LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18642, 21 May 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Diploma of Dairying. —Thirty-one students commenced lectures at Massey Agricultural College this week for the dairy diploma course.

Now Church.— The new St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church, Remuera. Auckland, is nearing completion and it. is hoped to open and dedicate the building at a service to he held on July 7.

IViotor-Car Burned. —A motor-car, owned and driven by Mr D. B. Currie, of Paeroa, was destroyed by fire when Mr Currie was driving from NVaiklno to Paeroa.

Boxer For Sydnoy. —The Sydney Sun slates that Young Stvibling has accepted a lucrative contract for boxing bouts in Australia, lie will arrive at Sydney on June 23.

Craze for Knitting.— During the sessions at the Palmerston North musical and elocutionary competitions many women were observed knitting as they viewed the programme.

Wearing of tho Kilt. —When commenting on the n dional dancing at the. musical and elocutionary competitions at PnlmerrAon North the judge (Mrs McKenzie, of Wairarapa) said competitors should pay more attention to their appearance in the Highland fling.

Unemployment Committees. —• A plan to request the Unemployment Board to gazette as unemployment committees the various farmers’ union branches to undertake Hie valuation and supervision of works was referred to the executive at the Auckland Farmers’ Conference yesterday.

Scow Runs Ashoro.— The auxiliary scow Otimai endeavoured to wo-k the opo tiki bar on Thursday night, hut owing to the channel being too narrow, the vessel stranded on iho western spit. The vessel was refloated last night.

Correspondence Prohibitod. Correspondence for Mrs .1. T. Mansfield, Bathurst street, Hobart, Tasmania, is

forbidden by notice in the New Zealand Gazette, ttie reason given being that, there is reason to suppose that she is engaged in promoting or carrying out a lottery.

First Case Under Wow Act. — The renewal of I lie old award lor six months was agreed to at Auckland yesterday in Conciliation Council proceedings between picture theatre proprietors and Picture Theatre P"Ojectionisls’ Union. The dispute, was the first one heard in Auckland under ibis year's Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act, which enunciated the new principle of compulsory conciliation and voluntary arbitration.

; Subsidy on Manures. —“While the : Government has helped the tanner ; with superphosphate costs it has not helped regarding oilier manures, which should also receive a subsidy.” staled Mr L. C. Gregory (Waimaiikii) ; ;ij the Auckland Provincial CoulVr- : once of lii.o Formers' 1 nion yeslerMlay. A remit I" tills effect was referred I o tin’ executive. A furl her remit was passed lli.it. the Government continue its subsidy on superphosphate so that there should lie no increase in price alter the end of 1 June.

Rifle Brigade Re-Union. —A reunion of ex-members of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade will be held at Auckland on Saturday, June 4. The attention of Waikato members is drawn to the re-union by an advertisement in to-day's issue.

“His Worship Knows!” —“lt wasn't necessary for you to read out those convictions, for His Worship already knows,” said an accused in the Police Court when Senior Detective Quirke had concluded reading a list of prisoner’s previous convictions.

Empiro Day. —Empire Day will be celebrated on Friday, June 3, in conjunction with the anniversary of the birthday of the King, and that day will be observed as a public holiday in the Government offices throughout the Dominion.

Year’s Dividend Lower. Morris, Hedstrom, Limited, plantation owners and merchants, Suva, Fiji, has cabled the Stock Exchange Association that the directors recommend a final dividend of 2 per cent,, making 4 per cent, for the year ended March 31, 1932. In comparison with that for the year ended March 31, 1931, the dividend is reduced by 2 per cent.

Thefts at Relief Camp. —When Rundall Alp, aged 21, came before Mr Justice llerdman in the Supreme Court at Auckland yesterday for sentence on two charges of stealing money from postal packets, His Honour said the thefts had occurred at a relief camp in the country. Alp was only a lad, but, according to the probation officer, his character was not satisfactory. lie would be detained for reformative purposes at the Waikeria Borstal Institute for a period not exceeding 12 months.

Councillor Unseated. —The unseating of Mr C. M. Dowd, a borough councillor of Takpapuna, Auckland, on the ground that he had undertaken relief work in the borough under No. 5 scheme, raises some interesting legal quetsions upon which Mr Dowd lias sought the advice of his solicitor. Mr Dowd stated yesterday that if the legal opinion favoured Such a course he would be a candidate at the by-election on June 14 and would probably apply to the Supreme Court for an injunction to test the validity of the Crown’s ruling.