorter Hours, Bearer Gouda—A \Nanganui retailer states that some of the retail business people in Wanganui have received information from various manufacturers that, owing to the coming shorter hours of work, prices will shortly be advanced.

Scarcity of Fleh.—Retailers state that a shortage of fish has been apparent in Hamilton for some weeks, Schna‘ppel‘ being available, Ibut few other varieties. Adverse weather recently has frequently prevented fleets putting to sea and when they do. it. is stated, only small =catches are made.

Sunahlna League concert.—The weekly Sunshine League concert at the VVaikato Hospital consisted of much-appreciated items given by Miss Lopdell (solos). Mr Bert Martin (humorous songs in character), Misses Walsh and Collins (tap dances). Mrs \V. Green played accompaniments, and Mr Martin led community sensing.

Weather Predictlonu.—At a meeting of the Dominion executive of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, appreciation was expressed of the action of the Broadcasting Board and Meteorological Department in broadcasting the warnings Which have recently been given over the air and it was hoped that these would he continued.

Oxford Unlon and Red Flam—A mes—sage from London states that the Oxiord Union has passed a resolution by 67 votes to 57 to recognise no flag but ‘the red flag. “because it is the symbol of an International social movemént affording the only safe insurance against war." In the discussion a member left the room draped in a. Union Jack.

"Felldlng II Calm.”—Feilding on the latest census returns can now boast of having a surplus of one mere man over its womeufolk population. No wonder such a well-balanced community is stlll calm like it was during the relief of Ladysmith celebrations. The Press Association agent on that occasion sent out a message, “Feiidlng is calm."

Bryant House Arrangements.— Plans for the conduct of the Bryant House Convalescent Home, at Raglan. during the next few months have been completed. Children will remain in residence at the home until the end of this month, after which it has been arranged to throw the home open to convalescent women. To allow the stafl a holiday the home will be closed in October for a month.

Women's Well-groomed Heads.— “Let me say that I have never seen so many well-groomed heads as I have in Palmerston North; people in A'uck—land cannot compare with you,“ re—marked Madame Lauri Alwyn in the course of a lecture. The lecturer in—vited the women in the audience '0 remove their hate; it allowed them to feel more relaxed, and that permitted a keener attention being given to her, she said.

Drives car at 82.—Said to he 92 years old, Mr Herbert J. Jones, of Lane Cove, Sydney. this week I'6newed the registration of his car at North Sydney office and drove away. Mr Jones has driven for 35 years and is one of the hesbknown figures on local roads. He owned one of the first cars in Australia. He does not look his ago. i: particularly active. and is regarded ixy ihe poiive as an cxcellcni rlriwr. His war, ii is rinimmi. has nevm‘ been in a gni‘npzr‘. for Ml- - does all his u\\'n repairs.

“sllence In the County—" Brim; that man lmfm‘o lhn murl.“ ordered .\ll‘ E, 11. .\lnslr’y, SAL. in [he \\'e|ling—inn )lagistmlv‘s (Jourl lhe DHIL‘I' afternoon. when a I'nlher noisy new—comer onlt‘mnl Ihr! body of the court.‘ The man was frn‘lhwilh brought br‘fm‘c lhc maglstrnln. who (lolix‘m-od a short lecture on L‘nm‘h'onm cliunltc hefom inslruvling tlw (:nm'L onlel‘ly in see him 01? lhe prmnisns. The mngls— Hale's nvlinn was [alien as a result of :1 threat marlu vul'lim', when he complained [lull lhl‘ noisn was so {:an Ihnl it was diflh‘ull. In hPur the evi(lonco Doing: Kiwn, 110 thou pmmisml the om‘llpanls or ”In hmly or Hm mum‘l llml lhn now nfl‘u‘mlnx‘ would h: .103]! wllh lwrm'v him. lnlcnse silence followed th‘ m'linn.

it 13 possible to SPO is now showing' in One of the miesi, i‘ungr-s of gloves the new (llm'u llt‘pai'tinent ol‘ Hooker and Kingston, LUL ;\ most extensive “fillet-[inn conmrising alli'avilve wool gloves in new gunnllcl slylc and col— Uln's' smart fabric gllwi‘s in guanllt-l slylo, m-w Hanna and Skin Glows nml ll \wnxlcrful range of lu'uulil'ul .\’.amm glows l‘ur linml uml fur li'iinmml—[lm pi‘icus urc mml :llll'fll'llh". In llic Hosiery dolnu‘lmunl .\‘nu will sm: :1 must ('onipi'i‘liciisivc range (if pure wnul [min and silk and wnnl lmsim')‘. and :1 slm'iul liim nl‘ Wolsvy (lym llusc \\'llll hlllll‘t‘d hurls .mil Inns all sizes at Mll pair. 11‘ you ni‘ml :zlnvos and hosiery see Hooker and l\'in:_'.~:inn‘s [-31ng first for Hm \‘uluos will ccriuinlv appeal to you." _

Earthquakes In Poverty Bay.-——Slighl earth tremors were experienced in Gisharms and Tokomm-u Bay on Saturday evening. No damage is reported.

Railway Footbrldgo.~—l't is expected that the final section of the new rallway footbridge will he lald on Sunday, May ‘24. when the structure will 35am be closed to traffic during the ay.

Grey street Improvementa.—lmmovements to the sides of the road are being effected in Grey Street. Hamilton East, with the emoleum process‘ The workmen are commencing early in the mornings for an early start is essential owing to the heavy traffic during the day.

Hal-qua and Ste-mol- Golllde.——~The Swedish barque Abraham Rydberg wlrelessed from Land's End at mid‘ night. that she had been in collision with the steamer Koranton. says a message from London. Later she cancelled her distress call, and both vessels apparently are contlnulng their voyages.

The Factories lIII.—Ii is the inten—tion of the Canterbury .\isnufacturers‘ Association to urge the Government to postpone the passage of the Factories Amendment Bill until fresh representations can be made. It was stated that the continued existence of some industries would be imperllled by the heaw increase in coets through the new provisions, These industries gave employment to thousands of workers.

Road Improvements In Brit-In.— The highway authorities in Britain have submitted plans under which £130.000.0'00 is to be spent on roads in the next five years. This will be in addition to the many millions normally spent on maintenance. The Dl‘OSl‘amme should eliminate all weak bridges and provide for 850 miles of dual carriage—ways and 500 miles or cycle tracks.

Purchase of Tlmaru Brewery—The purchase price of the ’l‘imaru Brewery Company, Limited, as a going concern, will be about 5:64.480, the purchasers being New Zealand Breweries. Limited. according to a report from the South. The action of the directors of the Timaru company will be submitted to shareholders at an extraordinary gem eral meeting on May 25. It is generally assumed that the payment will be equal to 155 3d a share, which is about the current market price.

Housing Problem—The Govern—ment‘s housing scheme is under consideration by Ministers, and consider—able data has been collected. Details ‘of the measure have not yet been de—cided. The Prime Ministen states however, that the scheme will have a wider significance than the mere pro—vision of housing accommodation by the State. It is proposed to spend at least £3,000,000 in relieving the present housing shortage and some aspects of the problem will be dealt with in the rent restriction legislation.

Technical Old Bum—Mr 0. Slow presided at a meeting or the Old Boys Association of the Hamilton Technical High School last evening when arrangements for the re-union dance on May 20 and the annual meeting on June 1 were finalised. it was re—ported that the Principal of the school, Mr \V. Fraser, was visiting \Neilinglon with a View to forming a branch of the association similar to those functioning in Auckland and Te Awa—mutu and the hope was expressed by members that a re—union could be held in Christchurch during the winter.

East Coast Rallway.—A start on work on the \Valroa—Gisborne railway line will be made early next month. according to a statement made last evening by Minister of Public Works, the Hon. R. Sample. “The depart—ment is at present engaged in repair—lng earthquake damage on the Napier—\Valroa section.“ said the Minister. “ and £248,000 is belng made available for that work from rallway funds." No definite date had yet been fixed fur starting work on the South Island main trunk line, the Minister said, but it would not, be long before the undertaking was put in hand.

quuor and Motorists.—Two further cases of intoxication in charge of cars came before the Auckland Police Court yesterday. As the result of a plea by counsel that he suffered shellshock during the war and that shock following an accident led witnesses to be—lieve he was Intoxicated. \Villiam Thomas Yeoman (35), labourer, was ordered to pay costs. He was disqualifled from driving for 12 months. Rothurst Edward Ernest Fertherstone (21), clerk, who pleaded guilty to a similar charge, was fined £5 and £1 for driving without a llcense.

Public Works Policyv—The policy statement regarding public works actlviitrs, which, according to expecta—tions, was to have been delivered in the House or Representnllves to—morrow by the Minister of Public \Vorks. llon. R. Sample, will not be made until later in the week. The agreement re—cently reached between the Minister and Public “'orks employees will probably be announced in company \Vilh the policy statement. This agreement, outlining rates of pay and con~ ditions of work, is expected to be of considerable general importance, as the scale of payment provided will proh—nlhly have a hearing on the fixing of the basic wage.

To Awamutu Fire Duncan—Ar a nlr‘Ming nr Hm Tn .v\\\'nmum Borough (jnunvil Inst, (wcninfz. Hu‘ sr‘crelary a! Hm ’l‘e Awamulu Firr‘ Hnm'd “rote rimming allvnlinn In Hm raor Hint rub~ blsh hnrl m'vumulalod at Hm l‘r‘fll‘ of man)- hllsilwss prvmisvs in the lawn. ”f‘ askml HmL [he borough {lrv inspec—tor mnkr‘ an culmination. .\h‘ Ruixmy. «lmlin: with ”I" mninh‘nnnce of HlO “I‘l‘plllf:S, said Hlnf i! was the duly of the mum“ to lump HlO plugs in KHOII order, In Hm mnllvr of the rubbish at the hack nl' pl'flmisos he said it was nnl)‘ I'm‘r'nlly Hint. a .‘—'l‘(‘.’ll loss. had been inr'um‘ml nl (Inmln'idzn Hu'nngh HIC hurnin: nl‘ I'nhhish n! Hm hum-k (H‘ husim-ss prr-lnisvs. The Mayor, .\[r C, FpinlPy. said HN‘ I-‘irn ler‘ll shnuld ho subsidiv‘d in Hwir work nf km‘pin: Hm Mum «'lvnr, HP»

('vnlly in To Kulli In- hm! Imlirml that \\'hilt‘ HIP intlimlm‘s \wl'v 115 ml nn llw lu-rluing alongside HIP lh'r- plugs. It wns (lu‘vidwl m Inkv sit-I's lo investigate the posilion.

You may How a marznmrent range 01' “my" Quills, which are nutslnnrlmg value. if you plan an early visit t 6 House and hakings. Our Cnmprehpngive range includes all 111050 delight—[“l bedroom shades :n the popular new mutcl‘ialS-—‘l“1“t Crepe. .\lnrm'ain. ’l‘alTL‘lvflv BI’UCJKIL’ and Snteen—m-rl‘cch 1y made and well llllml \\'ilh lhr- hcst .lunlily down. You'll be llolignlml with lhu beautifully (lesignnd stvlns and the lowly (‘vntx'nl x‘uclllngs. .For the cold wintry nights nhmd we can suggesl‘ no holler lnvnslnwnt than one of these wonderfully \\'nrn| nml (‘osv quills. Px'il‘i’s are Very modcx'aln. from 325 Gd to £7 ’75. House and Dakin-r invite you lo inspect these \aluen.”

Poppy Day Recent—The flnal Poppy Day returns make a record total of £592 105 ad for the New Plymouth dish-let.

Stock Exohnnqa Company—At the annual meeting of the Dunedin Stock Exchange Proprietary in June, a final dividend at the rate of 5 per cent per annum will be declared. The paymem for the past two years has been 5 per cent, While 7 per cent was paid in 1932.

Motor- Taxatlon.——-In a statement at Wellington yesterday the Minister of Transport (the Hon. R. Semple). stated that he favoured grouping all motor taxation under one head. The ‘present system of separate taxation twas not conducive to satisfactory ad—‘ministration.

Promptly Dellvered.—ln repfy m an inquiry made In the correspondenvc columns of the \Vaikato Times on April 30. a post—cam was posted to the writer of the letter and simply addressed Hamilton. At the Post omm: apparently it passed from hand to hand in the mail room. and finally was stamped “Not known to postman Hamilton." However. the postal omcials are known for their resourcefulness and‘ one or them wrote instructions: "Try correspondent. Walkato Times." The postcard was at once forwarded.

Noted Billiards Player's Visit..— Local billiards players saw a fine exposition of the game last evening. when Clark McConachy, the famous New Zealand player, engaged Mr H. W'. Lucas, of Hamilton. in an exhibition match at Mr Franks' billiards saloon in Frankton. McConachy was in great form and registered several big breaks, including one of 400, unfinished. Play extended over an hour and a-haii’. and at the conclusion McConachy gave a short talk on billiards, which was heard with interest by an audience of about 50 He left to-day for Tauransa.

Model Aeroplane champlonshlps.—A suggestion that the New Zealand model aeroplane championships should be held in Hamilton next year, in conJunction with the \Vaikato Winter Show, ihas received strong support from the New Zealand .\lodel Aerov plane Association. In a letter to Mr \V. H. Paul, secretary of the»\\'lnler Show Association, the secretary of the association says the council considered the proposal an excellent one. and was of the opinion that champion—ship contests and a conference in coniunction with the show at Hamilton would create Dominion-wide interest. Many entries from all parts would be forth-coming and a programme extending over two or three days could he expected.