LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19545, 6 April 1935, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Napier Harbour Loan. —The Napier Harbour Board has succeeded in raising its harbour development loan of £335,000 at 3J per cent. '

Far Eastern Trade. —An American trade mission comprising 19 business men arrived In Tokyo yesterday. Their object is to expand trade with Japan and China. Several leading English business men recently

Charge Against Youth. —A youth charged with the negligent driving of a car came before the Children’s Court at Hamilton this morning, but the case was adjourned until after possible civil proceedings.

School Dental Clinics. —The secretary of the Hamilton School Clinics Committee told a Waikato Times representative to-day that treatment at the clinics of those children for whom fees are not paid is prohibited by departmental regulation.

Barbarians in Trade. —“We all need to look into the fundamentals and genesis of trade—we don’t know how to trade in the world —we are a lot of barbarians,” said the Rev. Dr. C. W. Gordon (Ralph Connor), in an interview at Christchurch.

Boner and Bull Trade. —During the past fortnight there has been a noticeable activity in the boner cow and bull trade at the saleyards. Buyers of fat stock state that a few weeks ago they were not allowed to export this class of stock. When the embargo was lifted, however, all buyers interested suddenly resumed operations.

Morrlnsvllle Saleyards. —The view that the Morrinsville saleyards are becoming the most important sale centre In the Waikato is supported by the calculation that over 100,000 sheep have been sold at the yards since the beginning of January. This number comprises only advertised lines, so it is possible that an even greater number was on the market.

W.E.A. Lecture. —"Literature and Social Change” is the title of a publio lecture to be given by Professor W. A. Sewell, professor of English at Auckland University College, under the auspices of the Workers’ Educational Association, at Tooralc Chambers on Monday evening. The lectute will mark the opening of the W.E.A. season in Hamilton.

Starr-Bowkett Building Loan. —For the purpose of disposing by tender, of a loan of £IOOO free at interest, a meeting of members of the StarrBowkett Building Society was held last evening. Mr W. Bourne presided over a fair attendance. The highest tender received was £32 2s 6d for a £2OO loan and the balance of the money was left over until the next appropriation meeting.

Farm Bchool In Canada. —The first Fairbridge farm school in Canada is to be opened in British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. An attractive estate has been purchased, within 10 miles of Victoria, the provincial capital. Here 150 English boys and girls will be settled immediately, and, with the completion of the necessary buildings and equipment, the full complement of 400 juveniles will be settled there?

London Air = Malls.— -The General Post Office, Hamilton, advise that the air mail despatched from Wellington on March 14, via Australla-England air mail service arrived In London on April 2. The English air mail which was despatched 'from London on ■March 23 connected with the Wanganella, which left 'Sydney yesterday for Wellington, where ©he is due on Monday evening.

Prickly Pear Pest. —Within the past three years 16,500,000 acres of land which have been reclaimed front the prickly pear pest have been available for setVlement in Queensland. Some years ago trie Government introduced the cactoblast insect in the prickly pear area. This insect propagated at such a rapid rate that vast areas of prickly pear have been devoured to the roots, and the land, originally useless, notv is free from the pest.

Hardy Annuals. —Several hardy annuals appearing on the. list of remits, Avere passed without discussion at the annual conference of the Waikato SubProvincial district of the Ncav Zealand Farmers’ Union in 'Hamilton yesterday afternoon. Renewed opposition to, Daylight Saving Avas voiced in a Te Awamutu motion, Avhile the conference again affirmed Its opinion that the price of land was too high in view of the fact that the cost of making average land productive was at least equal to present-day market values.

Car Sinks In Road. —When climbing slo\A r ly up the steep gradient of Ruskin Street. Parnell, Auckland, at about 7.30 last evening, a large touring mode] motor-car suddenly sank through the tar-sealed surface of the road into a deep pit. The right rear wheel of the vehicle almost disappeared but the running-board rested on the ground and prevented the car from falling further. The road previously presented an even surface, and gave no indication of any undermining. The pit Avas about four feet deep and extended for some distance under the carriageAvay. i

Farmers Want Peace. —That State control of armaments Avould be a primary factor In bringing Avorld peace was the considered opinion of members of the Te AAvamutu branch of the NeAV Zealand Farmers’ Union in a remit tabled at the Waikato sub-provincial conference yesterday. The conference approved of the terms'of the motion, which suggested that an endeavour should be made to bring about coordination of all bodies desirous of maintaining peace. As a basis for action it Avas suggested that the State should lake over the manufacture of all munitions of Avar but, in the event of the country being involved in Avar conscription should be applied not only to man power but to all the resources of the nation.

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