LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20424, 15 February 1938, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

To Meet Again.—A London message slates Dial another boxing match has -■been arranged between Foord and Neusel. It will take place at Easter. Locomotive Derailed.—The derailment of a locomotive at New Plymouth yesterday caused a delay of over an hour in the despatch of the express io Auckland. No damage was done. A Smooth Trip.—The voyage from Sydney to Auckland of the steamer Awatea. on which several Hamilton residents returned to New Zealand yesterday, was very pleasant, the sea being as smooth as the proverbial millpond right across the Tasman. Is War Probable? —‘The feeling in England is that war is inevitable.'’ said a world traveller to a representative of the Waikato Times. “Fortunately Britain is now better prepared to meet aggression; her re-armament activities have made her 500 per cent, more efficient in the event of war than she was a year ago.” # Viscount Nuffield “ Shouts.”—On the voyage from Sydney to Auckland lhe other night Viscount Nuffield “ shouted ” for all the members several hundred) of the crew. A Hamilton resident who was on the steamer says that Viscount Nuffield was very popular on board; he mixed freely with the passengers, and proved very friendly and likeable. Breach of Prohibition Order. — Pleading guilty to a breach of a prohibition order made against him in 1936, Michael Edward Rowen, labourer, of Frankton, was convicted by Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M., in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court yesterday and fined £1 and costs. He was allowed lour weeks in which to pay. Prison for Motorist.—At Auckland yesterday Mr Justice Fair sentenced Joseph Shannon to six months’ imprisonment and cancelled his license for two years for negligent driving. Shannon negotiated a level crossing on the Titirangi Road, ignoring the warning bell, the warning light and a warning signal, resulting in the death of Geoffrey Bendelow. Tiger Shark not a “ Sport.”—The report from Tauranga that a tiger shark weighing 9531 b was caught by a Rotorua angler has caused a Dunedin sportsman to impugn the fighting proclivities of the species. He states that the tiger shark sticks instead of struggling, and that a marlin of considerably lens bulk would have provided better sport. Hot Weather.—Hamilton residents who returned to Auckland by the steamer Awatea yesterday report that the weather in Sydney during the past few weeks has been exceptionally hot. Even when crossing the Tasman the atmosphere was very sultry, one passenger stating that it was warmer than that experienced in the Red Sea. Retail Fruit Marketing.—According to statements by Auckland retail fruiterers, the regulations to be issued under the Primary Products Marketing Amendment Act for the control of the internal marketing of fruit provide that retailers shall pay 6d for bushel fruit cases, 4d for half-bushel cases and 2d for tomato cases. It is further stated that these proposed charges, together with other questions involved in the control scheme, are to be the subject of representations to the Government. British Labour Leader.—The belief that the British Labour Party would make substantial gains at the next general election was expressed by Dr Hugh Dalton, M.P. for Bishop Auckland, Durham, and chairman of the British Labour Party national executive in 1936-37, who arrived at Auckland on the Awatea yesterday. “I am a great admirer of the vigorous initiative taken by the New Zealand authorities toward an improvement in the standard of life of the people of the Do-' minion and toward a greater measure of security both for primary producers industrial workers and other sections.” he said. Wanganui Canoe.—An event of j some historical significance will be enacted this week when a band of Maoris will bring to Wanganui City by the river one of the last of the old war canoes which an up-river tribe is banding over to the Wanganui Museum ! for safe keeping. Negotiations have been completed for the canoe to be housed at the Museum, but it has been arranged that it may he used in regattas on the river if required. The name of the craft “Te-wehi-o-te-rangi,” translated means, “The dread of the sky,” or, in a more practical sense, “the dreadful day.” It was possible with an eye to future engagements with other tribes that it was thus named. It is estimated that the seating accommodation of Tc-wehi-o-te-rangi is 70 men. Rotary Clubs Overseas.—At the weekly luncheon of the Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday an interesting address on the Rotary Clubs he had visited during his recent tour of England was given by Mr H. Valder. The speaker eulogised the programme arranged for the visiting overseas Rotarians by the clubs in the London area during the Coronation celebrations. There were 63 clubs in the area which arranged to put on an event or sightseeing trip every day from May 10 to June 26. Under this scheme Rotarians and their wives and relatives could have undertaken trips every day for six weeks free of charge. 'Pile programme was a credit to the London centre, but one disappointing feature was that it was not very well patronised by overseas visitors. During liis stay overseas the speaker visited Montreaux on Lake Geneva for the assembly meeting and Nice when the Rotary Convention was held.