LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXX, Issue 3202, 22 February 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlie local band will render a -pro gramme in the Domain to-morrow af ternoon, weather permitting.

Racing for to-day is the Dargaville Racing Cuib \s meeting, the Canterbury Jockey Club’s mid-summer meeting, and the Otahuhu Trotting Club’s summer meeting.

Mr Walter Moore, who has just returned from a fishing holiday at Taupo, states that ragwort is very bad in that district, and that the post in large areas can be seen in full bloom.

During the illness of Mr W. Richmond, who is at present an inmate of the Waikato Hospital, the duties of buyer of bacon pigs for the Monarch Bacon Company will be carried out by Mr T. A. Hicks, of Leamington. Splendid work has been done by the Hamilton Ladies’ Swimming Association and the Old Boys’ Swimming Association in teaching the children of the Hamilton primary schools to swim. In the past week 250 children a day have been given instruction at the municipal baths and at the Wbitiora, Frankton and Hillcrest school baths.

Mr Y. Rickit, the popular host of the National Hotel, has stated his intention of donating a silver 5 cup to the local Rugby Union this season. He has suggested that the cup be played for and w-on outright this coming football season, but will hand it over to the committee to be competed for as they deem fit. It is certain that Mr Rickit’s generous offer will be appreciated by all district footballers. v

At a public meeting held in Hamilton on Thursday evening an association was formed having as its object the reform of the gaming laws. The convener of the meeting, and principal speaker, Mr F. Jones, urged that facilities should be provided for non-totalisator betting and the publication of dividends.

Fifty-five representatives of co-oper-ative dairying interests in Australia left in the Maunganui yesterday on a visit' to New Zealand, where they will inspect farms, factories, grading stores and the Massey Agricultural College, and will investigate conditions generally in the industry in the Dominion. Tho leader of the party is Mr George Stenning, dairy expert to the Producers’ Co-operative Distributing Society.

The United Friendly Societies’ annual picnic will be bold to-morrow ("Sunday) in the form of a railway excursion to Rotorua. Special trains will leave from Frankton and' Cambridge. The train from Cambridge will go right through to Rotorua and will leave at 7.30., and on the return journey will leave Rotorua at 6.32. There promises to be a large contingent of excursionists on both trains, and with all arrangements being made at the Rotorua end a very enjoyable day should be spent in the thermal regions.

The fishing fraternity at Taupo during the last week or two have included several Cambridge district residents, including Messrs W. Moore, W. ‘Wilkinson, W. Harbutt, A. Bertelsen, G. A. Watt and J. T. Entwisle. All have returned to Cambridge during the last couple of days. A member of the party informs us that the sport is very good just at present, the season for the best conditioned trout being a little later than usual.

At the Te Awamutu A. and P. Show held at Te Awamutu on Wednesday, the local hoi'seman, Mr Frank Baker, had the misfortune to have a fall while competing in one of the jumping events and as a consequence sustained a broken collarbone. At the time Mr Baker was riding Mr A. Fisher’s Tui. On inquiry yesterday we were informed that as yet there was not very much improvement in the injured man’s condition, it being rather early yet to expect such.

The result of the competition held by the Cambridge Tennis Club, guessing the length of a piece of twine in a bottle, resulted as follows:—Mrs Allen McCann, Fencourt, was the winner with a guess of 27yds, and Miss M. Giles was second with 264yds. The actual length of the string was 26yds 31 5-Bin., and was measured by the acting postmaster. Mr H. Skellern.. The prize was a handsome cushion.

It is reported that the Garrett engines, two of which have been added to

the Main Trunk railway rolling stock recently, have proved very satisfactory in hauling heavy freight trains. A reporter who made inquiries op the section immediately north of Taihape was informed that the power of this typo of engine plying there was remarkable. On occasions the loop in the Taihape railway yard has been too short to accommodate the string of heavily laden trucks brought southward from Ohakune.

Further reductions on all Model Frocks. ,See special window display.— GEO. CALVERT & CO.

At the outboard division races of the New Zealand Powerboat Association, to be held this afternoon on the Panmuve Basin, the local boat Galloping Gouse (Mr N. Souter’s) in the C class handicap of three miles, lias a handicap of 2m 15s off Miss Marquette 2m 20s.

Business people’s attention is called to the advertisement re the invitation to close their premises for two hours on Wednesday next, so as to be present to welcome the British farmers. The public are also invited to be present at the welcome.

A rumour has been current for some time that Mr .T. A. Young, M.P., would not contest the Hamilton scat at the next election (says the Waipa Post), but would stand for Waikato. Mr Young stated on Tuesday that there was no truth in the rumour, and that he would continue to represent Hamilton as long as the electors desired that he should do so.

The Hamilton borough traffic inspector prosecuted 10 young men in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court yesterday for driving motor vehicles at excessive speeds. The defendants pleaded guilty and the fines ranged from £1 to £3. One defendant admitted having driven through Hamilton at 45 miles an hour, and over intersections at 40 miles an hour. The magistrate, Mr Wyvern Wilson, described the speed as ridiculous, and fined defendant £3.

A high standard of physical fitness is demanded for the service in tho Samoa Military Police. As an indication of the standard aimed at, figures relative to men recruiting at Wellington are interesting. Of 146 recruits sent to Trentham by the civil police, only 80 were accepted, and of these 80 who underwent a final examination 14. were declared medically unfit for service.