LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20207, 29 May 1937, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Whirlwind. —A severe whirlwind struck the seaside re'sort at Whanaki, North Auckland, yesterday doing considerable damage to several buildings.

Parents' Representatives. —The annual election of parents’ representatives on the 'Hamilton High School Board of Governors will be held on June 18. Nominations will close on June 4.

Witness Faints. —After only a few minutes In the witness box a witness fainted In the Supreme Court at Hamilton yesterday afternoon. The witness, a girl of 13 years, seemed rather hesitant about giving her evidence and showed obvious signs of distress.

Earthquake Bhooka —On Wednesday night and Thursday morning a series of earthquake shocks were experienced at Rotorua. They were accompanied by a loud rumbling, but as far as can be’ ascertained the Jolts were purely local..

Further Vandalism. —Another instance of vandalism has occurred, this time at the Hamilton East Post Office, where damage has been done to a public telephone outside the office. The microphone-box in the booth was discovered torn off its fastenings yesterday. The booth was otherwise undamaged and the receiver was Intact.

Telling the Truth. —“ Do you realise that you will have to tell the truth ” asked Mr Justice Fair when a nine-years-old witness was being sworn In at the Supreme Court yesterday. “Do you know what will happen if you do not?” “Yes,” replied the diminutive Maori boy whose head was only a little above the witness box. “If I don’t I will go to gaol.” “He seems to have a good grasp of his obligations, at anyrate,” remarked Hlg Honour.

Faster Expresses. —From June 20 next the Auckiand-Wellington expresses are to be expedited. The ordinary express will leave each terminal at 3 p.m. and will gain 42 minutes on the Auckland-Wellington run. The limited will leave each terminal at 7.15 p.m. and run 25 minutes earlier on the southern run and 10 on the northern. The alterations will enable better connections with the service between New Plymouth and Taumaranul.

Donation of £2OO for Theatre. —The Napier Competition Society has offered the whole of Its available funds, £2OO, towards the cost of providing seats for the proposed new municipal theatre In Naple'r. The operatic society, boxing association, repertory society, oltizens’ band, and orchestral society also promised assistance in providing seats.

Thieves at Paparoa. —Thieves entered the railway station at Paparoa, North Auckland, on Thursday night, and in an attempt to open the safe with explosives dkl considerable damage to the building. They got away with £2B in notes and silver, but left substantial sums scattered about the premises, having apparently been disturbed in their operations.

Suooessful Street Appeal. —A street collection for “ Forget Me Not Day ” under the auspioes of the Community Sunshine Association, taken in Auckland yesterday, realised £547, being about £2OO more than last year’s total. The money is to be devoted by the Community Sunshine Association to the work of carrying on the Motuihi Island Health Camp and the Nelson Street Sunshine School.

University Entrance. —ln view of the Interruption or tne studies of a large number of university entrance examination candidates among post-primary pupils by the Infantile paralysis epidemic, the executive committee of the University of New Zealand Senate has directed the vice-chancellor to make such arrangements with the examiners and results committee" as will prevent so far as may be possible, Injustice to candidates presenting themselves this year.

Derelict Hull. —A derelict hull, believed to be that of a large launch, came ashore at Whananakl Beach, North Auckland. It had evidently been submerged for some time and it showed definite signs of having been burned. Mr Barrow, an old resident, recalls that about 20 years ago a large launch owned by a man whose name is believed to have been Walker, called at Tutukaka whilst on a trip from Auckland to Russell, and after leaving Tutakaka was never reported. It Is considered probable that the derelict is the hull of the vessel.

Later Auckland Mall —As the limited e'xpress for Wellington will shortly leave Auckland at 7.15 p.m. instead of 7 p.m., the postal authorities at Auckland have decided to postpone the closing time' of the afternoon mail conveyed to southern centres from 5 p.m. to 5.15 p.m. The new schedule, which will come’ into operation on Sunday, June 20, has been Introduced largely as the result of representations by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. It is expected that at least an additional 20,000 letters will be handled In the extra 15 minutes.

Maintenance Work —ln his report at the meeting of tho Hamilton High School Board of Governors yesterday, the acting-principal, Mr H. D. Talt. stated that repairs would have to be carried out on the basketball courts and that Insulation on electric wiring in some parts of the building was in an unsatisfactory state. The matter of attending to the courts was left to Mr Talt and Mr F. A. Snell, while the secretary, Mr R. English, was Instructed to request the Borough Council to make an inspection of the wiring In question.

Report Corrected.— On April 6 a Press Association message from Sydney was published suggesting that Mr H. F. Broadbent, the Australian aviator, had resigned from alr-llne piloting because he was required to get through despite the weather. Mr Broadbent, it has been fully proved, did not give the dangers of air-line piloting, or that he was required to get throush despite the weather, as the reason for his resignation, which was solely due to his desire to lly “ solo ” to England in an attempt on the existing record. The' association has apologised to Mr Broadbent for the erroneous impression the message created.

Heart Massaged.—Resort to heart massage during an operation at the Wellington Hospital was mentioned at an inquest yesterday in Wellington. Dr. G. L. M. Scholeflcld stated that he commenced to give' a patient an anaesthetic, but she soon collapsed. L)r. Pacey was to perform an operation. •• The patient was apparently dead for four minutes," said Dr Scholefleld. “ An opening was made in the upper abdomen and the heart massaged. Stimulants were also administered. The resuscitative measures resulted in the heart beating again, and the" patient cpmmenced to breathe.” Later the patient died. The ccv'S r said he was satisfied the doctors did e\cry thing to preserve the woman s lif«-

Olympio Tournament.—The Kin*, who was accompanied by the Queen and Princesses Elizabeth, and Margaret, yesterday opened the Coronation Roya| Tournament at Olympia. Currenoy in London.—Fine gold wU quoted in London yesterday at £7 Oi 6d an ounce (£7 Os 7d on the dollar at 4.94$ (4.94 3-16) and the franc at 110 11-16 (110 19-82), Salvation Army Btay-ln-Btrlke.—• About 100 Junior officers of the Salvation Army have started a stav-ln-strlke in a hospital la Toklo. They demand local autonomy and better conditions for the poorer offloers. Mall In London. —Air mail despatched from Auckland on May 11, via thd Sydnev-Slngapore service, arrived in London on May 26. states the Post Office. Ordinary mail which left Auckland on May 3, via San Pedro, arrived in London on May 27. Jurymen not Required.—Owing to the fact that the case which had been set down for hearing- in the Supreme Court in Hamilton on Monday has been settled no Jury will be required to attend the court until Wednesday. The case was a claim by Vera Kathleen Rowe' for £3OOO damages, under the Fatal Accidents Act, against Peter Samuel Lewis. Cllmber'a Buccess In Himalayas.—lt is reported from Kalimpong that a British explorer, Mr F. Spencer Chapman, aged 30, climbed the Chonolhari peak (23,930 ft.) in the Himalayas on the border of Bhutan and Tibet. Hitherto it has been believed that the peak could not be climbed. Mr Chapman was accompanied by only one native porter. Amerloan Publicity for Duke.— American papers received in Hamilton to-day still give great prominence to the affairs of the Duke of Windsor and Miss Wallis Warfield. A copy of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, in referring to the withdrawal of the book. “Coronation Commentary.” has a heading right across the front page: “Edward hits slur at Wally.” Another asks: “What chance have Edward and Wally for happiness?”