LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20261, 2 August 1937, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

New Capital Issues. —New capital Issued in Britain in July amounted to £20,305 1 459. The total for the first seven months of 1937 amounts to £5,117,721,329.

Cambridge Statistics. —Cambridge vital statistics for July are as follows, those for the corresponding month of 1936 being shown In parentheses: — Births 7 (6), deaths 7 (4), marriages 5 (6).

Island Reserve. —The Mount Maunganul Domain Board has been advised that the Land and Survey Department has permanently reserved, for recreation purposes, Moturiki Island, off Tauranga.

Australian Football Team.—The passengers by the Awatea for Auckland from Sydney on Saturday evening included the Australian League football team, en route to Britain. It will play games In New Zealand.

Aircraft Firm's Profit.—Handley Page, Limited, aircraft manufacturers, of England, announce a profit of £272,304 for 1936, which Is an increase of £76,567 over the 1935 total of £195,737.

A Clean Sheet. —No petitions in bankruptcy were filed with the Official Assignee in Hamilton during July, and only one petition was filed during June. During July, 1936, three petitions were filed.

Celebrating 80th Birthday.— “I think this old man was celebrating his birthday,” said Senior-Sergeant G. H. Lambert In charging a first offender drunkard, aged 80 years, in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, to-day. The magistrate, Mr. S. L. PatersoD, convicted and discharged the accused.

Another Maori Amok. —Similar to the case at Otahuhu last week, another Maori ran amok at Tuakau on Saturday afternoon and shattered two plate-glass windows valued at £25 each. The man kicked and punched at the windows. He was taken into custody.

Drowning Fatality.—Mr Leonard Orr Smellie (23), an Air Force photographer, was drowned at Hobsonville yesterday. With a companion he was sailing in a seven-foot boat when a sudden gust upset the craft. His companion clung to the boat and was rescued, but Mr Smellie set out to swim for the shore and disappeared. His body has not been recovered.

Hamilton Fires. —The Hamilton Fire Brigade was called out five times during July, but no property fires were reported. The calls answered included two to chimney, fires and one to a tar fire. Two false alarms, one malicious, were answered. During June, the brigade was also called out five times but these calls were all to property fires. Five calls were also answered during July, 1936.

Call to Service. —"In these difficult times when the outlook seems so uncertain there is a greater call to service to c*ir fellowmen than ever before, and while we cannot all take a leading part in the publio life of the Dominion there is much valuable work which can be done unobtrusively,” said Mr W. A. Donald, of Auckland, speaking at the annual dinner of the Waikato section of the English Publio Schools’ Club in Hamilton on Saturday evening.

The Old Tradition. —A casual visitor to the Hamilton Hotel on Saturday evening might have been forgiven for imagining himself in London as he saw Harrovians, Rugbrians, Carthusians and other English public schoolmen greeting one another in the best tradition. The occasion was the first annual dinner of the Waikato section of the English Publio Schools’ Club and appropriately enough the oldest member present was a product of Winchester, England's oldest public school.

Health Insurance.—The Hon. W. Lee Martin, Minister in Charge of Friendly Societies, speaking at a Foresters’’dinner at Wellington on Saturday, gave an assurance that the Government’s scheme for national superannuation and health Insurance would not be prejudicial to friendly societies. Provision must be made for tho-se who had no chance of getting Into a friendly society, but the -societies would he consuited about the move.

Hamilton G!rl*s Success.—Miss Helen Clothier, daughter of Mr S. Clothier, pipe-major of the South Auckland Caledonian Pipe Band, acquitted herself with distinction in the piping competitions which have just been concluded in Invercargill. Miss Clothier was one of three young women who entered for the solo piping events and the only one to meet with success. In the semi-amateur division of the piping championships, she gained three thirds, in the face of strong competition, for marches, strathspeys and reels, and laments. There were 217 entries in all for the piping championships.

Poisoning Opossums.—“ The only ‘ time ’ he will get will be If he doesn’t pay,” said Mr W. H. Freeman. S.M., in the Police Court, Invercargill, .In response to a request for time to puv the fine when Robert Blackwell was fined £lO, costs 10s and solicitor's fee £2 2s on each of two charges of poisoning opossums and failing to prepare and sign in duplicate a true and correct statement in regard to the skins thereof. The charges were laid under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22 hv Die Southland Acclimatisation Society, which was represented bv Mr Eustace Russell. The case was a sequel to a similar one lie id d in Lumsdon last month, when Leslie Alexander Murrell, with whom Blackwell was in partnership, was convicted and fined for similar offences. And now some of the goods purchased in England by Mr N. II llooker have arrived—Hooker mid Kingston, Limited, arc pleased to offer absolutely unbeatable values in all household linens. Look at these for example—Pure linen serviettes assorted sizes wor’b each, because they are bought at I lie mill we can sell these for i/3 each. Pure linen damask cloths in plain white with some delightful designs, size 70 x 70, usually 19/6, Sale price I 1/0, 70 x 21 yards, usually 25/6; Sale price 11/6. 70 x 3yds, usually 35/-; Sale Price 19/11. These cloths are manufacturers’ clearances and in some cases are slightly imperfect. but really are wonderful value. At Hooker and Kingston, Ltd., the store for better value.**

Bank Holiday.—To-day being a bank holiday in New South Wales the Stock Exchange is closed.

No Bankruptcies.—No bankruptcies were filed at New Plymouth last month. There was one In July, 1936.

Swimming Record.—At a workers’ Olympiad in Antwerp Boltshanko (Russia) claimed a world reoord for the 100 metres breaststroke swim of 67.95.

H.M.S. Wellington.—After her annual winter cruise of the Pacific Islands, the Imperial escort vessel Wellington returned to Auckland on Saturday.

Knocked off Bloyole.—-/Mr. William Powell, of Norton Road, Frankton, was knocked off his bicycle yesterday by a car. He was admitted to the Waikato Hospital with head: Injuries. His condition Is not serious.

Run Over By Car.—A railway employee of Te Aroha, Mr. Henry Blundell (58), was run over by a car yesterday afternoon. lie was taken to the Waikato hospital with fractured ribs. His condition is satisfactory.

Prison for Theft.—Found guilty of theft, Reginald Merton Semb was sentenced to six months’ Imprisonment by Mr Justice Northcroft at the Supreme Court, Christchurch, to-day.

Hlkurangl Colliery.—-The de-water-ing of the Hlkurangl coal mine Is proceeding satisfactorily, and It is hoped to have the mine clear by the end of the month. Water is being removed at the rate of 24,000 gallons an hour.

Oyster Season.—The oyster season for the Auckland market will be closed this week. During the two months pickers have been operating over 4000 sacks have been disposed of, and tho demand has been in excess of the -supply.

Human Remains.—While digging in his father’s garden irrZealandia Street, Whangarei, the young son of Mr Edgar Wood unearthed two human skulls and other bones. It is not yet established whether the remains, which bear evidence of considerable age, are those of Maoris or Europeans.

New Leper Station.—The United Press Association representative, writing from Rarotonga, states that the leper concentration hospital at Te Sauma, Penhryn Island, has been completed, and seven lepers have been segregated there until they can be transferred to Makogal.

Postmaster-General and Advertising. —■“ Press advertising continues to be a main and effective plank In our programme; judged by its results It has amply repaid us,” said Major G. C. Tyron, Postmaster-General, at the opening of the Empire Advertising Convention at Brighton, says a London paper.

For Closer Settlement.—The lease of Tutlra Station, comprising about 4000 acres, which has bc*:i held for approximately 50 years by Mr H. Guthrie Smith, will expire this week. It is probable that this, with 5000 acres of the Tataraoterauhine block, will be subdivided and offered for selection toward the end of tho year.