LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20274, 17 August 1937, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mall Reaches London. —The Chief Post Office advises that mall which left Auckland on July 13, via Vancouver, arrived in London on August 13. Juror Fined. —For failing to appear when summoned to the Supreme Court to-day as a common juror, P. 0. Bonham was fined £2 by Mr Justice Callan. Currency In London. —Fine gold in London was quoted yesterday at £6 19s 7d an ounce (£6 19s 6d on Friday), the dollar at 4.95& (4.935) and the franc at 132 13-16 (132 7-32). Live Pigeon Shooting. —At a meeting of the Society for the Prevention* of Cruelty to Animals executive committee last week members expressed abhorrence at the proposal to use live pigeons in a shooting match to be held at Morrinsville on August 24. A strong protest is to be made. Potato Prices Soar. —The highest prices for two years are being realised for potatoes from the South Island Owing to a particularly strong market locally as well as in the South, values are rising daily and merchants express the opinion that the peak has not yet been reached. Cathedral In Surrey. —Good progress is being made with Britain’s newest Cathedral in Surrey. Owing to the nature of the subsoil on the hillside west of Guildford, 778 reinforced concrete piles had to be driven into clay excavations for the crypt. The cost of the Cathedral will be about f 250,000. Perfect Spring Morning —A perfect spring morning was experienced in Hamilton to-day when a white frost covered the ground. Its intensity varied and while the recording at Whltiora was fairly heavy, the thermometer registering 8 degrees, only 2.4 degrees were shown on the instrument at the Ruakura Farm. Gift of Photograph. —A gift of a photograph of Queen Elizabeth was received from Mr C. Nicol at last evening’s meeting of the executive it the Waikato Returned Soldiers’ Association. It was decided to thank Mr Nicol for liis gift and to arrange for the framing of the picture, which shows the Queen, as Duchess of York, laying a wreath on the cenotaph at Hamilton. Norton Road Reserve. —The Naw-lon-Rotokauri Women’s Institute lias requested the Waipa County Council to subsidise the cost of enclosing the reserve in Norton Road to prevent damage fo plants by wandering stock. At the meeting of the County Council yesterday it was agreed lo subsidise the institute on a £1 for £1 basis up to a maximum of £5. Attendances at Lectures. —The poor attendances at the university extension lectures in Hamilton were again commented on at the last but one of the series for the winter held last evening when the chairman. Mr F. A. de la Mare, said if more people did not attend the final lecture next week, it was possible that the series would not be repeated. This winter’s lectures had proved of great interest and value and it would be a pity if their benefit were lost. Basque Domestics. —Reluctance on the part of the British Home Office to co-operate has halted the plan by a local group to promote immigration of about 300 Basque girls of from 10 to 18 years in order to relieve I lie acute shortage of domestic help in New Zealand. * A member of the group yesterday claimed that tire' New Zealand Government had received the plan with sympathy and that arrangements had been in train lo ship the girls out here when it was found that the British Government was not in favour of the scheme. Name Suppression. —“ People should not be penaliesd twice for the same offence,’’ said Mr W. H- Freeman, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Invercargill yesterday, in prohibiting publication of the name of a defendant, aged 19, a civil servant, who pleaded guilty to a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a motor-car. Mr Freeman’s remark followed a statement b> counsel for defendant, Mr llewaf, that 1 1 is client would lose bis position if his name were published. Defendant was fined £5 and his license was suspended for 12 months. The magistrate saiii that he would suppress defendant’s name on account of his age and not because of.his position. Fairfield Bridge. —The clerk of the Waikato County Council informed tlic Waipa Comnly Council yesterday, that the solicitors for the Roose Shopping Company, Limited, have been advised mg mi additional payment of £1 500 lo the company b> way of a compassionate allowance, and added that it now remained for the company lo secure the necessary legislative authority to enable the local authorities lo make the extra payment. A statement of the east of the bridge, including the proposed additional payment, was before the Waipa council whose share was £2 199 1 is lid. An interesting fad That only the heller makes of ladies* costumes are hacked with the heavy weght camas and livmo similar lo a man's suit. West End “ is one of these you ran he sure you are getting the best possible materials in tills make. Hooker and Kingston Ltd., are selling I o West End ■ lostumes in all- wool worsteds at big reductions. There are some that are usually 97/6. in I. towns. Tacks and navys. with self >1 ripe These are good value at 09, 6. \gain 1 here are others that are usually 1.;, :.s. with hairline stripes and smart effects. A 1 eaiilifully tailored costume and offered at a sale price of

| Ranfurly Shield. —The Southland Rugby Union has decided that owing ! to the lateness of the season no challenges for tiie Ranfurly Shield will lie considered. Adult Education.—Grants totalling £3OOO in addition to those at present paid are to be made by the Government in this year’s Estimates for adult education. Cross-Co u ntry Championship.—The 10,000 metres cross-country Australian championship was won at Adelaide by Victoria. The individual title went to W. Weightman (Victcria), whose time was 35m 255.

H.M.S. Leander. —The new cruiser I 11.M.5. Leander, which is to be attached to the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, is due at Auckland to-morrow, after a leisurely voyage of 47 days from Falmouth (England). Revue Members Visit Rotorua. A number of the members of the Frank Neil revue company are visiting RotOrua to-day. After to-night’s performance in Hamilton the company will leave by special train for New Plymouth, leaving about 2.30 a.m. Long Gilder Flight. —A glider crossed London yesterday for the’ first time when Mr P. A. Wills, holder of the British long-distance gliding record of 105 miles, flew 100 miles from Dunstable Downs to Dover. The flight took four hours. Animal Welfare Week. —At a meeting of the committee of the Waikato Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals last week it was decided to observe the usual Animal Welfare Week from October 3 to October 9, and to apply to the Borough Council for permission to take up a street collection on Friday, October 8. Training College Tourney.— ln the inter-training college tournament at Wellington Auckland defeated Wellington by 8 points to 4, retaining t lic Milnes Memorial Bowl. AucklaTid won the tennis by 9 matches to 7. Wellington “recorded convincing wins in Rugby and basketball, but was defeated in both men’s and women’s hockey. Monastery Blessed.— The first wing of the new building for the Carmelite Monastery in Lincoln Road, Christchurch, was opened and blessed bv Bishop Brodie, in the presence of many hundreds of visitors. The complete monastery building, when all its wings and the chapel are built, will have involved an outlay of £27,000 or £28.000. Calf Transport Reform. —The Waikato Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has repeatedly pointed out to the authorities the cruelty caused in transporting bobby calves in iron trucks, and also the need to cover the double decker trucks with tarpaulins. The news that both these reforms had been made operative gave much satisfaction when reported to members of the committee at a recent meeting. Ramsay MacDonald Criticised. — Criticism of the political history of Mr J. Ramsay MacDonald was made by Mr W. T* G. Airey in his lecture in Hamilton last evening on the problem of peace. “ I do not question his sincerity,’’ he said, “ but no one who took an interest in him could regard his progress from saviour of his country to prop for the conserative measures of the National Government as anything but a tragedy. Price of Peace.— “ The British Em - pire lias everything to lose and nothing to gain by war. Hence the Conservatives will make great concessions for peace even, I believe, to the extent of making territorial concessions,” said Mr W. T. G. Airey, in a lecture on the problem of peace, in Hamilton last evening. The fear of social revolution as a result of war was also a factor m determining ihe Conservative attitude, I tie added. Liberals and Conservatives. A somewhat paradoxical differentiation of Liberals ami Conservatives was given by Mr W. T. G. Airey in his lecture In Hamilton last evening, in which lie dealt with Ihe Liberal and the Conservative approaches to the problem of peace. “ The Liberal,” he said, “ tends lo love humanity without loving human beings, tlie Conservative lias tlie capacity for loving human beings but is sceptical of humanity in general.” Girl’s Sudden Death.— Kathleen Thirza Day ,17) was found dead in bed at her home in Whangarei on Sunday morning. An inquest was opened and was adjourned to enable a postmortem examination to be made The father gave evidence that deceased had been unwell about a month ago, but had apparently fully recovered. She was out on Saturday evening with a young man and at 8.30 on Sunday morning she was found dea< Accident in Hamilton Theatre. —An outstanding member of the Frank Neil revue company. Mr Con Colleano. was unable lo give his wire-walking act at the Theatre Royal last night owing to the stage flooring to which the gear wag attached giving way when I lie latter was tested just before Mr Colleano was due to appear, it was fortunate that the accident did not have more serious results. The stage Hour is being reinforced, and Mr Coli leuno will appear at to-night’s performance. j Claim for Damages. —At the I supreme Court, Wellington, yesterday, j Mrs Mary Ann Clarke, widow, of j Matahiwi, sued Frederick Allan, ear- , rier, for £3228 f»s for damages sustained in a collision between a car and lorry allegedly caused by defendant's I negligence. Plaintiff was severely in- ! jurVtl, and it is averred that she will j i, e permanently disabled. The defendant denies negligence and alleges that the accident was due to Ihe negligence of the defendant's daughter, who was driving her mother's car. The hear;nsr was not concluded when the Court I 1 Napier Hospital. -Dr. J. Allan Berry has tendered his resignation as a memof the Hawke'S Bay Hospital j Hoard. Dr. lh-rry. who was at one j time medical superintendent of Ihe I Napier Hospital, is also a member of I the honorary staff, and it was Ids j ar: ions in this latter capacity which 11o v a| Commission which recently in- | .jniVed into the affairs of Ihe Napier I Hospital. The resignation was acc.ept,«d members paying tribute lo the I sincerit;. of manner in which Dr Berry j,ad curried out his work as a board

Theft of Petrol.— At Invercargill yesterday William Joseph Lyons pleaded guilty to the theft of 10 gallons of petrol which 1•' syphoned frotn a motor-truck. He was sentenced to a month's imprisonment. Sawmill Destroyed.—The Aratika Sawmill ng Company's plant at Aratika on the Otira line, Westland, was destr yed 5 ssterd ly morning. The null was one of the oldest on Ihe coast. Incendiarism is suspected, as tiie fires had been drawn on Friday afternoon. To Awamutu Water Supply. —AlterJ native proposals to erect a 1,000,000 j gallon reservoir at Frontier Road or to increase tiie present pipe line were : brought forward by tiie borough foreman at the meeting or the Te Awanuitu Borough Council last evening as schemes for increasing tiie supply of water during the summer. No action was taken but the foreman was congratulated for his work on the plans. Railway Road Services. —The Minister of Railways, the Hon. D. G. Sulli van, has announced that the operations of the railway road service's for ! the year ended March last resulted in 1 a net profit of £21,698, in addition to which £5358 was set aside as a special reserve. The profits would have been larger had it not been for the outbreak of infantile paralysis which greatly affected the use of the services in the Dunedin area. For the current year the net earnings for the thre* periods ended on June 26, the poorest months of the year, amounted t«* , £2838, after writing off £BBS as a pro-* i portion of goodwill on the recentlyacquired services and providing for interest charges on the whole capital invested in the road services. These returns, the Minister points out, are very satisfactory, and although the wages expenditure had increased, it had not been necessary to make any increase in fare's or freight charges.