NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 93, 21 April 1933, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Brighter Lower Hutt. Twenty-one of the 99 street: lights in Lower Hutt, which were disconnected on April 1, 1932, as an economy measure haye-^now been re-connected by the Hutfc Valley Electric Power Board for the- Lower Hutt Borough Council. Unqualified Electors. The attention of the Eastbourne Borough Council 'was drawn last' night by its Town Clerk (Mr. C..L. Bishop) to the fact that. certain persons had applied for enrolment as municipal electors without the necessary qualification of throe months' residence in the borough immediately before thoir application. It was left to the Town dork, who is also the returning officer, to take what action he thinks fit. Eastbourne's Water. Roporting on the water and drainage works to tlio meeting of the Eastbourne J'orough Council last night, tho Town. Clerk (Mr. C. L. Bishop) said that to date 410 applications to connect with the water supply had been received and for the period February .27 to April 1, 4,301,000 gallons of water wcro used. This quantity was excessive for the number of properties connected, but there should bo a big falling off for the next few months. The sewerage works were proceeding, the excavations ■ for No, 1 pumping station being nearly .completed, and n start was to be mado with Np. 2 station, shortly. . Not so Beautiful at Night. . A young couple, Mr. E. F. Snow and Miss D. Adolph, had a very trying experience through having to spend a night in the bush in tho back country at Lake Tarawera (states the "New Zealand Herald"). They left Kotorua on a. motor-cycle with the intention of meeting Mr. E. Adolph, ' the • girl's, father, on his return from deer stalking at Tarawera. As Mr. Adolph was >not at the' wharf when thoyj arrived, at tho lako, they crossed over in a dinghy and. encountered a head wind, which made the journey very strenuous. When the couple arrived at the opposite side of the lake they were overtaken by darkness and could not make the return journey. - They had no food or matches with them, and wero unable to light a fire. The night was very cold and they suffered from cold and hunger. A search party was organised by the police, and the lost couple were eventually found trying to make their way back to the wharf in the dinghy. Preservation of Kauri lores*. An effort to preserve a piece of magnificent kauri forest as a scenic reserve for all time is being miide' by the Whangaroa County Council," sitates a message from Auckland.' This bush fringes a main Highway near the junction of the Puugaere and Waiari Boads and has large clumps of stately trees equal to anything in the Waipoua forest. On their way north on Tuesday, the Minister of Lands (the Hon. E. A. Ransom) and the Minister of Education (the Hon. E. Masters) saw these trees, and it was explained by Mr. W. H. Lane, the county chairman, that the trees had long been regarded as a future reserve, but it had not been expected that they would foe in danger for years. It was now learned that the land had been individualised and last Thursday the Native owner took possession and was now preparing to mill the timber. It had been suggested to the owner that he should exchange the trees and the land on which they were standing for timber of equivalent value growing on Crown land in a nearby part of, the district. Mr. Ransom discussed the- proposition with tho owner, and assured him> that the State would not take advantago of him in the deal. The owner adoptod a very reasonable attitude, and arrangements were mado for him to view the timber offered, after wliich the proposal will be discussed further. Yacht's Long Trip. , The 28ft keel yacht Mispah, which was recently sold by Mr. W. A. Lee, of Auckland, to Mn T. MeCaulcy, of Wellington, sailed for Wellington on Wednesday afternoon to bo taken delivery of by her new owner. Mr. J. P. Kelloway, who secured his yachtmaster's certificate some while ago, is in charge »{■' the vessel. He is well known^ as the owner of ithe launch Wainui. Other members of the. Mispah's crew are Mr. C. Harris, o£ the yacht Celox, who is acting as sailing master, and Mr. T. N. Naylor and Mr. J. Hurrell, both of tha yacht Kestrel. The voyage to Wellington was bommenced at 2.20 p.m. Carrying anbw trysail, jib, and staysail, tho small Sraft'made a smart passage down harbour with a fresh south-west breeze behind her. -It is intended to make the. trip in one stage. Built in Auckland 25 years ago the Mispah is a very roomy and stoutly constructed craft. She is fitted with a 34 h.p. auxiliary engine and has one ton of lead on lier keel and a similar amount of inside ballast. '•'■_.

Unpasteurised Milk. Speaking at Northland last evening, Mr. M. S. Galloway, a City Council candidate, said he felt that the council should give serious consideration to the question of supplying unpasteurised milk to those consumers who wanted it. Unless that, was done, he thought the competition of the nearby farmers who wore prepared to supply the unpasteurised product would bo seriously felt. Cleaning Lighthouse. Lenses. ; An investigation carried out on be* half of the Marine Department with the object of finding a cheap substitute for rouge for polishing lighthouse lenses isdescribed in the sixty-fifth annual report of the Dominion Laboratory. Two samples of well-known cleansing powders were examined, but it was decided to recommend the continued uso of rouge as being tho safest, the report explaining that the process of polishing glass depended less upon abrasive action than upon some little understood molecular reaction between tho polishing medium and the glass, th'o powders that produced this effect being theoxides of aluminium, iron, magnesia, and chromium. Bathing Sheds at Oriental Bay. The opinion that adequate dressing facilities for bathers should be provided at Oriental Bay was expressed by Mr. M.' S. Galloway, a, City Council candidate, when speaking at Northland last evoning. He,thought that this could be done at very little cost by oxcavating round the baso of tho band rotunda. Tho bay would then constitute a favourite bathing resort, and substantial revenue would accrue to the city through the hiring of sheds, towels, and costumes. Though ho was an ardent swimmer, he dirt not advocate embarking Tipon the expenditure for a tepid bath at tho present juncture. A Different Outlook. Though some of the towns in the Old Country wore vory beautiful, said Mr. L. McKenzie, a City Council candidate, when making a comparison at Melrose last night between the rapid subsidised progross of the cities in the Dominion and the conservative growth of British communities, the ordinary working man in New Zealand would find some of the usual practices in them confusing. He mentioned that one of the clauses in the lease of a house he took was that he was not to hang out any washing. It seemed ridiculous to him, but it was one of the time-honoured things which were rigidly adhered to in England. When he mentioned it to some of the residents, ho was reprimanded as follows:-— ''Fancy you wanting to do your own washing, taking tho broad out of other people's mouths." It seemed that there were advantages after all in living in a young countiy. Students Return. Students who lcpiesented Victoria University College at the annual interUniversity tournament at Auckland during Easter returned to Wellington yesterday. Tho Otago and Canterbury College ropresentativ.es" also returned to Wellington on their way south. They left by the Maori last night for Lyttelton. The local students again failed to reach a higher place than third in the tournament, Canterbury being first with 25i points, and Otago .second with 15J points. Victoria College was also third last year. The Auckland University College, which won the tournament in 1932, was last this year, taking the wooden spoorij a, fine piece of Maori carving which was presented by the Victoria University Students* Association. . \ ■ , ■•.■•.■ Bitten by Rat. Awakened by the screams of her ten-months-old son at 3 o'clock yesterday morning, Mrs. 0150n,..0f Pratt Street, off Wellington Street, was horrified to find blood streaming from, hk face! (states the "Auckland Star")- The child was pacified and taken into bed with its parents, but three hours later it again aroused them, and this time blood was running from its hand.' The sleeping infant had apparently been attacked twice rjy a rat. Cases of rats biting sleeping people, usually children, have occasionally been reported, and a circle of scratches on the face of Mrs. Olsen's- child, and more on the first finger of; its ■ left hand, ate obvious evidence of the attack in this ■ case. The infant'was sleeping in its pram, and if is thought that the rat, was attracted at first by. crumbs of tread. There were two other young children, aged three and four, in the house, but neither of them was troubled. Though the child's wounds bled profusely, and its face and finger were swollen, it showed no other ill-effects, Search for Revolver. "In an endeavour to find the revolver which was ,used by the man who wounded* Mr. ?.J. P. Bates, the. garage proprietor who was shot at Mercer on Friday night, detectives loft Auckland by car early on Wednesday morning, says-the "New Zealand Herald." It is believed that the assailant threw away his weapon before he abandoned the motor-car he was using just north of the traffic bridge; at Ngaruawahia. Four constables were: also' 4 sent from Auckland to Mercer by.train, yesterday morning. Armed with slashers and •Rearing old clothes, those men will assist ' the detectives in searching both sides of the road and the riverbank between . Mercer and Ngaruawahisu *.