LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20496, 12 May 1938, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

No Change. —A London message states that discount and short-term Interest rates and New York call money are unchanged.

Currency In London. —Fine gold was quoted In London on Wednesday at £6 19s lid per ounce (£6 19s 94 on Tuesday), the dollar at 4.944 (4.974) and the franc at 177 f (177 13-16).

Richard Tauber’s Tour. —lt is stated that Richard Tauber, the singer, will be accompanied on his visit to Australia by his wife, the actress, Diana Napier.

Bequest to Hospital. —The late Mr Alfred Cooper, of Auckland, has left the residue of his estate, valued at £SOO, to the Auckland Hospital Board for the purchase of radium.

Execution of a Murderer. —The Executive Council of New South Wales has fixed May 26 for the execution of Alfred Spice’r, sentenced to death for the murder of the child Marcia Hayes.

Child Injured In Fall. —Ronald Middleton (2), son of Mr and Mrs C. Middleton, of Glen Afton, received a broken elbow when he fell at his home last evening. He was admitted to the Waikato Hospital.

Teacher Bankrupt. —Attributing his financial difficulties to the 111-health of his family and to the expense of going backward and forward to his work and frequent transfers, James Albert Leslie Jennings, school teacher, New Plymouth, met his creditors In bankruptcy.

Counsels’ Opinions. —“l do not allow counsel to express their opinions to the Jury. They may make subhissions but it is very wrong for them to submit their own opinions,” said the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, in rebuking counsel engaged in the hearing of a civil action in the Supreme Court, Hamilton, to-day.

Suitcase Murder Echo. —A polling clerk engaged to help in yesterday’s eleotion at a Wellington booth failed to put in an appearance before 9 a.m. Looking over his list the deputyreturning officer saw that the name was that of Mr E. Armstrong, .the victim of the suitcase murder. A substitute was at once appointed.

Glass-houses at Park. —ln his report to the Hamilton Beautifying Society last evening, the foreman pointed out that the glass-houses at Memorial Prak would need to be renovated and painted diuring the winter as most of them were leaking. The rafters on the oldest house were rotten in places and would need reconditioning.

Motorist Gullty< —Ronald John Sando, garage employee, (27), was found guilty at the Supreme Court, Auckland, yesterday, on a charge that he negligently drove a motor-car at Ponsonby, on November 21, and caused the death of Arthur Owen Greenwood. Greenwood was a passenger in the .c-ar driven by accused, which crashed into a tree. The Jury recommended accused, who was remanded for sentence, to mercy.

Running Shoes Not Needed. —When Mr F. Findlay appeared on the verandah of the Waikato Times building last night to acknowledge his return to the Waikato Hospital Board he produced from his pocket a pair of running shoes which, he told the crowd, “he had brought along Just in case he needed them.” As events happened,-however, Mr Findlay topped the poll for the Borough " Council elections.

Damages Awards. —“ It is irrevalent and, in my opinion, not permissable to refer, in regard to the amount of damages in one case to what other Juries may have awarded in other cases, since the circumstances may have been quite different,” said the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, in the Supreme Court, Hamilton* to-day in remarks to counsel toward the end of the hearing of a civil v action for damages.

Farmers Complaining The Ruawal branch of the Farmers’ Union has expressed resentment at statements by Ministers that farmers are satisfied with the guaranteed price. The guaranteed price for 1936-37, it was pointed out, was less than 4d per lb. above the amount realised on the London market, against which were extra costs, at a conservative estimate, amounting to 2d per lb. It was considered the farmers would be better off had they been free to market their own produce.

A Carpet of Matches. —lt would be impossible to estimate how many cigarettes went up in smoke during the hours that the large crowd waited patiently for results of the Hamilton municipal elections in front of the Waikato Times buildings last night, but some idea of the extent of the consumption of tobacco could be gauged at midnight when the crowd dispersed. A carpet of spent matches was revealed strewn across the road. Half-an-hour later, however, it had been cleared away by street-cleaners.

Grounds In Bad Order. —“The very dry summer and the wet weather last week left the lower school ground in the worst condition in which it has been, making it difficult to cross from the main block to the workshops and domestic science block,” said Mr NV. Fraser, principal of the Hamilton Technical College, in his report to a meeting of the Board of Managers last evening. “I would suggest,” he added, “that a concrete channel be put in along the toe of the grassed batter and that an asphalt footpath of say six feet wide be laid along inside it. The matter was referred to the grounds committee.

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