LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21690, 28 March 1942, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

King: To Broadcast The King is to broadcast to the Empire on the eve of the national day of prayer, v/hich is to be observed tomorrow. The broadcast will be heard in New Zealand at eight o’clock tomorrow morning, New Zealand time. Scow Refloated The auxiliary scow Te Aroha, which ran aground on North Beach on Thursday morning when approaching the Buffer River, was refloated undamaged yesterday, after unloading part of her cargo. Cart Overturns A fractured leg was suffered by Murray Cairns, aged 4, son of Mr A-. P. Cairns, of Tirau, when a cart in which he was riding overturned The boy was admitted to the Waikato Hospital. Petrol Coupons “Coupons number 11 and 12 were issued for the month of March, and cannot be redeemed after March 31,” said the oil fuel controller, Mr G. L. Laurenson, when asked if the coupons could be used after the end of the present month. Renewal Of Tyres Because of the need to conserve raw rubber supplies, the retreading of tyres will be restricted in future to tyres for vehicles engaged in only essential transport. Permission to have tyres retreaded must therefore be obtained from the Transport Department approving officers. Women Workers For Germany The Berlin radio states that labour levies from occupied countries henceforth will include women. The first transport of women labourers has arrived in Germany from Latvi|\ for a year’s work in industry and tgriculture. Prime Minister’s Residence The use of rooms and facilities in the Prime Minister’s residence in Northland, Wellington, in an emergency has been offered to the Northland E.P.S. first-aid post. The offer has been accepted. If the need arises, the accommodation will be used as an auxiliary hospital. Thrown from Motor Cycle When they were thrown from a motor-cycle in the centre of Commerce Street, Frankton, last night Mr William Dowie, of the New Zealand Railv/ays, and Miss E. Hamilton, who was travelling on the pillion seat, received concussion. They were remuYed to the Waikato Hospital in a St. John Ambulance. The condition of both is reported as satisfactory. Fair Weather Likely Although there has been rain on most days during the past week only .39in. has been recorded since last Saturday. There was no fall in the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. today. This morning was fine and calm, with scattered light clouds, and the barometer showed 30.30in., indicating fair weather. The maximum temperature yesterday was 74 degrees and the minimum last night 67 degrees. Heating of Railway Carriages Shortage of shipping, together with almost total direction of overseas manufacturing effort to immediate war needs, renders it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to obtain material essential to the normal upkeep of the railway service. The department states that for over a year it has been unable to procure from the country of manufacture supplies of steam hoses for replacements in the heating system of railway carriages, and, although it has been possible until now to improvise so that the difficulty would not be visited upon train travellers, the time has arrived when steam hoses in carriages on secondary services will require to be removed for use as replacements in Main Trunk expresses.