LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18030, 27 May 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A soup kitchen will be started in Dunedin this week for the relief of needy families.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, local agents have been notified that the Tainui will reach Auckland on Monday morning, 2nd prox.

The Glasgow Rangers’ Association football team defeated New York Nationals by 5 goals to 4. There were 20,000 spectators.

When a motor car driven by Mr G. IL. Coles, an oil driller, crashed into an electric light pole last night every light in ■ New Plymouth was extinguished-

By leading a party of members of the Taranaki Alpine Club to the summit of Mount Egmont yesterday, in the first winter ascent this season, Mr L. W- Lovell, club captain, completed his fiftieth climb to the top. This is considered to 'be a record for an amateur climber.

'The ninth annual report of the National Timber Co., Ltd., for the period ended March 3i, 1930, states that trading operations haxm shown an improvement on those of the previous year, although the results are not satisfactory from the viewpoint of the capital invested. A profit of £2463 17s was made during the year, compared with a loss of £7OO last year. The directors recommend payment of a dividend of 3 per cent.

The commission which is inquiring into the matter of access to the sea heard evidence at Christchurch yesterday. The first witnesses advocated the construction of a tunnel road from Heathcote through the hill to Lyttelton. One witness said that at present up to eight days elapsed from the time when a ship began unloading at Lyttelton until the goods came to rest in the sheds in Christchurch.

Hamilton’s nonagenarian, Mr P. Le Quesne, was among those presented to the Governor-General ami Lady Bledisloe at the opening of the new block at the Waikato Diocesan School yesterday afternoon. The hardy old pioneer chatted for some minutes with His Excellency, who evinced keen interest in his remarks, and also' in some photographs of Mr Le Quesne, taken on his 90th birthday.

One of the essentially English characteristics of the Governor-Gen-eral, Lord Bledisloe, was revealed m a gracious and unexpected act performed by him at the opening of the new block at the Waikato Diocesan School yesterday- His Excellency was greeting one of the smaller girls, who shyly extended her hand. After he had placed it within his own lie bent down and kissed her. It was an action rarely seen under such circumstances in this country, and won more .admirers to the many the- GovernorGeneral has gained since he assumed office. Lady Bledisloe’s charming smile and delightful manner also enslaved many of those present.

Although it will be 30 miles or more from the_ sea, somewhat Off the regular line of*traffic, and in the funnel of a high mountain gorge, Dr HT. J. Thacker thinks the 2000.-acre lake that will be formed by the closing of the dam for the Waitaki electric scheme is destined to be a seaplane base (says the 'Christchurch Sun). “In 10 years’ time,” he prophesied to fellow city councillors at Kurow the other day, “not only will we have our seaplanes landing here at every hour of the day and night, but also we will have our Dominion outboard motor boat championships and our sculling races on the lake. It will be better than the Zambesi.”

In his monthly message to the suppliers of the New Zealand Co-opera-tive Dairy Company Ijhe General Manager, Mr C. J. Parlane, says:—“lt gives me much pelasure to inform suppliers that our Ngatea factory has again won the Weddell Cup, while Waiuku factory gained second place. This is the second year in succession that Ngatea has won this distinction and suppliers in the districts concerned and our factory managers and staffs are 'to be heartily congratulated on their success in filling first and second place respectively in competition for this much coveted trophy. In this connection it is worthy of note that every butter factory shipping its produce through the Auckland grading stores automatically compotes owing to the fact that the cup is awarded to ‘the factory gaining the highest average grade for butter graded by the Government graders from 'October 1 to April 30.