LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21243, 14 October 1940, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

\ Much More Dangerous j "Every action of a human being is j (fraught with the element of risk,” i I remarked counsel in a case in the Supreme Court in Timaru. “For inJ stance it is risky to drive down the j j street." His Honour Mr Justice j I Northcroft: It is much more danger- j j ous to walk across the street. j Dividend of 40 Per Cent Broken Hill South, Limited, Mel- ' 1 bourne made a profit of £329.503 in ! • the year ended June 30, after setting ! aside £70,000 to meet unpredictable ! wartime expenditure, including ! special company taxation. In the ! previous year net profit was £350,007. j The dividends for the year were un- | changed at 40 per cent. Rain Threatening: Following a perfect day on Saturday a change in the weather came : yesterday. The sky was overcast and conditions very boisterous, the ■ wind at times reaching gale force. ! Up till 9 o'clock this morning ,04in. | of rain fell, but with the barometer falling some heavy rain seems • probable. The warm temperature j accompanying the humid weather is indicated by the fact that the minimum and maximum thermometer readings are both 60 degrees. Angling Successes The best trout fishing of the season to date was reported in the district during the week-end. Particularly good results were obtained by several Hamilton fishermen from the west- j ern bank of the Waikato River, about a mile downstream from the spillway fall at Arapuni, where catches of up to 71b were taken. The lower reaches of the Waihou River also fished well, but smaller streams and tributaries were still too discoloured by the recent rain to give good results. More Butter Produced A fine response has been made by farmers of the Ruawai district, to the North Auckland Government’s request for greater production of butter. The manager of the Ruawai Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., Mr E. K. Hames, said that for the month of September the figures showed a 40 per cent, increase, and for the season to the end of September the increase was 34 per cent. There were five new herds, but the greatest increase had been in better production on every farm. Decrease In Profit A net profit of £2068 is reported by the Rotoiti Timber Company, Limited, Wellington, for the year ended June 30. This compares with £6141 in the previous year. The directors propose a final dividend of £3 4s per cent on preference shares, which receive the fixed rate of £6 8s per cent per annum, and a further 2 per cent on ordinary shares, making 4 per cent, unchanged, for the year. Prices for sawn timber are under the control of the Price Tribunal and unfortunately, it is stated, the prices fixed have not been sufficient to give a reasonable return. Maori Gift To Warship Yesterday Princess Te Puea Herangi visited Auckland to present the model of the Tainui war canoe, ihe carved crest, and a Maori mat to the captain of a New Zealand armed cruiser. A small taiaha was presented to one of the senior officers of the ship. As spokesman for Princess Te Puea, Mr Te Rore Eruera gave a short address in Maori, after which Mr W. C. E. George, Mayor of Huntly. convej'ed greetings from King Koroki. The ship’s commander thanked the Maoris for their interest, and especially thanked Princess Te Puea for coming to Auckland to present the gifts herself. The American Elections The election for the United States Presidency will be held on November 5. The date is fixed as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding that in which the Presidential term expires. The contest is between Mr Roosevelt, who is standing for a third term, and his Republican rival, Mr Wendell Willkie, although there are several other minor candidates. The election will attract even greater interest than usual throughout the world, and particularly in Britain and the Empire, at the present juncture of the war.