LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20278, 21 August 1937, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

i Air Mail In London Air mall de- 1 spatched from Wellington on July 29, arrived in London on August 13, advises the Chief Post Office. Napler-Gisborne Railway.—A start was made yesterday with laying the rails on the Napier-Gisborne section of the East Coast trunk railway. assurance business in New South Wales during the year ended June 30 constituted a record. The total for which insurance was effected was * £23,961.774, compared with £20,754,- • 685 in the previous vear. 1 i Huddart, Parker Dividend.— llud- t dart Parker, Limited, Melbourne, has i declared interim dividends of 3 per i cent., unchanged, on preference shares . and 5 per cent, on ordinary shares. Last . year the Interim dividend on ordinary ! shares was 3 A per cent, with a iinal of 4 per cent. University Extension Lectures.— The j last of a series of lectures, arranged by tlio Auckland University College, j will be given by Mr W. T. G. Airey, lecturer in history, in the Wattle Tea 1 Rooms, at 7.30 p.m. on Monday. Mr ' Airey s subject will be ” The Problem 1 of Peace.” J Compensated Prices.— Advice lias c been received in Hamilton that the s Dannevlrke Co-operative Dairy Company and tlie Waiaruhi Co-operative Dairy Company have supported the 1 compensated, price campaign to the ex- | 1 tent of a levy of Is per ton on butter I * and ,6d on cheese. j I I 1 Shock-Absorbing Device. Highly j 1 satisfactory tests have been conducted I * by the London, Midland and Scottish i Railway Company of a new shock ah- i sorbiug goods waggon for tlie car- s riage of fragile goods, such as glass e in crates, earthenware and tiles. The company intends to introduce a ilect of IUO of these waggons. h k Oranges Thrown Away.— Because 1 p the fruit was slow of sale about IOuO i \ cases of Island oranges in store atj , Auckland have deteriorated and have ’ been jettisoned. “ The merchants seem ; . to bo in as hopeless a position as the | jretailers, having to take their orders 0 from the Government without appeal! or redress,” said Mr. 6. Coleman, seere- ' tary of the Retail Fruiterers’ Associa- '' tion. He added that there should be ' no serious risk of over-stocking if the price were llxe-d at a figure which p would enable the market to be cleared | ( In the time between one shipment and p another. p Oamaru Erosion. —lmmediate 6teps . will be taken by the Government to (-• provide a wche'rue designed to protect jj a long stretch of the foreshore at p Uamaru from sea erosion. This was p announced by the Minister of Rail- p ways, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, at a Oamaru on Thursday, after he had j t. discussed the situation wifli tlie u Oamaru Borough Council and inspected the entire foreshore thoroughly. The inroads ol' the sea 11‘ have caused much uneasiness among j residents of Oamaru, as much as 22 i* 1 feet having been eaten away at j** Peukeuri Point in one night. 1' Doarcr IV! ill.—The Auckland Metro- h politan Milk Council lias reviewed tlie t o retail prices for milk and from Sep-1 o tember 1 tlie following rates will op-ill crate:—Milk supplied to tlie Hospital p Board will be increased from Is in lsje; 1M a, gallon. Shipping companies. I c , wiiich at present pay Is a gallon, will i <■> be required to pay | s 2*l. Milk sup- i plied to ice cream manufacturers will ! rise from 9A.1 to Ul;d a gallon ..mi j' ; cream for ice cream manufacture will! l'>u. ice cream "'mix” conkiin'ing b’.'ss ! y than in per cent, buller-fat will ad - ; „ vance from Is ltd to 2s ltd per lb. h, butter- fat. A lint-rale of D'M a gal- ! / tun is Lu be paid to tlie farmer. I 1( Price of Poultry Feed. -That the I V poultry industry could expect imme.li- . ' ale relief, not through reduced prices Vl for feed, but by im pro vein cm is in Hie h marketing system, was stated by the," Minister of Industries and Commerce, the lion. D. G. Sullivan, when lie ad- ; dressed a deputation of poultry men '* and merchants at n.ainaru. Tlie*depu-| u tation placed before liim Its view of I lie effect of liigli costs on the poultry > industry. “ I think you can make 11 up your minds that there is no chance d lof reduced wheat prices in Hie mar j j future. There is. in fact, a very much | i greater chance of increased prices,” he

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Auckland Show.—Large crowds continue to throng the Auckland Winter Show, the' wcatiier being an important factor in drawing patrons. Officials state that the attendances are well above expectations. Bookmaker Fined. Frederick Charles Hammcrick, farmer, was fined £lO by Mr p. H. Levlen, E.M. in the Auckland Police Court yesterday for carrying on the business of a bookmaker. The police said accused was caught taking bets In hotels. Standard Wages.—On Monday the Arbitration Court at Auckland will hear representations on behalf of employers and workers, concerning standard wages for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labour. The hearing is expected to last several days. Bankrupts Discharged.—Applications for discharges from bankruptcy by Thomas Taylor Air W. J. King), grocer, of Ongarue, and Charles Cave .Mr D. Seymour; farmer, of Waimihi, were granted by Mr Justice Callan in Ihe Supreme Court, Hamilton, yesterEstate of £104,000. —The estate of the late Mr. \Y. J. Ralph, of Auckland, who died on July 24. lias been sworn for probate at under £104,000. Mr. Ralph was well known for his association with the Waikato coalmining industry. He was a director of laupirl Coal Mines Ltd. Queen Carnival Proceeds.—The Te Aroha Queen Carnival, which concluded yesterday, proved a great success. It was organised to raise funds for providing tennis courts, a piano and other facilities at the Te Aroha District High School and the total sum raised was £1367, this being £767 in excess oi tlie objective. Destruction of Deer.—The Department of Internal Affairs is considering the inauguration of a campaign to eliminate deer on Stewart Island. The deer are of the Virginian species, a bush-dwelling type, and are doing immense damage to tlie native bush, and threaten the destruction of the scenery, which is the charm of Stewart Island. Document Destroyed.—A Whangarei business man had a novel experience yesterday. He had been given an important document to sign. He placed it in his pocket, and later found his coat on fire, the document being so burned as to render it void. As tlie business man is not a smoker, it is surmised that a passer-by threw aside a cigarette butt, which lodged in his pocket. Raw Morning.—A very heavy mist covered Hamilton this morning and although a white frost was only visible at an early hour, conditions were raw, tiie absence of sunshine accentuating the' chill in the atmosphere. After a wonderful succession of fine spring mornings tlie weather early to-day came as a disappointmen.. Frosts of 7 degrees and 8 degrees were recorded at tlie Whitiora and Ruakura stations respectively. Trade Union Merger.—-The Canterbury Trades and Labour Council has merged with the Canterbury District Council of the New Zealand Alliance of Labour. Canterbury is the last of the big union centres to come into line and link up with what is known as tlie "one big union" movement. Accordingly, in future, Industrial organisation in the district will all be under the sole control of tlie New Zealand Federation of Labour. Auckland Drama Festival.—At the Drama League Festival in the Auckland Town Hall lust evening tlie Auckland Guild of Players presented " No, Not the Russians.” So well acted and produced was it that tlie judge, . Miss Elizabeth l.oe, ranked it a point above the previous night's powerfully performed "Murder Trial” put on by tlie W.K.A. Club. Both were awarded certificates of merit, third prize going In the Playhouse Players , for “ The 300th Performance.” | Rejected Statue.—For over a year a bronze statue of James Edward Fitz- I Gerald, the first Superintendent of * Canterbury, has lain in a packing case j In a city store. Costing £IOOO, it was ordered by a pioneer settler, Mr. I\. E. j Green but rejected by the Christchurch • City Council. Mr. Green states that j If the statue is not placed in a public ! position soon the sculptor, Mr. j F. A. Shurrock, may have to bay duty on it to tlie amount ofj about £l3O. "Rather than that !• will I take it to a foundry and have it broken ! up," lie says. Claim for £3oo.—Judgment for the ! plaintiff was given by Mr Justice Cal-j lan in tlie Supreme Court, Hamilton, , yesterday, in tlie case James Leonard , Purees (Mr 11. T. Gillies) v. Emil Friedlander, in which plaintiff claim- , cd £3OO and interest, in respect to a loan made by plaintiff to defendant on seeuritv of a promissory nolo made out in April, 1930, and due in 1935. His Honour ordered the payment to plaintiff ol' £3OO together with inter- . esl. on that sum at the rate of 6 pci j cent from April 1 i, 1930. until August 20, 1937, and £42 costs, in a lump sum to cover disbursements and New Point In Law.— \ question of | yesterday before All* Justice Kennedy j m tlie lust ease of its kind to come j before the Supreme Court m New /..-aland since the passing of the Law Reform Act, 1936. Tlie case arose from a collision between two motor- j ears. Alice Maud Welsh was a pas- j senger in one ear, driven by her husband, and Cyril Neville Fairwcather was the driver of the other car, against whom an action for damages , by Mrs Walsh is pending. Legal argument was heard by His Honour whether a third party could be joined as a conlrilniLng party in the event of Mrs W alsh obtaining damages against : ihe. defendant. His Honour reserved j