LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20690, 28 December 1938, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Promotion of Good Relations For the first time since the war. the Hungarian and Rumanian Foreign Ministers have exchanged telegrams expressing good relations. Tram Stoppages Intermittent power failures due to the abnormal loads, on the Epsom section of the city tramway system caused delays to the heavy trafiic to the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting at Epsom yesterday morning. Chaplin’s New Film Early in 1939 the film comedian Charles Chaplin will commence production of “ The Dictator.'’ a satire, in which he will talk. Chaplin has indicated that he will willingly forgo German and Italian markets to register his dislike of dictatorships. Bridge on Fire The stream of motor traffic going to Palmerston North for the second day of the Manawatu Racing Club’s Summer meeting was interrupted for half an hour when the decking of the ■Rangitikei River Bridge at Bulls caught fire. No serious damage was done to the structure. Ex-Kaiser’s Income The Nazis have cut to £7OO a month the money which the ex-Kaiser is allowed to draw from his fortune in Germany, says the Daily Express. Formerly £2BOO a month reached him in exfle at Doom, Holland. Restriction on currency export is the reason for the cut. Supplies of Butter in London Arrivals of butter from New Zealand and Australia during November totalled 828,400 boxes, as against 507,000 boxes in October and 501,000 boxes in November, 1937, according to the Weekly Dairy Produce Notes of the Imperial Economic Committee. Prices as a result have ruled on a lower level, than last year. Safety on Roads Though there have been a number of serious road accidents in other districts. only one minor motoring accident has so far been reported from the neighbourhood of Hamilton during the holiday period. In the one accident referred to, no serious injury was suffered by the occupants of the cars involved. Damage Averted Damage to her stock was averted when the manageress of a women’s clothing shop, Miss I. B. Turner, returned to the premises in Victoria Street last evening just in time to find that water from a dripping tap in the living quarters above which had overflowed had begun to seep through to the shop below. Little water had flowed into the shop. More Like Summer The weather in Hamilton yesterday and again to-day was welcomed by those who had been looking forward to more seasonal conditions. Many felt that summer had arrived at last for blue and almost cloudless skies made temperatures much warmer. No rain fell yesterday which with to-day was among the best days experienced this summer.

Five Men Marooned Wilh the propeller and rudder of the speed launch Miss Sandra damage,! through striking a submerged rock over half a mile from the island, a party of five men on board the boat were marooned on Tiri Tiri Island on Monday night. The sinking launch was worked to shallow water, from where Ms occupants were able to scramble ashore without difficulty! They spent the night on the island. “ Glass of Beer a Day ” “A glass of beer a day" is part of the long life recipe of Mrs Emma Coate, of Greenway, North Curry, near Taunton, who celebrated her 108th birthday the other day. Believed to he England's oldest woman, Mrs Coate also recommends an open-air life with plenty of exercise. She still has a hearty appetite, eats four meals a day, and has not been confined to her bed during the year. Traffic Officer's Funeral The funeral of the late Mr T. A. Allcock, main highways inspector in the Rotorua district, who was fatally injured on Saturday night while on "duty on the Rotorua-Cambridge highway, took place at Wellington yesterday afternoon. Mr Allcock was the. youngest member of the traffic staff in New Zealand. The Transport Department was represented by the Commissioner of Transport. Mr G. L. Laurenson, and members of the staff. Matson Line Vessels There is no immediate prospect of Matson Line vessels including Wellington in their schedule, according to Mr H. N. Thomas, passenger traffic manager of the line at San Francisco, who arrived at Wellington by the Avvatea yesterday. Mr Thomas, who praised the Dominion's publicity methods, said New Zealand and Australia, could look to the United States for the greatest growth of their tourist traffic. There had been a remarkable development already and he believed a more rapid increase could be expected in the next few years. Holiday Fashions Prevail During the last three days Hamilton has been a popular "port of call" for touring motorists and in Victoria Street the hurrying business man has given way to the strolling holidaymaker. The fashions seen in Hamilton's main business thoroughfare over the Christmas holidays would have gladdened the heart of any dress reform enthusiast for shorts and open shirts for the men and "slacks" for the women have been largely evident. With many business houses reopening to-day, however, more sober apparel has become dominant.

Mixed Weather and Tennis Tennis players with access to asphalt courts have fared better over the last few days than those intending to devote their holidays to golf, boating, bathing or picnicking. Heavy showers over the week-end were interspersed with bright sunny intervals during which, by dint of some hurried sweeping of drenched courts, an occasional set could be played under more or less congenial conditions before the next shower drove players indoors. However, the ideal weather yesterday and to-day has brought compensations. Little Angling Done The result ..f oim nf tho most unseasonable Christmas w <-ek-.Mi.ls tliWaikato has experienced for \.mi-s was that few anglers troubled to visit river or lake side, the majority preferring to remain indoors and overhaul tackle in anticipation of better conditions over the New Year break. Streams generally have continued high, and in some cases are discoloured, while water temperatures are still too low for this time of the year. A continuance of the warmer weather of yesterday and today, however, would materially enhance the angler's chances of good sport.