LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19452, 17 December 1934, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Duke at Rotorua,—Arrangements have been made for a civic reception to be accorded the Duke of Gloucester at Rotorua at 12.15 p.m. on Saturday A military guard of honour will be provided by the Ist Battalian, the Hauraki Regiment.

Boy Scout's Bravery. —A message from Feilding states that for bravery In attempting to rescue a girl from drowning in the Manawatu River last summer George Grlndrod, a Boy Scout, publioly received the Scouts’ silver cross medal. Only six of these medals have been presented in' New Zealand.

Enjoyable Band Conoert. —There was a large and appreciative audience at Ferry Bank last evening, when the Hamilton Salvation Army Band rendered a programme. The Band was also out on Sunday morning, playing Christmas Carol's.

No Radio Lloenses.— Failure to produce radio licenses when Interviewed by the inspector resulted in Francis John Duck -and Oscar Gaskell being fined 10s with costs In the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, this morning. Elizabeth Mary Wilcock was lined £1 with costs for a similar offence.

Sunday Trading. —Several Hamilton shopkeepers were charged with Sunday trading in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, this morning. Mary 'Carley and Cyril George Wadham pleaded guilty and were each fined £1 with costs. There was.no appearance of Catherine Iludner, who was fined a similar amount.

Huge Crowd Disappointed. —Ten thousand people met the express at Wanganui for the purpose of affording a welcome to the Grenadiers’ Band The Garrison and Queen Alexandra Bands parade/3, but bands and public were disappointed. The Grenadiers were in mufti and did not march up the street, but moved away to their hotel in twos and threes and were quickly lost in the crowd.

Hamilton’s Beautiful Environs.— Rev. C. G. Scrimgeour (“Uncle Scrim ”) and Mr. T. Garland (“Uncle Tom"), at the Friendly Road gathering in Hamilton yesterday, spoke enthusiastically of the beauties of Ferry Bank and other environs of the "Waikato river. They said that Ferry Bank was an Ideal spot for an open-air gathering.

Bloyoles Without Lights.— -In the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, this morning, for riding bicycles without lights at night James ' Bryan Darrov)’ and Geoff. Bateman were each fined 10s with, costs. Darrow was also convicted and ordered to pay costs for riding without a reflector. Edward Hickey, »for riding, a bicycle on the footpath on the Lake Domain, was fined 5,s with costs.

Fishermen's Luck. —Prospects for good fishing over the holiday season are enhanced by the experiences of Mr J. Wilson, and a party of seven companions from ,the Frank ton railway staff who tried their luck in the deep water off Tanner’s Point, Waihi Beach, yesterday. The anglers commenced operations at 5.30 a.m., and four hours later the eight lines had landed 450 fish, mostly travalli. Great sport was enjoyed by tiny party, who had the experience of pulling, aip two and three fish at a time. Their catch included a Oft. shark.

Toss of Coin Decides Game. —One of the longest tennis matches ever, played in Whangarei took place on Saturday, when, owing Ito the extreme heat and the resultant fatigue, it was decided to toss a coin when the score was 11-all in the third and final set. Play had been im progress for three hours, and both players, Mrs. D. J. Thomson and' Miss P. Ryder, were completely exhausted. The toss went in favour of Mrs. Thomson, who was thus awarded the match.

Just Like the Milkman. —At the Friendly Road gathering in Hamilton yesterday, Mr. T. Garland (“Jnole Tom ”) stated that one of the first letters he received when he started talking over the air in Auckland was from a child in Hamilton. It stated: “Dear Uncle Tom, we love you very much. You have a lovely voice, just like our milkman’s.” Not having heard the milkman’s voice, said Mr. Garland, he did not know whether he had been paid a compliment or not.

Issue of Writ Asked For. —Documents have been filed in the Supreme Court asking that a writ of certiorari be Issued against the chairman and members of the' No. 9 Transport Licensing Authority, concerning their recent decision granting the Dunedin City 'Corporation a license to ran a seasonal service to Kglinton Valley. The ground of tiie application is that a body such as the corporation has no statutory authority to operate a motor service for such a distance as the one to Eglinlon Valley, it being contended I hat the corporation may operate only into territory of a neiglibouring authority.

University Students' Entertained.— University students from Wanganui have met with a large measure of success recently, and It) were Ihe guests of the Mayor, Mr N. G. Armstrong, at a dinner at Wanganui on Saturday night. The fathers of the boys, members of the City Chme!l, three exMayors anil reprcsenlafives of the Wanganui Collegiate School and the Wanganui Technical College, were also present. A short toast list was honoured and the majority of (he speeches were mad.e by, the boys, who were complimented on the high standard set.

Federal Parliament —The Federal Parliamentary session has ended. Parliament will resume in February.

Russian Appointment. —The secretary of the Communist Central Committee, Jdabov, has been appointed to succeed the murdered Soviet leader Sergei Kirov.

No Cunday Tennis. —-The prohibition of the playing of organised games on .school grounds on Sundays has been ajfllrmed toy a resolution of the Canterbury Education Board.

British Hospitals. —King Edward's hospital fund for London is for the third year in succession distributing £400,000 among hospitals. The fund had the active support of the King and the Prince of Wales.

Elusive Oolf Balls. —“ He’s a long time returning with those balls,” smiled Gene Sarazeiv the • world famous golfer, to the crowd at St. Andrews on Saturday, referring to J. L. Black, who elected to keep a look-out for ills long drives. Sarazen must have driven about two dozen balls into the Waikato River.

Unregistered Alsatian. —William Edward Mead • was convicted and fined £l. with costs • in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton,- • this ■ morn-lng Tor keeping an Alsatian dog for a greater age than six- -months without registering it.

Mysterious Orles for Help.—Mysterious calls for help, -which were heard by two yachtsmen in 'Mechanics Bay, Auckland, yesterday morning, were investigated toy the police, but •nothing was 'discovered to substantiate any suggestion of a fatality.

Workshops Staff Reduced. —A substantial reduction in the staff at the Otahuhu railway workshops, involving the dismissal of about . 300 casual employees, will be effected before the shops close for the Christmas vacation next Friday. Most of the men dispensed with and under notice of dismissal are additional hands engaged for the rush programme of work during the past months.

. Brilliant Meteor. —A particularly bright meteor in the western sky was observed in Hamilton on Saturday night. The meteor shone with a blue light, around which flickered a yellowish incandescence, with an apparent diameter one-quarter that of the moon. A trail of sparks was emitted by the shooting star.

A Tragic Fate. —Mr 'William Islay ■Blair', of Te H-oro, New Zealand, died in London on Friday in tragic circumstances. He came from -New Zealand for an operation after 25 years of blindness, and Dr. Tudor Thomas successfully grated the cornea from another patient on Mr Blair’s diseased eye in June. Mr Blair recovered his sight, and -was able to read and; travel alone. ‘He was about to return to New Zealand when he suffered a fatal attack of kidney disease.

j\ Bellicose Wrestler. —At the Sydney Stadium on Thursday night Tom Lurich defeated Sonnenberg by two falls to one in a thrilling wrestling contest. The latter was thrown out of the ring in the fifth round and was stunned. Before he returned the Greek wrestler Mamos jumped into thd ring;- announced ,tha.t- <i-h«s would challenge Lurich and attempted to shake hands with him. 4 Lurich declined the proffered handshake, and Mamos felled him with a blow to the chin.

Collision Sequel. —The aftermath of a severe collision on the -main 'highway at Te Rapa between -a -car and a motor truck on September 22 took place in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, to-day when Jeram Bhikha was fined £ i with costs and had his license endorsed for negligent driving of a truck. It was stated that defendant was trying to overtake another vehicle when he struck an approaching car, both vehicles 'having been practically wrecked.

New Radio Transmitter. —Complete 'satisfaction with the local reception of the new station IYA, which commenced its transmissions to-day on a power of one kilowatt, was expressed by a number of Hamilton listeners who heard \ the station’s broadcast this morning. Although transmitting with comparatively low power as compared with that of 2YA, the new station was received in Hamilton at good volume, while the modulation was excellent, and the noise level was reduced to a minimum. It Is Intended to increase the power of the station 'to ten kilowatts later.

Bunker Maglo. —There were many amusing Incidents when Gene Sarazen American crack golfer, was demonstrating bunker shots at St. Andrews on Saturday. Sarazen asked an onlooker to place a ball in a most difficult position in the bunker. Sarazen, however, regarded the position as too easy and fastened the ball under a tuft beneath the edge of the blinker. Where nine players out uf ten would have foozled the shot Sarazen’s ball rose like a rocket, to the delight and admiration of the spectators.

Cambridge Road Accidents. —Severe cuts on the head were received by William Arthur Bray, aged 30 years, of Tauranga, when the motor-cycle he was riding and a motor-car collided near Cambridge on Saturday afternoon. Bray was admitted to the Waikato Hospital, whebo ills condition is regarded as satisfactory. As tlie result of his motor-cycle skidding on the Cambridge Road yesteiday a single man, Robert Cockhem, aged 28 years, of Auckland, fell and received concussion. His condition Is reported by the Waiknto Hospital authorities to be not serious.

Cost of Transporting a Car. “It cost me £2O to ship my car from Lyttelton to Wellington and then over to Sydney and back from Melbourne to Bluff,”' Mr George Moody, of Dunedin. who returned by the Maheno, told a reporter. The £2O, he explained, included not only freight charges hut landing costs and incidental taxes as well. “At Melbourne there, are no outward charges and a motorist Is permitted to use the roads in Victoria for three months without paying a tax. But what 1 could not understand was why 1 had to pay ten shillings to land my' car at Bluff when at Lylteltn it cost me only four shillings,” he remarked.

A Danger —The danger created by people standing on verandah roofs in Auckland to. view processions in the •sireels was emphasised by the Mayor, Mr G. W. Hutchison, on Saturday, in referring lo the celebrations in connection with the visit of Prince Hbnry to Auckland. In view of the larse crowds which would congregate In Queen Street next week to see Hie Duke as he proceeded to the Town Hall, Mr Hutchison said lie viewed with alarm the possibility of a repetition of what had occurred during the Grenadier Guards’ visit, and steps would lie taken to prevent it. In fulure Ihe City Council would prosecute any person found violating the by-law,