LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18620, 26 April 1932, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Poppy Day In Aucklane. —A total of £I4OO Is expected from the annual “Poppy Day’’ appeal at Auckland.

Train Strikes Cow. The Main Trunk express from Wellington struck a cow between Bunnythorpe and Feilding on Sunday night, causing a stoppage of 10 minutes.

Frost at' Ruakura —At the Rualtura State Farm this morning 3.4 degrees of f"ost (groun dtemperature) were recorded. On Sunday morning 3 degrees were registered. On the previous Sunday, April 17, the first frost of the year, 1J degrees were recorded at the Farm. Frail and Broken. —The ex-Kaiser told an interviewer that he had nothing to repent. His duty to the Fatherland ‘ would compel him to take the same action if he lived his life again. The correspondent describes Wilhelm as frail and broken as the result of his recent attack of bronchitis.

Knocked Down by Car. —Knocked down by a motor-car on the Waitomo Hoad, on Sunday, Mr Thomas McKenna, aged 50 years, was admitted to the Waikato Hospital on Sunday evening, suffering from concussion. The hospital to-day reported his condition to be satisfactory.

Keep It a Holy Day. —“lf any attempt is ever made to change Anzac Day from a holy day into a secular holiday i hope it will never be sanctioned.” said Archbishop Averill at Auckland yesterday. "It is far better that, we should cut the day out of our national calendar than let it bo desecrated^’

Auckland’s Roll of Honour. —The Roll of Honour which adorns the Hall of Memories in the Auckland War Memorial Museum was dedicated on Sunday afternoon by His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe. There was a large attendance, and the ceremony was very impressive. There are 717 6 names on the roll.

Ex-Servlco Mon Rally —There was a particularly good muster of returned soldiers at the Anzao Day service in Hamilton yesterday. They ranged from an occasional veteran of the Crimea, white with age, to youngishlooking men who were in their teens during the Great War. The number on parade was said to be greater than for some years.

Gold on Beaches. —Several further gold mining claims have been pegged out on the beach to the east of Ashburton, where there lias been some activity of late weeks, following the discovery of gold in small quantities among the sand at high-water mark (slates Ihe Guardian s. Washing lias been carried out with some success. Two men who have claims near the mouth of the Ashburton River have been washing out the sand in I lie past week, and for live days’ work they obtained nearly one and a half ounces of gold, which can be sold at about £5 an ounce.

A Whlto Eel. —What is stated to be a freak llsli was captured by Mr It. Whiley. of Kokotahi Road, Hokitika, while culling a drain through the swamp on his section, it is a creamy while coloured eel about IRin. in length, and is almost transparent. The fish is in all .respects, except colour, like an eel. Inquiry is being made whether I lie llsli is a freak in colour only, nr if it belongs to some established species of llsli. hitherto uot met with in llokitikio

Gold. —The latest quotation for gold in London is £5 10s lOd per ounce.

A Receivership —A petition for a receivership has been lodged by the Hoe Company, manufacturers of printing presses.

A World Cruise. —The yaclH Gullmarn sailed from Sydney on Sunday on a world cruise with a crew of two men and three women.

She Heard the “Gorilla’* I— A woman in Hamilton yesterday was heard to remark that she had heard the Wellington "gorilla” over the air, and had enjoyed it very much.

Warships Returning. —The three New Zealand warships, Diomede. Veronica and Laburnum, will return to Auckland in May. the Diomede next Monday and the Veronica and Laburnum on May 17.

Goitre In Taranaki. —As the result of the examinations in schools by the health officers, it is indicated that a marked increase in the incidence of goitre among children in Taranaki has taken place in the last three years.

Dances on Sundays. So seriously does the Rev. A. E. Davey, of Carlisle Street Methodist Church, St. Kilda, Melbourne, regard the institution of Sunday night dancing on a large scale in the municipality that he was recently proposing to call local ministers together to organise a protest.

Infantile Paralysis. Three more cases of infantile paralysis, all from the city area, were established in Christchurch last Friday from the cases under observation. One of these was a case which had been under observation for some time, but of which the diagnosis was not previously definitely established.

Trackless Oar Withdrawn. The trackless car, or trolley bus, which for some years has been running, generally almost empty, between the Thorndon tram terminus in Wellington and Kaiwarra, has been taken oft the road, and an arrangement has been made whereby passengers shall travel by one or other of the buses running on the Hutt Road.

A Shrine Criticised. —At the Anzac Day service at Auckland Town Hall yesterday Archbishop Averill expressed regret that there was nothing to show that the shrine in the Hall of Memories had any religious significance. He hoped that a cros3 or something of the kind would be added, and that the shrine would be dedicated, so that relatives and others would be able to feel, when they visited the hall, that they stood on holy ground.

No Capping Carnival. The ususal street procession and carnival In connection with the Victoria University College capping ceremonies in Wellington is not to be held this year, according to an announcement made by the Students’ Association. The present position, it is considered, says the Evening Post, renders any street processions as somewhat out of place and indiscreet.

Taking Up Land. —According to a Gore land agent there has recently been a fair demand for farm properties and several places have changed hands. He was of the opinion tnat the demand had not been created so much by the deflated value of land and stock as by the fact that a number of farmers, whose sons could not find employment in other directions, were establishing them on suitable far,ms.

Wellington Mortgage Company.— The directors of the Wellington Deposit, Mortgage and Building Association, Limited, in their report for the year ended March 31, state that the net profit on the year’s business is £1998, as against £2075 in the previous year. An interim dividend of 3 per cent., absorbing £750, was paid in November, and the directors now recommend payment of a final dividend of 4 per cent., which will absorb £IOOO, making 7 per cent, for the year. The full year’s dividend is at the same rate as that paid last year.