LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 21931, 9 January 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Show at Pukekohe An agricultural show is to be held at Pukekohe for patriotic purposes on Saturday, February 13. Entries close on January 27, and it is hoped to attract competition from Waikato breeders of stock and owners of hacks and hunters. Potato Prices The Price Tribunal has advised that under Price Order 116, together with Amendment No. 1, potato prices are fixed at a maximum of £l4 a ton to growers and £l7 10s a ton to retailers. The maximum retail price is 2£d per lb. These prices will operate until the end of February unless a change is made in the meantime. Small Boy Burned A four-year-old boy, William Arthur John Skinner, son of Mrs L. Skinner, Bridge Street, Te Aroha, was admitted to the Waikato Hospital today suffering from burns to the face, arms and legs, the result of contact with blazing methylated spirits at his home. His condition is satisfactory. Camouflage Nets An urgent request was received in Hamilton yesterday from the Army authorities for more camouflage nets, and the Women’s War Service Auxiliary, Hamilton, is now busy arranging for supply. Mrs H. H. Toombs, on behalf of the Auxiliary, is appealing for more volunteer helpers, and as material is available it is hoped to meet the request with a minimum of delay. Good-sized Schnapper A Hamilton businessman who had been spending his holidays on the coast near Raglan, returned last night with a nice catch of schnapper, much to the gratification of his friends, who were able to have schnapper fillets for breakfast today. Among the fish brought home were some weighing 101 b. to 121 b. when cleaned ready for cooking, and at least one of the recipients declares he never tasted sweeter fish. Girl Guides in Camp A party of 24 Girl Guides from Frankton is in camp at Karamu. Conditions are good and all the girls are enjoying the occasion. Thirty-six Guides from Hamilton and Te Kauwhata have just completed a ten days’ camp at the same place, extending over the Christmas and New Year holiday period, when excellent weather was experienced. The camps are planned to give the Guides training in outdoor work and to instil a spirit of independence and self-re-liance. Healthful Holiday Telephoning from Port Waikato this morning Mr W. H. Paul, president of the Waikato Children’s Camp League, said the children’s camp was continuing successfully, the 130 children in residence from all parts of the Waikato and northern King Country being fit and well, enjoying to the utmost the lovely weather and the facilities provided for a healthful holiday. The party returns from camp on Tuesday, January 13, arriving by the Auekland-Taneatua express train. The second contingent of campers leaves Hamilton at 8.30 a.m. on the same date, and if the same fine weather is experienced the boys and girls seem assured of a delightful holiday. Surf Rescue While bathing at Waihi Beach, a girl from Morrinsville, June Lithgow, aged about 10 -years, got into difficulties in the surf and help had to be summoned before she was brought ashore. Although the girl was not very far out in the surf a high wave carried her off her feet and before she could recover she was washed further out. The nexf wave again washed her off her feet, carrying her into still deeper water. A call was made for help and Mr W. B. Young, a Hamilton builder, who was working on the sand supervising a sand castle building competition, immediately went to the rescue fully clothed. Mr Young experienced no difficulty in bringing the girl to safety. She was taken to the St. John Ambulance casualty station where she was treated for shock, later returning to her bach none the worse for her experience. Registration of Dogs Because of the difficulty experienced by some local bodies in obtaining dog collars, the Dogs Registration Emergency Regulations, 1942 (No. 2), have been issued to contiune in operation during the war. They provide for an extension of the registration date from January 1* 19*13, to February, 1943, and for dogs which normally would be registered for the first time in January until February 15. Registration shall be deemed to be effected if the local authority issues a label or disc marked as required by the Act to be attached to an old dog collar, or on the issue of a certificate authorising the continued use of a collar, label or disc issued after January 1, 1941. The Waikato County Council will not be affected by the regulation, as it has already arranged for a supply of collars for the current year.