LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20275, 18 August 1937, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Marama's Beil. - Tlin Marama's ‘''”l - I .- bG'n ; ’ 1 'M by !ha l nian i slt>.i:i! S; ip I:-'inl':iny ‘.- the NMinnnl \\ --1- Memorial Committee and "'ill be plan'll in the earillon at Wellington. ; Typhoid Outbreak.—No further ,■ - .f tM-ln-iid feter have been re- : I riri.ul from Great Barrier Island and . all the patients, with one exception, are making good progress. Loan of £2o,ooo— The Tauranga County Council has applied to the , Local Government Loans Board for permission to raise a loan of £20,000 for sealing county roads. Dental Scholarships. —-The Dunedin Savings Bank trustees have donated £OOO to the Otago University for tlie provision of travelling scholarships for dental students. Goodwill Mission to Germany.—A party of civic dignitaries led l>y the Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent left London on Saturday for Germany on a mission of goodwill and to study municipal activities. They Enjoyed Rotorua. —Members of the Frank Neil revue company, who spent yesterday at Rotorua, were enthusiastic regarding the wonders of the thermal regions and the reception accorded them by the Maoris. Blenheim Courthouse. —The foundation stone of Blenheim’s new £23,000 Courthouse, which is already half completed, was laid by the Minister of Justice, the lion. 11. G. R. Mason, yesterday, The structure, which will be the most up-to-date building of its iype in the Dominion, will he substantially built of heavily-reinforced concrete. Farewell to Revue Company.— There was a large audience at the Theatre Royal last night, when the Frank Noil revue company, one of thmost brilliant companies seen in Hamilton, gave its final performanceMembers of the company left by special train early this morning for New Plymouth, where they will appear to-night. Stage Performer’s “Busman’s Holiday.”—Mr Con Colleano was again unable to present his wire-walking act with the Frank Nell revue company in Hamilton last night owing to the impossibility of strengthening the stage sufficiently to take his gear. Mr Colloano, who was grealy disappointed at his failure to appear on the stage, took a “busman’s holiday” by seeing the show from the stalls. Heavy Frost Recorded. —Particularly cold conditions prevailed in Hamilton this morning, when one of the heaviest frosts this month was registered. The recording at 'Whitiora was 9 degrees and at the Ruakura Farm a little over half that amount was registered, the ground temperature being 4.8 degrees. These conditions were followed by a brilliantly clear morning, which ushered in the ninth fine day in succession. Crippled Children’s Home. —Sister T. L. Faulconbridge was appointed matron of the Wilson Home for Crippled Children, Takapuna, by the Auckland Hospital Board yesterday. Sister Faulconbridge has been a sister at the Auckland Hospital for over i three years and Is in charge of the infantile paralysis cases in the children’s ward. The home will be opened on Saturday, August 28. It is expected that the Minister of Health, the Hon. P. Fraser, will be present. The Only Complaint. —“A member of the Hamilton Borough Council, who is an inmate of the hospital, has only one complaint and that is that the nurses have too much to do,” commented Mr F. Findlay, a member of I lie Waikato Hospital Board, yesterday, when the presentations to successful candidates in State nursing examinations were made. The lady superintendent. Miss 1). Menzies, said she realised that the staff was having a very busy timeThroe Tests Won. —At a conference of representatives of sports bodies held at Wellington yesterday, the following resolution was carried: “That this conference of New Zealand sports organisations congratulates players in those three New Zealand teams which on Saturday, August 1 i, won their respective international test matches.” The mover stated that the three victories by New Zealand on the playing fields were a complete refutation of the allegation that New Zealand’s athletes were becoming decadent. Capital Increased. —By issuing an additional 37 30 shares of £lO each, I he directors of McLeod Brothers, Limited, soap and candle manufacturers, Dunedin, have decided to increase the capital of the company from £<3,000 to £112.000. The sum of £28,123 will be transferred from accumulated profits to the credit of reserve fund, ns tills sum is no longer required by the company. The book value of land will lie increased by £9373 and shares will ho issued on the basis of one for every two at, present held, fractions to be dealt with by the directors. Gave Himself Up.— The constaMi on duly at the Blenheim Police Staexpected visit from a young man who walked in about I 1 o'clock and without any formality of introduction asked if the police knew him. and added that he wauled Io give liimselt up. As such inoi.boils an* rml very frequent in stations the si/,.* of Blenheim. the constable was rather startled by the statement, which appeared lo he an admission of a serious crime. •Well, who are you, anyway? - he of his feat, the visitor then informed I lie constable 111 it he had escaped from a mental insTilution al Hokitika about a week ago. and had walked al! Moved at Iho nature of tin- admission, but still uncertain as to tin* (ruth of the story, Ihe constable began inquiries. and if was round lli-.t the man had escaped and that a search had boon he * transferred his headquarters, his new home in the future being the institution al Nelson. An interesting fart—That only the backed With the heavy weight canvas ,mi hymn similar lo a m m s suit. “West find is one of these ->nu il.ml.er and Kir.Ltd - *■•• - I- W.-sl Lmi C-liros m .Hi wool wn;■ >i,■ dal big r.-du.-ti n-v There !»’:r.pe ’ The... are ... 1 \a!m i! O'*

Alp Mall In London.—The air mall ! which was despatched from Auckland 1 i on July 27 arrived in London on . ; August 15, states a Press Association j ■ Placement Service.— Last week the J I since April 1 of 15,215. Hamilton's | total last week was 42, bringing the | aggregate to 007. Currency In London. —Fine gold in \ 1 London was quoted on Monday at £•> ; 10s Gil an ounce (£6 10s 7d on Mon- j day), the dollar at 4.08 15-to ; (4.08 1-B', and the franc at 132 j 15-16 (132 13-16). Late Sir James Barrie’s Will- —The ; caveat entered against tlie late Sir I James Barrie's will disposing of h estate, valued at £250,000, by Me j William Winter, British chess chain- j plon and the novelist's nephew, who is one of the beneficiaries, has been withdrawn, says a message from London. Compensating Prices. —" That is \ purely a domestic matter of your own I and one which you must look after . yourselves," replied Mr A. J. Murdoch, chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Board, in reply to a speaker at j the annual ward conference of tlie j New Zealand Dairy Company to-day who inquired as to tlie board's attitude ; to the compensating price' campaign, j Cattle Disease Research.— '* The j expenditure on dairy cattle disease in 1 tliis country in view of the great national importance of tlie dairy in- 1 dustrv is absolutely absurd,’’ com- i , mented a speaker at the' conference of the New Zealand Dairy Company’s . ward of the Dairy Board to-day. The money spent on research was a mere bagatelle', lie added. Gardeners for Kew. —Three trainees' i of tiie Christchurch Botanic Gardens have been accepted for training at the • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. London, • according to advice received in Ghristcliurch. One of them, Mr R. W. Baloli, ’ the 1936 gold medallist for tlie Diploma of Horticulture, has received advice to sail immediately for London. The other trainees are Messrs Noel ' Lothian and D. McKenzie. New Province Project. —Though the i decision was not unanimous, tlie Dargaville Borough Council has resolved s to support the scheme for provincial status for North Auckland. Opposition t was voiced by Mr. R. Gibson on the , grounds that Whnngarei would be ad- ; vanced at the expense of Dargaville. The Whangarci Borough Council has adopted by six voles to four tlie name f of Northland for the proposed new 1 province. 5 £1036 For Widow. — A widow. Mary i Ann Clarke, of Mataliiwi, who was a • passenger in a car which collided with j a lorry near Masterton, was awarded . £1036 damages from Frederick Allen, l a carrier, of Upper i'liin. in the Supreme Court at Wellington yester- . day before the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, adding the • view that, the drivers of both vehicles l were negligent. , Importance of Ereedlng.—Comment- ’ j ing on the importance of selective [ breeding for butter-production pur- , poses, Mr T. C. Brash, secretary of i the New Zealand Dairy Board, speaking at the ward conference of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company to-day, said sufficient attention was not paid to this aspect of stock development in New Zealand. " If we could lift the Dominion average to , 3001 b butter-fat a cow,” he said, “ it j would do much more for tlie industry than any scheme of guaranteed prices.” Missionaries in China. —Although (here are about 100 New Zealanders in Shanghai and numbers ot‘ others i are stationed in Ilie China war zone, only a few have cabled information , of their experiences to friends or relatives in the Dominion. The mes- ; sages have given assurances of the ■ senders’ safety. Cabled messages have been sent by the general director of tiie China Inland Mission in Shanghai, tlie Rev. G. \\ . Gibb, instructing missionaries on furlough in New Zealand and Australia to delay their return | temporarily. Follower of Te Kootl An adven--1 turous life has closed with the death • at I’ulia, aged 98, of Oriwal Te Terangiwliaitiri, a Maori woman who was 1 one of the few survivors of the large • number of Maoris who. led by Te Kooti, revolted at the Chatham Islands In 1868 and escaped to Poverty Bay. She had spent two-thirds of her life in the remote little Maori settlement ol Tapuihikitea. She was one of the few of Te Kooti's followers who were captured by Maori loyalist war parties and 1 who were not immediately put to death. Setbacks to Mining.—Mr J. E. Wheeler, chairman of directors, of • the Okarito Five-Mile Beach Gold Dredging Company is of opinion that the attitude of labour is killing mining enterprise. At tlie annual meeting of tlie company at Dunedin yesterday he said: "I hardly think tlie* Government realises ilie extent to which tlie mining investor is helping to solve unemployment problems. There have been ■ back pay in mining. From Ilie way ' i hose are claiming, one would ' ! ll.ink gold-mining ventures were hand- ■ some dividend-paying concerns, in--1 ! stead of which one ill 10 pays divi--1 ! it' till-, mill a nimii.lT k.se everything." - I Mr Nash Meets Heeney.— The Min- - j isler ..i Fnialie.’ and M irk.-ting. the I 11.0. \\ Hl.-r N-i 11.l l. p .-sed through Mi. mu. Florida. on his journey to I 1 .St re. !s an elerlnr -i.n will, l!.e words i ' T.oo 11. nirv and .. pair of |,o\ai« il 11. leniea ! i r. .Mr Nash e„|err,J ' ' Ilie i.llildills lo shako h.lll-ls with To„, j !"■ ll do.nc i 'M>oii.i!• I y well. In eon- ' i | Overtime Not Paid.—Stating that s j \\ > \ I’m W ilson. -CM . m th > M.mis-

Brltish War Loan.—British war loan 34 per cent., was quoted in London yesterday at £IOO. compared with. I* 100 Is* 3d on August 13. Telegrams for Shanghai.—Tha Post and Telegraph Department bo despatched only at the send's risk* Cox Brothers’ Bonus.—The dtreo^ tors of Cox Brothers (Australia). Limited, announce a bonus issue of one share for every ten held. The market improved to 23s 3d. The company carries on the business of retailers. with iis registered office in M-l-Banking Control.—Speaking at £ ! meeting of electors in Mount Albert, | Auckland, last evening, Mr. A. 5. j Richards. M P. for Roskill. predicted • that a further step towards the complete control of banking would ba taken by the Government In the cora« ing session of Parliament. Tribute to Dairy Company.—That Hie New Zealand Co-operative Dairy j Company was a credit to the Dominion |in view of the steady progress it made from year to year, was tha ; opinion expressed by Mr T. C. Brash, secretary the New Zealand Dairy Board, at the company's ward conference in Hamilton to-day. •* Your ; company's production during the past year lias been really wonderful," he i said. " anti I think your suppliers are I Just too close to tiie heart of things |to realise that. I am not a member of the company, but I am proud to beI long to New Zealand, which has in it , a company of such virility and magnlI There is nothing to touch it in ; the industry anywhere else In the world.”