LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20733, 17 February 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Cancer Conference An official reception to the delegates to the tenth Australian and New Zealand Cancer Conference was given by the Government at Parliament House. Wellington, yesterday afternoon. Patients at Theatre Four patients from the Waikato Hospital were present at a screening of ‘’Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” at the Civic Theatre to-day and viewed the film from invalid chairs. By special permission of the Hamilton Fire Brigade the chairs were siationed in the aisles. Audiences With King Prince Mohamed Moneim. an Arab delegate to the Palestine Conference, and Sir Hughe Knatclvbull-Hugessen. the recently appointed ambassador to Turkey, were received in audience by Ihe King, says a message from London. The Prime Minister also had an audience with His Majesty. Two Degrees of Frost Two degrees of frost were recorded at the Ruakura Farm of Instruction this morning but although conditions were particularly sharp for this time of the year in Hamilton the minimum shade temperature did not fall below 51 degrees. Cool temperatures ruled throughout yesterday when the maximum recording was only 67 degrees. Hokianga County Troubles Owing to precarious finances, the Hokianga County Council, North Auckland. has been obliged to discharge a number of foremen, graders and drivers. Although some time ago a measure of Government assistance was given it was insufficient to repair the heavy damage to the roads done by floods. Tin Shed Removed The removal of still another building from Garden Place Hill was effected last night when Messrs G. Rhodes and Sons (Auckland) took an iron shed measuring 50ft by 24ft to the new motor camp at No. 1 Bridge. The shed, which was drawn by a tractor, will be reconstructed on its new site and will form part of the block of buildings at the camp. Covent Garden to Hamilton “It is a great satisfaction to us to feel that we have brought Covent Garden, now the centre of the ballet in the world right down here to the bottom of the world,” said M. Algeranoff, the dancer of “Fate” in ‘‘Les Presages” with the Russian Ballet in Hamilton last night, to a Waikato Times representative. 44 You saw the same company that London sees.”

Onekaka Deposits Two experts from Messrs H. A. Brassert and Company, London, will arrive in New Zealand early next month to report to the Government on the project for developing the iron ore deposits at Onekaka in the light of additional evidence gathered by the authorities. An announcement to this effect was made by the Minister of Industries and Commerce, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, last night.

Motor Reliability Trial Between 50 and 60 motorists, driving cars ranging from the smallest on the road to some of the largest, will take part in a reliability trial to be held under the auspices of the New Zealand Motor-racing Drivers’ Association to-morrow. The competitors will be required to cover about 250 miles, arriving eventually at Rotorua, by a route which is at present unannounced.

20,000 Houses Needed “If the building programme of the Government is fully implemented, anything up to 10,000 tradesmen could be employed. In the Housing Department alone we are short of at least 3000 skilled workers,” said the Minister of Labour, the Hon. P. C. Webb, at Auckland yesterday. The housing survey, he said, had revealed that New Zealand was at least 20,000 houses short of its requirements, and to meet the normal demands at least 6000 houses a year should be constructed. Whenuapal Aerodrome Inspecting the new defence aerodrome at Whenuapal, North Auckland, yesterday, the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. R. Semple, expressed gratification at the rapidity with which the construction of the aerodrome was progressing. He said that since the work began on January’ 4 nearly 200,000 yards of spoil had been removed. Some time had been spent in preliminary preparations, but the work was now progressing at the rate of 6000 to 7000 yards each day. Before it would be finished about 1,250,000 yards of material would be moved. Subsidised Work The future of men engaged on the No. 13 scheme of subsidised work when the Employment Promotion Fund ceases to exist after the introduction of the social security scheme on April 1, was explained at Auckland yesterday by the Minister of Labour, the lion. P. C. Webb. He said it was hoped that, with the expansion of industry throughout the country, numbers of relief workers would be found permanent employment. Mr Webb stated that men who could not be placed in industry would be transferred to other work. Burglars Sentenced No fewer than 10 prisoners before Mr Justice Fair in the Supreme Court, Auckland, yesterday had been found guilty of theft, most of the offences having been committed when houses were vacant during the holidays. William Ernest He wins (31) was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for breaking, entering and theft and declared a habitual criminal. It was stated that Hewins stole over £3OO worth of property and more than £2OO worth of it was still unrecovered. William Henry Wilson, a gardener (28), who admitted IS charges of breaking and entering and theft, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment. Other prisoners received lighter terms.

If the Honourable Mr Nash were to walk through our new furnishing department. lie would be heard to remark about the values offering. Hooker and Kingston. Ltd., can give you every side of modern furnishing from Door coverings to blinds made to order. Loose covers are our speciality. We are offering for this week a special purchase of cottage weaves in odd sample lengths. Originally 3s lid and 4s lid yard, these fabrics are all to sell at 2s 6d per yard. -Be sure and see our wedding values: save 10s mi every kapoc mattress for this week, single bed from 39s lid, double bed from 49s 6d.—Hooker and Kingston, Ltd., the house that value built. **