LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 99, Issue 16652, 18 November 1925, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Sydney cable message reports:— Heavy rain continues throughout the Slate' and Queensland with every indication of further good falls. Ngauruhoe is unusually active. Steam was rising continuously on Monday and the mountain was emitting large clouds yesterday, and continues to do so. A further remand until Monday next was granted in the case of Selby Hobson, charged at the Police Court this morning with keeping a common gaming house. Bail was renewed on the same conditions as before. In the Rouse of Commons on Monday the Secretary of State for the Dominions, Mr L. C. M. S. Amery, slated that since April 1 3255 families, representing 12,594 persons, had been assisted to migrate overseas. The applications were keeping up weir. It was reported yesterday that Police Superintendent Mcllvenoy has been appointed commissioner, in place of Mr A. H. Wright, who is retiring, hut inquiry in official circles failed to get confirmation. The freight on a crane bought by the Napier Harbour Board was £2OB from America to Wellington and £IBO from Wellington to Napier by coastal boat. “We did get a reduction of £10,” said the chairman of the hoard, “hut only after a lot of fuss.” The steamer lonic, which will arrive at Wellington from Southampton to-day, is bringing 355 assisted immigrants, of whom 120, 45 men, 54 women and 21 children, are booked for Auckland. Included in the contingent are six nublic school boys and 40 domestics. " There will he only two more immigrant ships this year, the Romuera, due at Auckland on November 29, and the Ruapehu, expected to arrive at Wellington on December 30, both from Southampton. Allotments of shipping space by the Dairy Produce Control Board for dairy produce from New Zealand from November 17 to December 12 provide for the shipment during that period ot 574,058 boxes of butter and 207,800 crates of cheese. The consignments from Auckland include 399,240 boxes of butter and 43,298 crates of cheese. The largest shipment will be taken by the Gorinlhic, which will carry a tot-al of 94,000 boxes of butter and 22,800 crates of cheese. The Auckland contribution lo this toLo. 1 will ho 79,000 boxes ot butter and 7000 crates of cheese. Thermal activity in the neighbourhood of Wii altar c ware wa is very considerable, says the Rotorua Chronicle. On Saturday somewhere about midnight, the big mud geyser in the reserve adjacent Lo the. golf course had a half-hour of dissipation. This geyser makes a tremendous noise, hurling big lumps of stiff mud high into Ihe air, which fall hack with a resounding smack that can be heard at a great distance. A peculiar feature is that it erupts only in cold snaps, and always at night. The Twin Geysers in the reserve had a little diversion. A new blow-out between the two cracked out a square yard of sinter and gave a little extra to the spectators on Sunday afternoon. The activity of Pohulu is a big source of attraction lo visitors.

Speaking lo a reporter, two of the “through” passengers by the daylight “Limited,” said they were not enthusiastic regarding the trip, which they described as one of a most wearying nature. Sleep was out of the question, and the eyes became very tired after several hours of daylight had been travelled. The views, although described as being “pretty,” were not seen to full advantage on account of [lie overcast conditions in Die middle of the island. Taking the whole trip, these two passengers, who are used to travelling on the Main Trunk, stated emphatically that, “in future the night trains for Wellington and Auckland would do them-”

Mr. Welsh, the business agent for the New Zealand Railways, will discuss with »thc representatives of the Stock Buyers’ Association, train arrangements for ihe coming season. A Sydney cable message states that heavy rain continues over the northern and north-western areas of the State, ending a long period of drought. The Ngaere Dairy Company will pay out a further Jd per lb on butter fat on November 20, making the final pay out for the 1924-25 sea'son Is 9£d, To-morrow being “People’s Day” at the Waikato Show, the members of the Hamilton Retailers’ Association will observe a half-holiday in order to afford themselves and their employees an opportunity to attend Ihe gathering. It is reported by the “Grey Star” that a number of firemen who left Home liners .during the strike have secured employment at one of the Wes! Coast coal mines. It is expected that the members of the Main Highways Board will make an inspection of the main highways ill the South Island next month. The activity in the bacon Industry at present is reflected in the fact that a local company expects to handle over 2000 carcases during the next seven days.—Manawatu Standard.” A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by John Robertson, farmer, of Karapiro, near Cambridge. A meeting of creditors will be held in November 30. Telephone subscribers are advised, that if subscriptions are unpaid at noon on the 23rd instant, they will be disconnected, and before re-connec-tion is made a restoration fee of as will be payable. The wet season has resulted in very few seed potatoes being sown in the Waikato this season. In fact throughout New Zealand the area sown will he much smaller than hitherto. This, in all probability, will' mean a very high price in the near future. Many local residents are realising the position and planting potatoes before it is too late. Under the will of the late Mr John Bandeen Hampden, of Dunedin, the Salvation Army and the Presbyterian Sooial Service Association will, each receive £2OO. There are also legacies to charitable institutions in London and Aberdeen, and a residue of £2300 is given to the foreign missions committee of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. "Not before time,” remarked Mr W, J. Iloldsworth, chairman of the Auckland Power Board, when a communication was received from the engineer of the Public Works. Department at Ilamitlon advising that alterations had been made to minimise interruptions of the Hora Ilora supply. Air Iloldsworth mentioned that up to date there had been something like 26 interruptions in the Hora Hora supply to the board.