LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18951, 22 May 1933, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Commercial Agreement. —A commercial agreement between Britain and Ireland has been signed.

Java’s Tea Trade. —A tea export restriction bill is to be promulgated ill Java on May 23. Probably it will become effective bn May 26.

Pantomime Matinee. —The . Theatre Royal was crowded this afternoon for the matinee performance of the pantomime “Cinderella.”

Rotary Club Address.—An address on the Waikato River was given by the Borough Engineer, Mr R.. Worley, at the weekly luncheon of the Rotary Club, to-day.

Antl-Somitlsm In Bydney. —Several windows were broken on Saturday In shops conducted by Jews in the city area of Sydney. The police take a serious view of the occurrences.

An Earthquake.— A slight, earth tremor was felt' at Opotiki at 7.47 1 on Saturday evening. The tremor was only of sufficient Intensity to set hanging electric lights swaying slightly.

Limited Well Patronised. —As a result of the end of the school holidays accommodation was fully taken up on the south-bound Limited express when it arrived at Prankton Junction last evening. Among the passengers were southern members of the New Zealand University football team, which had been playing in Auokland. Many school children were travelling.

False Economy.—” When times get bad there appears to be a tendency on the part of governments and looal bodies to dispense with the services of the higher-paid officials on the score of economy,” said the retiring chairman of the Hutt Valley Electric Power Board, Mr S. Blackley. “ Such economy is mostly false economy, and In this country to-day we require the best brains and the highest efficiency we can possibly acquire.”

Hamilton Douglas Meeting. Over 100 people assembled In Inviota Buildings on Saturday evening for the regular meeting of the Hamilton Douglas Social Credit Association. A short address was given by Mr A. R. Allardyce, Dominion secretary, who stated that his organising tour in the Waikato, Thames Valley an'd Rotorua districts had been highly successful. Most of the meeting was devoted to replying to questions.

Combating the White Butterfly.;— A Wanganui Chinese market gardener has discovered a means of keeping the white butterfly off his cabbage patch. He noticed that the butterfly did not settle on the lettuce plants, so by way of experiment lie hoilecl a quantity of outside leaves of the lettuce and sprayed tiie water on the cabbages. The result, he states, is highly satisfactory.

New Zealand Breweries. The directors of New Zealand Breweries, Limited, have decided to recommend to the annual meeting of shareholders the payment of a dividend of 34 per cent, for the period .ended March 31, 1933, making 7 per ceftt. for the year, and carrying nothing to reserve. The' dividend last year was 8 per cent., to which it was reduced from 124 per cent, in the previous year. In 1930, 15 per cent, was paid.

Control of Yachting.— A definite step forward in the control of yachting in the Dominion was made at Dunedin on Saturday, when a New Zealand Yachting Council was formally constituted. Delegates were present from Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Southland. The following officers were elected: : —Chairman, Mr G. R. Curtis (Canterbury) ; secretary, Mr J. T. Hobbs (Canterbury). :Dune-( ing bgkqj zflflffffl gkqj zfi ffi

Show pates In the North. —At a meeting of delegates of North Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Societies at Whangarei, the following dates were allotted for the season:—Kaitala, March 3; Bay of Islands, November 15; Rodney, February 3; North Kalpara, February 14; Towal, February 15; Northern Walroa, February 17; Waipu, February 22; Kaikolie, February 24; Waiotira, March 1; Upper Wairoa, January 29; Whangarei, March 7 and 8.

Road Maintenance. Questioned concerning |the allocations of road maintenance which are to be made for the current financial year the Minister of Finance, the Rt. lion. J. G. Coates, said he was unable to give tills information at the moment, for the reason that the proposals are being fi'rst submitted to those directly concerned. However, the Minister was able to make public the fact that lie has approved increases in the roading vote and land reclamation vote.

Strange Facts of Australia. —Australia lias an animal, the Wyulda squamacaudatus, of which one specimen only is known. This was caught some years ago at Violet Valley in the Kimberley Country (W.A.). It is now in the Perth Museum. The creature looks like a cross between a ’possum and cuscus. Some of the huge baobab trees growing in north-west Australia, are, it is believed, over 5000 years old. Mrs Brown, of Nugent (Tasmania), brought up a family in a hollow log after the death of her husband.

Unemployment Tax. —ln many cases officials of companies apparently are not aware that" for unemployment taxation directors’ fees are deemed to be salary or wages and must be taxed at the rate of id in every Is 8d (Is in tlie £) at the time of payment, and should consequently lie excluded from such taxpayer’s declaration of other income on form U. 8.55. Taxpayers are reminded that the 10 per cent penalty for late payment of the emergency "unemployment charge applies to the wages tax as well as to the taxon other income.

Auokland University Jubilee. The first official ceremony -in connection with the Auckland University College jubilee celebrations was held in the college bail yesterday, when divine service was conducted in the presence of the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, and tlTe Lady Bledlsloe, and a large gathering of graduates and students. A gathering of graduates, students and ex-students was held - in the students’ building on Saturday evening. The function was arranged by (lie Court of Convocation, the Students’ Association and tiro Federation' of University Women.

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