Aurora Australia

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20784, 19 April 1939, Page 6

Aurora Australia

Residents of Raglan had a splendid view of the aurora australis in the south-western sky on Monday evening. The display was very vivid, at one time white lines giving a curtain effect.

Infantile Paralysis Two cases of infantile paralysis have been admitted to the Wellington Hospital. The ipatients are boys aged 8 and 7. Though there is slight paralysis In botfl cases, their condition is not considered serious.

Unskilled Labour Influx It is stated that there is an influx of unskilled labour from Australia to the Dominion and the new arrivals are swelling the ranks of the unemployed. I There is apparently an impression | among the men that jobs will be found for them on public works. Power Board Houses "The board should take a pride in its houses, equip them well and do all reasonable alterations, that the em-ployee-tenants request,” said Mr J. A. Sampson at the meeting of the Central Waikato Electric Power Board to-day when the renovation of one of the N hoard's houses was being debated. g Injured Constable The condition of Constable D. G. ; \ Kilgour, who was admitted to the * Auckland ‘Hospital on Monday morn- j ing suffering from a blow on the head 1 received while patroliing the grounds J of St- Helens Hospital, was reported last night to have improved. Jle is : no longer on the serious list. 1 Damages Claim Fails Reserved decision in favour of the Crown in a claim for £163 4s 6d damages for injury allegedly suffered as j a result of an accident at the Main Bath Buildings, Rotorua, was delivered by Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M., at Rotorua j yesterday. Negligence was alleged on i the part of the Crown in its practice i • of placing damp towels on the tiled floor alongside the baths. Petitioner ‘ was Percy Brewin, of Rotorua.