LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17705, 8 May 1929, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Transport Board’s £526,000 loan proposals are being submitted to the ratepayers of Auckland to-day.

Particulars of train arrangements and issue of excursion tickets in connection with the Franklin Races at Pukekohe on May li are advertised.

Such is the popularity of talking pictures in Australia, particularly in Sydney, that there is a danger of musical societies going out of existence, according to Mr C. B. Plummer, president of the Auckland Choral Society, and a member of the Bohemian Orchestra, who returned to Auckland by the Marama yesterday from a business visit ’to Australia. "Musical societies in Sydney are finding it very difficult, to make both ends meet,” Mr Plummer stated.

To be lost in the bush within practically a stone’s throw of their objective was the experience of four young men from the Ohangai district, .who made the ascent of Mount Egrnont on Monday. Unaware on the return journey that they were within' tOO yards of the Dawson Falls House, for which they were seeking, they had decided to settle down for the night in the bush. Three of them actually were asleep when they were found by a search party.

For failing to give way to a vehicle approaching from the right at an intersection. Walter Edward Norman was fined 20s. with costs, in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court this morning.'

Only 4500 motor vehicles have been re-licensed in Auckland since the issue of number plates commenced three weeks ago. Four times this number remain to be dealt with during the next three weeks.

The Waikato Winter Show Association, in order to give Waikato farmers an opportunity of inspecting roots which have been grown in the South Island, have made arrangements for fair specimens of a number of varieties of swedes, turnips, and mangolds to be on exhibition at the show.

Charged with being the driver of a motor car which was the direct cause of an accident, he did fail to give his name and address to the driver of another vehicle involved in the accident, William Cornelius Torchler, builder, Auckland, was fined 10s, with costs, in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court this morning.

A comprehensive tree-planting scheme by Mr D. Hay was submitted to a meeting of the Great South Road Beautifying Council at Qtahuhu last evening. Mr Hay recommended planting according to contour and soil conditions. Among the suggested plants and frees were rock lily, pohutukawa, eucalyptus, yellow kowhai, cver-green oak, weeping willow, and maple. Mr Hay reported that the Japanese cherry had proved too difficult to cultivate. It was decided to bring the recommendation under the notice of the local bodies concerned.