LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 193, Issue 22198, 18 November 1943, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Barometer RisingA southerly breeze throughout yesterday did not prevent the temperature becoming high, the maximum reading being 72 degrees. There was bright sunshine practically throughout, although the sky became cloudy in the evening. This morning saw overcast conditions first thing but the clouds soon cleared, giving way to warm sunshine. The barometer was rising at 30.20in. at 9 a.m. Pedestrian Crossing The Hamilton Borough Council last night decided to replace a pedestrian crossing in Grey Street, Hamilton East, now that there were more school children crossing the street in the locality. Councillor’s Bereavement A motion of sympathy with Mr W. W. Dillicar in the loss of his only son, Flight-Lieutenant J. C. Dillicar, whose death is officially presumed on active service, was carried at last night’s meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council. Teaching Appointments The Auckland Education Board has authorised the following teaching appointments:—Sole teacher, Mr F. T. Raethel, Paewhenua. Assistant master, Mr M. F. Henry, Te Kuiti District High School. Assistant mistresses, Miss J. C. Davis, Te Pahu; Miss G. B. Whitcombe, Tokoroa. Surprise for Music Critic ♦ A Sydney music critic recently urged the organisers of orchestral concerts to take drastic action against late arrivals. Last week, much to his surprise, he found that his advice had been taken, and, arriving late himself, he had to wait outside the hall while the National Anthem and the first big selection were played. Busy Manpower Committee The Auckland District Manpower (Industrial) Committee, which sat at Hamilton yesterday until about 5 p.m., was also scheduled to sit at Putaruru later in the day, but this was cancelled. The committee sat at Rotorua‘this morning and will be at Whakatane this afternoon. Tomorrow a sitting will be held at Te Aroha. No Suppression of Names Two young men, on being convicted in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, today, one for theft from a hotel and the* other for having liquor in his possession near a dance hall, asked the magistrate if their names could be suppressed. Mr S. L. Paterson, S M., refused the requests, remarking that the men should have thought about publicity when they committed their misdemeanours. Comparison of Electricity Sales From April 1 to September 30, 1943, sales of electricity supplied by the Central Waikato Electric-Power Board amounted to £6Q,930, an increase of £2388 or 4.08 per cent on the corresponding sales in 1943, it was reported by the secretary-trea-surer, Mr H. J. Beeche, at a meeting of the board. Over a similar period in the previous financial year the increase was £3525, or 6.4 per cent. Medical Service Claims

Complaint was made by a correspondent that since the Health Department offices in Hamilton had been moved to the top floor of the Public Trust building sick or aged people had difficulty in presenting their claims for Social Security refunds. The medical officer replies that all general medical service claims may be left at the Chief Post Office. This arrangement has been in operation ever since the office was moved. Army Welfare Service The Army Welfare Educational Service is functioning in Hamilton with considerable success, and at present, is servicing 18 camps over a j airly wide area in the No. 2 (Hamilton) military district, with proposed extensions to the new harvesting camps. Concert parties are arranged for and a fairly well-equipped selection cf books, augmented by the Country Library Service, is made available for members of the services, both Army and Air Force. Chairman’s Fine Record

At the monthly meeting of the Central Waikato Electric Power Board yesterday the chairman, Mr T. Hinton, was granted leave of absence on account of indisposition. The hope was expressed that he would soon be fully recovered. It was stated that as chairman of the board since its inception over 23 years ago Mr Hinton had missed only two other meetings, the last occasion being in March, 1924. Mrs Roosevelt’s Message A personal message has been received from Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt by Mr H. Tai Mitchell, C.M.G., of Rotorua, thanking the Maori people for the welcome tendered her during her brief visit to Rotorua last September. The letter, which was sent from the White House, reads: “I want to tell you how much I appreciated the reception given me by the Arawa tribe of the Maori people when I was in New Zealand. I enjoyed meeting all the people, and their kindness did much to make my visit a very pleasant one.” Salvation Army Celebrations Children from Hamilton, Ngahinapouri, Newstead, Orini and Frankton took part in a young people’s demonstration held in the Salvation Army Citadel, Bryce Street, on night, when Brigadier A. Brooks, of Auckland, presided. There was a large and appreciative audience for the programme, which included dialogues, drill exhibitions, elocutionary items and songs by the Young People’s Singing Company, concluding with an impressive tableau, “Lead Me to Calvary,” arranged by Mrs Major Mahaffie. £25,000 Methodist Appeal Assent was given by the South Auckland Methodist District Synod at its session yesterday to an appeal by the home mission department for endorsement of a conference resolution to raise a special sum next year of £25,000 for home mission and church extension purposes. These purposes were stated to include rehabilitation of soldiers into the church after the war, a programme of evangelism, the building of an adei quate Maori staff, church extension in new areas, and the stabilising of ; the home mission funds of the ;church. j Long-Term Control

! “The present position is that you | are still subject to the manpower regulations, because you are engaged in an essential occupation, timber production. You are controlled practically from the cradle to the grave, j ; That is the position now,” the ! chairman. Mr J. O. Liddell, at yes- j ; terday’s sitting in Hamilton of the Auckland District Manpower (Indus-j trial) Committee when a man over, 60 years of age sought release from his employment in an essential occupation. The appellant, as he left the room, did not seem at all disappointed, and a member of the committee commented that appellant accepted the situation with much better grace than most other appellants ] appearing before them.