CIVIC RECEPTION

Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 22093, 17 July 1943, Page 4

CIVIC RECEPTION

MEN HOME ON FURLOUGH | PLANS FOR NEXT THURSDAY ! An official reception to Hamilton 1 men home on furlough from the ! Middle East, has been arranged for next Thursay. , The Town Clerk, Mr W. L. Waddel, advises that the reception will be held at Garden Place, if weather permits, or in the Theatre Royal if weather conditions are unfavourable for an open air function. Returned service personnel, including members of the Army, Navy and Air Force who have served overseas are to assemble at the corner of Rostrevor Street and Victoria Street, at 12.15, and headed by a military band, will march to the place of the reception. The speakers will be the Mayor, Mr H. D. Caro, the member for Hamilton, Mr C. A. Barrell, and Mr A. L. Fow, president of the Waikato Returned Services’ Association. After the reception the returned services personnel are to be entertained to a civic luncheon at Messrs H. & J. Court, Limited. Shops and business premises are requested to close from noon to 1.45 p.m. CAMBRIDGE CIVIC WELCOME (Special to Times) CAMBRIDGE, Saturday Not since the Great War has there been such an enthusiastic civic welcome as that tendered yesterday afternoon to 16 returned men and Sister E. Nicholl, all of the district. The big crowd assembled in front of the Town Hall steps cheered the newly returned section to the echo as they marched in the position of honour up Victoria Street to the Town Hall. Here they were met by the Mayor, Mr Edgar James, Mr W. S. Goosman, M.P., and Mr J. W. Jean ;, president of the Returned Services Association. Again as the men marched through the guard of honour of 75 ex-servicemen they were cheered. Addresses of welcome were given by the Mayor, Mr Goosman and Mr Jeans. On behalf of the party Staff-Sergeant lan Bryce and Sister E. Nicholl replied. After the welcome the soldiers and their relatives were the guests of the Patriotic Committee at afternoon tea.

Deposit on Bottles The Economic Stabilisation Commission announces that in order to conserve supplies of bottles the deposit charges on bottles has been increased from one penny to twopence or threepence for quart sizes. The charge on siphons will be increased from one shilling to two shillings. Importation of Mandarins Efforts are being made to induce the New Zealand Government to import mandarins, formerly known as the poor man’s oranges, from Australia, according to a prominent Christchurch fruit . merchant, who said he had been reliably informed that negotiations had been proceeding for some time. Reports from Australia, he said, indicated that mandarins could be shipped to New Zealand at the rate of 12s for a case of 240 mandarins. That mean that they could be sold to retailers for not more than £1 a case, or a penny apiece. On the same basis, the public would be able to buy them at the rate of eight for one shilling. That was for the largest size. The smallest size could be retailed up to 16 a shilling.