LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 22682, 9 August 1945, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Athlete's Success A Hamilton runner, Trooper R. F. Buckingham, finished third in a 440 yards race at an athletic meeting at Florence recently when representatives of nine Allied countries were competing. He is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs F. Buckingham, of Claudelands. Street Appeal Arrangements have been completed for the launching tomorrow morning of a street appeal for funds for the Waikato sub-centre of the New Zealand Crippled Children Society. In past years the public’s response has been generous and officials of the society anticipate another successful appeal. Officer’s Promotion Second-Lieutenant P. A. West, who is in Italy, has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and has been appointed quartermaster to the sth Field Regiment, according to advice received in Hamilton. Prior to his departure overseas, Lieutenant West was on the literary staff of the Waikato Times. Red, White and Blue Campaign Block No. 4 (Langsford to W. Cann, Ltd.), held its first committee meeting yesterday for the red, white and blue campaign. Mr F. Jones was elected chairman and Mr E. Grocott secretary. A plan of campaign was decided upon. Mr F. Jones offered a valuable autographed football for raffle purposes. National War Savings In addition to the Hamilton postal district attaining its national war savings quota last week, twenty-five centres recorded successes. Of those places, Hamilton, Huntly, Matamata, Ngaruawahia, Ohura, Ongarue, Piopio, Putaruru, Raglan, Rotorua, Taupo, Te Awamutu, Waharoa and Walton have recorded eighteen successive weekly achievements. Receipts in the district and town of Hamilton last week amounted to £3965 and £942 respectively. Maori With Carton Of Beer A fine of £5 was imposed by Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, today upon Johnny Wilson, alias Honi Wirihana, a Maori labourer, for assisting in the supply of liquor for consumption by a native off licensed premises. Wirihana did not appear. The incident occurred on the night of June 30, and SeniorSergeant H. F. Coddington called evidence that Wirihana and two other men were found with a carton of beer in an alley-way off Collingwood Street. Radiator Not Turned Off A breach of the Electricity Control Regulations in using a radiator during prohibited hours was admitted in the Magistrate’s Court today by Mr W. H. Adams, appearing on behalf of Ethel Mary England, manageress of a business in Victoria Street. Mr F. A. Swarbrick, for the controlling authority, said the offence was not regarded as a very serious one. It was apparently due to an oversight during a busy hour in the shop. Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M., imposed a fine of £2 with costs. Liquor Near Dance Hall For being in possession of liquor near a dance hall at Frankton on the night of July 10, Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M., fined Robert Gerald Skiffington £5 with costs in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, today. Skiffington admitted having the liquor but said he was not going to the dance. Constable E. J. O’Mahoney said he saw three young men near the comer of Kent Street and when he approached one of them dropped a bottle of beer. He had two other bottles on him. Afterwards the three entered the dance hall. Inspector’s Escape From Death Members of the Hamilton Borough Council last night were told of what was described by Mr A. J. Denz as a miraculous escape from death by one of the borough inspectors when he was involved in a recent collision with the Rotorua-Auckland express. Mr Denz said that the inspector was driving a council car over the line near the locomotive sheds at Frankton where there was no regular crossing. His notice was distracted by three girl cyclists, one of whom was riding with both hands off the handlebars, and he failed to observe the train, which was running almost two hours late. The council decided to dispose of the badly damaged car by tender.