LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18345, 3 June 1931, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Figures just published show that the members of the Fascist juvenile organisations in Italy total 1,718,434. A reduction in the general rale from lid to 1 l-8d In the £, equivalent to 25 per cent, has been made by the Featherston County Council. The Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Real Estate Institute has decided to recommend the parent body to abandon the annual conference this year and devote the money saved (about £200) to assisting members in the Hawke's Bay district who have been affected by flic earthquake. The belief that the primary producing countries of the world would be the first to feel the effects of improved world conditions was expressed by Mr C. L. Baillieu, of London and Melbourne, who arrived al Auckland yesterday on Hie Monowai on his way to London. A sensational selling of Ladies’ smart Tweed Coats again demonstrates that we “ Sell for Less." These coats are made in New Zealand and are all pure woo!. Gut on the latest smart tailored styles and Ihe designs are correct in every detail, for this winter's demands. There are five distinct styles, all fully lined with art. silk and belted. Some have roil and step collars, others storm and roll collars. You will make a phenomenal saving on your new coal, if you purchase now, for Hie range is complete and if we offered this line under usual conditions our price would have been (in/- lo 75/-. But. owing to Ihe excoptional terms under which we purchased. our sensational selling price Is only 37/6 and 42/. Shop where vour money "goes further." Hooke* Lid Kingston, Ltd.*"

Twenty-one cases of diphtheria were reported in the South Auckland district during May. Others of the 54 cases of diseases notified were 14 of scarlet fever and live of tuberculosis.

The condition of Mr Norman Ratollffe, who sustained severe head injuries when he was knocked down by a car outside the Chief Post Office yesterday, Is reported to he much improved. The Injured man passed a comfortable night, and is making good progress towards recovery.

It Is reported that a large number of defective chimneys in Hastings have been retopped without being examined for fractures lower down. One insurance company has had to notify no fewer than 35 owners in Hastings that their chimneys were dangerous on this account and that their policies were ineffective.

The committee appointed by the International Coal Conference at Geneva adopted, by 30 voles to 15, the suggestion in the Labour Office's draft convention that the working day of the miners throughout the world should not exceed 72 hours. It rejected the workers' proposal for a seven-hour day and the employers’ for an eighthour day, both by 29 votes to 16.'

Exporters came into the mutton market at the Westfield fat stock sale yesterday, for the first time for several months. The demand was principally for light and mediumframed wethers. As a result the market had a slightly firmer tone. The improved tone shown on the London market recently Is responsible for the increased inquiry for export.

A total of 836 students attended classes at Victoria College in 1930, according to the annual report of the professorial board. Of these. 540 were men and 290 women. Students on the college roll exempted from attending lectures totalled 238, making a grand total of 1074 students. Of the 281 new students enrolled, 158 were fulltime students. The numbers in different faculties were as follow: Arts, 509; science, 191: law, 164; commerce, 135; diploma courses, 9.