Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1933. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXX, Issue 8449, 6 April 1933, Page 2

Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1933. LOCAL AND GENERAL

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Caro’s Great Bargain Stores, Waihi, announce on page 4 a cleaning-up of odd lines and the opening up of new winter stock at prices that must appeal to the thrifty. Specially low prices for groceries and other household requirements are quoted in the Waihi Self Help Co-op. Store’s list on page 4 of to-day’s issue. Owners of wireless sets in and around Waihi would do well to see to renewing their licenses, which fell due on March 31st, thus avoiding the penalty of a fine. So far, we are informed, the response has been poor, Harvest festival services will take place in St. James’ Presbyterian Church next Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Contributions of produce will be received at the church on Saturday afternoon. Full particulars will appear in Saturday’s “Telegraph.”

Holders of first aid certificates desirous of forming an ambulance division in connection with the Waihi branch of the St, John Ambulance Association are invited to attend a meeting in St. John’s schoolroom this evening at 7.30 o’clock. Births registered in Waihi during the first quarter of 1933 numbered 25, a decrease of six on the figures for the corresponding three months of last year. There were nine deaths, as against seven, and seven marriages, as compared with nine. The Kuranui Golden Hills Company, the first company to exploit the low grade ore deposits at Thames, has commenced crushing operations. In the event of the pioneer concern’s returns showing profit other companies may be expected to make a start at an early date. A fractured arm was received by Hilda Ivey, aged six years, when a bicycle on which she was being “double-banked” by her father, Mr Albert Ivey, of Kitchener Street, struck a large stone and threw both heavily to the ground. The girl was admitted to the Waihi hospital. Mr Ivey escaped with bruises and minor abrasions.

Players and intending players are requested to attend a ladies’ hockey practice and meeting on the Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock, the main business being to rearrange tire teams for the coming season. The annual meeting of the association will be held in Mr W. Williams’ office on Monday evening next, commencing at 7,30 o’clock.

Special lighting arrangements will be made at Rugby Park, Hamilton, for the South Auckland Band Contest to be held on Easter Saturday and Monday. The grass at the park has also been cut several times, and should provide a beautiful sward for the quickstep competition, in which twelve bands will compete on Easter Saturday afternoon.

Visitors to Waihi on Tuesday included Messrs K. Joughin and J. Lockington, both of whom are largely interested in the Kuranui Golden Hills Company, the pioneer low-grade proposition at Thames, which started crushing operations in the early part of this week. Speaking to a representative of the “Telegraph” on the prospects of the company, Mr Joughin said he was confident that when everything was in full swing the monthly yields would show a satisfactory margin of profit. Meantime certain adjustments would, no doubt, have to be made, as in the case of all new treatment plants, but crushing should reach capacity within a month.

The weekly public meeting of the Waihi branch of the Douglas Social Credit Movement was held in the Miners’ Hall last evening. Mr A. 11. Blackmore spoke first and dealt with the present system, holding that no matter how hard we worked and how much we produced, we did not really make money. We produced the gondii only, and left the money for the banks to produce. This they did at their own discretion. Mr C. A. Larsen followed and said that it was useless depending on our economic ex-

ports to find a way out of the depression. He pointed out that credit created by the banks was issued ggainst the community security and therefore belonged to the community. He then briefly outlined the Douglas proposals and an interesting discussion followed. ' I

A pair of spectacles found near the hospital on Sunday evening and a black purse containing a small sum of money, found in Seddon Street yesterday afternoon, await owners at the Waihi police station.

We understand that the party frequently mentioned as likely to contest the Mayoralty with Mr W. M. Wallnutt at the forthcoming municipal elections has now stated that the rumour is entirely without foundation in fact.

The number of patients treated at the Waihi district hospital during the past five or six rveeks has been exceptionally heavy and for the last week or two the number has been greater than for some years past, practically every bed being occupied.

The second dance and euchre tournament under the auspices of the Waihi branch of the Labour Party will be hold in the King’s and Foresters’ Halls to-morrow (Friday), evening. The Blue Boys’ Band will supply the music and there will be prizes for the Monte Carlo and spot waltzes and for the card games.