FIRST WHITE CHILD.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20280, 24 August 1937, Page 6

FIRST WHITE CHILD.

LINK WITH EARLY HAMILTON PRESENTATION OF PHOTOGRAPH A link with Hamilton’s beginnings will he introduced at an interesting function to take place at the Hamilton Borough Council chambers on Saturday afternoon when I lie Mayor, Mr T. R. Fow, will accept on behalf of the town a framed photograph of the late Mr Walter Hamilton Steels Nairn, who was the first white child born in Hamilton. Mr Nairn was born on May 4 1865, on the site of Mrs McGarrigle’s house on the corner of Bridge Slreet I and River Road. Hamilton East, and '■ lie died on August 23. 1918. j Mr Fow is providing at his own expense a silver plate with inscription to ibe placed on the photograph. Memj hers of the Fourth Waikato Assoeia- ; lion and the Waikato Early Settlers’ Assoclnlon and the public generally arc • invited to attend the function. ; The first white child to be horn on la military farm, Mr I‘. Crosby, is still | hale and hearty, and is prospecting in ; the Murchison district. In a rece it I letter to the Mayor he said that when I ”he strikes it rich,” as lie may <i.> at any time, he will return lo the best | town lie knows of —Hamilton.

Currency In London.— Fin© gold 911 London yesterday was quoted at £6 19s 4d an ounce £6 19s 3id on Friday), the dollar at 4.99 (4.98 1-8) and the franc at 132 27-32 (132 15-16) Debating Club. —At last nifhff I meeting of St. Mary’s Literary and i Debating Society a short address on I the rise of the • atholic Centre Party I In Germany during the time of Bis- ; mark was given by the Rev. Bro. ; Rcmlgius. Mr W. C. Wynne presided i over a good attendance of members. “Rio Rita” In Hamilton. — All see* i lions of the Hamilton Operatic Society 1 —principals, chorus an i ballet, numbering about 100 —linked up for ths first time last night, and a very suci cesful rehearsal of "Rio Rita” waa held I under the direction of Mr. Walter I George. The members showed gfeat enthusiasm. The orchestral parts arrived from Invercargill to-day, and ths first rehearsal of the orchestra'will bs held to-night.

New Time System. —To ensure greater accuracy the Auckland Harbour Board has inaugurated working under the Continental 24-hour day j system, which Las been in for i many years in the Army and Navy. | There is no need to designate ths ; time with "a.m.” and "p.m.” MidI day is now 12.00 hours and midnight 21.00 hours.

Record Earnings. —The accounts of G. J. Coles and Company. Limited, Melbourne, for the year ended June 30. show a profit of £223.401, against £154,851 a year ago. A sum of £606 was brought in, and after payment of the* year's 8 per cent preference dividend and 18 j per cent on ordinary shares for the year and transferring £40,000 to general reserve, £783 will be carried forward.

A Mistake In Identity.— " There Is only one man who went Into Parliament with honest intentions," declared Mr K. J. Holyoake, National member for Motueka, in an address in Wellington this week. “We know who that is,” spoke up an enthusiastlo voice at the -back. "Well, who Is It?” asked Mr Holyoake. The voice: Bob Semple. (Cheers.) “No, It wasn’t,” replied the speaker. “It was Guy Fawkes.”

“ Not Bread Alone.” —“ We do not live by bread alone, but bread, and what we can get to put on It, Is quite Important,” said Mr W. T. G. Airey. speaking in Hamilton last evening on the standard of living in Germany and Italy since the advent of Fascism. That standard in these countries, he said, had fallen considerably since Mussolini and Hitler had assumed control. As philosophies, he considered that both brands of Fascism were attempts to escape from reality and could have no enduring future.

Btopped an Express. —At Pukekohe yesterday William Henry MacPherson. a dairy factory employee, of Taupirt. was fined £5 and 10s costs for applying the emergency brake on the Frankton-Auckland night express without a reasonable cause and £1 19s 5d costs for failure to produce ths ticket for his fare—£9 9s 5d in aIL MacPherson boarded the train at Taupirl under the impression that It stopped at Tuakau and when he applied to the porter at T&uplrl for • ticket he was allegedly told to procure one on the train. He did not see the guard, and therefore did not purchase a ticket. When he ascertained that the train did not stop at Tuakau, where he wished to attend a dunce, he, on the advice of another passenger, applied the emergency brake aud stopped the train.