LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 194, Issue 22248, 18 January 1944, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Girl Receives Burns Burns to the back were received by Iris Doreen Millar, cr£ Massey Street, Frankton, when boiling water was accidentally spilt over her. She was admitted to the Waikato Hospital. Water Carried by Lorry The dry conditions on the West Coast have reached such proportions that the Buller County Council is delivering water by lorry to settlers over a wide area. The dairy industry particularly is affected by tlie lack of water and feed. New Russian Anthem The 8.8. C. for the first time has played the new Russian National Anthem to replace the “Internationale.” The announcer said that at the special request of Mr Churchill Marshal Stalin sent him a copy of the anthem. Seed-testing Station The Government seed-testing station will probably be transferred tfrom Palmerston North to the South Island after the war, according to information given in a letter from the Minister of Industries and Commerce, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, to the secretary of the Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association. War Paintings Exhibition The exhibition of war paintings and photographs by Captain Peter Mclntyre, official war artist with the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Middle East, which have been displayed in Toorak Hall since last Tuesday, will conclude its Hamilton season this afternoon at 5 o’clock. The collection will be packed and returned to Auckland tomorrow. Yesterday 111 people inspected the exhibition and receipts totalled £8 2s 6d. Fishing in Northern Waters Two striped marlins, weighing 2641 b. and 2301 b., were caught in the Bay of Islands last week by a Hamilton sportsman, Mr Henry Lee. A 4251 b. hammer-head shark was landed by Mr T. Carter, of Te Awamutu. Since Christmas 13 striped marlin, two black marlin and two mako sharks have been caught in those waters. The largest fish of the season to date was landed on Saturday off Cape Brett when Mr L. Bird, of Whangarei, brought in a black marlin weighing 6801 b. Meat Grading “No decision has been made as to when meat grading will be extended beyond Wellington,” said the Minister of Supply, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, when referring to reports from Auckland and elsewhere that meat grading is to come into force in other parts of the Dominion on January 24. The Minister said a thorough examination of the whole question was being made. There was strong consumer demand for the extension of the scheme, but no action v/ould be taken until an examination had been made and consideration was completed. Father and Son Coincidence Attention to a coincidence which occurred through the fortunes of war is drawn in Reveille, a returned servicemen’s journal in New South Wales. While serving with the Australian Imperial Force in'the last war Mr David Strang, vice-president of a sub-branch of the Returned Services League, suffered the loss of his left arm. In the present war his son, James Strang, suffered the loss of his right arm. The father does not let his disability deter him from participating in sport, however, and he is proficient at bowls, tennis and cricket. Partial Drought Experienced During the last 29 days Hamilton has_ experienced only 29 points of rain, an average of a point a day, and it may now be said in a meteorological sense that there has been a partial drought. Farmers in the Waikato, however, are not greatly interested in its meteorological description, and with pastures urgently in need of heavy rain, probably consider that the drought needs no modification by the word “partial.” Throughout yesterday the sun blazed down relentlessly from a clear azure sky and temperatures were again very warm. Fine, warm conditions prevailed this morning, although there was more cloud about than yesterday. Fires in the Rukuhia swamp were not so much in evidence yesterday as during the weekend, but a column of smoke rising from the Eureka swamp was visible rribst of the day. Animal Quadruplets When a Claudelands resident bought a goat a short time ago in order that he might keep himself supplied with rich, pure milk he entertained no thought that the new purchase might soon produce an outsize in families. It was a surprised man, therefore, who rose one morning recently to find that the goat had given birth to four kids, a family which numerically is considered a record and for which it would undoubtedly be difficult to find a parallel. To add to the significance of the situation is the fact that while three of the young goats are the customary creamy colour the fourth is jet black. Their owner intends tc keep two of them and place the other two on a farm in the country. Families of three young goats are not uncommon but quadruplets in the goat world are not encountered every day. All of them appear to be in the best of health and full of life.