LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21036, 12 February 1940, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Run of Wet Saturdays Cambridge experienced its fifth successive wet Saturday this week- i end. Heavy rain in the morning and early afternoon caused all sports l to be abandoned.

Jubilee Postponed As a result of the war, preparations for the Raglan School Jubilee, which was to have been held this year, have been abandoned. The celebration has been postponed for the duration of the war.

World Record Sprint At Philadelphia on Saturday Norwood Ewell, a negro, sprinted 50 yards indoors in the world record time of five seconds. The previous record of 5 l-ss, held by A. B. Postle (Australia), was established in 1908. Young Briton Fed Up! Tragedy lurks in the “Situations Wanted” columns of the North China Daily News,’ published in Shanghai. 1 Here is a typical example from a re- I cent issue: “Briton, young, well educated, fed up, disgusted, jobless and friendless, desires position immediately, any capacity from bell boy to managing director. What offers?” New Friary Opened The new friary and retreat house of the Franciscan order in Mount Roskill, Auckland, was blessed and opened yesterday afternoon by Bishop Liston. The Superior, Father Colman O’Connor, welcomed a large number of the clergy and laity. Monsignor H. F. Holbrook, Father Killian Corrigan, Mr Justice Callan and Mr J. L. Coakley also addressed the gathering. Told To Leave Town Stated by Senior-Sergeant G. H. Lambert to have been in possession of methylated spirits when arrested in Victoria Street last night, Harold Howard Walker, aged 31, boot repairer, appeared before Mr F. Findlay, J. P., in the Police Court, Hamilton. today, charged with being found drunk in a public place. The accused, who was a second offender, was convicted and discharged and told to leave the town. A companion, who appeared in court on a similar offence, was also convicted and discharged and warned to leave Hamilton. He was a statutory first offender.