LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17621, 28 January 1929, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hamilton was enveloped in dense fog early this morning. It had cleared almost completely by 8 o’clock.

Primary schools will reopen after the mid-summer vacation, on February 4, while secondary schools will resume soon afterwards.

It will cost about £20,000 to repair the damage done to the Tlmaru breakwater in last week’s storm.

The problem of finding employment for boys leaving school is receiving the practical attention of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.

An effort to secure this year’s Royal Show for Southland is to be made this week, when the delegates to the council of the Royal Agricultural Society will meet in Wellington.

The largest electrically-driven ship in tlic world, the Brunswick, reached Wellington to-day. Apart from being the biggest vessel of her kind, sin; is carrying the largest cargo of petrol that has ever come to New Zealand in any one tanker.

Mrs Gertrude Davis, a British subject, the wife of Professor Herbert Davis, of Toronto, Canada, and daughter of Dr. Adolf Lucas, of Bonn, Germany, is believed to have fallen from Ui Cunard liner Ausonia while on a voyage from Montreal to Cherbourg.

The eight-oar boats, which have arrived for the'Regatta to-morrow, are easier to transport than tho single and double scull boats. The former are railed in- three separate parts, making easy handling, and are dovetailed after unpacking.

A general slackness is evident in tourist traffic in the Wanganui district at present. The Government bureau reporled that the river trip had been very popular tills season, mainly on account of travellers being able to reach Wanganui from the House Boat In one day, on Saturday trips, enabling them to spend week-ends in the city.

Holiday traffic to the eastern bays of Wellington on Anniversary Day established a record for the last five years. Figures supplied by an official of the Eastbourne Borough Council showed that the 7.50 a.m. boat carried 100 passengers, the 8.50 343, the 9.40 739, the 10.30 1539, the 11.20, 040, the 1 45 235, and the 2.30 170, making a total of 37GG. The buses, which were also running at capacity during the day, carried between 1100 and 1200 people to the popular seaside resort.

The one “bright spot” just now In Hamilton where all the thrifty people are dally, is Hooker and Kingston’s “Sale” which has just opened. Bargains are bigger and better at this large department store. Of special interest this week are the famous Horroclcscs’ Sheetings which, are being sold at prices never before heard of in Hamilton, llorroekses’ Sheetings are recognised as one of the best makes. For Instance Double Bed Best White Twill usually 3/11 going at the Sale for 2/Bid. Extra Heavy White Twill 80in. usually 5/6yd. for 3/1 lyd. 64in. White Twill usually 3/G for 2/4*, llorroekses’ Pure White Calico 3Gin. usually 1/G for 12/C doz. Buj Uorrockses’ and buy the best at Hooker and Kingston’s Sale.—AdYL

In an appropriation by ballot of Group 2 of the Te Awamutu and Cambridge Society Mrs G. Sharp, "ol Hamilton Road, Cambridge, was successful.

Burglars entered the premises of the Christchurch agency of two Auckland firms- —Brown Bros, and Geddes and Bycroft, Ltd.—- at the week-end and broke open the safe, from which about £IOO in e.asn was stolen.

For carrying loads in excess of the limit allowed in Waipa County, two lorry drivers, \Y. Arnold, of the Transport Storage Company, and Allan McLaren, of Kingsland, were fined £5 each in the Court at Te Awamutu.

James Kennedy Murphy, canvasser, pleaded guilty in the Wellington Magistrate's Court to failure to account for £25 received on behalf of the Colonial Mutual Life Office, and was admitted bV Mr McNeil, S.M., to 12 months’ probation and to repay £25 in accordance with the directions of the probation officer.

Speaking on the preservation of New Zealand historical records before the Science Congress at Auckland, I)r. G. 11. Scholefleld, Controller of Archives, said he hoped that as time went on more and more journals and diaries kept by New Zealand colonists would come to light. As long as they were written at the time they had a considerable historical value. The memories and reminiscences of old colonists, based upon their recollection of events that happened many years ago, were of doubtful historical value.