LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19895, 26 May 1936, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Fl‘ost In Hamllton.—-A frost of 5 do—--141'085 \\'as recorded at Huakum this morning, while at \\'hiliora the I‘o— was 3 degrees of frost.

Fat Stock Schedule.—;\ reduction of id a pound in the export prices for all grades of lamb has been announced, and will take effect from yesterday. ther rates are unchanged.

High Prices for Raml.—Gisbornc Lincoln rams sent to the Argentine rc—ccntiy have been sold at high prices. one of them topping the sales at £206. with others realising down to £BS.

Seven Years In (Inch—At Welling—ton yesterday. Stanley VVlnwood McKlsslck Heid was sentenced to seven years‘ imprisonment for assault on a female.

A Record Dam—Saturday was a record day on the air service connec—ting Wellington. Blenheim and Nelson, 3:9 passengers making the aerial cros—sing of Cook Strait.

Caught a Sharla—R. Hutchinss, a pupil at the New Plymouth High School, caught a six—foot shark at the mouth of the \Valwakaiho River yesterday. He used & scnapper line with a herring as bait and landed the shark after a strenuous struggle.

struck by Motor-our.——Struck by a motor while cycling to church on Sunv day evening, Mrs L. Arthur, of Herriesvilie, received head injuries and suffered considerably from shock. She was removed to hospital where she is reported to be making satisfactory progress.

Timur-u Browery.—The sale of the Timaru Brewery to the New Zealand Breweries' Limited, for approximately £73,000, was confirmed at a special meeting of directors of the former company held at, Timaru. yesterday. The £73,000 will be the return to the shareholders after all the company's liabilities have been met.

Flt-st Dlvldend Palm—The most successful year's trading yet experienced is reported by the directors of the Royal Mail Lines. Gross profit on voy—ages in 1935 was £888,362. 3. galn of £139,327 over the figure for the pre—ceding year. A fleet replacement account was credited with £130,000. and a dividend of 3; per cent. less tax—— the first paid—absorbed £108,500.

Bobby Calf Trada.—Aspects of the hobby mlf trade are being discussed by moat exporters with the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. W. Lee Martin. Representatives of the exporting firms met the Minister and Agriculture De—partment officers in Wellington last week and they agreed to endeavour to_ overcome some of the obvious diflicul-' ties in the trade. The collection of immature calves will be discouraged.

Post Office Dovelopments.—lnlerest—ins developments which will be introduced shortly by the British Post Ufllce authorities, include a melhod by which emergency telephone calls are to re—main: priority and instant response, the establishment of postal inquiry bureaux in large towns and the introduc—iion of mobile post otflces. The last—mentioned are to be hauled by tractors and will be taken to important functions and sports meetings.

A Forgetful Motor-Im—lt must have been a very absent mlnded owner who could forget that his car was mlsslns for some two months, states the Grey River Argus Some tlme ago a car was left in the Otim Gorge and unclaimed for three weeks. It was then transported to Otira, where it remained for a month. In that time extensive enqulrlcs eventually revealed that. the owner was a resident of Te Awamulu, but, so far as is known. the car, a modern model, is still at Olira.

Dellvery Van Llcenslng.—The Gov—ernment has no intention of compelling legitimate business people such as grocers to license their delivery vans us goods service vehicles, according to a statement made yesterday by the Minister of Transport, Hon. R. Sample. lie added that the Government, had no intention of restricting the areas in which Ibusiness. people's delivery vans might operate.

Rangatlra Repalred.—one of the biggest ship—repairing tasks ever tackled in New Zealand was brought, to a suc—cessful conclusion yesterday, when the Inter—island express steamer Hangath‘a was taken off the Jubilee Floating Dock, \\'ellington. with her hull, which was badly damaged when the vessel struck a rock on February 2, as sound and strong as on the day she was launched.

whale-chasera.—For the first time in New Zealand radio telephony is to be used in directing the operations of whale-chasers. Arrangements are being made by A. Perano and Company, or Picion, who operate one of the two whaling stations in New Zealand, to have radio telephone apparatus installed at. their look~out station at the entrance of Tory Channel, and on [he mother ship 01‘ the company‘s “hale-Chasers.

w-ated Their Substance.—-Colonel Allen Bell. honorary supervisor in chargr of the Native Land Development Scheme at Parengarenga. addressed a large number 01' ~\lnorls at ’l‘e llapual He expressed regret. that out of the many hundreds 01‘ pounds paid to the Muul‘is since the scheme was put under \\‘uy some 18 months ago not a single pound had gone into the improvement of their hm‘els or dwellings. Money that should have been expended in this way had been wasted in the purchase of useless and un‘necessary articles, and this posltlon icould not be allowed to continue.

New Zealand'a Che-p Postage.— “Something Wrong in the Post omcei” This caption was used by a wellknown London weekly journal. in its issue on April 11, for the following complimentary reference to New Zea-land:-—"lt is a few weeks now since we received from friends in New zealand a series of their magnificent Christmas annuals. Our eyes caught the postage stamps, and we could hardly believe them. Each of these his issues only cost a penny to come half-way across the world. When we returned the compliment we had to buy a 4d stamp for an illustrated paper of equal weight. Moreover. we iinrl that this anomaly must continue until 1039, when it may he put right at. the Intrrnaiinmil Postal L'nlon meeting. \\'hirh fixed those rates for this country, the lmniininns, anti foreign lands lwinnging to it, at the last martin: some yrnrs ago. New Zralmnt was then more alive to the value of cheap postage than we were. and obtained permission from the union in send her newspapers to this country at n cheap rate, provided they were sent by tho all-sea route. it is strnngn that it should rest Hui in smut A paper like The Times to New Zmlnnd when their huge Christmas t annuals can be sent hero for a penny."

Traffic Tally In Hamllton.——-A tally of motor tramc in Victoria Sireei. iiamiiion, is being taken to—day brtween 8 am. and 6 pm.

eurroncy In London.—Fine gold was quoted In London yesterday at £6 19: 7d an ounce (£6 195 111 M on Fridayiu the dollar at 4.981—16 (6.97), and the franc at 7511—16 (75!). The quotation for gold was the lowest this ‘year.

Tho Governor-General.—Yesterday His Excellency the Governor-General spent in the Tokaanu District when u day‘s quail shooting was indulged in on country within close range of Tnngariro. Game was plentiful. and Lord Gaiway displayed good marks» manship. To—day the members of thr party are fishing in the ’i'ongarlro lli\'er.

Oar and Cycle Oollldo.—A mlsliap occurred at the corner of Seddon and Norton Roads at about 10.30 last evening, when a motor-cycle ridden by Herbert Jolln Poole, collided wliii a motor car driven by Mr James Elliott. Both men are Hamilton residents. Mr Poole received leg injuries, but after receiving attention he was able to re—turn home. The vehicles were only ‘sllghtly damaged.

Historic-l Artlolu.—To Mr G. Gll< ford, at last night's meeting of the Te Awamutu Borough Council, the town clerk said a number of old relics in the possession of the council could well be handed over to the Te Awamutu Historical Society, At present they 'were stored away where no one was ever likely to see them. Several councillors expressed interest in the collection and it was decided to hand over, on loan, any suitable articles.

Pormlulblo.-—At Palmerston North yesterday Mr J. L. Stout, S.M.. ruled that a farmer with a. lorry can cart goods for another farmer and receive payment therefore. without contravenmg the provisions of the Transport Act. The magistrate thought that, the word “service" suggested con—tinuity of acts and held that the fact of one farmer ohllging a friend would not. bring him under the Act.

Exonllont TraMo Conn-oh—l have often wondered why policemen have not been placed helore on point duty In Victoria Street on busy days." commented a Hamill-on motorist yester—day. “On Saturday the main street was more conjested than I have ever seen any street in Auckland or Wellington but to-day. with nearly as much traffic as Saturday, there was no congestion. The men on point duty controlled the tramc excellently."

Wrutllng.—A wrestling match at Auckland between Earl McCready (i7st.) and Steve Savage (165-t. 21b.) ended in the disqualification of the latter in the seventh round for disobeying the referee. The display of wrestling- throughout was disappointing ihe audience showing its disapproval by hooting and counting out. The referee repeatedly warned the contestants and threatened at one stage to declare the match “No contest." At Wellington Lofty Blomfleld (New Zealand) met Paul Boesch, the latter being awarded the match, the referee disqualifying Blomfleld for not making‘ an effort to break a hold. ‘