LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21244, 15 October 1940, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wellington Operatic Society The Wellington Operatic Society is to stage “Rio Rita,” under the direction of Mrs E. Mcßeath, who produced “A Runaway Girl” for the Hamilton Operatic Society last year. Share Dealings Authorised The Stock Exchange Association of New Zealand has received advice from the Reserve Bank authorising quotations and dealings under the Finance Emergency Regulations, No. 2, in the shares of Waihi Investments and Exploration, Limited. Timber Worker Injured When a flitch rolled on his foot at the Ngatea Sawmilling Company’s mill yesterday, Mr Frederick Sergeant, aged 28, married, of Ngatea, had several of his toes fractured. He was removed to the Waikato Hos* pital Calf Pool Payout A payment of £IO3O will be paid to suppliers of the Huntly West Calf Pool during the next few days. The amount represents a payment for all calves collected during August and September and on an average 8s 9d will be paid for calves 641 b in weight.

Women Offer Services A letter suggesting that a group of women be trained to act temporarily as tram conductors in the event of an emergency was received by the Auckland Transport Board today from the Women’s War Service Auxiliary. The board decided to express appreciation, but to point out that the time was not appropriate for such action. No Objection Voiced Although 978 ratepayers voted against drainage and conveniences proposals of the Hamilton Borough Council when they went to the polls on November 29 last year, no objection to the same proposals was voiced by any ratepayer or organisation wnen a committte of inquiry of the Board of Health sat in Hamilton yesterday. The inquiry, which concluded today, was the result of the council’s application to the Board of Health for a requisition in terms of Section 22 of the Health Act, 1920, to authorise it to proceed with the proposed work. Firm's Tribute To Advertising The Chicago firm of Sears, Roebuch and Company, with 560 retail stores, is probably the largest buyer of daily newspaper advertising in the United States. The company’s advertisements are published in 893 daily newspapers in every part of

the United States. The president of the company, Mr Thomas J. Carney, recently said: “Newspaper advertising has been the sine qua non of our retail promotion. We depended on the daily papers from the day when our first retail store was opened, and we have maintained a pretty consistent ratio of newspaper advertising expenditure to total volume from that day to this ... It has been repeatedly demonstrated that any success that we have had can be traced to newspaper promotion.” Heroism in Britain “I wish a few people in New Zealand could spend a few nights in England and strike a bombing raid. It would shake some of those complacent souls who think they are doing their bit by working overtime at 3s 6d an hour,” writes a Hastings member of the Second Echelon now in England. “I would like them to see some of the tremendous sacrifices these people here make,” he continued. “Even with tea and sugar rationed, some of these little country homes will always find enough to make tea for as many as a hundred of our boys on a march. People in England cannot do too much, it seems, for troops, especially the New Zealanders. I hope all the citizens of New Zealand, and not just the soldiers of New Zealand, will help repay the debt we owe the common people of England.”