LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21039, 15 February 1940, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

= Children’s Choir of 1000 Voices Singing by from 700 to 1000 school I children in a massed choir will be a i feature of the Palmerston North Cen- ; tennial celebrations on February 24. Donation of £IOO i A Timaru woman has forwarded I a £IOO donation for tomorrow’s community sing in Dunedin to provide ! woollen gaments for Finnish children. Bicycle On Footpath For riding a bicycle on a footpath. ■ Charles Flower was convicted and I fined 10s and costs when he was charged in the Magistrate’s Court, : Hamilton, today before Mr S. L. 1 Paterson, S.M. Recruits Examined At an examination of recruits in Hamilton yesterday 32 men appeared before a medical board. Of these 19 were passed fit for active service, eight were temporarily unfit and the remaining five permanently unfit. A.A.A. Members Serving A statement that 421 members of the Automobile Association (Auck- , land) were now on active service was . made by the secretary, Mr G. W. Hutchison, at last night’s meeting of the council in Auckland. The total ; membership of the association stood at 34,420 and there were 413 members in Fiji. | Amalgamation of Schools I The probability that no further , steps would be taken towards the ; amalgamation of the Hamilton High School and the Hamilton Technical College for the duration of the war ! was expressed by members of the ! Hamilton Technical College Board of j Managers last night. In the opinion l 01 Mr B. Sims the time was not opportune for the amalgamation. Gored by Bull ! When a Jersey bull turned on him i and gored him, John Francis O’Con- { n ?\S ged 12 ’ son of Mr T - O’Connor, ot Whatawhata, received severe injuries in the abdomen yesterday ?z f r M n x° n and was admitted to the v\ aikato Hospital. The incident occurred when the boy was attempting th pre >' ent the animal from passing j

through a gate on his father’s farm An operation was performed, and the boy s condition to-day is stated to be | satisfactory. Cold Night In Hamilton ! It was hard to realise from the i cold conditions experienced in Ham- | ilton last night that the generally re- ! cognised winter months we?e still | many weeks away. Numerous people found that fires were needed, I and it was noticeable that those who were out-of-doors were wearing much warmer clothing than is usual in February. The temper.iture last night dropped to 53 degrees, which is a low level for this time of the year. Narrows Bridge The work of dismantling the old Narrows bridge, which has been replaced by a modern structure, has been completed. The timber from the old bridge will be divided between the Waikato County Council i and the Waipa County Council. With the exception of minor work on the road approaches, the task of replacing the bridge over the Waikato River is finished. Motorists are finding that the eased corners at the j approaches and the new bridge are j much easier to negotiate. ; Men For Patrol Work j A further 10,000 men are required j by the British Admiralty for various ! types of patrol work. In view of the | statement on Tuesday by the New , | Zealand Minister of Defence, the Hon. | |F. Jones, that arrangements were I being made to send from New Zea- j ■ land R.N.V.R. men. mechanicians, j tradesmen and a small number of i yachtsmen overseas, it seems likely : that at least a proportion of them will be engaged in this work In ; Auckland 225 men have enlisted for ! service in the naval auxiliary forces. I