LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24971, 14 August 1944, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Limited Express Delayed The limited express from Wellington was 40 minutes late in arriving in Auckland on Saturday. The delay was due mainly to the thick fogs experienced, especially in the Waikato. The train was made up of a full complement of 1.3 waggons. Wheels Stolen from Oar A small motor-car which had been abandoned at Henderson was recovered by the police yesterday, minus two of the wheels and tyres. Subsequent inquiries showed that it had been removed from a street in the city, where it had been parked on Saturday night. Electrically Driven Car Driven by a converted electric winch motor, powered by . 14 batteries, a car owned by Mr H. Hills, Kaiapoi, Christ-church, will cover 60 miles on one charge, and has a top speed of 25 miles an hour. The car was converted bv Mr Hills a year ago, #' lC| has proved entirely satisfactory.

Scow from War Zone One of the New Zealand vessel requisitioned by the Marine D«P ment for the use of the United Statei forces in the South Pacific, auxiliary scow Kohi, is for sale by tender. During her war service, the JWw sailed 40,000 miles, was twice at-tacttfl by enemy aircraft and by submarine!) and ■ survived storms which beacC heavier craft. She formerly rail tween Wellington, Nelson and ricton. Crowds at Domain and Beaches Drawn outdoors by the fine wea yesterday, large crowds spent afternoon visiting the Au c k, . Domain. About three o'clock the ffl steps to the museum and the gr terraces in front were lined with P eo r, taking the opportunity to enjoy , warm sun. Many people were attra to the beaches in the afternoon, even hardy swimmers were to be celebrating the warm sunshine Wit first-ot'-tlie-senson dip. Dredging Near Export Wharf Proceeding with the deepening ° { the berths and the surrounding area the new export wharf, the A«f Harhour Board's dredge Hapai is , operating off the north-east corne the wharf. The Hapai has completed au extensive overhaul. - g present, the dredge is working , hopper barge on either side, # , a ]| six moorings laid out. Mas' ter ® 1 0 ur vessels are warned by the H . Board to pay special attention , dredge's signals. A rei \ , )a '!.. » ex ". and a red light by night 11 ] b % i d P hibited from the yardarm oil trie on which vessels are to pass. Women as Voters -calves Women electors showed them to be more politically J 31 "*, cen eral matter of votins in the last election than the men of the The total percentage of worn civilian rolls who voted was • ; pared with only case of the men, In . n over 90 per cent of the civll - voteson the rolls recorded Pride of place went to Riecart - tfor<J 93.21 per cent. Next came per 92.73 per cent. Waitomo .tf- , w cent, Oamaru 92.54 per cei . j, e jt of Plentv 92.31 per cent. 11 atta i D vntine percentage men co'Uioi M was 82.88 per cent w and 82.87 per cent in Fden.