LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20820, 2 June 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

| Arrived by Special Train I Members of the “ Hollywood Hotel ” | revue company arrived in Hamilton b% special train from Wanganui- at noon. Mails in London Advice has been received by the Chief Post Office, Hamilton, that letter mails dispatched from Wellington by the Awatea on May 10, arrived in London on May 29. Missing Man Found Mr Ernest E. Earnshaw, of Wellington. who was reported missing on Wednesday, was found in Maimers Street, Wellington, yesterday. He had suffered a lapse of memory. Human Foot Mystery No light has yet been thrown on tiie discovery of a human foot on the waterfront at Napier. A search by police failed to elucidate the mystery. Prosperity in Britain Sir William Crawford, member of Hie British Industrial Advisory Committee, stated that the autumn and winter will be the most prosperous period in the history of modern Britain. Ngaruawahia Vital Statistics During tiie month of May there wTre 13 births in Ngaruawahia compared with 11 in the corresponding month last year. There were four marriages compared with two in 1938, while there were two deaths compared with eight last month. Bacon Display at Show The bacon display at the Winter Show is proving ail outstanding feature of the exhibition. Large crowds have thronged the bacon court every day, and the officials connected with the display have been called upon to answer a host of questions. The value of the 400 bacon sides exhibited has been estimated at £I3OO. Frost Again Frosty conditions were again experienced in Hamilton this morning and in shady corners the ground was covered hy a light mantle of white. The thermometer in Hamilton showed 3 degrees, and the recording at the Ruakura Farm was 7.9 degrees. The frost was again accompanied by thick fog, but this cleared away much earlier than yesterday. Night Attack In Talnui Street Un her way home from the Wintei Show last evening a Hamilton resident was followed by a youth, who attacked her in Tainui Street, midway between Seddon Road and Lake Road. Taking fright at his victim’s screams, the youth quickly took his departure, and it is to be regretted that the woman’s appeals for assistance from a passing motorist w r ere ignored, otherwise the culprit might have been apprehended. Car Overturns A spectacular accident occurred on the corner of Anglesea and Collingwood Streets this morning when a large sedan car turned two somersaults after skidding to avoid another vehicle. The car was rather extensively damaged with the wings and steps crushed and the top of the vehicle buckled. The occupants, fortunately, escaped injury. Free Exchange Advocated The proposal to permit the exchange rate, to determine itself, as made in a report by a joint committee of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union and the New Zealand Sheepowners’ Federation, was endorsed by a large majority at the annual conference of the North Canterbury district of the Farmers’ Union yesterday. Little support was given an alternative motion in favour of a guaranteed price for sheepfarmers. Coast Survey The survey ship H.M.S. Endeavour, which has been engaged in charting the Dominion coast for the past two years, has taken soundings over 4289 square miles and GG2 miles of coastline have been charted. No important marine dangers have been discovered so far. It has been found, however, that the whole of the coastline north of Whangarei to past Russell, the limit of the Endeavour’s work to date, is generally from one to two miles out of charted position. Auckland’s Centennial Memorial The erection of a symbolic group ot statuary in Albert Park as Auckland City’s Centennial memorial, at a cost of approximately £6OOO, was approved by the Auckland City. Council last night. A design for the memorial has been prepared by Mr W. H. Wright. A sum of about £4300, bequeathed by the late Mr A. R. D. Watson for the erection of public statuary in the city, will be available, and a Government subsidy ol more than £IOOO should be granted it the project is approved by tbe National Centennial Council. Minister Praises Show StaLng that the display of posters and literature in connection with the health and fitness campaign at the Waikato Winter Show was the finest thing he had ever seen, the Minister of Health, the Hon. P. Fraser, when speaking at the opening of the newintermediate high school at Te Awainutu, urged everyone present to make a special effort to see the display. He added that the entire show was of great educational value and was well worth a thorough inspection. Conditional Bar License An application made to the Hamilton Licensing Committee by Mr N. S. Johnson that the fee for conditional licenses for small functions when the return was not large, such as a polo tournament, was considered yesterday, but the committee decided to adhere to Us former t,erms. The chairman, Mr S. L. Paterson. S.M.. said that the conditional licenses were granted lor the convenience of the functions and as long a£ sufficient return was gained to pay for the fee of the license Gesture to Visitors A fine gesture has been made by members and staff of the Hamilton Y.M.C.A. to the secondary school boys who are visiting Hamilton as the guests of the Waikato Winter Show Association. When the scheme was mooted last year the Y.M.C.A. was approached and asked whether it could provide accommodation. To I this the staff and members readily agreed, although it has meant that tlie 1300 persons who attend the Y.M.C.A. each week for various classes have to forego these during the show. Mr J. H. Ledgerwood, secretary of the Y.M.C.A. and Mr L. Cross, the physical instructor, are in charge of all the social and sleeping arrangements in connection with tlie Charged with stealing £l3, a man named Lord appeared in the Magistrate's Court, Hamilton, this morning, and was remanded until June Id.