LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19903, 4 June 1936, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

No Bankruptcy Petltlona.—No bank—ruptcy petitions were recorded in Wanganui last month.

Brltlsh War Loam—British War loan, 3.1. per cent, was quoted in Lon~ don yesterday at. £lO5 85 9d, com—pared with £lO5 105 on May 28.

Eleven Consecutlva Frosts.——;\ frost. of 6.1; degrees recored at the iiuakura Farm of Instruction this morning was the eleventh consecutive frost recorded at \Vhitiora this morning was 4 degrees. The frost this. morning was more in the nature of a black frost.

Dalry Produno Dues.—-—An assurance that the dues customarlly collected by harbour boards would he paid on dairy produce shipped under the Govern—ment's guaranteed price scheme was given by the Minister of Marketing, the Hon. W. Nash, In the House or Repre—sentatives last evening.

A Heavy Loam—Mrs J. H. Tzurner, of Otahuhu. suffered a heavy loss yes—terday. She is a Dl‘Eeder of Angora rabbits and had 8. number in an enclosure. ’l‘nls has been entered by two dogs, and 30 rabbits, valued at £2 each, were found dead. One dog 'was shot.

Fire at Olaudelands.—An outbreak of fire in the kitchen of DetectiveSergeani. J. Thompson's residence in Biro Street, Giaudeiands, was responsible for a call received by the Hamilton Fire Brigade shorily after 11 o'clock last evening. The fire was caused by an electric iron being left turned on, but was extinguished before any serious damage resulted.

More School ‘Hoateln—An Indication that the Minister of Education, the Hon. P. Fraser, intends shortly to make a. complete survey of school hostels in New Zealand. and that, where hostel accommodation seems to be warranted and a commercial pro—posltlon. he would approve of schemes for their erection, was given by Mr W. G. Harwood. headmaster of the Rotorua High School, in a report. to the board of governors.

1 Bushman Found Shah—The body of Philip Charles Ludwig, bushman, was found in the bush at Te Hoi, about 25 miles from Taupe, with a bullet wound in the head and a .22 rifle with a discharged shell alongside. Deceased was married and had come from Auckland, At the inquest a ver—dict was returned that deceased shot himself with the rifle, there being no evidence to show whether it was done by accident or otherwise.

“No Spiritual Sllmmlng."—ln ad—dressing the Dominion Conference of the Church of England Men's Society at, Cambridge icy-day, the Bishop of Waiapu, Right Rev. Dr. VVllliams, referred to man's tripartite constitution ——physlcal, intellectual and spiritual. He considered that, a man was not a man unless he developed on all those lines. \Vhiie physical slimming was desirable in some cases, there should he no slimming on the spiritual side.

Lendlna Rat93.—An indication that people prepared to lend money at In} per cent. with a reasonable margin of security had nothing to fear from any further legislation that might. be in< troduced dealing with mortgages was given by the Minister of Finance, Hon. \V. anh, replylng to an urgent ques—tion asked by the Hon. J. G. Cobbe (Opposition—Drona) in the House of Representatives yesterday.

Embargo on Stank.—“ When the proper time arrive-s for lifting the stock embargo it will be lifted, but just at present I am not prepared to ask Cabinet to consider the question," said the Minister of Agriculture. the lion. \\’. Leo Martin, in the llouse of ileprcscntaiiveé last evening replying to arguments advanced by Mr 11. 5. Si Kyle (Opposition—iliccarton) in fav—our of allowing the direct importation of stud stool; from Great Britain. Bible In Schools.—-A motion introduced to the Dominion Conference of the Church of England .\len's Suctet)‘ at Cambridge yeslerclay by the Rev. it. J. Boyt, Vicar of Frankton, expressing the opinion that the Nelson system of religious instruction in schools was entirely inudcquutu and that a system such as that operating in New South \\'alus should be substituted was discussed for about two hours. The ‘moiion was thrown out without being ‘put to the meeting. It was consid-

Aered by several delegates that lhey were not sumciently informed on the subject and [hill [here \\'us [on muvh diversity of opinion for nmmbcrs to arrive at unanimity,

On Friday the long day Hooker & Kingston, Ltcl., again emphasizp to you by spvviul pricing throughout 1110 stow

“'l‘lml .\lnnuy cannot buy Brttor “111105“. New and exclnsinl ’1‘04111)‘ (finals in colours, also licnwr and l-‘:i\\’n \\'orlh 23 15a, Friday‘s l’ricc 89/6. l’nr trinnnml (110111 and l~‘nnry routing limits hunulil’nlly slylml \\nrlh 117/13, Friday‘s l’riuv Til/11, (lni'luin nuls :1 big; purchase 01‘ qnulily silk and unlton nels- worlh 31/6. Friday‘s l’rirr 2/6 :1 ."lll'd. All wool lluncyrninl) suitings .331 inches wide \\‘ni'th 11/6, l~‘ri11u)".~; Price 8/11 :1 yard. Ladies Silk mnl “Md 11050 llll” linish in all shades, Friday's I’l'll‘o 3/11 pair. .\ll \\'ool Cashmere llnsc fully fashioned. all shades, Friday‘s Price 3/11 pair. Pure Down Quilts \\'ell filled and smart brormlc coverings, Single ROll. \\orlh 319/13, Friday‘s Prire 311/6. Dimhln Borl worth 519/17. Friday‘s Price lit/ti. "For BL‘tH'l‘ \‘ulus‘ admin. lluuLer & kingstun, Liuiiluu.” "

Dutch Bank Rate Ralsed.—A message from Amsterdam states that the hank rate has been raised 10 H; per cent.

Prlce of Elven—Silver was quntml in London )‘nsferday at 19 7-Rd an nz. SPOI. and forward. compared \\'lth 19 7-8 and 19 15-16 d on May 29. The quotation for silver at per fine oz. was 21 7—lod, same as on May 29-

Rival Glam Llnora.-—-’l‘he owners of mo French liner .\‘ormandie state that if the Queen Mary captures the record on her return journey in Eng—land from America the Normandle will attempt to regain it.

Parllamom. smlngs.—Parliament will not take the long adjournment this week-end. The Government. hopes in complete its prmzmmme by the‘ middle of next week when the House will so into reams for four or five weeks.

School Additions.—.\‘oiiflcatlon was received at a meeting of the Auckland Educaiirm Board yesterday from the Education Department of grants for additions to the school sat Hangaliki and Tahuna (.\lorrlnsviile):

Railway» Fodcbrldge.-—-The railway footbridge, Hamilton, will be closed ‘on Sunday next from 9 run. 10 upon and 1 pm. to 5 pm. when the laying down of the tarred surface will be completed.

Low Quotation for Calm—Fine Sold was quoted In London yesterday at £6 185 10c] an ounce (£6 19s aid on Tuesday)” This is the lowest. quohllon for some time. The dollar was quoted at 50.1% and the franc at 76 3-32.

Ennllah Sooptloism.——English seeptlcism in the sensational golfing in—‘ cident at Shirley on Sunday, when a hole \\'as halved in one, is expressed by the remarks passed by the announcer of the short—wave station at Daventry. .\t‘ter describing the play, he added, “ At least this is the story which has been telegraphed over herci We hope it is true.”

Hamllton and Glasgow.—“ Have you ridden a bicycle in tl‘afllc such as in Victoria Street?" asked counsel of a witness in the Supreme Court- at Hamilton to—day. “ Yes, and in far busier places than Hamilton—l come from Glasgow," came the reply in a broad and proud accent from the box. It offered momentary mirth for both jury and counsel.

Overhead Bridge Project.—The Minister for Railways, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, announced yesterday that finality has been reached in the arrangemmns for the construction or an overhead road bridge between the new Wellington waterfront and the Hutt roads. It will provide for two-Win~ traffic over the railway line, and the cost will be in the vicinity of £34,000.

Dlvldend of 15 per coma—The ac—counts of \Vilsons (N.Z.) Portland Cement, Limited, for the year ended March. 31, SllO\\' a net profit £5986 higher at. £513,229, which is the best result since 1932. The year‘s clivldend is increased from 132 per cent. to 15 per cent. and the directors recommend payment of a Jubilee bonus of 5s a share, equal to 50 per cent.

Goodwlll Mlulon.—-’l‘he Hon. F. Langstone, Minister of Lands, accompanied by Mr J. O'Brien, MP. for W‘estland, will leave on a “goodwill mission“ to Samoa on June 16. Advantage will be taken of the opportun—ity to thoroughly investigate conditions obtaining in the island and to confer with the natives on the Government‘s intentions.

Empty Churches.-“We hear much talk of empty churches,“ said the Rev. 0. Gibson, of Tauranga, at the Dominion Conference of the Church of England Men‘s Society at Cambridge yesterday. “It is Said the churches are. not as full as they used to be, but it must be remembered that in other limes there was more of a tendency to go to church because it was considered ' the thing‘ to do so." Mr Gibson said a better quality of worshipper was more desirable than quantity.

Control of [laundromat—The opin—ion that some form of national con—trol of nerodromes will have to be en—forced in the near future was ‘expressed by the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. R. Sample," M present the position is that we have some aerodromes owned by local bodies, some owned privately and others owned by the Government. Ultimately we are going to have to reach a definite understanding about the control of all of them. My own view is that they are all national assets, and that as national assets there should be some form of national control."

Teachars' Appolntmonts.—At a meet—ing of the Auckland Education Board yesterday the following appointments ot‘ teachers were authorised: Second—at‘y Assistants—Mr L. \V. East, B.Sc.. .\lutamxtta District High. Assistant: Masters.—Mt‘ \V. J. Earle. Hamilton West; Mr G. T. Robertson, Otorohnnga District High; Mr R. Browne, ’l‘e Kuiti Distrivt High. Assistant Mistresses.— )liss M. ('l. D, H. Hows. 'l‘e Awainutu District High: .\liss F. M. Sloane, Mata—niata l’i'iliial‘)‘: Miss A. C. Mm-Kcnziu, Diorohnng‘n District High; .\liss 11. .\. K. Mullins, ’i‘e Aroliu District Ilixh; Miss .\. l’. Ilni'i'ett, Knuruu; Miss LL .\. Ulfll‘li, l’iipzn'nta. ‘