LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19066, 3 October 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gift to Church. —It was announced by the vicar, the Rev. C. G. Salt, during the service at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Opotiki, on Sunday evening that a gift of £2OO had been made to the church by a person who wished to remain anonymous.

Hospital Board Auotlon. —Messrs. Geo. Boyes and Company offered several sections this morning by public auction on behalf of the Waikato Hospital Board. There was a fair attendance, and while a good enquiry was apparent, no sections were disposed of.

Work Near Courthouse. —A large band of relief workers started work this week in improving the plots between the footpaths and the streets surrounding the Courthouse. Yesterday the frontage was grubbed and today sub-soil is being spread, prior to the sowing of grass.

School Classes Too Large. —ln emphasising the disadvantage of large classes in primary schools, a delegate to the conference of school committees’ associations at Wellington said he knew of classes of over 65 pupils. Such was the position that the teachers in some schools were not marking the homework,

Sydney Footballers at Rotorua. — Members of the St. George (Sydney) Rugby League team arrived in Rotorua yesterday and in the early part of the afternoon they visited Whakarewarewa and were greatly interested in the thermal attractions. The party was entertained last evening by the Arawa concert party.

Pensioning Relief Workers.— 11 1 understand that there is a scheme to pension off all relief workers over 55 years of age and place them on charitable aid,” said Colonel S. J. E. Glosey speaking in Hamilton last night. " I understand this is coming about. It is the last act of surrender of stupidity on the part of the Government."

Now a Joke. —" Our £1 notes promise to pay the bearer £1 sterling. That started as a guarantee; it became a rumour, and now it is a joke," said Colonel S. J. E. Closey, addressing a large Hamilton audience last night. “The value of our £1 is constantly altered by the credit monopolists who corner gold.”

Germans Arrested. —A German balloon came down near Berwick on Tweed within the area of the air and naval manoeuvres just ended. The occupants were arrested and charged with being “Aliens without passports.” It is reported also that a strange aeroplane was seen in the area whilst the manoeuvres were in pregress and sent wireless communications to Berlin which were overheard in Britain.

An Effective Method. —“ Is there any method for influencing Parliament more drastically to drop the Central Bank Bill? ’’ Colonel S. J. E. Closey was asked at the Winter Show Hall last evening. “ The only effective method Is that tried by a Mr Fawkes some 300 years ago.” (Laughter). In more serious vein, Colonel Closey urged protesters to make use of the Post and Telegraph Department and flood Parliamentarians with letters and telegrams.

Operations at Sea. Three operations were performed at sea by Dr. J. E Mason, ship’s surgeon on the Royal Mail liner Monowai, on the vessel’s last northward voyage. Last year, in Canada, Dr. Mason’s wife died from acute appendicitis and it was after this bereavement that he became a ship’s surgeon. Ills three operations or. the Monowai were all carried out on the appendicitis cases and each patient made a satisfatcory recovery.

In Irish Free State. —A former Christchurch resident, now living in Ireland, writes after a brief stay in England, saying that when they returned to the Free State there was doubt whether they would not find a revolution in progress, but she was not worrying. “Nothing in the newspapers about Ireland signifies at all. Nobody knows anything about Ireland —not even the Irish. They don’t even talk about Irish affairs In Ireland."

Sir .Charles Klngsford Smith. —Sir Charles Klngsford Smith stated in an interview in London that he expects to take a week on his flight from England to Australia. He hopes to keep an appointment in Sydney on October 12. “I do not 'know If I will ever return to England," said the airman, “but one thing that would make me do so would be an offer of an aeroplane in which to compete for the prize offered by Sir Macpherson Robertson, of Victoria, for an air race to Australia."

Lyttolton Harbour Finances. —ln his monthly report to the Lyttelton Harbour Board, the chairman, Mr W. G. Gallagher, said the board's financial year ended on Saturday last, and the result of the year’s working was so good that it was possible to transfer £IO,OOO to the special renewal fund for depreciation, as compared with £SOOO for 1931-32. “ The finances are so much better that I hope they represent the beginning of better times,” added Mr Gallagher. “ The receipts for the year totalled £81,966, compared with £79,599 for the preceding year.”

Gift to Rotary.— -During the, public reception at Auckland last evening to Mr Frank .Milner, rector of the Waitaki Boys’ High School, on his return from America. Mr Milner presented to Mr T. C. List, of New Plymouth, as Hie governor of Rotary in New Zealand, a gift from President Franklin Roosevelt. This gift was a portrait of the President executed by an artist friend of bis, and was given to Mr Milner for the benefit of the Rotarians of New Zealand. The President had autographed it: “To the Rotarians of New Zealand with kind regards from Franklin Roosevelt.” Mr List, In accepting the gift, said it was a token of appreciation from the President of the work that Mr Mi ner had done.

With Spring comes the need for the freshening up of windows—the renewing of interior drapings, coverings, "etc., and the comprehensive selection now on display at House and Daking Ltd., will suggest many new schemes for re-draping—inexpen-sively. A recent importation of note is 36-inch Marquisette Voile—a dainty licw production fine quality and in pastel linled grounds, with contrast spot, and flower designs. Fadeless and only 1/1 I yard. Cream nets in cotton and silk and cotton range in price from 1/3 to 1/|[ yard, and are available in designs decidedly different. Silk and col ton nets in beautiful pastel shades and in new floral effects are priced at from 2/6 to 3/ti jard. An excelled! selection of Shadow Tissue in a special quality for loose covers, cushions, drapings is offered at the exceptionally low price of 2/3 yard.—Where quality costs no more—House and Daking Ltd.***

Cost of Education. —“Hut you have •lo pay for secondary education in Australia.'’ said .Mr A. E. Lawrence, interjecting during a speech made by -Mr N. A. ingrain at the conference or school committees’ associations in Wellington. “That is not so,” said Mr Ingram. "Education does not cost so much in New Soutli Wales as it does in New Zealand.”

Aocsss to Waltangi. —Active steps are being taken to provide suitable access to the Waitangi Estate before the great gathering which is to be held there early in February. A camp site is being sought for the accommodation of 4000 pakehas, this being in addition to the Maori camp, at which any number of Maoris up to 10,000 are likely to attend from all parts of the Dominion.

Ignorod the Regulation. —Lieutenant T. 11. W. Clarke, aged 27, of the Royal Artillery, is under open arrest at Woolwich, awaiting the decision of a general court-martial. Clarke is charged with having gone abroad after being refused permission to do so. The charge arose, it is understood, out of a holiday trip, during which 'Clarke visited Russia. A special permit from the War Office is necessary before British officers are allowed to visit certain countries.

Children and IVluslo.— “Some people would say that if your child has no music In him you should not set him to learn any instrument,!’ remarked Mr Ronald Chamberlain, examiner for the Trinity College of Muslo, when speaking at a concert given by the Christchurch centre. "If, however, you feel that he or she must learn something, do, for the sake of the neighbours, put him to an instrument with a constant pitch like the piano rather than the violin. Then he will do less damage to the ears and nerves next door.”

By-Products from Coal. —At a meeting of the Westport Chamber of Commerce the following resolution was passed:—“Owing to the reduction in the consumption of steam coal during recent years, there are hundreds of miners, artisans, waterside and other allied workers on the West Coast reduced almost to destitution, and the Westport Chamber of Commerce therefore urges the Prime Minister, all Ministers and members of Parliament to give immediate and favourable consideration to proposals from London capitalists to manufacture by-products from small and unsaleable bituminous ooal at Westport and Greymouth."