LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXX, Issue 2305, 1 March 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Methodist Conference, which has been sitting at Auckland, concluded its sessions last night. The Hamilton High School now has a roll of 483, an increase of 50 on the attendance at this time last year. Additional class-rooms are urgently required.

"I think women are taking too many of the men's positions now," said Miss W. S. Cosscy, secretary of the Tailoresses' Union, in the Arbitration Court. "There would not be so much unemployment if there were fewer women in men's jobs."

This from an Australian street with a distinctly uncommon name. As a Mr Day lived on one side and a Mr Knight on the other, and as "twilight always comes between day and night,'' the appropriate title of ".Twilight Street" was chosen.

The annual harvest festival will be celebrated at the Leamington Methodist Churcl) on Sunday (to-morrow), when Rev. Wesley Parker will conduct both morning and evening services. On Tuesday evening, at the Leamington Hall, a concert will be given by Cambridge artists, followed by a sale of harvest offerings. A small charge will be made for admission to this gathering-

An inquest into the cause of the death of John Simpson, aged 64, a patient of the Waikato Hospital whose dead-body was found in a gully some distance from the institution, was held yesterday. A verdict of death form natural causes was returned, the Coroner stating that no blame was attachable to anyone.

A minor collision took place this morning in the main street outside Mr A. E. Savory's premises, when a motor lorry belonging to Mr J. A. H. Bell, which was backing into the kerbing, collided with Mr J. Trewin's light English car, which was being driven towards the kerbing. The lorry was undamaged, while the car sustained a dent in the body work and a broken window.

At the Hamilton Supremo Court on Thursday, Harry Samuels, tailor, for bribing detectives by giving them each £lO in cash and other presents as an inducement to forego their duty in detecting him in the crime of bookmaking, was sentenced to nine" months imprisonment with hard labour. His Honour said the offence went to the very roots of the administration of justice.

Racing on the country circuit will be advaueed, another staye to-day with the Te Aroha Jockey Club's annual meeting, which will be concluded on Monday. This fixture is always a popular one, and this morning several carloads of district enthusiasts left to attend the meeting. Other racing will be at Canterbury wheic the Bants Peninsular meeting is being held on the Motuk irara course.

"I suppose it is no use our Board telling the associated banks they arc a lot of Jews, is it?" queried the chairman, amid smiles, at Te Awamutu Power Board meeting the other day, when intimation was read of the increased interest rates on overdrafts. Anoth6r member remarked: "What is the use? We all know that." Later the secretary stated that the Board was in the happy position at present of receiving interest from its bank, for there was £3OOO at fixed deposit-, and all accounts were in credit.

It will be of interest to district bowlers to note that on Wednesday next seven rinks of Taranaki bowlers will visit Cambridge in the morning on their way to Auckland, and will play a game against local teams. It is to be hoped that as many bowlers as possible and especially ex-Taranaki residents, whether they are bowlers or not, will be present \o give the visitors a welcome. There is a large number of cx-Taranaki-itcs in the Cambridge district and it would be pleasing to the visitors to receive a welcome from ex-residents.

Cambridge is to be visited to-morrow by Rev. Voyce, a young New Zealander, who has been cagaged in pioneering missionary work in Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Rev. Voyce who Is on furlough in New Zealand, will conduct the evening service at the Cambridge Methodist Church to-morrow, and on Monday evening, at St Paul's schoolroom, will give an illustrated lantern lecture, dealing with the work in the Solomons. Mr Voyce has a most interesting sto-y to tell and the meeting should be of exceptional interest. All arc invited to attend, and a collection will bo taken up for tho funds for missionary work.

j The Cambridge Municipal Band will render a programme at the Leamington ! Domain to-morrow afternoon. The N.Z. Perpetual Forests, Ltd., keeps a permanent staff of about 300 hands, which is increased during the planting season to over .1000. The payroll is said to exceed £IOO,OOO per annum. """ The most severe earthquake experienced for some years was felt at Opotiki at 12.35 p.m. yesterday. No damage is reported, but numbers of people were frightened, and ran into the streets. The shock lasted about 40 seconds. A report from Gisbomc says the shock was registered there at 12.35 p.m. No damage is reported. Mr S. Tringham, an experienced watchmaker and jeweller, has taken over the business lately carried on by Mrs Boulton, Victoria Street. In addition to carrying on the business as in the past, Mr Tringham will undertake all classes of watch, clock and jewellery repairs. He guarantees good workmanship at moderate charges.

In August last we reported the death of Miss Edna Grace Denton, at Auckland, and it was then stated that the cause of death was tuberculosis. We have recently been informed by a relative of deceased that this information was incorrect, and have been asked to state that the death of the young lady' in question was due to chronic myocarditis and acute tonsilitis.