LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21357, 27 February 1941, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

British Tobacco Profits Net profit of the British Tobacco Company (Australia), Limited, showed an increase of £55,122 to £965,936 for the year ended October 31. Australia’s Wool Cheque Wool appraised in Australia so far this season totals 2,458,314 bales, valued at £39,328,967, of which growers have received £34,018,807 and £3,388,256 is due for immediate payment. Safety First An English hotel, in advertising accommodation, says: “Bomb proof! Gas proof! Fire proof! Shelter (for 100 guests) built in the solid rock.” Another says: ‘‘No sirens, no gunfire.” Sports Postponed The Hamilton High School boys’ swimming sports which were to have been held this afternoon have now been postponed until Monday afternoon. The girls’ sports will be held the following Thursday. Home Guard Parade On account of the unfavourable weather, the Hamilton units of the Home Guard and E.P.S. will parade to-night in the Bledisloe Hall and not at Rugby Park as previously announced. Members are asked to parade in shoes or in light boots without nails.

Lighting Restrictions “Exactly the same restrictions will be applied to the rest of New Zealand,” said the Dominion Lighting Controller, Mr F. T. M. Kissel, when asked if measures announced by the Mayor, of Wellington, Mr T. C. A. Hislop, for the control of lighting in Wellington were to be enforced elsewhere.

Armed Forces Appeals The No. 2 Armed Forces Appeal Board is hearing appeals at Paeroa today. The Board sat at Thames on Tuesday and Wednesday, the personnel being Messrs S. L. Paterson, S.M. (chairman), R. Coulter, D. V. Bryant and J. W. Neate, with Mr D. J. B. Seymour as Crown representative and Mr G. J. Grace as secretary.

Conscientious Objectors A full discussion on the rights of individuals to appeal for exemption from military service on the grounds of conscientious objection took place at the conference of the Methodist Church of New Zealand yesterday. Although the question was not brought to a vote, each speaker was in favour of the rights of conscience be ing up held. Lorgnette Revival?

Perhaps the first fashion likely to be set by Lady Newall in New Zealand may be a revival of the use of lorgnette spectacles among dowagers. At the Scout and Guide memorial service to the late Lord BadenPowell in Wellington Lady Newall followed the service through a pair of silver-mounted lorgnettes. Egyptian Hospitality

How British residents in Egypt are extending hospitality to New Zealanders on leave is described in a letter received by a Hamilton resident from a friend in Sharia Emad El Din, Cairo. On Christmas Day, the Sporting Club of which he is a member, gave a tea and entertainment to over 4000 sick and wounded, a number of whom were from New Zealand.

Paper For Soldiers Edited by a Hamiltonian and a former member of the literary staff of the Waikato Times, SecondLieutenant W. S. Jordan, another soldiers’ weekly newspaper has made its appearance in New Zealand. It is The Div. Cav. News Carrier, a four-sheet publication recording the week by week history of this regiment, which is in camp at Burnham.

Disproportionate Share “The fishing industry has already been heavily affected by the war through men being called up and by ships having been taken for war work,” said counsel, appearing before the No. 2 Armed Forces Appeal Board at Thames yesterday, on behalf of some fishermen called in the ballot. He claimed that the industry was carrying a disproportionately large share of the war burden, and it should not be further weakened. After hearing evidence the Board reserved its decision. Question of Elections “On calm reflection, and speaking as one who has no politics whatever, I am definitely satisfied that there should be no local body elections this year, or for the duration of the war,” said Mr Allan J. Moody, chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board, in an interview. Mr Moody suggested that in the event of there being no election, Mayors and chairmen of local bodies should be empowered to appoint new members to fill vacancies that might occur. He understood it would cost £II,OOO for them to be held in Auckland alone. Hospital Finance A suggestion for consideration at the annual Municipal Conference, which is to open next Monday in Auckland is contained in a remit from the Dargaville Borough Council, urging that the whole question of hospital finance be taken up with the Government. The Dargaville Borough Council also proposes that while the present system of hospital finance continues provision should be made for the contributing bodies to have direct representation on hospital boards, in lieu of the present system, under which a local body providing a considerable portion of a board’s revenue may have no direct representation on such board. Gold Production “This is perhaps the first time the production of gold as a ground for appeal has come before the Board,” said counsel, addressing the No. 2 Armed Forces Appeal Board at Thames on Tuesday. Appellant was John Derrick Homan, of Tapu, and his counsel told the Board it seemed to him merely a question of whether or not Homan was more valuable producing gold or serving with the military forces at this time. For the i2 months ended March, 1940, Homan

and party (his brother and three other men) had produced gold valued at £4040. Taxation amounted to nearly £2OOO, including gold tax, export tax, war tax, income tax and social security tax. The Board adjourned the appeal sine die.

Arrangements have been made to hold St. Aidan's annual garden party in Parana Park on Saturday, March 22. There will be numerous stalls and a varied programme has been prepared for the entertainment of patrons.