LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20259, 30 July 1937, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gift of £20,000. —A gift of £20,000 to the Leeds University endowment fund has been received from an anonymous donor.

British War Loan.—British War loan, 3$ per cent., was quoted in London yesterday at £IOO Is 3, same as the previous day.

Same Interim Dividend.—M.K. Millinery, Limited, has declared an Interim dividend of iO per cent., unchanged, payable on August 12.

British Retail Trade.—The value of the retail trade in Britain in July was 4.8 per cent, greater than a year ago. The value of stocks was 4.7 per cent, higher, and employment was 3.6 per cent, greater.

Currency In London.—Fine gold in London was quoted yesterday $t £6 19s 9£d an ounce (£6 19s 9d on Wednesday), the dollar at 4.97 5-16 (4.97 11-16)/and the franc at 132 7-8 (132 15-16).

Lighting at Drama Festival.—The lighting effects which have been a feature of the- drama festival in Hamilton, are the work of Rev. Paul Sergei, who is to be congratulated on their success.

Te Aroha Bore.—Mr C. H. Burnett, M.P., has received notification from the Minister that £3OO has been authorised for a second mineral water bore at the Te Aroha Domain. Work is to begin at once.

Mouth-organ Band Numbers 50.—A new musical organisation was brought into being in Hastings this week, when a mouth-organ band was formed. The keen interest In the proposal taken was revealed by the fact that there were 51 hoys and youths present to set up the hand.

B Station Purchased.—The actingMinlster of Broadcasting, the Hon. F. Jones, has announced that the price paid for the IZM radio station. Manurewa, was £2560. The amount originally offered for the plant and equipment was £IBOO, but about half an acre of land and a residence are included in the deal.

Bank Dividend.—The directors of the Bank of New South Wales have declared a quarterly dividend at the unchanged rate of 6s a share in Australian currency, payable at the head office on August 26 and at branches on receipt of advice. The distribution Is for the third quarter, ended June 30, of the current financial year.

Denmark’s Example.—“ Denmark got nowhere until she adopted a policy that the New Zealand Pig Marketing Association is now trying to introduce into this Dominion," observed Mr G. H. M. Sorensen, of Taranaki, in commenting to-day on the association’s scheme of having a levy made on all pigs for the purpose of paying a premium for top quality haconers.

Cement Prices.—With a view to making it easier for pig farmers to provide proper accommodation for their animals, it was decided at the New Zealand Co-operative Pig Marketing Association's conference in Hamilton yesterday to urge upon the Government the advisability of securing a reduction in the price of cement to as low a level as possible. “Some pig yards are a disgrace,” said one delegate In supporting the proposal “Scientific breeding is not much use when the pigs are living in the mud.”

Fruit Control Board.—The chairman of the Fruit Export Control Board in future will he paid £125 per annum and the other members £75 per annum, according to regulations Issued with the Gazette last night. In addition the chairman is to receive two guineas a day and other members one guinea a day when engaged on business of the hoard in New Zealand other than that connected with ordinary hoard meetings. The regulations also fix the amounts of other payments and travelling expenses, to hoard members.

Football Queues Deplored.—“ It Is deplorable that this sort of thing should have started in New Zealand, hut I am not sure what can he done about it in a country where people can do what they like,” declared Dr. Siedeberg-McKlnnon, president of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, when the presence of young women and small boys in a queue at the booking office for the Otago-Southland Rugby football match was referred to her. She objected to the practice' on health and moral grounds.

Grading Pig Studs. —The opinion that New Zealand pig producers were faced with a serious problem In the shortage of suitable pedfgree stock for brooding purposes was expressed by a member at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Co-operative Pig Marketing Association In Hamilton today. He contended, further, that until pedigree strains were graded upon the results of the killing shed no great progress could he made toward supplying the British market with a product which could compete favourablv with that of other countries where more serious attention was being paid to the evolution of suitable strains for marketing.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, Hooker and Kingston. Limited, have planned three half-price days in a special effort to clear the balance of our seasonable goods. The following arc just a few of the bargains. Tweed coats, usually 69/6, Half Price 3 i /9. Coats wi th large lur collars, usually 84/-, Half Price 39/6. Tweed costumes, usually 59/6, Half Price 29/6. Golf Skirts usually 25/-. Half Price 10/11. Woollen jumper Suits, usually 69/6. Half millinery at less than Half Price. Ladies’ Locknit Pyjamas usually 17/11. Half Price 9/11. Children's Bloomers in odd sizes, usually 1/11. Half price 1 pair and a splendid assortment of fabric and skin gloves all at genuine Half Price. Hooker and Kingston, Limited. The store fur better bargains.**

Sunday Island Settlers.—Four of the dissatisfied settlers on Sunday Island have embarked on the Island niotorship Maul Pomare, which Is now en route to Lyttelton.

Invitation to Ex-soldlers.—An Invitation has been received from Australia for 1000 New Zealand exservicemen to visit the Commonwealth for the sesqul-centenarv celebrations to be held next year.

Naval Guns.—Fourteen spare 6-inch naval guns, which have been in 6tore in the Devonport dockyards, are to be sent back to England by the S.S. Turakina. Each gun complete weighs eight tons, the barrels weighing seven tons.

Farm Hand Injured.—As the result of a motor-cycle accident at Ngarua last evening a farm hand, Wilson Blade (18) employed by Mr A. Reid, of Ngarua, was admitted to the Waikato Hospital with a fractured leg. His condition to-day was satisfactory.

Air Mail Delayed.—Through the failure of the cargo steamer Haurakl to sail for Australia according -to schedule, the connection of this week’s air mail with the Australia-Slngapore-England service will not be possible. There will be no further connection with the service until Friday next, when the Monterey will leave Auckland for Sydney.

A Traffic Hold-up.—A man on horseback and a motorist embarked on each end of a one-way bridge on the highway between Whangarei and Auckland yesterday, and as neither would give way they held up a long stream of traffic. A constable was eventually summoned and he ordered iboth parties off the structure, where they had to remain until all the other traffic had passed over.

Improving Export Quality.—“lf the pig producers of this country are able to have a large proportion of the pigs exported to Britain in the first grade class they will find that the price for their product will rise considerably,” commented Mr H. K>. Mellsop, Auckland, provincial president of the Farmers’ Union at the annual ir.« eting bf the Pig Marketing Association to-day when supporting a remit favouring the paying of a premium for top grade haconers.

Compensation Claims.—Provision for the setting up of workers’ compensation medical committees for the examination of workers applying for compensation is contained in regulations Issued with the Gazette last night. The regulations provide that employers must pay reasonable expenses Incurred by a worker when requested to submit himself to the committee by an employer. The following Is the committee for Hamilton: —Dr. H. Douglas. Dr. G. W. Gower and Dr. E. Trevelyan.

Wild pig Menace. —The Cabinet has decided to pay Is a head for wild pigs destroyed in specified parts of the North Island during August, September, October and November, in accordance with a scheme formulated to relieve settlers in outlying districts from the ravages of these animals. The counties In which the subsidy will be paid include Kawhia, Otorohanga, Waitomo and Taumarunul. The subsidy Is regarded as a palliative solely and investigations are being made with a view to comprehensive action later.

Municipal Theatre Needed. —The suggestion that the Hamilton Borough Council should seriously consider the erection of a municipal theatre was made in a letter received at Wednesday’s meeting of the council from the secretary of the recently-formed Town Hall Committee. Mr W. Bynon Powell. Mr Powell advised that it was the opinion of the committee that there was an urgent need for a municipal theatre, with seating accommodation for not fewer than 1500, as many

clubs and societies In the town were faced with the curtailment of their activities through high rentals. The letter was referred to the trading and finance committee.

Mysterious Rings.—On several occasions recently people In the Thorndon district (Wellington) have been rung up and when they have been answered have been met with some incomprehensible remark or straight-out impudence. One elderly woman who answered the telephone on a recent evening was Invited to come out and meet the speaker at the corner. She rang off in great indignation, only to learn later that other people in the neighbourhood had been similarly communicated with. The police, who have the matter In hand, believe that this Is the work of burglars seeking to ascertain whether anyone is at home, with a view to a raid.

Mr Savage welcomed.—Enthusiasm marked a private gathering of members of the Parliamentary Labour Party yesterday mornjng, when the Prime Minister, Mr Savage, was welcomed back from the Imperial Conference. Mr Savage gave an interesting address on his visit to Britain. In the afternoon Mr Savage was a guest at a social function tendered to him by members of his party in the social room at Parliament Buildings. There wore about 500 present, the guests including the presidents and secretaries of Labour organisations in Wellington, Ilutt, Petone, Otakl, and Wairarapa. with their wives and visitors from all parts of the Dominion.