LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17750, 29 June 1929, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ten cases of pneumonic influenza have been reported to the Auckland district health office during tin month.

The rainfall as recorded at the Ruakura State Farm for the 24 hours concluding at 9 a.m. to-day was .22 inches.

Entries for the Auckland Winter Exhibition number 2265, which is an increase of 408 on the number received last year.

Extensive arrangements have been made for the celebration of the diamond jubilee of the Auckland Grammar School, which falls this year. The various functions will extend from August 7 to 10.

Prices of practically all descriptions of wool at the Adelaide sales on Thursday were 15 per cent, below the rates ruling in April.

Although there is a possibility that the earthquake has left gold reefs exposed, the chance is small, according to Professor Speight, of Canterbury College.

With over 100 of its certificated teachers out of permanent positions, the Auckland Education Board is considering the advisability of displacing uncertiflcated teachers in order to open further positions .for competition.

“There are three kinds of lies—lies, d lies, and statistics.” Thus Mr C. J. Pollard, of London, at the Hawera Winter Show, prior to reeling off figures, reduced to hundredweights, relative to New Zealand’s dairying export.

A visitor to Wanganui having occasion to visit the Public Library to refer to the Encyclopaedia Britannica found to his concern that four pages had been cut out from the volume and that these pages contained the information he required.

The fifteenth annual report of Hayward’s Pictures, Ltd., states that the business for the year ending April 10 has been quite satisfactory. The gross revenue was £10,655 and the net profit £9471. A dividend of 9 per cent, is recommended.

A collision between a motor car driven by a young woman and a motor-cycle ridden by a youth occurred opposite the Post Office early this afternoon. Little damage was done to the vehicles, and the • motor-cyclist escaped with a shaking.

“Timaru footpaths are a maze,” said a visitor to Timaru. "Prams, people and dogs everywhere, and no clear path to walk along.” He said he wondered why the “Keep to the Right” slogan was not enforced on footpath travellers.

At a meeting of Manawaru farmers it was decided to make every effort to erect a 12-vat factory in the place of the one recently destroyed by fire. A temporary creamery plant has been erected on the spot with four large separators. It will be operating on Monday, after which date all cream will be sent to the Waihou factory.

The reading of “R.U.R.," Karel Capek’s striking futurist play of machine-men, by the Hamilton Shakepeare Club last night was very successful. There was a large audience, and the almost, breathless interest with which the reading was followed was a tribute to the work of the members and the construction of the play.

A correspondent writes suggesting that the Hamilton Little Theatre Society should give a performance of “Falling Leaves” on behalf of the earthquake fund. The atrocious weather last week prevented many people from seeing what was admitted to be a production quite up to professional standard, and it is thought that if it was staged again the theatre would be crowded.

t. - Sixty years ago to-morrow the first Anglican Bishop of Auckland—ln the distinctive sense—the Rt. Rev. William Garden Cowie, was consecrated in Westminster Abbey by the then Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Tait), and seven bishops, including the great Bishop Sehvyn. Dr. Cowie held office until a few days before his death on June 26, 1902.

Evidently the peaceful sleeper is not -the only one whom the rowdy motor-cyclist annoys. The other morning, while the Wellington Magistrate’s Court was sitting, a machine was started beneath the rear windows. Hearing became so difficult that a constable was hastily dispatched to the scene of the' trouble.

“Oh, don’t be hard," chided a-mem-ber of the Returned Soldiers’ Association conference at Wellington after another member had made a certain explanation. "Well, I have to be hard owing to the mental capacity of some of the delegates,” was the reply. (Laughter).

Mr D. Rees, of Hastings, has been advised that the complete television outfit which he ordered some time ago from America, has now arrived in port at Napier. This is the first outfit of its kind to arrive in New Zealand.

The promotion of Calf Club competitions in Wanganui schools was raised in a letter from Mr E. H. Aiken, of Waverley, to the Wanganui centre of the Farmers’ Union. The Union executive approved of the suggestions made.

During May, 10,924 books of fiction and 120(5 class books were issued in the Timaru Municipal Library, in the juvenile section, 2162 books of fiction and 135 class books were issued, making a total for the month of 14,427 volumes. Fines, sales and subscriptions amounted to £ls 16s sd.

Too much listening and not enough playing on the part of children was deplored by Mr J. Reed in a few remarks at the meeting of the Primary Schools’ Musical Association in Wanganui the other evening (states the Chronicle). He referred to the neglect of the piano and violin by the younger children, and expressed the hope that the association would do something to foster a love for these instruments.

“ Hardly a train runs to time nowadays,” said Mr P. R. Talbot, president of the Timaru branch of the Farmers' Union at the last meeting (says the Herald). He said that much of the rolling stock seemed to be in a bad state of repair. He had been to Christchurch several times lately, and on each occasion the train was running behind schedule. On the last occasion the train had blown out its tubes near Rakaia, and they had had to wait until a relief engine was sent. The whole rolling slock seemed to be in a very bad state of repair.

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