LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21418, 12 May 1941, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Military Appeals The No. 2 Armed Forces Appeal Board sits on Tuesday at Matamata and Te Aroha, on Wednesday at Ngaruawahia and Huntly, and on Thursday at Hamilton. School Orchestra Mr W. H. Paul, secretary to the "Waikato Winter Show Association, said today that arrangements had been made for the Hamilton Technical High School orchestra to assist at the opening ceremony on Tuesday, May 27. Days Free From Disease No fresh cases of spinal meningitis have been reported from th Bay of Islands district in the last two days. This is the longest period free from cases that has been experienced since the commencement of the outbreak. Dairy Produce Exhibits A huge quantity of butter and cheese for competition at the Waikato Winter Show arrived in Hamilton today, and the staff at the show buildings will be busily occupied during the rest of the week preparing the exhibits for judging before the opening of the Show. Infant Scalded When she fell into a bath of hot water yesterday, Pauline Nepe, aged 18 months, daughter of Mr Hairuha Wiremu Nepe, of Taupiri, suffered burns necessitating her removal to the Waikato Hospital. The child’s condition was reported to be fair today.

Horticultural Week National Horticultural Week, 1942, will be held in Hawke’s Bay. It has been decided that the deliberations at the conferences should be along national lines, and that the local committee be recommended to feature exhibits of national importance. It was also considered that the necessity and value of food production should be stressed.

Funds for Kindergartens Additional financial support for the New Zealand Free Kindergarten Union was sought by a representative deputation which waited on the Minister of Education, the Hon. H. G. R. Mason, in Wellington. Sympathetic consideration of the deputation’s representatives was promised by Mr Mason, who said that he would do his utn\ost to seizure a sum on this year’s estimates.

Photographic Display A comprehensive display of photographic enlargements is to be made by the Prime Minister’s Department at the Waikato Winter Show, which opens on Tuesday, May 27. The display will include many photographs of groups of men on active service on the various battle fronts, and preparations are being made to enable the public to view the photographs under good conditions. The Winter Show Association secretary, Mr W. H. Paul, has been advised that there will also be excellent exhibits on behalf of the Agriculture Department and the Forestry Department.

Old Stamps Converted King George VI stamps in use before the Centennial issue have already been placed on sale again, over-printed with new values. The green half-penny has been converted into a penny stamp, and the brown three-halfpenny into a twopenny stamp. Prior to the issue of the Centennial stamps at the beginng .of last year there were in hand huge stocks of King George VI stamps embracing three values, halfpenny, penny, and three-halfpence, and it was originally intended to revert to the use of these and the pictorial set at the beginning of this year and to withdraw the Centennial set. However, in order not to waste paper, it was decided to exhaust stocks of the Centennial stamps. In the meantime postal rates have been altered.