LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19886, 15 May 1936, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

New York Call Monoy.——Call money was quoted in New York Wednesday at one per cent.

Alr Mall In Londonv—Ah' mall de~ spatched from New Zea‘land an April 24 arrived in London on May 11, states a \Vellington message.

‘ Timber for Australia.——An experi—mental dire-ci’. shipment of milling ‘timber from Bruce Bay to Melbourne ‘it is thought, will possibly mark a new late in the development of the \Nest ‘Coast timber trade. Students' Processlon.—The Profes- ‘ sorlal Board of Victoria College, Wellington, has decided to ask those re—- ‘ sponsi‘ble for an explanation as to why one of the exhibits was permitted in the recent capping and procession throng-i 1 the city streets.

Sanitary lnspectors.—Auickland results of the Royal Sanitary Institute examination last December are as fol—lowsz—Sanitm‘y inspectors, Samuel Kerr McLean, Arthur Ernest Mason, Edgar Owen Miles (Coromandel), Thomas Henry Daly; sanitary science, William Ivan Gal-diner (Taumaruuul).

Stall on Hallway Llne.—A tense mo—ment was experienced in Victoria Street this morning when a car stalled on the railway crossing as a train was approaching from the Hamilton station. The motorist monaged to start his engine and move away just as the train came on to the crossing.

Prlou's EMAIL—The Rev. Father F. J. Dismal), of Thames, left an estate declared for probate duty at under £13,000. ‘He left £SO to the building fund for a. new church or St. Francis. Thames. and further sums of £SO to the Roman Catholic bishops o! Clout‘ex‘t, Galway and Elphln (Ireland) for public masses for the repose o! the soul of the testator.

Dlvldend of 15 Per Conn—A year ago Mr F. D'Arcy Cooper, cnairman of directors of Lever Brothers. Limited, England, said that 1931: had yielded the largest. profit in the ~11 years of the company’s history. The accounts for 1935 show that this re—:cord was considerably exceeded, the net profit rising from £6,302,875 to £6,951,187, The dividend on the ordinary stock remains at 15 per cent.

Good Bulls Needed.—At the annual meeting of the Te Awamutu and distriot groups of the New Zeaiand Co—operative Ilerd Testing Association at Te Awamutu yesterday, Mr W. L. Ranstead stated that last year out’ of 2,000,000 cows In the Dominion only about 550 had obtained the C.O.R. certificate. About 50.000 to 100,000 more bulls were needed so testing was necesmry to obtain good bulls.

”(1.0.R.” could not provide enough good bulls so cows 1n the groups test—ing over 4501-1) fat would have to be relied on to make up the deficiency.

Woolworth. (Bydney).—An extraordinary general meeting of \\’ool- - Limited, Sydney, will be held on June 2 to consider pi'opOSuis to Increase the capital of the company to £2,000,000 and to capitalise £421,969 for a bonus issue of one share for every one held as at May 26. The present authorised capital is £I,OOO. 000, the paid capital lbelng £596,969, in £75,000 preference and £421.969 ordinary. On New Zealand Stock Exchanges yesterday, \Voolworths (Sydney) shares sold up to £lB 105, a rise of about 55. At the end of last year the shares were priced at about. £6.

Aerodrome for Tauranaa.—A recommendation that a loan of £7OOO he submitted to the ratepayers for providing an aerodrome and meeting any future extensions was adopted at a meeting of the Tauranga Borough Council. The Public \Vorks Department's estimate for the construction or the arrodrome was £15,500 of which the Government was prepared to ilnri £13300. In a letter to the (‘Ollllt'il \Ving—Commander 'l‘. M. \Vilkns. Director of Civil AViniiun, slated that application had been made for an air service between Aurkland and Uishornc, calling at ’l‘auransa.

Reciprocal Ponslons.—“’l‘hero has been a lot of half—hcartednes‘h~ shown in the negotiations attempted," said the Minister 01' Pensions~ the lion, \V. E. Parry. in commenting on the rubie—gram from Canberra regarding reciprocal pensions which stuimt that there was no hope of Australian ro—nperaiinn on the lines of the ItiiZ; scheme. “1 feel if we can was the Australian Gowrmnont in ”ii‘ l'ig‘hl way and show huw ‘hcnoi‘lrial thr- logis—lutiun would he to both counirivs sumrthing might be done,” nihimi .\ir Parry. lio said he would lnsn no limo in iiirinxiusz the matter up again to sun it’ snmn workable arrangoniont rouhi not hu reached.

One of the fines: ranges or moves it is possible to see ls now showing in HM: new Glove Deparlmenl or HUGRCI' uml Kingston. lel A most exlcnsh‘c rollcrlion CUHIDI‘ISHLL'," allrm'live wool gloves in new lrnunllut style and col— Uurs, smart l'nln-lu glows In gunnllcl 51y”, new Nappy. nml Skin (Horus and A wonderful range 01‘ hunulil'ul Naplm glows fur lincxl and fur [rimmed—the pl‘iCL‘S are mast allrucllre. In the Hosiery (lt'purlment you wlll see a most gonmrcln‘nslro range or pure wool hose and silk and wool hoslery. and a special line of Wolsey Gym Hose with spllred heels and toes all sizes at 4/11 palr. If you need gloves and hosiery sec Hooker and lx'inrzslon‘i range first. for the values will ucrlululy lappeal to you."

Currency in London.—Fine gold was quoted in Lunnlun yesterday at £7 Us 3&1 an Dump d 7 on \V'ednesday), HID dullau- at 4.96 “—l6 (1.973% and the franc at, 73 9-32 (75 17—32).

Mamaku Tlmber "MlL—The machlnex'y at the Slate timber mill, Mamaku‘ has been mmplolely overhauled and is ready {or operating. No date has yet been announced for the re—openlng 01‘ the mill.

“Bomber-do Furloso."—How mes—sages during the Great War filtered through from a certain section of the front line to the allies lying behind was told by Major H. H. S. \Vesimacott addressing the reunion of returned soldiers in Hamilton last evening. It was in April, 1918, he said. that the brief significant message came back “hombardo,” followed shortly after by the words “bom—bardo furioso." Finally came the announcement “packo portmanteaux.“

From, Over £B,ooo,oooi—The accounts of Imperial Chemical Industries, Limited. London, for the year ended December 31. 1935, show a net in—come of' £6,706,539, as against £6,349,107 in 1934, an Increase of £357,432. The sum of £1,000,000 was allocated to central obsolescence and depreciation fund and £645,891 for the company‘s income tax. \Viih the balance brought forward of 9608,51. the total balance il £7,314,990.

Tho". of Steven—At the Te Awamutu Court yesterday before Messrs G. A. Empson and \V. Swain J‘s.P. a Maori pensioner, Taumanuku Maniapoto, was charged that on or about May 11 he stole a stove. valued at, £2. the property of Messrs Bellam and Murray, Tokanul. Constable H. Shaw. of thlklhl‘ gave evidence of finding the stove, which had been removed from a where, at )lanlapoto‘s place. Accused said he thought the stove was abandoned and that he could use it. He was convicted and fined £2.

Advantages of Breedlng.—“The con—stant buying of stock gets you no—where in the long run.“ said Mr F. 0. Knight, at the annual meeting of the Te Awamutu and district. groups of the New Zealand Co-operative Herd—testing Association in Te Awamutu yesterday when he was illustrating the advantages of breeding. “You must breed your own stock, then you know just where you are. The grade man must become a breeder." \Vith testing a farmer had a record of the cow's constitution. which he would he in a position to safeguard.

‘ Mortgage Loglslltlon.-—The first instalment of the Government's proposed mortgage legislation is likely to appear in the liousc of Representatives early next week, according to a statement made yesterday {by the Prime Minister, Mr Savage, in an interview. Questioned regarding the abillty of the Government to put through all its urgent legislation before the proposed mid-winter adjournment. at the endoi’ the month or early next month, the Prime Minister said it might be necessary to curtail the week-end recess in the near future.

His Majesty's (”Gotham—lt does not seem to 'be generally known in New Zealand that in cases in which the King has knowledge of the pending anniversary of diamond weddings or the attainment of 100th birthdays of any of his people throughout the various parts or the Empire, His Majesty sends a message of congratulation to those concerned. In New Zeaiand the correct procedure is for a relative or friend of the person or persons concerned to write to the Governor-Gen-eral at least seven days beforehand giving particulars 0! the coming event. and expressing a wish that His Majesty might. be graciously pleased to send a message on the occasion.