LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21042, 19 February 1940, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Art Union Winner The winner of the first prize of £2OOO in the “Too Good to Miss” art union is Mr William Casson, a farm hand, of Te Whanga, near Hastings. Mr Casson is a single man aged 40. Late Lord Tweedsmuir’s Memoirs It is learned that Lord Tweedsmuir completed a ndvel on Canadian life 14 days before his last illness. His memoirs, entitled “ A Pilgrim’s Way,” are also to be published. Dividend Unchanged The National Mortgage and Agency j Company of New Zealand, Limited, j has announced a final dividend of 2\ per cent, making a total of 5 per cent, for the year ended September 30, says a message from Lon- ! don. The rate is unchanged. ; Hamilton Fishermen i A mako shark weighing 3811 b was J i caught by Mr Stanley Ellis, of Hamilton, while fishing on the Whangaroa j grounds yesterday. Many swordfish were seen, but would not take the [ bait, except for one which Mr A. ; Ebbett, another Hamilton visitor, j played for 10 minutes and lost. Exhibition Attendance On Friday night the attendance at the Centennial Exhibition approached the 1,500,000 mark, the figure being 1,483,263, with a daily average of 16,855. The most popular attraction was still the Crazy House, which 297,892 persons had visited. Next was the Waitomo Caves with 248, 118. Good Fishing at Taupo Fishing conditions are reported to have been particularly good at Taupo on Saturday. Several limit bags were secured. Weather conditions evidently deceived many fishermen, as the number out on Saturday was not great. Dr D. D. Martin, of Ngaruawahia, and party were among those successful in catching the limit, none of the fish being under 61b. Improvement In Weather After six weeks of unsettled weather there was evidence of a decided change last night and this morning Hamilton awakened to a perfect autumn day. Conditions on Saturday were the best for over a month, and for the first time for many weeks sporting activities proceeded without interruption. The atmosphere this morning had a cold but crisp feel which was tempered by bright sunshine.

New Swimming Pool The Olympic swimming pool, considered the finest of its kind in New Zealand or Australia, constructed by the Newmarket Borough Council, was officially opened on Saturday by the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry. He said the pool was the only one in the Dominion with water of sufficient depth for high diving up to Olympic standard. He understood the New Zealand amateur championships were to be held therein next year.

Revised Relay Time As is it necessary under international rules, in the event of watches registering different times in a contest, that the longest time be taken it is officially announced that the time in the four-mile relay world record attempt at Masterton on Saturday was 17m 18 4-5 s The attempt was made by T. Allen. W. A. C. Pullar, C. H. Matthews and V. P. B*ot on the world record of 7m 16s, thi time beiing given on Saturday as 17m 174-ss,

Struck by Train Struck by a train while walking along the railway track near the Petone crossing on Saturday afternoon, Mr J. D. Webster, 21 Kent Terrace, Wellington, received head injuries and concussion. He was taken to the Wellington station by train and from the train to hospital by free ambulance. Mr Webster was walking toward Wellington and the train approached from behind him at about 10 miles per hour. He was thrown to the side down a bank and landed heavily on his face.

Paper Bag Shortage The impression among merchants that paper manufacturers are rationing supplies because of a shortage of certain imported materials necessary in the process of manufacture is wrong, according to Mr C. L. Crowley, Christchurch representative of N.Z. Paper Mills, Ltd. No trouble, he says, has yet been experienced in securing raw materials. The shortage of brown paper is due to the inability of the New Zealand mills to meet the greatly increased demand or. account of import restrictions. Hoarding by many retailers has also aggravated the position. Alien Control Breach

Wolfgang Rosenberg, of Wellington, pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court, Wellington, on Saturday to four charges of breaches of the Alien Control Emergency Regulations, 1939. The case was the first of its kind to be heard in Wellington, and on each of two charges of failing to obtain a permit to leave the district Rosenberg was fined £5, with costs, 10s, in each case. On two charges of absenting himself except in accordance with the term of a permit, he was convicted and discharged. It was very necessary at the present time that a check he kept on aliens travelling about the country on permits, said Sub-Inspector Turner. The regulations should not be treated with contempt and unconcern.