LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19658, 19 August 1935, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Diomede Returning. —H.M.S. Diomede left Suva yesterday for New Zealand.

Winter Show at Christchurch.— -The attendance at the winter slioav at Christchurch last week showed a big increase over that of last year.

Community Singing.—A community singing gathering will he held at the Theatre . 'Royal, Hamilton, to-morrowi from 12.15 to 1.15 p.m. The proceeds are to go to providing footwear for indigent children.

Reduotion of Capital.—At a meeting in London of stockholders in Cables and Wireless (Holding), Limited, the proposed reduction of the capital was approved. The governor, Mr J. C. Denison-Pender, said lie was applying to the Courts for sanction after the long vacation.

British Treasury Bills. —-The total amount applied for last week In tenders for £40,000,000 of British Treasury bills was £56,110,000. The average rate per cent, for bills at three months was 11s 1.92 d, against Us 9.37 d a week ago.

Nazis and Jewish Athletes. —In the United States House of Representatives Mr E. Celler (Democrat —New York) introduced a moton to prohibit the Government contributing financially toward an .American team’s participation in the next Olympic Games in Berlin on the ground of the Nazis’ discrimination against Jewish athletes.

Australian Eggs In London. —The Australian egg season will open with the arrival in London of the. Barrabool’s, shipment which will be marketed this week. Prospects appear to be fairly favourable. Australian eggs already have been sold forward at higher prices than at the beginning of last season.

Record Lambing Percentage. —What is believed to he an Australian record for lambing percentage is reported from a sheep station near Forbes, where 700 Border Leicester Merinocross ewes gave a lambing of 224 per cent, in 12 months. The sheep lambed twice, and over a period, of four years had three lambings In each 24 months.

Flying Olub for Police.— . Suggestions for a Flying Club for members of the London metropolitan police force have been approved by the Commissioner, Lord Trenchard. The club would be self-supporting and xvould not be used as part of the official police organisation. Every member, however, Avould have the opportunity of qualifying as a pilot.

Proposed District Meetings. —At the annual meeting of the Te Aroha — Thames Valley Dairy Company at Te Aroha on Saturday, Mr 11. M. Corbett said that in view of 'the meeting being held in August of each year, a time when many dairy farmers were too busily engaged with their herds to attend the directors proposed lo hold district meetings at various centres in order that all the shareholders should he kept in touch ivitli the operations of their company.

Gold Export Tax.— Expressing his opinion that the gold tax was not harmful to the mining industry, the Minister of Mines, the lion. C. E. Macmillan, stated in Christchurch last week that the Government had no intention of removing the tax which was at presont in force. Mining propositions which' were said to be affected by the tax, said . the Minister, were merely working on the premium created by Ihe exchange, and would all be bankrupt if the exchange were taken off. The industry, in spite of all that was said about the effects- of the tax, was developing rapidly.

Death of Constable. —As a mark of respect lo Iho late Constable G. 11. Williams, xvho was droivned in an heroic attempt to rescue a woman from the Waikato River last Tuesday, members of the Diarist Club Rugby football teams wore black arm bands in the play at Hamilton on Saturday. At the Waikato championship boxing tournament in Hamilton on Saturday evening, the president of the Northern Boxing Club, Mr A. J. Williamson, of Auckland, referred eulogistically to the assistance which Constable Williams had lent to the sport of boxing and, as a mark of respect, the 300 patrons at the tourney stood in silence.

Children’s Day Out. —On Saturday the children of Hamilton had a day out. In the morning they Averc entertained •at the Mickey Mouse parties at the Regent Theatre, Theatre Royal and Roxy Theatre, and afterwards paraded the streets making Ihe most Avoird noises with Hie trumpets, cle., with Avliich they had been presented. In the afternoon (he Stale Theatre was parked, extra seals having (o be provided, and the children were entertained with a film starring little Shirley Temple and a chapter of an exciting serial that turned I lie youngsters into a wildly cheering mob.

New Vessels Launched. —New naval and mercantile, vessels were launched on Saturday from shipyards in England, Scotland and Ireland. In Hellas!, life 2a.000-lon Union Castle liner Sliding Caslle was hunched at liarland and Woiri'e’s yard. This vessel, which is intended for Iho South Africa service, is 720 ft. long, 83ft. wide and 5000 lons larger Ilian the biggest existing ship in I lie company's Heel. Two destroyers of tho Admiralty's J 933 programme, named Greyhound ami Griffon, were launched at Vickers Armstrong's works aI, Rarrow-on-Ulyde. The ilolilla-leader Granville, embodying a new development in ■boiler oquipmonl, was launched from Iho Glasgow yard of Messrs Yarrow and Company.

For the last week of a Great Sale, Hooker and Kingston's offer necessities for the home at substantial savings. .lust a few items: Finlay's Famous Sheetings, SO inches Avidc, Twill Linen Finish, 4s Od for 3s 3d yard. I lorrorkses Wheels, 34 x 2 A yards, 12s 6d for 9s lid pair; Bft x ’•_>ii yards, IPs I’d for 15s (id pair. Cream Linen Damask Cloths, fast coloured borders, b.'i x 33, for as lid: 54 \ 70. for 7s i Id. Large Coloured Towels, is 6d for 3s (al pair. White Damask Servielles. 18 x IS, for 2s till half-dozen. Have another look around before llm Sale ends on Snlnrday. Angus! 2i. Hooker and Kingston. Limited, noted for Duality,"

Motor-Cyclist’s Omission. — Failure lo show a tail-light when driving a motor-cycle cost Frederick Claude Porter 5s with costs 10s in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, to-day.

Concert at Hospital. Yesterday afternoon the Waikato Regimental and Municipal Band played selections at the hospital, the programme being verymuch appreciated by the patients.

Body Still Missing.—-The body of Constable C. H. Williams, who was drowned in the Waikato River on Tuesday afternoon while attempting to rescue a woman, has not yet been recovered. Dragging operations have now ceased but a regular patrol of the river is being kept.

New Zealand Labour Party.—Mr W. Nash, M.P., addressed a fair number of electors in the Otorohanga Town Ilall on Friday evening. The speaker outlined the Labour Party’s policy, and was tendered a vote of thanks at the conclusion of his address.

Lectures to Motorists. —With Mr G. P. Robertson, technical advisory engineer to the Automobile Association speaking on “ Care and upkeep of your car,” and Mr A. N. Wakefield speaking on “Batteries,” the members of the Hamilton branch of the Automobile Association will be given the second of a series of lectures to-morrow evening.

Bloyole Not a Vehiole. —A prosecution against a motorist, James McGowan, for passing a cyclist on the traffic bridge was withdrawn by the police in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, this morning as it was subsequently found that a bicycle was not a vehicle, as defined by the Hamilton borough by-laws. It was stated in evidence that the defendant jammed a ■cyclist, John Thomas Blackmore, against, the bridge when passing him. Defendant, in • a statement, admitted passing but said he was unaware his car had touched the cyclist, who had given him insufficient room. He could not proceed very slowly for fear of stalling.