LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20721, 3 February 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Cuerenoy In London Fine gold in London was quoted on Thursday at the same figure (£7 8s HcP as on Wednesday, and the franc '177 showed no change. The dollar varied one eighth, being quoted at 4.67 7-8. Accident Victims Home Mr and Mrs A. E. Williams, of Hamilton, who were Injured when the car in which they were passengers crashed over a bank, necessitating their admission to the Whangarei Hospital, have returned home. Gold Dredging Shares In London on Thursday shares in New Zealand gold dredging companies were quoted as under: Glut ha River, buyers Is 4id. sellers is 7id; Molvneaux River, buyers 4id, sellers 7sd. Freezing Workers Discussion of the Dominion freezing workers’ dispute was continued in camera at Wellington yesterday. Both parties met separately” and considered various proposals in the hope that a suggested basis of agreement may be reported to-day when the hearing resumed. Band Programme Despite heavy thunder, vivid lightning and solid rain, the Waikato Regimental and Hamilton Municipal Band fulfilled its appointment to play a programme of music at the corner of Grey and Te Aroha Streets last evening. There was a large crowd and the programme was much enjoyed. Birth of Triplets Triplets were born in Invercargill last Tuesday to Mr and Mrs John Francis Crofts. This, so far as is known, is the second time in the history of Invercargill that triplets have been born in the city. The last occasion Was some 40 years ago. The children, two hoys and a girl, and the mother are reported to be making excellent progress. Youth Found Shot Henry Owen Holst (18), a farm hand, was found dead at the residence of his father, Mr George Holst, farmer, of Aka Aka, last night with a bullet wound in the head. The body was lying on a pea rifle which had a discharged cartridge in the breach. At the inquest, which was adjourned sine die, the father said his son was in good health, but was apparently upset while having his tea prior to his death. Wheat In Canterbury Millers, grain merchants and experienced farmers are confident that Canterbury’s acreage under wheat will be igreatly increased in the 1939-40 season. Inquiries made in Christchurch show that a number of factors, of which the latest and perhaps the most important is the announcement of the fixed price a year ahead, all tend to a certainty that more wheat will be planted for the 1940 harvest. Buioide Verdict A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was the finding of the coroner, Mr G. Ebbett, at an inquest in Hastings yesterday into the death of Hugh Thomas McHugh, who was killed at the Hastings railway station on January 27 when he was run over by a train. Deceased was a patient at the Pukeora Sanltorium and was absent from the institution without leave. He was in a depressed state, and was seen to push himself under the wheels of a moving carriage. Prisoner’s Plaint At Palmerston North yesterday before Mr Justice Ostler, Darcy Joseph Steele (25), a motor mechanic, charged with convertjng a motor-car to his own use, was convicted. He alleged that he had been treated unjustly, that counsel had been refused him, and he asked for medical attention as he could not sleep. A report on Steele’s mental state described him as an extremely plausible individual, who denied memory of incidents in his life which might not be to his advantage but showed quite a normal memory for other events and even trivial incidents. He was remanded for sentence. Import Applications It is reported that hundreds of applications for import licenses covering the second half of the year already have been lodged with the Customs Department in Auckland as a result of the promise made by the Minister of Customs, the Hon. W. Nash, that the Government was prepared to deal with cases of urgent necessity. Many manufacturers and warehousemen are withholding instructions from travellers who will be selling for next summer and Christmas trade until they know whether goods and materials affected can be obtained from abroad in the last six months of the year. Work of Pure Scientists ‘‘There is need to arouse agriculturists and manufacturers to a full appreciation of the wonderful possibilities of scientific discovery, with its practical results for the advancement of these industries,” said the Chancellor of New Zealand University Senate, the Hon. J. A. Hanan, M.L.C., during a meeting in Christchurch yesterday. ‘‘There is also need to impress upon all people that they should, by every means in their power, forward the work of the pure scientists who are the advance guard of civilisation. Their work is conducted with a philosophic purpose, for the discovery of truth and for the extension of the realm of knowledge.” “International Mind” ‘‘We must not be indifferent to the creation of an international mind.” remarked the Hon. J. A. Hanan, M.L.C.. at a meeting of the New Zealand University Senate in Christchurch yesterday. “Patriotic people, who are concerned for the existence and welfare of their own nations and are solicitous for the safety and advancement of civilisation, are right when they submit that without a solid foundation in international relationships, upon which may he built the welfare and prosperity of each individual national community, all efforts directed toward social advancement, economic development, and cultural progress are in vain, because they could all be uprooted and blasted in a few hours by the super-weapons which, during the last quarter of a century, science lias presented to mankind.” Now in full swing! 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