LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19901, 2 June 1936, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

__.—__. chkens’ Books for “harm—Comprising 29 volumes. a complete sat 0f ihe works of the late Charles Dickens has been added to the juvenile section or the \V'nnganui Public Library. Aooldent Victlm’a condltlon.——Tlle condition of Mr John Carr, who was gravely injured when a motor—cycle he \\‘as riding collided with a new on the Great South Road near Te Rana on Wednesday, is still regarded as serious. Rotary club Luncheon.—An interesting insight into the life of llerr Hitler was given in a paper read at yesterday's weekly luncheon of the 11am“ton Rotary Ulul), by Mr \V. J. Stevens. Ur. IL E. Annett presided.

Flres In IHamllton.——Durlng May the Hamilton Fire Brigade was called out on four occasions, three being to actual property fires and one to a chim—ney outbreak. In the same month last year, there were five calls received, including a false alarm @6911 with good intentions.

Albaruand Settlers—The 74th anniversary of the sailing of the ship Matilda Wattenbach from London with lhe- first party of settlers for me Alberllnnd settlement on the Kaipare Harbour was celebrated at the Port Albert Public Hall on Friday. There are still a few left who came to New Zealnnll as uhildren, and several were present ul [he function.

Concert. at Hospltal.——Patlents at the Walks-to Hospital were entertained recently by an excellent. concert programme arranged by the Sunshine League. Items include songs by Misses R. Sutherland, M. Forster, Mr li. Ileyworih, el-ocution by Mr 0. Jones and tricks by Mr Chandler. ’l‘he accompaniments were played by Miss McNicol.

Gltlzens' Band Parade.—A programme of popular music will again he provided by the Hamilton Citizens' Band at the \\‘aikato \\‘inter Show this evening. The concert will be preceded by a march through Victoria Street. where the public will, for the first time,‘see the operation of electric lamps which, amxed to the bandsmen's hats, reflect a direct light on to the instruments and music.

Encouraglng Tourists.—The formalion of an association to develop tourist trains in the South Island and Stewart Island will be (-onsidered at a conference to be held in Christchurch in June or July. it is proposed to call the organisation the Soulli Island Travel Association of New Zealand and it will be modelled on the Australian National Travel Association.

Rainfall at Pukercro.-—During Mnyi rain fell a: Pnkcroro on 13 days. the, heaviest i‘lii being on the ”UL, when 0.36 m. was recorded. The total fori the month was 1.30 m. and for the year? to date ‘24.»ißin. The rainfall for the.‘ corresponding 5 months last year was 1 19.4511]. The average May rainfall for" ihe seven years 1929 to 1935 was 3.42] ms. Power for West Coasl.—ln an in—‘ terview the lion. R. Semple, Minister or Public Works, referring to the supply of power on the \Nest Coast, said the transmission line from Coleridge lo a central point on the coast was estimated to cost £145,000 and for the load in sight in the immediate future he allowed an additional £20,000. He had no hesitation in recommending Cabinet to adopt the transmission proposal, which would provide a larger amount of power at considerably less cost. Flying In Australia.—”Austraiian flying is making very rapid strides," stated Mr H. Getty, the well-known aviator, who arrived at Auckland on ihe )lontel‘ey on Saturday. “They have a radio—beacon operating between Canberra and Sydney, and are making a similar installation on the Can—berra—Melbourne run. Later they are going to put in radio and light beacons on the other routes. Problems are heinnr tackled sensibly, and they are making a fine job of aviation, considering ihe limited means and personnel available.“

New Zeaiand Tobacco In England.— ;\n invasion of the tobacco market in Grout, Britain is being made by the Em—pire, almost. as it whole, writes «1 Lou(iun ('m'i‘esimniient, and the percent—age of Empire tobacco imported into lirituin tins risen from l per cent in 1919 in ‘23 per Cent. io—Llay. The ini—r:st Empire country to enter the tint:— lish market is New Zenland, whirh talc lust year sent 11 consignment ui’ uimut tiaJtOttlh. selertetl. prepared anti waited under the supervision of the Jlt‘l'itil'lnlt‘llt of Agriculture. This con—signment is reported to have ”sur—prised tin: truth: hy its excellent quaiMy.“ Atrocities by Abyssinians.—The Italizm Consul [or New Zeulsmil states: “By the Note 01‘ May 9, the Italian L‘nder—Serrctnry for Foreign Atl'aii‘s has int‘ornird tlle Scri‘eiary-ljenerat oi’ the League of Nations that the italian Huvernmunt wns aware that. for some time “gents were. working in Egypt in ui'tler in im'niivizlle the declaration nmclc hy mnic nirmhm's ut’ the Egyptian Medical Mission in iiihinpin regarding the ntrnciiies purpl‘truteil hy the Abyssinian trumps “:.':tinsi, itaiinn prisoners. ’l'husr agents li'ieii to get the members ‘\\'lll) signmi the ilerlnriilion to retract tin-Ir sizitrnn‘nl, thrth-ning them with :u-ruazitinns ni’ i‘uinehotili (uni dishoni‘hl)', and inriher trimt to uhtain t'rum Hit‘lll t‘tiilli‘fltlit‘ifll')’ (lenidlsl llowewi‘, 'Jn mumhrrs ut‘ the mission have con—iirnnui h}- ih-i‘inrziiiun the int’ormatiun riwn ml the rrueitirs to which ltaiinn prismwrs tum: been submitted. A mm of their declaration has been sent to Geneva."

Further Front.——A further heavy frost was recorded at Hamilton Ihls morning. The readings in both the mwn and at Ruakum were 10 degrees. Cambridge experienced its 13th con—secutive frost this morning when 10 degrees were recorded .

French Sloop Salllng.——-The French \\‘nr sloop, Savorgnan d 8 Brazza. \\‘hivh has been at Auckland for a week, will sail a), '7 o‘clock lo—morrow morning for \Velllnglon, where she \vlll remain for three or four days. She wlll then visit Papeete.

Mishap at Football.—Charles James )loi‘i’iit, of Point Chevalier, a youth. was admitted to the Auckland Hospital yesterday suffering from concussion suStalned whilst playing football on Saturday. His condition is regarded as fairly serious.

Consultation Wlnnen.—The sev—enth prize of £250 in a recent Tasmanian consultation has been drawn by " H.P.", Walkuku, Cantox‘bui‘y, New Zealand; the eighth prize, of a like amount by “ A.E.R., 3mm", Waihi: and the ninth prize, also of £250, by Burt—mco. New Plymouth.

Reductlon In Fromm—The accounts of the Robinson Ice Cream Company, Limited. for the year ended April 30, show a net profit of £3773. against £4036 earned in the previous year. The directors recommend payment of a dividend of 6 per cent., against 7 per cent. paid in 1935 and 6 per cent. in the previous two years.

Juryman'a Amman—Failure to answer his summons to attend today’s sitting of the Supreme Court at Hamilton as a .iuryman, resulted in a bus driver or Hamilton. being lined £2 by His Honour Mr Justice Fair yester‘ Liuy. Less than five minutes later. a harassed .iun'man came before His Honour to explain a misunderstanding of the time and the fine was remitted.

Barley Impomtlona.—Grain and produce merchants in Auckland have received adVice that. the embargo on permits for the importation into New Zealand of feed barley from Australia has been lifted. Gratification is ex~ pressed at this step, but it is pointed out ihaL it has come too late, us, since permits were ref-used in March. the market. in Australia has advanced by about 4d a bushel.

Lame Motor Salem—The number of new motor-cars and trucks sold mlrou'ghout Australia in the first three months of this year exceeded the number sold for the full year of 1932. Calculations by trade bodies show that for every new vehicle sold approximately two used vehicles change hands, which means that in the first three months .or 1936 about 52,000 new and used motor vehicles were sold. ‘

Publlclty for New lullfld.—-The New Zeuland Publicity Department, in London is preparing for a busy time during the summer agricultural show season in England. New Zealnnd‘s altraclions will be displayed at live centres between the end of May and July. The department has produced an excellent guide book for the use of all New Zealanders visiting England. It deals exhaustively with places of interest and contains a wealth of information.

i Women Polloe.—Speaking at a meeting of the Society for the Protection of \Vomen and Children at Dunedin yesterday, Dr. Siedeberg-Mc‘Kin-non strongly advocated the appointment of women police in the Dominion. She pointed out that New Zeuland was lagging in this matter, as many other countries have adopted the reform, the work of the women being much appreciated. It was not right, she said, that women and girls should have In certain types of cases to tell their storles to those of the opposite sex.

Use the Rallways.—lt was stated In the Police Court, \V‘hangarel, by Detective I’. J. Nalder, that the Prime Minister has issued a circular making it iiiandntory upon all Government Departments to use the railways, expenses to be computed accordingly. The case was one in which by using the railway n witness' expenses amounted to £5. whereas travelling by service car and boat they could have been reduced to £3 155. The magistrate (Mr S. N. Morris) considered the instructions unreasonable in cases where persons were not living near a railway. lie allowed the witness £3l. Freezing Worken' Unlon.—A decision to form a South Island Freezing Workers' Union and to unite with North Island freezing workers in claiming a Dominion award was reached at a conference of representatiVes of workers held in Christchurch ‘at the week-end. Delegates were ‘present from.points between Plcton and Bluff and one represented the . freezing workers or the North Island. in. was estimated that 5000 workers iwere represented. The proposals to he made in the claim for a Dominion inward include a. 40-hour week and ‘ wages at the 1931-32 rates.

compulsory Mombarahlp.—A proposal for compulsory membership of the Farmers' Union was not favoured at the conference of the North Taranakl hranrh of the Union. The l'ol—lowing,r amendment was carried: "That this conference maintains that the principle 01‘ compulsory memhorship is ldbllorrenl and undemocratic, \‘icws with alarm certain clauses of the Industrial Conciliation and _»\rhilrution .-\ct, and therefore, urges the Dominion executive to exercise s-perial \‘igihim‘c to forestall the registration of any union inimicnl to the Farmers‘ L'nious interests."

Palntlng of Sydney Brldga.—'l'he painting of Sydnry Harbour Bridge is a never-ending task. It takes ~30 won six years to paint the whole structure. when the process must be begun all over again. The total capital cost or the bridge to June 30. 19:55. was 210,033,282, as follows :—Payments to vonslrurlion contractors, Dormnn. Lang and Company. Limited, 551.810.516, expenditure by Public Works Department on 1111'ng and approaches, £2,320.74”; m‘quisilion 01' lumL 951.352.2911; Laven—der [my railway station and minnr \\Ul'l\s- £95,090; interest and (‘xrhnnge on luuu mpenrliluru during cumlrurHun, £1,195,037.

A particularly flne selection of “mm \\‘uullcn 'l‘wcmls are on exhibition at House and llukinns. Specially remlll'l‘ll are the new Chevrons. lJlugonnls. chrclxcrks, Mnrlcs, l’lcrlxs. 010.. In all the very latest colour blends. An curly lnspeclion 01' mos: excellent \‘nlues is well worth while. The prices are so Inexpensive, lrom ‘25 “d to 115 6d ym~d.————:\nd our wonderful as—sortment of Beautiful Evening Silks_ lovely Lames—deliglnful 'l‘atl'ctas._ shlning Tinsels. etc.. demand yam at-tention—-—ln the Men's DODarlment. excepnonal Value ls being onered m Pyjamas—very smartly striped—excellently mafia—beautifully cosy and \\rn'nL Vivw these. outstandlng otters _aL lluuse é; Uuklnas early")