LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 101, Issue 16948, 10 November 1926, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

No fewer than 54,000 opossum skins are in sight already from the recent season's trapping in the Wellington Acclimatisation district.

Eighteen more foreigners landed in Auckland yesterday. They came by the Marama, from Sydney and they include ten Chinese, Ave Yugoslavs, one Dalmatian, and two Italians. The engineer of the Central Electric Power Board has been instructed to publish a report on community lighting, following on an inquiry from the Huntly Town Board on the mauoi. In consideration of the donation of £35 made by the Hamilton East Cricket Club to the Domain Board, the board last night decided to purchase a water roller for use at Steele Park. A petition in bankruptcy has been iilcd by Frederick John Jones, sharcmilkcr, Kaipaki. A meeting of creditors will be held on November 22, at '2.30 p.m.

A cable message from London slates thai 39 teachers out of DO required for Victoria have,been selected from -iOU applicants. They will sail for Victoria by the Runic on December IS.

Messrs Holden and Going, of Hamilton, who are camped at the threemile peg, Taupo, arc having sood sport, catching 10 to U fish a day on the fly. A foiu'lcen-poundor is their best fish.

•\n applicatoin by the Manst Brothers' Cricket Club for permission lo practice on Steele Park was approved by the Hamilton Domain Board last night, subject Lo making satisfactory'arrangements with the Hamilton East Cricket Club.

The main road to Kawhia, near 1110 boundary of the Olorohanga County, lias been in a very bad stale in recent weeks, Irali'i, being almosl entirely blocked. This lias prevented access for Kawhia passengers and produce to I lie railway. 11 is hoped that as a result of the visit Ihis month of the .Main Highways Board some adequate provision will be made Cor metalling the connecting link lo provide a metalled highway right through.

A big seven-days' sa'.e of furnishings is now on at Hooker and Kingston's during the progress of anniversary. All, lloor-coverings, including carpels, linoleum squares, bedding, curtains, blinds, etc., are showing substantial reductions, and as Ihis is a most suitable time for replacing many requirements for the home, everyone would be wise in taking advantage of these bargain days. Always famous for good values, this seven-days' sale of furnishings at Hooker and Kingston's means tremendous savings for the home."

Last year the value of the building permits issued in Dunedin totalled £525,121, but these figures should be easily exceeded this year, as for the seven months' period from March 30 to October 31 the amount is £430,355. Fire practically destroyed the strikers' headquarters at Canton. Much damage was done. It is feared that there has been heavy loss of life, including some chained prisoners who were accused of violating the antiBritish boycott rules. It is rumoured that the Are was the work of an incendiary. A letter from the Maeroa Ratepayers' Association protesting that the reduction of jti per unit on power supplied from April 1, 1927, was insufficient, was received by the ventral Electric Power Board this morning. A further reduction was requested, but the Board decided to adhere to its original resolution. With the purpose of settling in New Zealand, Mr D. C. Green, a graduate from Cambridge University, arrived at Auckland from Sydney by the Marama yesterday. Mr Green, who hopes either to settle on the land or go into business, stated that the chances in England for many university students were not bright. He had many friends at Cambridge who would come out to New Zealand if they knew they could get a 'chance here.

A cheque for £SO for the Auckland War Memorial Fund has been handed to the Auckland Racing Club by Mr G. M.>Currie, the well-known Wanganui horse-owner and breeder. Mr Currie experienced exceptionally good fortune at the Auckland Racing Club's Spring Meeting, his horses Lysander and Mask winning the Great Northern Guineas and King Edward Memorial Handicap with stakes amounting to £lßoo.'

After an adjournment in order to look up authorities, in the case in which Thomas Mclntyre sued Harry Rourke for £6O damages in connection with a collision between a motor car and a motor-cycle, in which the competence of the plaintiff (an "infant") to sue was challenged, Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., non-suited plaintiff through lack of jurisdiction. The question of costs was reserved.