LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21037, 13 February 1940, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

City Conserves Petrol It was stated at a meeting of the Dunedin City Council last night that to conserve petrol the amount used ■ on the corporation buses had been ’ cut by 40 per cent. Boy Accident Victim It is reported that the small Maori schoolboy who was injured when he collided with a truck at Kihikihi after he had left the school bus, was not much more than slightly hurt, and will be able to be taken to his home in a day or so. Car or. Fire A light car belonging to Mr R. Tre- j loar caught fire in Pembroke Street at 11 o’clock last night. The blaze was extinguished by means of a hand chemical extinguisher by the Hamil- , ton Fire Brigade, the car escaping ! with slight damage to the engine. Australian Loses Wallet It was reported at the Miramar tennis courts (Wellington) yesterday that the Australian player. J. Bromwich. had lost a wallet containing £35. Bromwich looked a very worried young man until good news concerning its recovery was received late in the afternoon. Address to Rotarians An outline of events leading up to : the war and of preparations he had seen on a visit to Great Britain. Eur- : ope and the United States, was given by Mr C. C. Ross, of Hamilton, in an address at the weekly luncheon of the Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday. Mr Ross was in England three weeks before the outbreak of hostilities. Snow Low on Egmont Snow lying thick over a great part of Mount Egmont was an unusual February spectacle that presented itself when the clouds cleared away

after several days. With a sharp nip of winter, such a coating of snow has not lain so low on the mountain at this time of the year for many years. Five-Years-Old Charge Arrested on warrant in Hamilton, James Wray, alias James Tosh, aged 44, farm labourer, appeared before Mr G. K. Sinclair, J.P., in the Police Court, Hamilton, today charged with the theft of a towel and a quantity of children’s clothing, valued at 10s, the property of Michael John O'Donnell, at Waimaikaiho, on April 23, 1935. On the application of Constable F. R. Henry the accused was remanded to appear at New Plymouth on February 16. It was stated that other charges were pending. New Stamp Issue A new stamp of the Centennial postage series will be placed on sale on March 8. The new stamp, which is of the 8d denomination, is of the same design and colours as the present 7d value, which will be withdrawn from sale at the close of business on March 7. When the Centennial stamps were being prepared, the selected denominations were considered to be most suitable for the prepayment of the postage rates then in force; but with the recent alteration in postage rates an 8d denomination (the initial parcel rate) is more convenient and is accordingly being made available. Sale of Health Stamps Health stamps, which have been on issue since October 16 last, will remain on sale until February 29. Health stamps are in two denominations—Ud and 3d, the postage value of the Ud stamp being Id, the remaining id going to the child r ren’s fund. The postage value of the 3d stamp is 2d, the remaining Id going to the children’s fund. While the present unsettled conditions have affected revenue, the number of children who require health camp treatment is the same as formerly. Health Camp Committees, whose work is entirely voluntary, are redoubling their efforts to obtain the finance necessary to carry on their work among the children. Deep Sea Fishing Trophies A silver and gold cup and a gold medal for competition among launchmen and fishermen at the Bay of Islands has been brought to the Dominion by Mr E. P. Andreas, of Sydney, a frequent visitor to New Zealand for the fishing. Mr Andreas said yesterday that when he was at Russell last year he promised to donate a cup for the launchman at the Bay of Islands who had the greatest tally of swordfish during the Centennial season. The gold medal would be presented to the member of the Bay of Islands Swordfishing Club who brought into Russell the heaviest swordfish of the season. In addition to deep-sea fishing in the north, Mr Andreas will visit Taupo and the Buller River for the trout fishing. He will be in the Dominion for about two months.