LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18878, 23 February 1933, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Users of Power. —'There are now 5763 consumers of electricity and 5397 of gas in Palmerston North. Infectious Disease. —No cases of infectious diseases were admitted to the Palmerston North Hospital during January. Library Subscribers. —Palmerston North municipal library subscribers at the end of January totalled 1174, as compared with 1235 at the same time In 1932. Presentation to Lady Klngsford Smith. —A photograph of the arrival of the monoplane Southern Gross In New Zealand after its flight across the Tasman is to be presented to Lady Kingsford Smith by the New Plymouth Aero Club. Matamata School Picnic. —The annual picnio of tlie Matamata Primary School was held in Mr F. Barugh’s plantation. There was a good attendance and parents, friends and children enjoyed the outing immensely. Titled Anglers.— Lady Angela St. Clalr-Erskln and the Earl of Wemyss are at Taupo. On their first day’s fishing at Whakalpo they landed 21 fine trout. Lady Angela oaught the limit of 15 and the Earl of Wemyss took six. Walhou Road Tar Sealing. —Tenders for sealing five miles of the Walhou road could not be dealt with this week by the Piako County Council as the Main Highways Board requires an alteration in the specifications. The consideration of the tenders will take place next week. Air Malls. —Concerning the futur e of air mails between England and Australia Sir Charles Klngsford Smith said It had always been his intention "to have a go" when tenders are oalled. The Dutch advent might be a good thing economically, but was against national policy.

Dole In England. —“ What Is your opinion of the dole In 'England?" was a question asked of Lord Latimer, of Shipton-under-Wychwood, England, on his arrival in Wellington on a sporting trip. "Well, you might as well ask me what I think of the Ten Commandments," he replied. "It is simply there, and that’s all." Dairy Company Fined. —The Whangarei Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, was charged yesterday with operating two heavy motor vehicles at Otaika on January 12 while carrying greater loads than the maximum to which it was entitled. The company was fined £lO on the first charge and £5 on the second. Criticism of Films. —The Methodist Conference, sitting at Auckland, passed the following resolution last night: “That this conference urges upon the Government the absolute necessity of tightening up the censorship, in the direotion of eliminating the worst typo of film and poster." Building Bill Urged. —A question whether the Government would grant facilities this session for the passage of the Building Construction Bill was asked by Mr W. E. Barnard (Labour —Napier) in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Prime Minister Mr Forbes, said the Cabinet had not yet decided what legislation would be gone on with. Sabbath Deseroratlon. —The following resolution was carried at the Methodist Conference in Auckland: — “ That this conference records its emphatic protest against the deliberate policy of the Railways Board in its attempts to create by means of pubT llcity campaigns, a demand for Sunday travel. We regard such action as an affront to the Christian conscience of the community. Forsaking Coalition Party. —The final tie between the Government and two erstwhile supporters, Mr A. J. StallwOrthy (Eden) and Mr R. A. Wright (Wellington Suburbs) is expected to be severed to-day when they will remove themselves from their seats in the main Government block immediately behind the Ministerial •benches, and take up front row positions on the cross-benches among some of the other. Independents. Temperance and Prohibition. —After a discussion of temperance matters the Methodist Conference at Auckland adopted the following resolution:— “ That this conference assures the New Zealand Alliance of its sympathy and support in any legislation or educational policy it may inaugurate in the interests of temperance and prohibition. In the meantime, the conference urges that our own temperance committee meet with the committees of the Presbyterian and other Churches to decide on united temperanoe action in the different Churches." Threw Stone Through Window.— About three o’clock yesterday afternoon a young man threw a large stone through the plate-glass window of the Government Tourist Bureau, in Queen Street, Auckland. The glass was valued at about £4O. The stone landed near a placard bearing the words, “Enjoy the thrill of landing a swordfish!” The young man said ho was out of work and threw the stone as a protest against being sent to a relief camp in the country. The man declared that rather than go into camp he had gone to a police station and asked to lie lodged in the cells. The police refused to do this, so lie walked down Queen Street with a stone in his pocket and threw it at the most imposing window lie could find in a Government building.

“ Butter at 1s Bd.” —The above is not a worried fanner's dream. It is a l'art, says the’ New Zealand News (London). "The New Zealand Dairy Board lias advertised extensively in the Dominion 'a (Jhrislmas offer to send ilb of best New Zealand butler to any nominated person in Britain. The jiriee charged was (is Bd. Finest New Zealand butter ran lie bought in London for Is a lb. The postage on -lib of butter (and 111) allowance for packing) is !>d. Allowing threepence for overhead expenses and the cost of posting a list of names to London, the approximate cost to the Dairy Board is as. The pro ft I thus indicated is ,'ili j-;j per cent. —on Christmas presents designed to slimulale I lie demand for New Zealand lull lei- in Britain. We shall be pleased !o print any explanation Dial may be forthcoming of Ibis apparent anomaly.”

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Christian Endeavour. —<A membership of 7090 was revealed In a report presented at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Christian Endeavour Union. It was reported that 792 members of the union were Sunday School teachers and 192 were church officers, while 17 members were training for the ministry and as missionaries. Birds at Memorial Park. —“ I think we have too many birds,” remarked Mr \V. H. Paul at a meeting of the Hamilton Beautifying Society last night, when the cost of feeding the ducks and other birds at Memorial Park was under discussion. A subcommittee consisting of Messrs Paul, E. V. Quick and W. G. Pountney was set up to go into the matter. Raid by Detectives.—As a result of a raid on premises in Quay Street, Auckland, yesterday by Detectives Moore and Hayes, an accountant, Martin Joseph O’Connor, aged 33, was charged in the Police Court with keeping premises as a common gaming house, Joseph Davies, seaman, aged 54, was charged with being unlawfully on the premises. O’Connor wis lined £23, in default three months’ imprisonment. Davies was lined £l. Parana Park Opening. —Referring to the opening of Parana Park, at a meeting of the Hamilton Beautifying Society last night, the chairman, Mr W. H. Paul, said that after conferring with the architect it had been agreed that the proposed date for the opening, February 25, was too early. It was decided to postpone the opening, and the matter of arranging a date and other details was left to a sub-committee consisting of Messrs W. H. Paul, H. E. Jacka, T. G. Reynolds, R. C. Fowler and Dr H. Douglas.