LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22777, 10 July 1937, Page 14

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Return oi the Waltakura .Aftor being used by southern Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve depots in training cruises, the minesweeper H.M.S. Wakaktira returned to Auckland yesterday niorjiing from Wellington and berthed at Calliope Wharf. The Wakakura was engaged for about three months in her training work. Mails from Overseas

In addition to mail arriving from Sydney to-night by tho cargo steamer Kairangu, a largo consignment will reach Auckland 011 Monday from Sydney by tho Royal Mail liner Niagara. Tho Niagara carries 695 bajiK for Now Zealand, 177 of which are for Auckland, and air mail despatched from London on Juno 2!). Tho Arawa, which will arrive at Auckland from Southampton- next Friday, has C 79 bags for New Zealand.

Americans on New Zealand "All the American business men to whom I have spoken arc very interested in New Zealand's Labour legislation, but I never hoard anyone anticipating tho result would be perilous," said Mr. Maxwell Mac Master, president of the American Importers and Exporters' Association, on his arrival by the Mariposa yesterday. "We are waiting to see tho result, because our problems arc largely those of New Zealand."

Shipboard Sickness Suffering from complaints contracted during the voyage across the Pacific two through passengers by the Matson liner Mariposa wero transferred' to the Auckland Hospital in St. John ambulances shortly after the vessel's arrival from Los Angeles yesterday morning. One of the passengers, a resident of New South Wales, was suffering from mumps, and was placed in an isolation ward. Neither of the travellers is in a serious condition. Petrol in America The enormous amount oj; petrol used by motor-vehicles in the United States, particularly in California, was mentioned by Mr. W. A. O'Callaghan, of Hawcra, president of tho North Island Motor Union, who returned by the Mariposa yesterday after a visit to America. He said that in California twice as much petrol was used in a month as was required for the whole of New Zealand for a year, and in April alone the total was 1-15,000,000 gallons.

Heavy Rail Traffic A busy day was experienced at tho Auckland railway station yesterday, owing to the heavy passenger bookings for Wellington. About 300 people travelled on the special excursion train which left for Wellington for tho' All Black trial game to-day. Owing to the arrival of tho Mariposa yesterday morning there was an unusually large number of passengers 011 tho limited express, two extra sleeping cars and an extra second class carriage being required.

Supreme Court Sessions The quarterly criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, which will open in Auckland on Tuesday week, promise to bo considerably heavier than they have been for some time. Already 21 cases have been set down for trial, and others arc to be added. There is a charge of murder against an elderly man who had been an inmate of a mental hospital, and there arc three charges of negligent driving so as to cause death, ono against a woman. Tho sessions will bo conducted by Mr. Justice l Fair and Mr. Justice Callan.

Shipment of Fowlwheat The third shipment of fowhvhcat from Australia arranged by the Gov. eminent this year to relievo the shortage of stocks in the Dominion is being discharged from the Union Company's steamer Omana at Queen's Wharf. Approximately 300 tons will bo released, and it is expected to meet a ready sale. Tho first consignment this year of 1000 tons was brought by the Kekerangu in March and, in June, tho samo vessel carried a further 500 tons to Auckland.

Parties Leave For Chateau Three extra cars were attached to the afternoon express for Wellington yesterday to accommodate two large parties of secondary school children who left to spend a short holiday at the Chateau. A party of over 80 girls from tho Epsom Girls' Grammar School in the charge of the headmistress, Miss A. L. Loudon, and two mistresses, joined tho express at Auckland, while 40 boys and two masters from King's College wero picked up at Mangere. Members of tho visiting American skiing team also left by tho express for the South.

Auckland's First Newspaper Auckland's first regular newspaper, the New Zealand Hkrald and Auckland Gazette, mado its initial appearance on July 10, 1841, 96 years ago today. The paper, which appeared weekly on Saturdays, was a four-page sheet, with four columns to the page, and started with a circulation of 250 copies. The subscription rates were £2 a year, or Is for a single copy. However, the lifo of tho publication was brief, as the last issue appeared on April 2, 1842. In its 10 months of existence it had three successive editors, Mr. Charles Terry, Mr. William Corhctt and Dr. Samuel McDonald Martin. , Many Overseas Visitors

Overseas visitors abounded in Auckland yesterday and hotel accommodation in the majority of cases was fully taxed. Arrivals during the week have been exceptionally heavy for this time of tho year, and yesterday morning tho Matson liner Mariposa entered port with a largo list of passengers for Auckland. In addition to American tourists, there were overseas delegates to the New Education Fellowship which is to opon in Auckland this morning, and the number of visitors to tho city is likely to bo considerably augmented by tho arrival of educationists from other parts of New Zealand.

School Holidays Commence To enable teachers to attend tho New Education Fellowship Conference in Auckland most of tho schools in Auckland will be on holiday next week/ The primary schools will not reopen until Monday week but pupils at public secondary schools will return on Friday. Convent schools with tho exception of St. Mary's will bo closed for n week. Privnto schools generally will remain open but tho half-term recess at tho Diocesan Girls' College will be extended from Monday to Tuesday. Although the Sacred Heart-Col-lege will not close members of the staff will attend various sessions at the conference*