LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20270, 12 August 1937, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Rates Struck. —At a special meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council, held before the ordinary meeting last evening, it was formally resolved to strike rates for the current year as advertised.

Plunket Appeal. —An application from the Plunket Society for permission to erect a stand outside the Hamilton Public Library and make a collection on September 17 was granted at last evening's meeting of the Hamilton 'Borough Council.

Young Woman Assaulted. —While crossing the railway yards at Rotorua last evening, a young woman was viciously assaulted by a man, being struck on the head several times and thrown to the ground. She was not seriously Injured. No arrest has yet been made.

New Zealand Farmers In Australia. The New Zealand farmers’ touring party visited Hawdcesbury Agricultural College yesterday and was much impressed with the great variety of the activities there, says, a message from Sydney. The leader of the party, Mr. J. Moore, said they had nothing to compare with It in New Zealand.

Urgent Operation —A boy at New Plymouth yesterday had a peanut stuck In his windpipe and the services of a prominent Auckland surgeon were requested. He, however, was ill, but despatched his Instruments by air and these were operated by a New Plymouth surgeon, the nut being successfully removed.

Auckland Cathedral. —lt has been decided to institute an appeal to the people of the diocese for £50,000 to add to the' £60,000 which Is expected to be produced from the bequest of the late Miss M. T. Horton for the erection of a new Anglican Cathedral in Auckland. A further £25,000 is to bo asked for as an endowment fund.

Fairfield Bridge Loss. —A decision to pay the contractors of the Fairfield Bridge an amount not exceeding £ISOO, subject to the Government paying half, and to the necessary legislation being enacted to enable the council to pay Its share, to meet part of the loss Incurred on the bridge, was made at the meeting of the Hamilton Borough Counoil last evening.

Town Hall for Hamilton. —The question of a towm hall for Hamilton was again before the Hamilton Borough Gounoil last evening, when on the recommendation of the trading and finance committee It was decided to form a small committee to bring down a report to the council on the question. Messrs. W. A. Curteis, C. Lafferty and W. W. Dillicar were elected as the committee.

Work at Cemetery. —To enable the council to utilise to full advantage the subsidy workers made available from the Placement Service and to claim from the Department £450, the sum of £9OO was transferred to a special cemetery account to meet the costs of kerbing, re-formation and asphalting the carriageways at the East Cemetery at the fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council last evening.

Te Awamutu Poat Office. —Good progress Is being made by the contractors with the alterations and additions to Te Awamutu Post Office. Already some of the buildings have been completed and handed over to the Post and Telegraph Departm°ni for occupation. The new frontage, set back from the present building line by 14ft. to provide for a new footpath and to widen the present road by 14ft. is taking shape.

Gasworks Extensions. —The gasworks engineer, Mr J. H. Rishworth, was authorised to proceed with the erection of a new engine-room at the gasworks, at the fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council last evening. The question of proceeding with the proposed works to improve the supply to Frankton and reticulate Maeroa was held over and in the meantime an application is to be made for a subsidy on the cost of laying mains and services.

General Extension. —A general extension in the services provided by the Central Waikato Electric Power Boat'd Is noted in the report of the engineermanager, Mr J. R. Ellis, presented at the meeting of the board to-day. Consumers total 5836, an Increase of 42 for the month. Other totals and Increases are: Water heaters, 1905 (Increase 38); electric ranges, 643 (17); milking motors, 1637 (16); separator motors 580 (16); pump motors, 1146 (16); industrial motors 593 (1); domestic motors, 62 (nil).

Building Statistics. —The return of building permits issued in Hamilton during July, received from Inspector | J. W. Lewis at last evening's meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council shows the value of construction work for which permits were issued during the month as £8666, compared with £9498 for July, 1936, Permits for private dwellings totalled 5 (9) for new buildings, representing a value of £3245 (£6287), while those for additions and alterations to private dwellings numbered 10 (13), with a value of £1394 (£446 10s). Permits for other new buildings numbered two (nil) for the month, the value represented being £3103. One permit was issued for alterations and additions to a buildihg other than a private dwelling, compared with eight such permits in July, 1936, the value I represented being £924 (£2771). Ono of New Zealand’s largest secondary Industries —the manufacture of woollen products, is well - represented in a window a! Hooker and Kingston’s Limited. All classes aro shown from the low priced Bed Bug lo the top grade travelling rug. Value is the keynote throughout. You take an All-wool Bug. Size, 56-Inch x 2 6-incli, quoted at 12/11, for example. You know it’s getting down pretty fine, isn’t it? 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 it from me, this is a positive guarantee of Quality. Still—go and tec for yourself—you'll buyl**

Portuguese Bank Rate. —The Portuguese bank rate has been reduced from 4£ to 4 per cent.

Currency In London.—Fine gold in London was quoted yesterday at £6

19s 6d an ounce (£6 19s 8d on Tuesday), the dollar at 4.98 i (4.955), and the franc at 132 27-32 (130 27-32).

Prlnoe and Princess to Marry. —A message from Paris states that Princess Marie of Bourbon, niece of exKing Alfonso, will marry Prince August of Czartorisky on August 16 at Lausanne.

Gift to Lord Nuffield’® Employees.— The first dividend on the 1,000,000 ordinary shares of Morris Motors. Limited, England, presented by Lord Nuffield to his employees last year, was paid in July. A sum of £112,500 was distributed.

Slight Frost. —A slight frost was experienced in Hamilton this morning and although it appeared to be fairly general there was a marked discrepancy between the recordings at Whitiora and Ruakura. At the former station three degrees were registered and at the latter .4 degrees.

Daylight Saving. —The East Tamaki branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union desires Hie repeal of the Summer Time Act, considering now that the 40-hour week is so generally observed that the need for the measure, which has created hardship to the farming community, has passed.

Woman Awarded £2OOO. —A Jury in the Supreme Court at Wanganui yesterday, after a retirement of four and a-half hours, awarded £2OOO general damages to Ada Harriette' Cuthbertson, a married woman, of Castlecliff, who lost her left arm as a result of a motor accident on the Parapara Road.

Hamilton Theatre Minded. —Hamilton seems to have become theatre minded. Last night there was a reading by the Hamilton Playbox. three' groups (principals* ballet and chorus) of the Hamilton Operatio Society were rehearsing separately for “ Rio Rita ” in various parts of the town, and members of the Hamilton Playbox were rehearsing for its production of “ Aren’t We All? ”

Hospital Statistic®. —The report of the Medical Superintendent, Dr. M. M. Hockln, presented at the monthly meeting of the Waikato Hospital Board to-day shows that during July 348 patients were admitted to the Institution and the dally average was 338 patients. The respective figures for the Campbell Johnstone Ward were 20 and 14. In all 187 operations were performed during t'he period.

Te Awamutu Bridge.—(Materials are being prepared for the new bridge over the Mangapiko Stream at the northern boundary of Te Aw r amutu Borough on the Great South Road and a temporary bridge is being erected which is expected to be rc'dy in about three weeks. Traffic w.’ll then be able to avoid the long detour via Racecourse Road. The new permanent bridge should be ready for use In six months.

Appeal for “The Ne«t.”— The appeal for funds for the furnishing of the isolation room at the Salvation Army Children’s Home, “The Nest," which is being undertaken by Mrs H. C. Ross, has already met with a very satisfactory response. Over £3O has been promised. The following donations have been received: Two at ss, sixteen at 10s, three at 10s 6d, ten at £l, four at £1 Is, one at £2 2s, and one at £3 3s. The donations will be acknowledged direct to the donors by the officer In charge of ‘‘The Nest."

All Night Queues. —A resolution of protest against all-night queues being permitted was carried at a meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children at Dunedin yesterday. The resolution stated that the practice tended to obstruct traffic and was detrimental to the health and morale of citizens. It was suggested that a machine* should be Installed to issue numbered tickets or checks so that the recipient would be assured of a ticket or tickets In the order In which the checks were issued.

Damages Claim Falla. —An unusual mishap in the Wellington Hospital in November last was the basis of a claim for £1212 19s 6d made in the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday by Cecil Naylor Palmer, motor mechanic, against the Wellington Hospital Board. While’ attending the hospital as an out-patient the plaintiff slipped on a polished floor and injured his left thigh, for a previous fracture of which he had come to receive treatment. The jury brought in a verdict for the board. “W 6 are all agreed that it was just an unfortunate accident,’’ said the foreman.

Funds for Ohlna. —Referring to a report from Auckland that about £lO,000 had been raised by Chinese in New Zealand for the support of their country in the event of a war with Japan, Mr William Kwok, president of the New Zealand Chinese Association, said yesterday that not a quarter of that sum had been raised. The purpose of the collection, he added, was not for war but simply for the relief of the homeless and suffering refugees from the bombarded cities of Tientsin and Peking. The Chinese quarters of these cities had been razed and over 100,000 people were in acute distress.

Arbor Day Tree®. —For the observance of Arbor Day in Hamilton yesterday, over 60 native trees were planted in the grounds of the schools in Hamilton and outlying districts. These trees were obtained from the Hamilton East School which has been acting as a nursery in this connection. The trees were all grown from cuttings donated by the Training College at Christchurch. A further 100 young trees are being grown by the Hamilton East School for next year’s function. At the Hamilton East School. Mr W. A. Curteis, the headmaster, spoke to the children over the special wireless broadcast system, on the signflcance of Arbor Day and the children planted two chains of native trees. Rotorua Housing.—The opinion that 50 per cent of the buildings Inspected in Rotorua failed to reach the minimum accommodation standard under the Act and that no fewer than 31 buildings should be demolished Is contained In the report of the borough inspector, who has completed the housing survey In the town. Of the 527 buildings inspected, 439 were private dwellings, 28 combined business and dwelling premises, 26 apartment houses, and 34 hoarding and lodging houses. Of these 258 were found to l"' below the minimum accommodation standard. The largest proportion of Ihe buildings which failed to pass the required standard are in the native villages of Whakarewarewa and Ohlnemutu, where it is suggested lliat 25 buildI ings should bo demolished.