LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21035, 10 February 1940, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Preventing: Disturbance Meetings likely to cause a breach of the peace are not to be allowed in any public reserve or public building in Whangarei.

Recruits Examined In the No. 4 (Hamilton) military area, 95 recruits have been medically examined this week, and 75 were passed fit for active service in any part of the world. Thirteen were listed as temporarily unfit and seven were permanently unfit. Of a batch of 17 Maoris examined during the week, 15 were fit, one temporarily unfit and one permanently unfit. Evidence of Vandalism Evidence of vandalism in Waitoa has been reported to the Te Aroha police. Mr J. Head stated that when he returned to his whare on Sunday morning, he found the place almost in ruins. Twelve weather boards had been pulled off and the doors were wrenched from their hinges. It is thought to be the work of irresponsible youths last Saturday night. The police are investigating. Company Dividend The accounts of Quill Morris (1936), Limited, for the year ended January 31, show a net profit, after making full provision for taxation, ot £4323. his compares with £3236 in 1939 and £3242 in 1938. The dividend recommendation is unchanged at 5 per cent. The directors’ report mentions that sales of both wines and spirits and factory products constituted a further record. Convalescing Soldiers With many soldiers in New Zealand requiring medical attention in hospitals, full use is being made of the Bryant Home, Raglan, for convalescent troops. At the present time 21 men are at Raglan. The value of Mr D. V. Bryant’s offer to place the home at the disposal of the military authorities has been apparent in the benefits gained by the soldiers. Progress and recovery have been rapid in nearly all cases.

Flight Postponed A proposal to drop leaflets from Royal New Zealand Air Force machines over Auckland last evening in furtherance of the recruiting campaign was abandoned owing to the high wind, which made the successful dropping of leaflets impracticable. A large crowd which had assembled to witness the spectacle was disappointed, as the cancellation was made at the last minute. It is hoped to make the flight next Friday.

Suicide by Drowning A verdict of suicide by drowning was returned by the coroner, Mr F. K. Hunt, at an inquest in Auckland yesterday into the death of Frank Harvey, aged 83, who was seen to fall from a jetty on the waterfront road on January 25. An engine-cleaner, Norman Vincent Payne, said he saw deceased on a jetty near the locomotive sheds at 5.30 p.m. He then appeared to jump from the steps into the harbour. Witness entered the water and returned to the wall with the deceased, artificial respiration being applied until an ambulance arrived. However, he did not revive.

Dangerous Folly Folly, which, had it not been discovered, would probably have resulted in a serious accident, was committed at Central Park, Whangarei. In the curve of the water chute used by hundreds of children and others, the borough park superintendent, Mr F. S. Holman, found two 2in. nails driven into the boards. They were at the point where the swimmer, after his slide, is precipitated into the water, and were so placed that they would have penetrated deeply into the body. The nails, which were headed, had been clumsily driven into the chute with a stone, which was found near by.

Correspondence for Troops The Postmaster-General, the Hon. F. Jones, stated to-day that the Post Office was anxious that letters for soldiers should reach the addressees with as little delay as possible. Not only was it important that letters for soldiers who had proceeded abroad should be fully and correctly addressed, but it was equally important that the words “N.Z.E.F. Overseas” should be included in the address. A complete address should include the soldier’s number, his rank and his unit, followed by “N.Z.E.F. Overseas.” An example of a correctly addressed letter for a soldier who has left the Dominion was 591 Private J. Brown, B Company, 19th (Wellington) Rifle Battalion, N.Z.E.F. Overseas. Soldiers’ Telegrams Commencing to-day, a cheap rate telegram service will be made available to members of His Majesty’s Army and Air Force abroad, except for the present those serving in Canada and Egypt. The rate is to be 5d a word for the text and signature, with a minimum charge of 2s 6d. Urgent private matters only will be allowed. The text is to be in plain language and the message must contain the surname. The messages are subject to censorship. The address, which will not be charged for, must include the indicator “E.F.M.,” the regimental number, the rank and the words “British Expeditionary Force, London,” or if the addressee is not with the British Expeditionary Force, the name of the place, of the country and of the destination.

Judgment Reserved After hearing a considerable amount of legal argument in the Supreme Court, Hamilton, yesterday Mr Justice Blair reserved judgment in the case in which claims were heard affecting the payment of dividends for shareholders of the Finance Corporation of N.Z., Limited (in liquidation). The liquidator, M. M. Shaw, was represented by Mr D. Seymour, the preference shareholders by Mr W. J. King, and the ordinary shareholders by Mr C. L. MacDiarmid. No dividends to any shareholders wer> paid since 1935 and the company went into liquidation in April, 1938. Argument as to whether the cumulative preference dividends should be paid in priority to ordinary shareholders was heard. The amount of arrears, if the Court authorised the payments, was £4259.

Clearance of Summer Millinery— Hooker & Kingston Ltd are determined to sacrifice the balance of our summer hats to ensure a complete clearance —See our windows and watch the papers for details of these spectacular reductions—Every hat must go from pullons to models between 2 and 3 pounds in price— Nothing now over 19/6 and priced to clear from 1/11 —Call and inspect these hats at once while selection remains.