LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 22063, 14 June 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Don Bradman on Stock Exchange An Australian paper says that Mr Don Bradman, the famous cricketer, has been admitted to the Stock Exchange at Adelaide. Soviet Loan Oversubscribed The Moscow radio says the second State loan for 12,000,000,000 roubles (approximately £480,000,000) closed in seven days with 20,000,000,000 roubles subscribed (approximately £800,000,000). Earthquakes Recorded A message from New York states that Fordham University recorded two earthquakes at 1.20 and 4.50 a.m. yesterday, about 6800 miles from New York, believedly in Japan. One disturbance was very severe. Soldiers Better Dressed Australian soldiers are to be better dressed in future. Uniforms are new being made in 47 fittings, instead of 22 as previously. No material alterations have been made in the standard pattern. Pig Industry A claim that the Minister’s interference with the pig industry would have far-reaching effects was made by Mr A. S. Sutherland, M.P. for Hauraki, in the Budget debate in Parliament on Friday. “If the Minister wants more fat pigs,” he said, “he should leave the market open to, pay more for fat pigs, and generally he should interfere less with the open market.” Tribunal’s Lengthy Sitting The sitting in Hamilton last week of the Goods Service Charges Tribunal was unexpectedly prolonged and despite an earlier start being made on Saturday morning than on the previous four days the hearing did not reach its conclusion until six o’clock in the evening. Sir Francis Frazer and other members of the Tribunal left for Wellington by the limited express last night. Slippery Footway To remove the danger of slipping on the frost-covered surface and as a guard against slushy conditions upon the subsequent thaw, council employees early this morning laid a coating of sand along the footway on the railway bridge. On recent frosty mornings numerous people have complained of the difficulty of keeping footwear dry while crossing the bridge. Hamiltonian Commended for Poem The judge of the Jessie Mackey memorial competition for poetry, 1942 Mr Alan Mulgan, has awarded the prize to Mr R. I. F. Patterson, Remuera, Auckland, for his poem, “Youth Passes.” The following have been specially commended: Mrs Elsie M. Ryan (Wadestown), and Misses L. E. Smaill (Dunedin), Mary Stanley (Hamilton), and Mary R. Greig (Wanganui). It was announced at the annual meeting of the New Zealand centre of the P.E.N. recently that nearly 100 entries had been received for the competition.