LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21599, 9 December 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Notifiable Disease Only two cases of notifiable disease were reported in the Hamilton health district for the week ended yesterday. One case was pulmonary tuberculosis and the other erysipelas. Loans for Rural Housing Advances made by the Waikato County Council to farmers under the rural housing scheme total £17.407 10s, and subsidies to farmers £1742 10s, bringing the total to £19,150. Show Abandoned

The Te Awamutu Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Association has decided to abandon its annual show, which was to have been held in February, 1942. The war situation was the prime cause of the decision. Flags at Half Mast

Flags on the Hamilton Post Office and other Government buildings were flown at half-mast yesterday as a mark of respect to the memory of the late Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Allen, M.P. for Hauraki, who was killed in action overseas. Lacerations to Fingers

When his hand was caught in a circular saw yesterday, Mr Abraham Dunn, aged 24, timber worker, of Claude Street, Hamilton, received lacerations to three fingers. The injured man was admitted to the Waikato Hospital.

Police Leave Cancelled Inspector G. B. Edwards, in charge of the Hamilton Police District, has received instructions that all police leave in the Hamilton district has been stopped, and police officers on leave have been recalled to their stations.

Sydney Civic Election In the triennial municipal election in Sydney for the City Council, the Civic Reform Party appears certain to be returned, with 12 seats to Labour’s eight. The position is thus unchanged. Pan American Flights

Pan American Airways have ordered that all information regarding the movements of its Pacific fly-ing-boats shall in future be withheld, says a message from New York. A decision whether Pacific flights shall be maintained rests with the War and Navy Departments.

New Atlantic Record A new record for the Atlantic crossing has been established by an American pilot, Captain Cramer, who, flying a Consolidated Liberator, made the west to east journey in 8 hours 20 minutes, thus beating the record set up last week by Captain Jones, former Imperial Airways pilot. Old Building Demolished An old iron building which was situated near the corner of Bridge and Grey Streets has been demolished and the foundations for a new one, a machinery exchange, are being laid. The old building, reputed to be one of the oldest in Hamilton, was used as a forge for about 40 years.

Boy Receives Burns Burns to his hands, arms and shoulders were received by Trevor McFarland, aged 13, of Huntly, this morning while he was engaged in burning gorse. He was brought to the Waikato Hospital in a St John ambulance. His condition is reported as not serious.

Waste Paper Collection It is urged that any further supplies for the waste paper campaign should be at the depot in Bryce Street by tomorrow night. Baling continued last night and there are now twenty bales completed with a total weight of from eight to ten tons. Following the Christmas vacation another depot will be opened.

High Temperature With the thermometer at one stage yesterday recording 80 degrees and almost an entire absence of wind, conditions were sultry throughout the day and last night. Similar weather was experienced today. A sharp shower fell early yesterday afternoon and light misty rain was again experienced this morning. The barometer remains steady at 30,25ir.. Sympathy Expressed Tributes to the memory of the late Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Allen, M.P. for Hauraki, who has beer} reported killed in action, were paid at the Waikato County Council meeting today, and the council instructed the clerk to write to Mrs Allen expressing its sincere sympathy in her loss and keen appreciation of LieutenantColonel Allen’s public service in many directions. Reference was many directions. Reference was made also to Private F. V. Woodward, a Woodward, who has been reported missing on active service. Te Miro Quarry Reporting to the Waikato County Council meeting in Hamilton today, the engineer, Mr A. A. Woodward, said that work at Te Miro quarry was being carried on as well as conditions permitted with a restricted staff. About 740 cubic yards of metal chips were delivered to the Karapiro hydro-electric works. The new crusher recently installed at the face had made the handling of the metal a much easier task, but the question of a mechanical loader to load the spawls was one that should be considered, especially when the shortage of suitable labour was so acute.

Unusual Compensation Grants In an address to the Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday Mr A. L. Tompkins, president of the Hamilton District Law Society, speaking on employers’ liability in the event of accident to a worker, referred to two unusual cases in which compensation had been awarded. A nurse engaged in a ward in Wellington Hospital claimed to have contracted consumption and proved that she was perfectly healthy before being engaged in the war. Her illness was termed an accident. Compensation was awarded in another case where an employee died of fright at seeing a fellow employee killed. This was also proved an accident, and the employer was held liable.