LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18851, 23 January 1933, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gold In London. —Gold was quoted on Saturday at £6 2s 6d an ounce, compared with £6 2s lOd on Friday and £6 2s ltd on Thursday. Hamilton Temperatures. —High temperatures continue to he recorded in Hamilton, a maximum of 8,3 degrees in the shade being recorded on Saturday and 84 degrees on Sunday. Reduction of Interest. —The Commonwealth Bank has reduced interest on advances from 5 per cent, to a maximum of 43 per cent, and on rural credit advances from 4jJ per cent, to 4 3 per cent. Revue Company’s Popularity. —lt is said by an Auckland paper to-day, that 50,000 people have seen the revue company headed by Miss Ella Shields and Mr. George Wallace, Which will visit Hamilton on Wednesday, during the four weeks' season. Hamilton Fisherman's Success Deop-sea fishing on the Whangaroa Sounds continues to provide excellent sport. Mr Stanley Ellis, in the launch Reel-’m-in, arrived home with three fish yesterday, a swordfish weighing 26ib and two makos of 2461 b and 2371 b respectively.

School Holidays. —Children of the primary schools in the Auckland education district will return to school on Wednesday of next week. Boys and girls of the secondary schools will not commence the new year's work until a week after the primary schools have resumed.

Sunday Band Concert. —The popularity of the outdoor Sunday evening concert was further evidenced last evening, when a large crowd surrounded the rotunda at Ferry Hank where the Hamilton Municipal and Waikato negiiiient.nl Hand provided an entertaining programme.

Warh-houno Destroyed.—The Hamilton Fire Brigade received a call to 1".,,.,,.,, of Kirill a,„l Civile M lamlHaii Kiwi. al 1 .311 am. »»" Tim wash-house and contents on a' property occupied hy Mr F. Taylor, were practically destroyed, hut the brigade saved the house from damage.

Hamilton Band Contest.-- I The Whapine Citizens’ Hand has decided to ernipele in the band contest. In beheld 'E ltm, and has entered in the . competition. New uniforms amt Several new Instruments will be rt,'mired hut it is anlieipaled Ilia no (iinteuil v will he experienced ... securing the necessary equipment.

Cricket Accident. Might oomussi on was sustained hy Hn> \1 > Hrani, a member of the Mon in^ 1 cricket team, when he was slim , n ,1m head hy a fast hall •luring progress of a match with trank on I'niled. Crant was admitted to Hie Waikato Hospital, whore his condition is reported to he not serious,

Winner of £SOO. Not only to have, ui,n the second prize of £5(10 in the *!luppv Christmas" art union, but to have had the lucky ticket presented Im tier hy a friend, is the good lorimm Hi,it lias hefallen Mrs Crime Kinsi• 1!;t. of Spre.'don, now disclosed as ;lm judder of the ticket mysteriously ilgneil "No liooze," itlirisl church. Mrs Kiiisella has not yet ilecided what she 's -oiii- to <l ll with llm money, hut on one point Mrs Kinsella's mind is made up s!m is going In make good her hiughing promise, given when the lirket was bought, that she would share the prize with the donor.

Price of Butter Increased. —As a result, of the higher exchange rate butter advanced id per lb in Dunedin to-day. Matriculation Results. —It is expected that the results of the matriculation examinations throughout the Dominion will be available for publication to-morrow. Wot Week-end. —Wet weather in Sydney on Saturday caused the abandonment of cricket and most other sports. Soaking rain fell all night. Car Stolen From Victoria Street. — A grey Ford touring car owned by Mr T. J. Storey, of Hamilton, was removed from Victoria Street on Saturday. The car, Hie registered mini her of which is 52—182, was taken from a spot In the vicinity of the Post Ofllee. Awards Cancelled. —Notice of the cancellation of four industrial awards, including that of the South Auckland butchers, owing to the inability of the employers and the workers to agree in conciliation proceedings, is published in the current Gazette. This brings the total number of awards cancelled in this manner 'to 59. Lower Bank Dividend. —The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Limited, has advised the Stock Exchange Association of New Zealand that an interim dividend has been declared for the half-year ended December 31 of 2J per cent. This is a reduction of J per cent, on the rate declared in January 1932.

Stowaways on Aorangl. —Two stowaways were discovered during the voyage of the Royal Mail liner Aorangi. which arrived at Auckland from Vancouver yesterday. One of the stowaways, an Australian, boarded the vessel at Vancouver and was found after the vessel left port. He will be landed at Sydney. The second stowaway was an American, who concealed himself on board the vessel at Honolulu. He was put ashore at Suva.

Bankrupt Hotelkeeper. —A total deficiency of £l-1,086 5s 4d, with assets valued at £SO, was disclosed in the bankrupt estate of Simon EclilsOn, of Wellington, formerly proprietor of ■the Grand Central Hotel, Cuba Street, who met bis creditors last week. Secured creditors were owed £32,68-1 5s Bd, against which was estimated value of security in land of £22,300 Seventy-one unsecured creditors put ■in claims amounting to £3751 19s Bd. 'Bankrupt had no offer to make to his creditors, and the meeting was adjourned sine die.

Flying Dangerously Low. —A member of the New Plymouth Aero Club, W. Stanton, was last wefek permanently suspended from flying the machines of the Western Federated Flying Club, on the grounds of flying dangerously low. Another pilot, B. 'Haybittle, a member of the Hawera Aero Club, was fined £2O, half the cost of the repairs, as the result of a crash at Mokoai, near Hawera, on December 16. The offences committed by Haybittle were landing on an unauthorised landing ground and _ flying the ’plane, when only temporarily repaired, to Wellington against the instructions of the ground engineer.

Fast Flight to Wellington. —A fast flight to Wellington and back was made by Flight-Lieutenant D. M. Allan in the Auckland Aero Club's Puss Moth machine on Saturday, when he completed the journey In 5 hours 55 minutes. The aeroplane had been engaged by a wool buyer, Mr. E. J. Denny, who was on his way to Christchurch and found that Ills luggage and papers had been left behind alter lie had left Auckland on Friday evening’s limited express. Leaving Mangero aerodrome at 10 a.m. the Puss Moth landed at Rongotai aerodrome two hours -10 minutes later. The time on the return trip was slightly slower than the previous one, and the aimun landed at Mangero Ihree hours 15 minutes after taking off from Rongolai.