LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19463, 31 December 1934, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Now Year’s Day. (The Waikato Times will not be published to-mor-row, January 1 (New Year’s Day).

Children In Health Camp. —Over one hundred children are in the health camp at Otaki tor the holidays.

Fatal Motoring Accidents. —In the year ending to-'day, 59 persons lost their lives in motoring accidents in the Auckland province, against 40 in 1933.

More Marriages In Auckland.—Marriage licenses issued at Auckland this year numbered about 2230, or at least 123 more, than last year.

Fine Weather In Auckland. —The fine weather in which Auckland enjoyed Christmas gives promise of continuing. To-day was beautifully sunny, without being unduly, hot.

Ten students Drowned. — A Tokyo message states that ten medical students from the North-East Imperial University were drowned off Sendai while they were practising in a racing boat. The craft capsized during a raging snow storm off the Matsushima Islands, famo.us for their scenic beauty.

Fires In Hamilton. —Twelve calls were answered by the Hamilton Fire Brigade during. December, the outbreaks including live property fires and seven gorse blazes. In the same month last year the, brigade turned out on ten occasions, two property fires and eight gorse, grass and refuse fires being attended.

Oronsay Leaves Wellington. —ln the course of her holiday cruise, the Oronsay arrived at Wellington on Saturday morning after an excellent trip from Auckland. Many of the passengers made the journey overlaid and rejoined -the ship at Wellington. The liner sailed for Sydney and Melbourne at 7 a.m ..yesterday. .. ' /

Mary Plokford’s Divorce. —An attorney representing Alary Pickford announces that he will press a divorce suit against Douglas Fairbanks immediately after January 1. This answers recent rumours that the famous couple were to be reconciled. The wife’s suit has been pending for more than a year. It is expected an interlocutory decree will be issued within a month.

Garage Damaged by'Fire. —The back wall of a garage in O’Neill Street, CUaudelands, was extensively damaged by fire which broke out shortly after noon yesterday. The building, which is on the property occupied by Mr E. H. Dickey, housed a car when the blaze was noticed, but Hie vehicle was removed before tile flames had gained a strong hold, and the Hamilton Fire Brigade extinguished the outbreak before it spread to other portions of the building.

President Roosevelt's Popularity.— Writing to a' friend in Hamilton a resident of Chicago, United States, saying: “President Roosevelt seems to be as popular as ever over here as the last election showed. lie got more than.he wanted, and I-think he is doing a remarkable job, even .though lie is meeting with some opposition from the big interests. M his programme fails I don’t know what the country will face." 1 - ,

America’s Interest in Royal Wedding —ln a letter received in Hamilton from a. resident of Chicago, United States, the following appears:' —“The Royal wedding in Londom was quite an affair, judging from the play-up the American papers gave it. Many of the big papers made it the principal news item that day, with a banner headline way across the front pages. And the news reels have been full of the scenes ever since. The world loves a lover, I guess.’’.

Restriction of Exports.—lnstructions that all porker pigs killed after January 1 must not- be shipped to Great Britain to arrive before March 31 have been issued to the meat export trade by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board. This decision implements in the case of porkers the voluntary restrictions on shipments of meat to arrive in Great Britain during the first quarter of 1933, which were announced on December 12. No arrangements have been notified by the board with regard to beef or lamb and mutton, which confirms the belief that only porkers are likely to be adversely aiTe,cled by the restrictions.

New Tyre Faotory. —The likelihood of the Goodyear Tyre Company opening. a large manufacturing plant in New Zealand was mentioned on Saturday by Mr ,T. R. Templin of the Christchurch firm of Templin and Toogood, consulting engineers, who returned by the Mariposa I'rom an extended business visit to the United States. Mr Templin discussed the project with leading officials of the •company. “No definite decision had been reached at Iho lime of my departure from Los Angeles,” Mr Templin said. “However, the company had boon supplied with data concerning various proposed sites for a large factory and an early statement of policy is likely to be made.”

Tribute to Camp League. —A warm tribute to the work *of the Waikato Children’s Camp League is paid by a Wanganui resident, who visited the camp at Port Waikato last year. In a letter to the chairman of the League (Mr W. 11. Paul), he says:—>“l am sending you GUlb. of special barley sugar tablets, and will ask you to accept them for your children’s health camp as a token of my thanks for the privilege and pleasure that was my lot to enjoy when I visited your last year’s camp.' It was my intention to have written to the press of my observations of the wonderful work which is being carried out by your League.”

This delightful Summertime. The real swimming lime. For ihe briny we have all the latest shapes in Bathing Suits, featuring such reliable makes as Speedo, Hoslyn and Canterbury, etc. Priced from 9/11 to 22/6 and in all sizes. Then accessories such as bathing caps in Pull-on and Helmet shapes from 6d to 4/11, and a full range of Shoes and Belts, etc. In fact, everything you may require this swimming season is at Hooker and Kingston, Ltd, “ Always Noted for Quality.’- -