LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21361, 4 March 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Armed Forces Board The No. 2 Armed Forces Appeal Board holds a sitting at Opotiki today and at Whakatane on Wednesday and Thursday. Band Concert The sixth suburban concert was given by the Hamilton Regimental Band, under the baton of Lieutenant Savage, at Frankton last night. Heavy Fog * A heavy mist which enshrouded Hamilton and suburbs this morning u ptil a late hour, made conditions distinctly unpleasant Temperatures fell considerably during the night, the lowest reading recorded being 49 degrees. Bankruptcy Figures Three bankruptcy petitions were filed in Hamilton during February, compared with one for the corresponding month of last year. This year’s petitions were from a florist, a driver and an ex-store-keeper. Ambulance Work During February 74 patients were carried oy the Hamilton branch of the St. John Ambulance, compared, with 62 for the corresponding month in the previous year. Miles covered last month were 2069 compared with 2157 in the previous year. Hitler’s Mission ‘‘l often think that Hitler's mission in the universe—though he little knows it—is to bring about the living unity, not the political unity, of the whole English-speaking race,” says a writer from London, in referring to the wonderful spirit shown in England under Nazi bombings. Tenor Thrilled With Rotorua To a Waikato.. Times representative Mr Kenneth Neate, the Australian tenor, who is making his first visit to New Zealand, said that he had been greatly thrilled by the wonders of Rotorua, and is hoping to spend a week’s holiday there before his departure for America. New Hat for Rector Sir John Jarvis, M.P. for the Guildford Division, is to buy the Rector of Haslemere, Canon Martin Jones, a new hat, having lost his wager that Godaiming would raise more money than Haslemere in their war weapons weeks, says a London paper. Haslemere finished some thousands ahead. Brigade’s Busy Month The Hamilton Fire Brigade had a busy month during February, twelve calls being received for the month, compared with only six for the corresponding month in 1940. One call was received to a property fire, in a cottage at Melville, when an elderly widow lost her life. Nine calls were to refuse fires, one to a chimney fire, and one false alarm. Last year there were four property fires, one refuse fire, and a false alarm. Value of Brevity During proceedings at the Supreme Court in Hamilton today counsel was cross-examining a witness at some considerable length, when His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, interrupted to comment that no doubt counsel remembered the adage about brevity being the soul of wit, adding his own observation that it was also the soul of crossexamination! Patriotic Gift A decision to authorise the payment to the patriotic fund of its share o£ surplus money from the power court at the Centennial Exhibition was made at a meeting of the Auckland Electric-Power Board yesterday. A letter received from the Electric-Power Boards and Supply Authorities’ Association stated it appeared that there would be a surplus of about £BOO or £9OO. The Auckland board’s share was about £66.

300 Tons of Coal Lost The action of the Dobson miners in not working yesterday as a protest against the refusal of the British Medical Association to co-operate with the Government in the introduction of the general practitioner service meant the loss of 300 tons of C oal —a day’s production by the 180 men concerned. As a consequence a ship taking Dobson screened coal sailed for Wellington only half loaded. No other mines were affected.

Gift of Ambulances The chairman of the National Patriotic Fund Board, the GovernorGeneral, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall, has sent the following cablegram to the Anzac War Relief Fund, New York:—“l desire to convey to you very sincere thanks for the splendid gift of 20 ambulances and five mobile canteens. This generous gift is a great encouragement to us.” The ambulances and mobile canteens, the gift of which was announced last week, are for New Zealand troops in Egypt. Relief of Distress Fund A cheque for £B7O for the relief of distress overseas has been received by the National Patriotic Fund Board from the New Zealand Counties’ Association. This cheque was handed to the board by the chairman of the association, Mr C. J. Talbot, who stated that a total of £990 had been donated by the counties, £l2O having been paid in direct to provincial patriotic councils. Mr Talbot also said that further amounts were expected to be received, so the total contribution to the patriotic funds would exceed four figures.

Initiative Praised “ I will wager that that boy will never be found on the No. 13 scheme, as he stands for intiative,” said Mr S. G. Holland, leader of the Opposition, in an address at Auckland last night when stating that he had seen a boy in Taranaki standing on the road selling mushrooms to passing motorists. It was a fine example of the healthy enterprising spirit of the pioneers, which he said was desirable to retain in New Zealand. Mr Holland added that if the Minister of Marketing heard about the boy he would probably be made to take out a license.