LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18441, 23 September 1931, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

For using an unlicensed motor car on the Ivaramu-Te Pahu Road, Richard James Charleston was fined 10s, with 12s costs, at the Hamilton Court today.

For the first time in 32 years Dalgety's Annual Wool Review contains the woi\'s “ Australia and New Zealand ” instead of the single, submerging term “ Australasia.”

Women students at the Auckland University College were advised yesterday that the privilege of smoking in their common room had been withdrawn by the professorial hoard.

Owing to reduced allocation the Hamilton unemployed on relief works will have to work three hours less this week. This represents a “cut" of 4s Sd for married men and 3s 4d for single men.

A fine of ss, with costs, was imposed on Frederick Walker at Hamilton to-day, for driving a trotting sulky in Bridge Street without a light after dark. Messrs. B. C. Lowry and J. 11. Gittos occupied the Bench,

A gold wristlet watch was presented to Air-Commodore Klngsford Smith at Mascot before his departure. The watch bears the following inscription: “To Air-Commodore C. E. Klngsford Smith, a great Australian, with the admiration and good wishes of an Australian firm—Angus and Coote, 17/ 9/’31."

During the discussion at the annual meeting of the Wellington Amateur Rowing Association this week on the proposal to alter the date of the New Zealand championships (now fixed for Hamilton on January 29), Mr A. White (Petone) said the course at Hamilton, being on a river, was hardly fair for the championships. It was decided to oppose the date, but not the venue of the championships.

At the request of the Main Highways Board an inspection on all bridges constituting parts of the main highway in the Otorohanga County, has been furnished. There are 31 bridges on main highways within the county, and all but four (recently erected) require attention.

"Women are freer in exercising their political judgment than men," said Miss B. Sanders, when addressing a meeting of the Women’s Division of the South Auckland group of the New Zealand Political Reform Party yesterday. Elaborating, the speaker Illustrated how many men, through the business positions they held, were curbed from publicly announcing their political opinions.

There were only three men in a gathering of over GO women at the annual convention of the South Auckland area of the Women's Christian Temperance Union at Hamilton today. “The Mayor said something about Daniel in the lion’s den,” remarked Mr G. W, White, of the New Zealand Alliance, humorously, “I feel like one of the three men in the fiery furnace." (Laughter).

Dr. M. M. Ilockin, superintendent of the Waikato Hospital, and Mr M. A. Scott gained their “A” pilot’s licenses when examined by SquadronLeader L. M. Isitt, officer in oharge of the Hobsonvllle aerodrome, at the Te Rapa aerodrome. Dr. Hockin was trained by Mr S. J. Blackmore, and carried out his tests in a BluebirdBlackbird maohine owned by the Waikato Aviation Company, while Mr Scott was trained by Flight-Captain R. R. Money in his own de Haviland Moth machine.

Tho decision to go Into voluntary liquidation was made at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders of Fred Seifert Company, Limited, flaxgrowers and millers, this week. The company undertook the development of an area of land near Morrinsville, and part of its scheme has been carried out. Inability, however, to secure further finance with which to continue operations, has led to the present step. The company was registered In 1926 with an authorised capital of £IOO,OOO.

Following the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's announcement of an increase of £4 18s a ton in the price of sugar, the Auckland Master Grocers’ Association has drafted a new scale of retail charges, which it has recommended should be generally adopted by storekeepers in Auckland. The new prices are as follows, the charges being given in parentheses: lib, 3d (3d) ; 21b, Gd (od) ; 31b, 9d (7d) ; 41b, lid (9d); Gib, Is 4d (Is Id); 121 b, 2s 7d (2s 2d); half-bag of 3Mb, 7s Gd (6s); bag of 701 b, 14s 9d (11s 6d).

At the annual meeting of the Thames Theatre Company, Limited, the statement of accounts for the year showed that notwithstanding the general depression the box office receipts of the theatre had been well maintained and could be regarded as satisfactory. After allowing for depreciation the net profit for the year was £714. Out of this £IOO was set aside to provide for income tax, and with Hie balance brought forward, there was £735 available for distribution to shareholders. A dividend of 8 per cent, was declared on the ordinary shares.