LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17589, 19 December 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

After many delays, for various reasons, a start has at last been made with the tar-sealing of the main road between Cambridge and Hamilton.

The Niagara, which sailed from Auckland yesterday for Vancouver, carried 27,711 boxes of Auckland butter for Canada, Honolulu and the East.

A fine of £23 was imposed in the Police Court at Auckland yesterday on Kan Young, a Chinese, charged with overstaying a temporary permit.

The Hamilton Ladies' Swimming Club has commenced its activities for the coming season. The services of a coach arc vaailable for members, and particulars of hours are advertised.

Taranaki Oilfields report:—Gisborne No. 2 Well: Cleaned out to within 25 feet from the bottom; 10-inch diameter casing to 1931 feet; fairly strong How of gas from the bottom of the well.

The 7GO primary schools in the Auckland Education district will close to-day for the summer holidays, releasing about (57,000 pupils for a seven weeks' vacation. The schools will resume on Monday, February -i.

A resolution calling on Lhe members of the Newmarket Borough Council in opposition to the Mayor to either work with the Mayor or resign from the council was passed with only a few dissentients at a public meeting, held last evening. .

Cycling on the footpath cost James dc Stighter 10s, with 10s costs, in the Hamilton Magistrate's Court this morning. For riding a bicycle without lights Leo P. Crosby had to pay a similar amount into the revenue.

At a meeting of the Waikato Trotting Club yesterday afternoon, the secretary (Mr T. G. Reynolds), reported that the profit on the recent race fixture at Claudelands was approximately £350.

' Dealing with the financial position of the Dominion in his address at the annual meeting of the Dunedin Stock Exchange the chairman, Mr Itarman Reeves, said that money was more plentiful to-day in the Dominion than for many years past and the trend of interest rates was downward.

George Parker, aged 58, who "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge to a gullible visitor from the country, has been sentenced to imprisonment for life. Being a fourth offender under Baume's law he cannot again secure his freedom. —New York cable.

A gift of £2OO has been made to the Auckland Hospital wireless fund by the trustees of the Hunter Shaw estate. At the meeting of the Hospital Board yesterday the chairman, Mr W. Wallace, said the donatiun would go far to complete the task of equipping every bed in the hospital with radio earphones. At present about 70 beds are so equipped.

Two theatrical companies, 40 Australian school teachers, some commercial travellers., a concert parly, ordinary travellers, New Zealanders returning to their homeland for Christmas, and about 20 "real" tourists constituted the passengers on the Marama, which arrived at Auckland from Sydney yesterday. The vessel was practically a full ship, and had a particularly line weather trip.