LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21224, 21 September 1940, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Accident Victim The condition of Mr Ernest Thorpe, who suffered head injuries when he fell off his bicycle in Seddon Road on Thursday morning, was still very serious today.

New Company A new company, New Zealand Charcoals, Limited, has been registered as a private company with its office in Hamilton. The capital is £IOOO in shares of £1 each and the subscribers K. Shulhop (£500), A. M. Bisley (£250) and R. B. Seabrook (£250).

Equinox On Monday Though the mild weather may have deceived people into imagining that we are nearer the end of spring than the beginning, Monday, when the vernal equinox occurs, will be the first day of the calendar spring. The sun will be vertically above the equator, making day and night of equal length all over the globe.

Unusual Reading A remarkable coincidence was shown in yesterday’s thermometer readings, when no variation in temperature was recorded. The minimum and maximum temperatures were both 63, giving some indication of the humid nature of the weather. For the past 24 hours .05in. of rain was recorded. Films by Air Mail A news reel shown at the Regent Theatre last night was brought to New Zealand by air mail. It showed the High Commissioner for New Zealand inspecting New Zealand troops hi England, members of the Expeditionary Forces of all Dominions welcoming the Queen, the King inspecting the Anzacs, the French Fleet under control of the British Navy, and other topical matters. Auckland Band’s Visit Under the leadership of Bandmaster R. Davies, the Newton Salvation Army Citadel Band will visit Hamilton this week-end. Tonight the band will present a musical festival in the Bryce Street Citadel, and it will take a prominent part in all services at the citadel tomorrow. The services will be conducted by Adjutant F. Searle, officer in charge of Newton. Penny For Privilege How a small boy in an English school turned to good account a piece of fabric from a wrecked German aeroplane is related in a letter received by an Auckland resident. The fabric was sent to the boy as a raid souvenir from his parents. Back came a letter of thanks and a statement that the sum of about four shillings had been raised by letting schoolmates spit on it at one penny a time.

Dominion Day Monday, which is Dominion Day, will be observed by legal offices and banks as a holiday. The actual anniversary falls on Thursday, and on that day New Zealand will have completed 33 years under Dominion status. A Royal Proclamation was issued on September 10, 1907, following the formal request of the New Zealand Government, in pursuance of an agreement between the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, and the British Government, raising the designation of New Zealand from colony to dominion. The holiday is observed on the Monday nearest to September 26, the day when the change came into force.