LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20269, 11 August 1937, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Auokland Y.M.C.A. Appeal —Cash and promises totalling £12,165 have been given to the Auckland Young Men's Christian Association in response to its appeal for £12,000 to meet capital and other needs.

Australians In Los Angeles. —A party of Australian farmers arrived at Los Angeles yesterday and made a tour ot the oity and of Hollywood. They were the guests of the Chamber of Commerce at dinner.

Intoxloated Driver. —Pleading guilty, Godfrey Ohms (48), builder, was fined £25 had his driving license cancelled for two years by Mr R. McKean, 5.M. at Auckland yesterday for intoxication In charge of a car.

Parking at Lake. —A new parking area for motor vehicles is being laid out at the Hamilton Lake, according to the report of the grounds foreman tabled at the' meeting of the Hamilton Domain Board last evening.

New Rail 6ervloe. —On August 23 a regular nightly railway goods service will be Instituted between Napier and Wairoa and will oontlnue until the complete new time-table is In operation.

Leander's Arrival. —lt is announced by the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, that the programme of H.M.S. Leander has been amended, omitting the Fiji Islands visit, and now it is anticipated that she will arrive at Auckland about August 18.

Old Tree Collapses. —During the boisterous weather last week-end a wattle tree at the Hamilton Lake' reserve was blown down and last evening the Hamilton 'Domain Board decided that in view of the decayed state of many of the tre'es on the grounds several should be cut down.

Huntly School Banking. —With the banking last Monday of £l2 10s from 92 depositors, the Huntly District High School banking account reached £409 10s Bd. In banking through the school, part of the interest earned is returned by the Government to the committee for the purchase of library books. PERSONAL D D

Search for Rare Birds. —Mr Chaw Mayer, ornithologist, has left London for New Caledonia on behalf of the London Zoo to secure specimens of the kagu and horned parrots. The kagu is a singularly-crested bird of the crane type, confined to New Caledonia. It Is a slatey grey oolour with orangered bill and feet.

New Municipal Theatre. —A tender for the erection of a new municipal theatre has been accepted by thb Napier Borough Council. It will be a thoroughly up-to-date building in ferro-concrete, and has been designee to accommodate 1154 persons. The contraot price is £15,485. It is anticipated that the total cost, including furnishings and equipment, will be In the vicinity of £23,000, £6OOO in excess of the original estimate.

Australians Welcomed. —The members of the touring Australian Rugby League team were given a traditional Maori welcome at the Ngaruawahia Pa by Princess Te Puea and her followers yesterday afternoon on their way from Rotorua'to Auckland. After Inspecting the new meeting house and one of the war canoes being constructed for the Centennial celebrations in 1940, they were entertained at a concert and dance.

Trout Hatchery Work —Stripping operations on the Tongariro River system, though delayed somewhat by the lateness of the run of trout, have been in full swing for some time and the State hatcheries at Turangi and Ngongotaha are working at capacity. The' first hatching of fry from tho latter plant will be liberated in Lake Rotoiti this week, followed by regular liberations in all lakes and the Bay of Plenty rivers during the next few weeks.

Cancer Researoh. —■‘“Although cancer is still the major problem in medicine,” stated Dr. A. M. Begg, director of the laboratory of cancer research, at the annual meeting of the Otago and Southland division of the Cancer Campaign Society yesterday, “and although the victims It claims annually may be numbered by thousands, yet the position to-day Is not one of complete failure, but rather one of Increasing hope. Given early diagnosis and treatment the results are really encouraging.”

Whit© Butterfly Menaoe. —“A great deal can be done to control the white butterfly from increasing to such an alarming extent,” writes a correspondent. “It is surprising where these green caterpillars, the eggs of the butterfly that were laid and hatched on the winter cabbages, have hidden all the winter. Our house needed painting and while looking over the weather-boards some hundreds were found wrapped in their cocoons, some nearly ready to fly away to do their dastardly work for another year. If everyone looked for and destroyed as many of these grubs as possible It would help a great deal.” —Timaru Herald.

Hailed a Constable. —While driving on the outskirts or 'woodville, Norman Olsen, of Owhango, signalled Constable Skinner, who was proceeding to Palmerston North in his car, to stop, and then demanded that he produce his driver’s license. The constable was satisfied that Olsen was not in a fit state to drive a car, but he drove off despite efforts to prevent him. The constable started in pursuit, and after a chase over five miles effected an arrest. In the Palmerston Police Court yesterday Olsen was charged with being intoxicated while in charge of a motor-car. Pleading guilty, he was fined £l2 10s and ordered to pay the doctor’s fee. Olsen did not himself possess a driving license, a fact revealed after his arrest. A fine of 10s and costs was imposed, and Olsen was prevented from obtaining a license for 12 months. One of New Zealand’s largest secondary industries —the manufacture of woollen products, is well represented in a window at Hooker and Kingston’s Limited. All classes are shown from the low priced Bed Rug to the top grade travelling rug. Value is the keynote throughout. You take an All-wool Rug. Size, 56-inch x 26-in di, quoted at 12/11, for example. You know it’s getting down pretty fine, isn’t, ii '?• And of course, one of the chief things to remember is that they are all made in New Zealand Mills from New Zealand-grown Wool—apart from any question of loyalty, you can take H from me. this is a positive guarantee of Quality. Still—go and see for yourself—you’ll buy! *•

Achilles at Suva.—A message from Suva states that H.M.S. Achilles arrived to-day from Auckland.

Twin Calves Common.—Twin calves are common in the Raliotu district this year, three pairs having made their appearance on one farm.

Air Mall In London. —Air mail despatched from Wellington on July 20 and also on July 23 and from Auckland on July 23 arrived In London on August 9, states a Wellington message.

Billiards Championships. —The provincial billiards associations have’ decided to stage the New Zealand amateur billiards championship for 1937 at Wellington, play to open on August 30.

Noxious Weed Clearance. The Hamilton Domain Board has had men engaged on noxious weeds clearing during the past two weeks, when the board’s properties in Hamilton have been cleaned. Next week the gang will be engaged on similar work on properties in Hamilton East.

Paralysis In North. —The first positive case of Infantile paralysis to occur in Whangarei was a three-year-old boy from the northern end of the town, who was admitted to the Whangarei Hospital yesterday. The medical officer of health, Dr. D. Cooke, is taking all the necessary precautions.

Mr Nash’s Arrival. —As the Mataroa Is not due at Auckland from England till noon on Saturday, the civic reception to the Prime Minister, Mr Savage, and to Mr Nash, who Is aboard the Mataroa, will be tendered on Saturday night at 8 o’clock instead of on Friday as originally intended.

Interest In Bulls. —A total of £3155 was paid for the 11 Imported Jersey sires sold at a special sale at Auckland yesterday, Waikato breeders paying £1550 for their purchases. Among the bulls obtained by district buyers was the Junior national champion bull of America, which was purchased for 560 guineas, the top price of the sale.

Legislative Council. —A petition with over 1000 signatures, Including those of members of local bodies, miners, farmers and others In the Westport district, has 'been forwarded to the Prime Minister, Mr Savage, urging the appointment of Mr H. R. Young to the Legislative Council, In view of his special knowledge of geology and mining in the Buller district.

Easing In Interest Rates. —All sections of the money market in Australia reflected in July a continuation of the tendency, whloh has been very marked since March, for rates of Interest to ease. Banks, organisations and Investors generally are possessed of ample funds, but the avenue's offering for sound Investment are strictly limited.

Monterey’s Oorreoted Time. —Regarding the Monterey’s trip from Auckland to Sydney, the master, Captain Johanson, In an Interview In Sydney. said: “Oh, no, we were not racing the Awatea. The speed of my ship Is 20J kn.ots unless there are good reasons why It should be more, and I do not know of any.” The Monterey’s corrected time was 2 days 14 hours 15 minutes.

Vaccine for Sheep. —Owing to a heavy demand, supplies of enterotoxaemla vaccine for the vaccination of ewes against pulpy kidney have now become exhausted and no further supplies can be obtained from the veterinary laboratory at Wallaceville this season. An officer of the Department of Agriculture at Dunedin stated yesterday that up to the present time 50,000 doses of enterotoxaemla vaccine, all of which had been obtained from Wallaceville, had been used In the South Island.

Land Reserves Selection.—“ A considerable amount of subdivision < f properties is being done around the outskirts of Hamilton,” said Mr F. A. i,warbrick at a meeting of the Hamilton Domain Board last evening. The law requires that 5 per cent, of subdivided lands should be set aside for reserves and some day the Domain Board will be asked by the Lands Department to take control of these reserves. It seems a pity that the board is not consulted before the reserves are set aside, for many are entirely unsuitable and often useless land Is allocated.” It was decided to forward a letter to the Lands Department complaining of the method of selecting reserves when subdividing.