LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20738, 23 February 1939, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Fire on a battleship Fire broke out on the new battleship Price of Wales, says a message from London. The hlaze was not serious.

Next Builders 3 Conference At the annual conference of the New Zealand Federated Builders’ and Contractors’ Association at Hamilton to-day it, was decided that the next conference he held in Wellington during 4.he last week ol' February, 1939. Isolated Community

The Minister of Public Works, the Hon. R. Semple, visited Spirit's Bay yesterday and was surprised to find that the extremity of the northern peninsula above Waipapakauri supports 2200 people and has an output of 150 tons of butter.

Dead in Bed A single man employed on the Ohinemurl County Council’s ragwort eradication scheme, Mr Frederick Dickman 51 . was found dead in bed by his workmates yesterday. Mr Dickman occupied a room in buildings in the county yard. Sovereign Found A sovereign, dated 18 64, was found at the Buakura Farm of Instruction by an employee working in a field. The employee, Mr Wallis, was digging a post-hole and when he discovered the coin he was not certain of its denomination as it was the first he had seen. Rifle Without Permit For procuring a .22 calibre rifle without first obtaining a permit from the police. Nigel John James Coombes, of Frankton Mr W. J. King;, was convicted by Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M.. in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, to-day and ordered to pay costs. A charge of being in possession of an unregistered firearm was withdrawn. Dangerous Driving Convicted of dangerous driving on the 'Hamllton-Gordonton Road on December 9 last, Reginald A . ’Burrett, farmer, of tGordonton (Mr W. J. King) was fined £2 and costs by Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court, Hamilton, to-day and his driving license was ordered to be endorsed until May 31, 1940.

Walking Record A new walking record from Te Kuiti t,o Te Awarnutu, a distance of about 30 miles has been established by Mr J. M. Morgan, who covered the distance in 5 hours 33 minutes. He set out at 5 a.m. to lower the existing record of 6 hours 27 minutes and had to run a fair part of the journey to arrive in time to break the record.

Conditions of Sale The reading of the conditions of sale at the land auction of the old

“Bardowie” Estate, Cambridge, yesterday took over 25 minutes. Filled with legal phraseology, the reading of the unusually lengthy conditions proved no light task for Mr G. R. Wyllie, senior auctioneer of the Farmers’ Co-operattve Auctioneering Company, Limited. Houses for Maoris Substantial progress has been made with State housing for Maoris in the North Auckland districts. Acting as construction authority for the Native Department the Public Works Department, in the last 18 months has arranged for the erection of 300 homes, some for indigent natives, but most for native settlers. The sites are widely scattered. Farm Hand’s Death The inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Leonard Yendall (32), a farm hand, of Kaipaki, who collapsed and died in a cowshed at Kaipaki on December 28 was continued this morning when the medical evidence was heard. Dr. A. G. Waddell stated that he had conducted a post-mortem examination and in his opinion death was due to haemorrhage of the brain.

Travellers’ Funds A difficulty facing New Zealanders requiring funds for overseas travel has been removed, according to advice received yesterday by an Auckland shipping agency, by the exclusion of steamer passenger fares from the amount covered by Government permit. In numbers of cases the cost of fares alone has absorbed a large proportion of the amount granted and the new decision is considered likely to assist many. Importers’ Difficulties “I admit that many importers might lose their jobs and their businesses or be otherwise hard hit as the result of our regulations,” said the Minister of Labour, the Hon. P. C. Webb, addressing Auckland business men yesterday. “If we had not the money at Home to pay for the things we arc importing, however, they would have had to stop importing in any case.” Trade could not be in one direction only. Teachers Appointed Following were among the teachers’ appointments authorised by the Auckland Education Board yesterday: Secondary assistant: Miss A. M. Jessop, 8.A., Matamata District High School. Senior assistant mistress, Miss I. A. Farrelly, Ngaruawahia. Assistant mistresses: Miss M. Branson, Otorohanga District High School; Mrs D. E. Walker, Hangitiki; Miss A. M. Gale, Springdale: Miss J. Higgins, Cambridge District High School; Miss A. C. Sharkey, Hamilton West (hospital class). Lorry Tips Up The unusual sight of the nose of a lorry pointed skywards was presented to a large crowd at the foot of Garden Place, in Victoria Street, last evening, when a vehicle, bringing a heavy load down the hill, found that the weight at the front was not suificirie to counteract that on the tray. The rear of the vehicle was loaded with a bulldozer and on reaching the level ground tipped down, leaving the fore wheels high in the air. The difficulty was overcome by the use of the tipping mechanism which, on releasing the tray, lowered the front wheels to the ground. The bulldozer was then run off the tray. To-morrow Is another big day at Hooker and Kingston, Lid.—Half Price days, commencing on Thursday morning at 9 a.m. and running through Friday and Saturday morning—Wonderful values— \ oIT, in some cases already heavily reduced sale prices— All departments participating. Manchester, Furnishing, Hosiery. Handbags, Dress Department, Showroom, Underwear, all with their own particular sections of wonder bargains— Call at Hooker and Kingston tomorrow and he one of the host of value-wise shoppers who have alreadyrealised that Hooker and Kingston’s Half Price Days are unparalleled for values.’ *