LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 194, Issue 22246, 15 January 1944, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dry Weather Continues Apart from a few showers which fell on Thursday there has been no rain this week and today the end of the dry period and the arrival of copious rain seemed as far off as ever. During the past 26 days only 27 points of rain have been recorded in Hamilton, so that if within the next three days there is no rain exceeding two points the district will have experienced a partial drought. This term is applied meteorologically to a period of 29 days in which the total rainfall is not greater than 29 points. Indications this morning, when the barometer read 29.75in, were for fair weather. Temperatures remained warm. Transferred Prisoner Private R. Blair, .formerly of Hamilton, elder son of the late Mr and Mrs R. Blair, has been transferred from an Italian prison camp to Stalag XVIIIA, Germany. Boy Dislocates Shoulder As the result of a fall a boy of 13,' Robert Jolly, whose home is at Wharepuhunga, Te Awamutu, received a dislocated shoulder. The boy was admitted to the Waikato Hospital. Fall From Hay Waggon Injuries to a leg were received by Cecil Ttteo Cotterill, aged 16, employed by Mr A. V. Ballard, of Gordonten, when he fell from a hay waggon yesterday. He was conveyed to the Waikato Hospital by a St. John ambulance. Imports of Underwear The Associated Chambers of Commerce of New Zealand have been advised by the Customs Department that a small allocation of cotton underwear has been made available for export from the United Kingdom to New Zealand and that applications for import licenses by regular importers in respect of firm offers will be considered. Yachtsmen’s Activities Earlier in the ween it was stated that the Hamilton Yacht Club’s representation at the Auckland Anniversary Day regatta would be confined to three, but the latest advice ! is that six beats will be on hand. This will be the largest representation from outside clubs. At the Tauranga regatta on January 20, 21 and 22 the Hamilton club will be represented by one craft in the Tauranga class, for seven-footers. Free Saie of Camphor When Japan entered the war camphor was not available from its us- j ual source of supply and it was' necessary to impose restrictions on' its sale other than by- prescription.! As a result of the availability of synthetic camphor, of which adequate; supplies are now reaching the Dominion from America, the Minister: of supply, the Hon. D, G. Sullivan,: has approved the lifting of the re-j striction and a revocation notice to; this effect has been gazetted. Exhibition Extended So successful has been the exhibi- I tion of 70 paintings and photographs by Captain Peter Mclntyre, official war artist with the Second N.Z.E.F. in the Middle East, that it has been decided to extend its Hamilton season until Tuesday. Yesterday was the best day experienced so far in respect of both attendance and takings. The number of visitors was 594 and the receipts amounted to £34 15s. almost .twice ’the total for the previous day. In the evening 352 people attended the exhibition.