LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 28, 14 November 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A poll at Woo‘dvillc yesterday-on the question whether Sunday sport should be permitted loin Dl'O'Pel'ty 0“"“9.d ‘0" controlled by the borough connoil re—sulted: For Sunday sport, 1645 against, 135; informal, 5. . Anti-gas training was carried out by C Company (Ashburton Volunteers), First Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, at the weekly parade held last evening, when there was a good muster". The men were lectured in the effects of various gases, and the instruction proved very interesting. In reply to. a questioner who asked why the railways made a charge for the use of tarpaulins, Mr G. H. Mack—ley said in the course. of a meeting at Masterton last week that. the Department‘s replacement and repair bill for tarpaulins amounted to 1:12.000 a year. He thought that the Department was entitled to get something back. The tarpaulin charge was. however, only made when the goods classification was of low value. There was no charge on high class goods which were of a better paying rate. Writing in the. “Policy-holder: An Insurance Journal,” of October 2, “B. di C.” says:—~“The official badge of the Standard Insurance Company of New Zealand does not exhibit a. stan—dard but a gonfalon, that is to say a banner—the royal banner of the King in ScotlanLlL—suspended verticall'jv from a transom-bar instead of flying horizontally from a, flagpole. The emphasis upon Scotland alludes to D‘unedin, a‘ city founded by Scotsmen from Edinburgh. But, if this badge were ever revised, a. correct standard charged with Scottish and New Zealand devices would be approin'iate, unless Speciall permission has alreadv been obtained to use H.;\[.’s Scottish arms.. The (lil‘u ference between a standard and a banner is too obvious for mention.”

The Tancred Strectrailway crossing was closed-tojlay while new sleepers were laid under the principal [railway line. . An enlarged photograph 'of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade will be presented to the relatives of the late Superintendent T. P. Barber, who was in charge of the brigade for about 33 years, by members of the brigade, as a token of the high esteem in which they held their, former chief. ‘ Captain Chandler, of .the Salvation Army, who is stationed in Wellington, and last week rcvisitedN-ew Plymouth, told a. “Taranaki Herld” reporter in the course of a conversation that after experience in other towns he was of the opinion that the New Plymouth unemployed were better looked after than in any other town in the Dominion he had visited. . 1 The Success of Ashburton ‘Lodgefl U.A.’O-.D., met last'evening, the A'.D.§ (Sister S. Hawkes) presiding. 'Thcl bards’ report was received, and sick pay passed for payment. A committee was appointed: to arrange the 193637 syllabus. -The A.D. reported on the visit to the Lily of Temuka. Lodge and also on a. social tendered by the Hakatere and Daphne lodges. If a well—known New Plymouth resident 'can obtain the necessary permits, there is a possibility that the town will possess another full length bath rivalliug even those of Rotorua _ln warmth and mineral content. The site is that of the oil bore near the corner of .Bonithon Avenue and.. Main South Road (states the “Taranalfi I-lieralid”), the purchase of which took place some weeks ago. It is understood from the purchaser of themsite, that inquiries have already been made to obtain the regulations governing the construction of public baths. An analysis of the water, which. comes from the depths of the shaft of the old oil bore, is also being made. “I was told during the voyage back to New Zealand that there were 365,009,000 people in India. Most of them are eaters of mutton, and many eat beef also,” said Mr L. D. Bestall, of Napier, during the course of his talk to Napier Rotarians recently (reports the ”Daily Telegraph”). “India,” I was informed, “can produce only very third-rate meat, and tremendous prices have to be paid for it. Fellow passengers considered that the time was ripe for someone to go in for cold storage on a big scale and import meat, and they could not understand wh'y Australia or New Zealand had not done [something about it. Ido not profess to know anything on this matter-“pos-sibly our authorities have exploited the subject and not found it feasible, but I feel I should mention it.” '. With the prospect of a trans-Tasman air- mail service looming in the near future visions arise of a visitor to the Commonwealth posting a letter to his family in the Dominion at the G.P.0., Sydney, one morning, and its delivery say, in Auckland, the next day. \Vhat must be a._record in the other direction was experienced by an Auckland lady quite recently; Nearly three months ago she posted a letter at the Manly Post" Office addressed to a member of her household, quite plainly, in “Auck—land.” The letter arrived the other week with a London postmark on it. She is wonderinghow many otherl “Aucklands” there are in the ivorld,l and whether the Sydney postal officials: would be proud of their geographical knowledge. , ' -

_The junior circle of the Ashburton District IVo-men’s Institute met at- the home of Mrs M. Hunter, Cox Street East, when ,there was a good attendance. The competition for smocking brought forth a, large number of entries, and some beautiful work was exhibited. The articles were forwarded to. Mrs J. H. Stevens for judging, and she. awarded the prizes as follows: Miss Dorothy Bolton 1, Miss Mai Willers 2. Mrs Stevens was ac—corded a. hearty vote of thanks for judging the competition; It was decided that no. meetings be held in De—cember or January. Supper brought a pleasant evening to a close, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mrs Hunter for the use of her home. A Congratulations to Superintendent L. Kidd and members of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade on their smart appearance were extended by Messrs \V. H. Robinson (chairman) and Mr F. J. E. Smallbone, of the fire brigade committee of the Ashburton Borough Council. last evening when the annual inspection of the brigade was carried out. They, also congratulated: Superintendent Kidd on his election to the head of theibrigade. Owing~to the wet weather the brigade could not give a. demonstration. At a. social which followed the. inspection, Mr Robinson p-rogosed the toast of Superintendent Kidd, who in turn proposed the toast of‘ the Borough Council. Mention of the fact that the rate of insurance against rain for cricket matches was lower for Wellington than for any other centre in New Zealand was made at the meeting of the Wellington Cricket Association last night by Mr A. Varhey when the assoclatlon was considering insuringthe gate takings for the match with the English team in December. Mr J. H. Ifhillipps smilingly- suggested that the insurance rate could not 3be based on the rainfall record for the present cricketseason. Mr P. B. Broad said the rate had been lowered, presumably, because more use was being made of that form of insurance. The association decided to cover the gate takings for the Saturday of the match with a. policy of £SOO. This insures the association against 10 points of rain between 8' am. and 1 p.m. ‘ ‘. “Only in Ireland have I. seen pasture lands as‘rich and green as. those that .can be viewed during the journey from 'luvcrcargill to Dunedin,” stated Professor C. R. Fay, of Cambridge University, who arrived in Dunedin 011 Monday in‘the course of a holiday trip through the Dominion. “I understand that recent rains have improved» the grass lands wonderfully during the last month, but, nevertheless, I was greatly impressed withthe excellence of the sheep country.” Another thing that struck Professor Fay was the even distribution of the population as compared with. Australia, where the majorit_v~ of the people were gathered to~ gether in large centres. Professor F ay, who is professor of economics at Cambridge Univcrsity. is combining business with pleasure by making a brief study of the Dominions in order to be able more thoroughly to lecture to students When he returns to England. ‘ He has previously spent some nine years in Canada. and on his present trip has visited India. where he paidl particular attention to the tea and coffee-growing industries. After leaving New Zealand early next 111011th he will visit Australia. where he will make a general survey of the economic conilitions there, before returning to Eng.and

In view of the fact that a whole holiday" will be observed in Ashburton to-morrow‘, which is people’s day at the Christchurch Show, the shops will remain open this evening. . Delegates returning ' from the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand at Wellington Occupied a. reserved car on L_the south—bound express train this morning? Ashburton delegates,'who attended: the South Canterbury Methodist Synod at Temuka returned last evening. " Members of the play-reading circle of the‘Ashburton ' District Women’s Institute, met yesterday alternoon, when the President (Mrs F. Curtis) presented a bonquet and a crystal vase to the leader' (Mrs R. S. Watson), to marl; the close or the 1935 season; games and play readings were indulged in. . _The Hakatere Lodge, 1.‘0.0.F.-, held its'fortnightly meeting last evening, when the N.G. (Bro. J. Wilkinson) presided over a. good attendance. Six brothers were reported Sick, and one candidate was elected. An invitation was received 'l‘roni Washington Lodge (Christchurch) to a. social evening, the date to be arranged later. After lodge closed, a social hour was spent. Traffic congestion as a menace to. the Ashbnrton Volunteer Fire Brigade. in attending fires was mentioned by Mr F. J. E. ismallbonc, a member of the Borough Council, at the brigade social last evening. He said there was a great need’ for a. traflic‘inspector and traffic controller, the conduct of traffic in Ashburton being a disgrace. Cars were left parked at all angles in the streets, and, it was time that more adequate supervision was provided. Dealing with the ministry and;civic oflice, the South Canterbury Synod of the Methodist Church at Temuka yesterday resolved to recommend that no minister or probationer in active work should: consent to nomination'for any Parliamentary, civic, public office or outside employment‘fcr which payment would be received, or which would involve such a. measure of service as to interfere with his ministerial duties, except with the consent of his quarterly meeting and the president of conference and his committee of advice (including the chairman of the district concerned). In the event of either authority withholding its consent, and thle nomination going forward, the minister would be required to tender his resignation as a. minister of the Church. Keen criticism of the hospital system i of the Dominion through an intensive I visit to the Continent by a former New [ Zealand medical man has come to hand l (says the “Otago Daily Times”). There 1 has been far too great a tendency to l “straggle” some of our New Zealand ‘hospit-als, and this habit has led to ? many difficulties in service and admin- ) istration. The vertical is now fully in : vogue, which means that the hospitals are more complete. The “skyscraper” of America was going to the other Extreme, and would'never be popular in Great Britain, where a. six-storeyed building was high enough? Large wards are now no lenger advocated, and ,square wards with about 16 beds were much preferable to the long wards of sometimesl3o fliedso -A striking feature was the .‘solarium attached to every hospital,nnade to suit'_ bothwwinter and summer conditions. i In the design of the hospital consideration was Elven to the human touch, which gave the place a homely appearance. Even, in these days of central heatinc, open fireplaces were sometimes put in to cheer up the nurses and patients, and outside some of the gardens were a picture, and all these things helped convalescence.