LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 18986, 1 July 1933, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A War Anniversary.— //he 17th. anniversary of the first great attack on the Somme falls to-day.

Band Concert. —The Salvation Army Band will render a programme in the Hospital grounds to-morrow afternoon.

Maori's Death at 104. —Said to be 104 years of age, Mrs Meri (Mary) Watarawl passed away at Parewanui Pa tills week.

Speedway Test Fifty-five thousand people saw r England beat Australia by 76 points to 47 in the first speedway test at Wembley.

N.Z. Socoor Team. —The members of the New Zealand Soccer team sailed from Sydney for Wellington yesterday by the Wanganella.

No Foreign Wheat. —The French Senate on Thursday, without a division, passed a bill to exclude every class of foreign wheat from France.

Bankruptcies In Auokland.—Bankruptcy figures for June in Auckland are the same as they were last month, five in number. Last June they were 10.

A New Record. —The North German Lloyd liner Bremen has established a new record for the voyage from New York to Cherbourg. She covered the distance In 112 hours 15 minutes and averaged 28J knots.

Australian Census.— The Commonwealth Government had a census carried out throughout Australia last night. It is expected to reveal Important facts about the momement of population since the war and since the depression began.

Re-construotlon of Churoh. —The Diocesan Standing 'Committee at Gisborne approved of the acceptance of a Gisborne Arm's tender at £2606 for the reconstruction of Holy Trinity Church, which was damaged by an earthquake last September.

Te Kultl Winter Show.— The second day of the Te Kuitl Winter Show attracted ah exceptionally large number -of people. The silver cup donated by Suttons, Limited, for the champion swede turnip was won by Mr E. Larson, of Piopio. The best entries In the field root section .will be transferred to the Auckland Winter Exhibition at the close of the show.

New Dunedin Post Office. —Although no date has yet been Axed for the closing of tenders to build the Dunedin post office, It Is highly probable that an early start can be made with the work. The Government architect has-complete plans and speciAcatlons ready, and the Cabinet has made no change in them.

Art Union Funds. —The Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon, J. A. Young, has informed the Auckland Metropolitan Unemployment Relief Committee that £IO,OOO has been set aside from the proceeds of Art Union No. 23, known as the “ Luck at Last,” for the relief of distress throughout-New Zealand, and Auckland’s share will be £2014. This donation is the second received by the Auckland committee from the proceeds of art unions. The previous amount also was £2014.

Radio and Advertising. —The British Post 'Office has embarked on an extensive advertising campaign, but it is not using radio for this purpose. The Assistant P.M.G. says:—“There is one method of advertising we shall not use, and that is the British Broadcasting Corporation. One reason is that it would Interfere with legitimate interests of private enterprise; the other is that the British public would not stand for it."

A Record “ Community Sing.”— With £23 13s lid collected for the Mayor’s distress fund, this week’s community sing in Wellington was a record financially. Wellington, the last of the cities to acquire a taste l'or community singing, now possesses a large number of enthusiasts who once a week roll up to the Town' Hall. Mr Owen Pritchard read messages from listeners-in in all parts of the country testifying to the popularity of the sings. The messages came from as far south as Dunedin and as far north as Hamilton.

Presentation to Rugby Union —On behalf of the four life members of the Waikato Rugby Union, Messrs C. M. MoDavltt, T. Quinn, T. A. Cooper, and T. Glarkin, Mr H. T. Haselde'n made the presentation of a fine framed photograph of these members to the Union at its executive meeting last night In doing so he paid a tribute to the services rendered to Rugby in the Waikato by these gentlemen. The chairman, Mr W. Fraser, accepted the photograph for the Union and expressed its thanks to the donors for their action.

Big Inorease In Marriages.— During the first six months of 1933 the number of marriages Auckland was 10S3, as against 883 in the first half of last year and 925 for the first six months of 1931. Marriages during June totalled 172, compared with 150 for the same month last year and 14-i for June, 1931. An official ill the office of the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages at Auckland said that the most popular marriage months were generally in the spring and late summer, and it was extraordinary that there should be an increase in the number during the winter.

A Brighter Outlook. —The touring manager of the Automobile Association, who returned to Auckland yesterday from a fortnight’s tour of Die Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and East Coast districts, mentioned that throughout the country districts there seemed to be a much brighter outlook. Not only were stock prices improving, fat lambs having sold up to 33s in Gisborne while he was there, but a feature of the countryside was the evidence of general improvements being carried out on the farms. Fresh land was being brought under cultivation, new fencing was being erected, painting and renovations were being carried out to houses, and additions wore being made to buildings.

The event of the season, Hooker and Kingston’s Winter Bale is breaking a Real Record, and no wonder with values like these lo offer. Ladies’ Kur Trimmed Model Coals, usually gj 10s, Sale Price 79/0. Astraeurl short Coats, usually 49/0, Sale Price 29/0. Tweed and Worsted Costumes, usually 79/6, Sale Price 19/6. Turkish Towels, Extra Large, 28 x 34. and heavy, usually 4/0, Sale Price 2/11 pair. Full double-bed White Honeycomb Quilts, usually lis Gd, Sale Price 8/il. ilOiTock’s pure white pillow-slips taped usually 1/11. Sale Price 1/4 J pair. Warm Wiiiceycttc Nightdresses in assorted shades, usually 6/11, Sale Price 3/11. Theses are only a few of the Hundreds of Bargains at the Big Busy Drapers, Hooker and Kingston, Ltd.**

Gold Quotation. —Friday's quotation for gold in London was £6 0s 3d an ounce, compared with £6 2s 4d on Thursday.

Low Rainfall In Auckland. —The rainfall in Auckland for June was 2-67 in., compared with an average ol 4-72 in. The Agures for the six months to date, 21.39 in. are also lower than for the corresponding period for several years.

Bands Contest at Palmerston. — Palmerston North has accepted the offer of the Brass Bands’ Association to hold the 1934 contest there. The conditions of the contest are altered in that only nominal prizes will be offered and the profits will be distributed among the competing bands.

Grading of Fruit. —A proposal to organise a system of local control of fruit grading for the Hawke's Bay fruit-growing district, which Includes Poverty Bay, has been defeated most decisively.

fnorease In Price of Wheat. —Retail prices of a number of cuts of mutton and beef were increased in Auckland to-day. The advances are in sympathy with the Arming in the stock market. The increases are nearly all of Jd per lb., but in' one or two instances the advanoe Is id.

Auokland Customs Duties. —The customs duties collected at Auckland in June amounted to £153,992, as agaist £157,777 in June, 1932, a decrease of £3785. The total for the six months of the year, however, was £75,345 greater than the total for the Arst six months of 1932, being £1,034,018, as against £958,(?73.

Unemployed Picture Evening.—Arrangements have been completed for a picture evening at the Roxy Theatre on Wednesday, in aid of the Unemployed Workers’ Movement funds. In order to carry on Its work on behalf of Hamilton’s workless, funds are urgently needed by the movement, and it is hoped that the entertainment will be well-supported.

Wool Research. —The Feildlng branch of the Farmers’ Union passed the following resolution with regard to the proposed levy of threepence a bale on wool for research purposes:— That while agreeing that research work is necessary, the branch feels that the Meat Board should be the controlling authority and, further, that with the board undertaking the work a levy is not necessary.

King’s Old Boys’ Reunion.— Many King’s College Old Boys from ali over the Waikato, King Country and Rotorua districts arrived in Hamilton to-day for the reunion dinner to bo held at the Hamilon Hotel this evening. It is two years since the last reunion in Hamilton and for some time a committee in Hamilton has been busy organising the function, which promises to be highly -successful. Several car-loads of old boys arrived from Auckland this morning, while a large contingent is expected later this afternoon.

Balllle Stewart Case ReoaHed. —The Daily Express reports that “ Marie Louise," the German woman who was mentioned in the case of ex-Lieutenanl Baillie Stewart, (who was recently convicted by court-martial of disclosing information which might be useful to an enemy and sentenced to Ave years’ penal servitude), has died as the result of pneumonia following upon inAuenza. Her Identity and her real occupation as a German spy were known to the British Intelligence Department for a long time, says the paper.