LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20279, 23 August 1937, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Air Liner Turns Back.—An air liner which left Christchurch on Saturday

for Dunedin was forced to return owing to adverse weather conditions. Supreme Court.—TheTe was no sitting of the Supreme Court In Hamilton to-day, and there will be no sitting tomorrow. The session will resume on Wednesday. Morrinsville Loan. —An Order-ln-Council authorises the Morrinsville Eorough Council to borrow against debentures the sum of £2500, part of the improvements loan of £IO,OOO. Interest must not exceed 4£ per cent. High Prices for Bacon. —A cable message from London states that

prices for bacon have reached the highest point since 1929, mainly owing to the Improved Industrial posi-

tlon. No Warrant of Fitness.—For driving a motor vehicle which had not been issued with a warrant of fitness, Vern-

ard Bede Waters, of Hamilton, was fined 10s and 12s costs In the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, to-day, by Messrs G. W. Hyde and G. K. Sinclair, J’s.P. Abnormal Heat In Amerloa.—The eastern portion of the United States Is prostrated under a severe heat wave. Temperatures on Friday and Saturday were 93.3 and 92 degrees respectively. These broke all records for equivalent dates. Humidity was 94 per cent. Seven deaths are attributed to heat in New York. Growth of Ngaruawahla.—lnteresting reference to the -steady progress being made by Ngaruawahla was mads by Mr J. Crothers, the Central Waikato Electric-Power Board’s resident engineer, at a valedictory function held in his honour on Friday evening. In a little over twelve years he had connected the power to 85 new houses and to 20 shops.

Thought She Was Dead.—A woman witness in a motor collision case in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth, in describing her Injuries prompted the question by counsel: “You were pretty badly hurt, weren’t you?” To

this she replied: “ Yes, I put my hand to my head, and when I saw It covered with blood, I thought I was dead.” Llca-lnfested Sheep A fine' of £2 was Imposed on F. R. Catley, of Taupiri, In the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, to-day, for exposing 14 lice-

infested sheep for sale at the Frankton saleyards on July 6. The information was laid by Mr E. A. McKinley, stock inspector, who stated that it was not the duty of inspectors to notify farmers that their sheep had -been found infected but the duty of the auctioneers, in whose hands the animals were for thd day. Farm Labour.—At a meeting of the Franklin sub-provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union yesterday, the farm labour problem was discussed. The meeting carried a motion urging that the regulations should be tightened up

to provide that no sustenance should be paid to men capable of doing work and able to obtain it. One speaker remarked that it was a blot on New Zealand that wives and children of farmers had still to help in the milking sheds while able-bodied men drew sustenance. Heavy Taxation.—The report of Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Company, Limited, to be submitted to the annual meeting of the' company referring to the burden of taxation states that with land and debenture tax added to income tax, the taxation the company has to pay for the year ended June 30 amounts to 10s 3d in the pound of its net earnings. The report concludes: “If private enter-

prise continues to be' taxed at such an extremely heavy rate, it must stagnate as compared with enterprise in countries where' reasonable taxation obtains.” Hesitant Land Buyers.—Land selling in Canterbury has not been an easy task in the last year, for though Inquiries have been numerous, buying has been characterised by a marked caution, remark Pyne, Gould Guinness and Co., Christchurch. Several factors combined to have a restraining influence on buyers’ ideas of values, while sellers of farm lands having had a prosperous season, were optimistic for the future and were firm on their prices. There is little doubt that the high cost of stockingup has had a distinctly restraining effect, “ and at the same time there seems a certain amount of hesitancy on the part of buyers to invest in land owing to the uncertainty of the future.”

Cut the Corner—Several more motorists were fined in the Police Court, Hamilton to-day for cutting corners at busy intersections in Hamilton recently. Many similar charges have been brought by the police during recent weeks. The prosecutions were oondueted by Senior-Seargennt G. 11. Lambert and were heard by Messrs G. W. Hyde and G. K. Sinclair, J.’sP. Claude Kendall was fined 10s and 10s costs for cutting the corner at the Bridge' Street and Grey Street intersection on July 27. Defendant drove 8 feet inside the studs. For a similar offence at the intersection of Hood Street and Thackeray Street, J. R. Henderson was also fined 10s and 10s costs. A fine of 10s and 12s costs was imposed on A. J. Schneebell for cutting the corner of Bridge and Grey Streets on July 27. when he drove 4 feet inside the studs.

All good things come to an end, they sa v— a nd they are quite right, too. Hooker and Kingston’s Sale is coming to an end, for a very important reason. and that is because our winter stock is coming to an end. it's a fact that we have had a wonderful Sale—people are beginning to realise that when we say “special value,” it means

“ special value” and they are taking advantage of it to a greater degree every day. We are definitely closing the sale on Saturday next. August 28. and for this next week, we are sorting out

some real “plums” so watch our windows and our adverlisements. It will pay you! We sell t*e belter class goods at a reasonable price—we don’t handle unreliable lines, and that is the secret of our popularity.**

Canadian Exports.—Canada’s exports In the first seven months Of this year were valued at 617.000,000 dollars, an increase of 113,055,000 dollars over the same period last year. Search for Oil In England.—A derrick has been erected and other plant is being installed for boring for oil at Edale, Derbyshire, England. Edale is seven miles south-east of Glossop. Crowds at Orakel. —The favourite Sunday afternoon drive in Auckland at present is to the State housing construction area at Orakei. Thousands of visitors were attracted there yesterday.

British Treasury Bills. —The total amount applied for last week in tenders for £45.000,000 worth of British Treasury bills was £83.505.000, The average rate for bills at three months was 10s 5.39, against 10s 5.64 d a week ago.

Loss of Qolf Clubs.—Mr C. J. Ward, of Christchurch, who intends leaving to compete in the Australian golf championships, will he handicapped by the loss of his golf clubs which were stolen from his car on Saturday afternoon.

Trains Delayed.—Heavy traffic on account of the school holidays, and fog in the Waikato district, were responsible for the late arrival at Auckland of all expresses from Wellington and New Plymouth during the week-end. Two of the trains were further delayed by engine defects.

School Re-union.—Several Waikato old boys were, present at the annual re-union of the Mt. Albert Grammar School Old Boys’ Association’s annual re-union in Auckland on Saturday evening. Mr R. C. Aickin, vice-presi-dent, presided over an attendance of over 200.

Dogs Poisoned.—Several valuable dogs have fallen victims to the activities of a poisoner, who has been operating over a wide area in Wellington, distributing poisoned meat. In some instances poisoned mincemeat has been found in yards where pet animals are kept.

Abandoned Car.—An abandoned car, which had apparently been Involved in a collision or other accident, as it was greatly damaged, was found in Gladstone Road, Parnell, Auckland, yesterday. There was no sign of the occupants, and the owner has not yet been traced.

First Wool Bales.—Stated to have opened up in excellent condition, the first bales of the new season's wool have reached the stores of the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company in Parnell, Auckland. The consignment comprised 20 bales from Mr William McCutcheon, of Rangiriri, who decided to shear a line of fat Romney wethers before sending them to the abattoirs.

Cathollo Mission.—A congregation of approximately 1000 wa.s present in the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary last evening when the week’s mission conducted by the Redemptorists, the Rev. Fathers Duffy and O’Connell, was concluded. The mission, along with others being conducted in the Auckland Diocese, was in spiritual prepara- [ tion for the Catholic centennial celebration to be held in Auckland next year. Fine Weather Continues. —The spell of fine weather in Hamilton entered upon the third week yesterday, when ideal conditions prevailed. * Roads leading from Hamilton to nearby holiday resorts were thronged with motor tiuflio and the variobs beaches proved i popular. This morning dull conditions prevailed. Yesterday morning six de-

grees of frost were registered at Whitiora and 3.4 degrees at Ruakura Farm. There was no recording this morning. Big Charge Fired.—Several hundred people gathered near Messrs. Grinter Brothers’ quarry at Maungatatauri on Saturday to see the big charge of 1$ tons of gelignite fired. Though between 15,000 and 20,000 tons of rock were shifted by the blast, it was not as spectacular as many had expected, spectators hearing just a dull roar and seeing the cliff-face lift and subside again. From the contractors’ point of view, however, the charge was very successful, the complete mass of rock being broken.

Wright, Stephenson.—Net profit of £42.815 is shown in the accounts of Wright, Stepheqson and Co., Ltd., for the year ended June 30. This compares with £40,220 or a period of 15 months ended June 30, 1936, following an alteration in the company's balancing date. The directors recommend that, after the fixed payment on preference shares, a final dividend of 3 per cent, should be paid on ordinary shares, making 5 per cent, for the year, against a distribution at the rate of per cent, per annum for the previous 15 months.