NEWS OF THE DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 163, 12 July 1928, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Con-try Life. "1 11 Xe-w Zealand -.re are not giving cnougi "nought to th? school children, or to those w>. ;.<>ve vast about finished their schooling." said Mr , V,-. W. Master, ;. r esident of the Auckland A. and P A--:c.a:.;.2. at the opening of the Winter Exhibi -'stcrday aiv.TDC'OE. "lii SB agr-iCiutura ■: - c-u;.;ry hko the authorities would be wel a :?-ed to ~ v.;- more thought To the children b; tnem on agricultural lines-. Instead o: boy- aD_i g r.s cccting on to the markets anc vr wie numbers o: the unemployed, thej '."jouid t«:- encouraged i:i a desire to -■.< in for i Albino P" 22,5 a: ts. Ine a.r-ino pheasant is rare. and the a;') v '—n displayed in the Franklin four st \\ titer :>boir Las attracted wide at ten AlO::: ].i years azo when a "inter >*a- r-taiiec in Auckland a vure wiite phe-asan' '*" include j the court. and Frank there «v.-n- a nun plicas-ant: :r: :f.e v. Jiakaj.ara au 1 Puhinu;.'. d.strict l . In tb< --ttir . oca; t y tie existence of two pure t*hitt pleasant? was .-enown for several years, anc was t\ itbout result. " ' ' Remembrance and Gratitnde. A .a ire. wreath from the ?«••• cn*v Xe -v Zea .an"! maimed >o!d.ers *h ■ were re-c* iucatei at t -' e war memorial at W..; verba mptoti on May 2 % !■">' s a;.ta:n R.chard?. vim was "ffi'-tr 'vin.mand /•- the Ve-.v Zealand Mecban.-al Transport dur t tt>e -tr.'-ke-i n.-*n with variw fl~m-. T;h ••'•ream -re t;,- New Zealand colour-. and the motto •"> inwa: 1" i\a- picked out in blue dei ■ "in 1 . Ca: tain P;rhard« «s- accompanied bv the Mayor of Wolverhampton (Mr. A. E. Wood' Welcomed in a Brewery. The Hon. K. S. William l . Minister of Public :n "be course a to.:?. "*a« w eleomec :n a j-rewery .n the Pahiatua district. In reph to the welcome the Minister said "hat iie hac ~tr: t a tnorotit'blv happy and enjoyable day <"'•] make j* <3 fticult f-'-r me to exrre l * mi lee-in:- adequately" he said, "more particularly on iw.mt of the surroundings."' He would not -av *i*o iiincn. because one never knew when then was a pressman a:.»ont. though he did not feai • utterance?, and had rothins to rejrret a? fat a« trie party politic- were concerned. He c »ni-rat uliit<-i the manajrinp director upon the exec lent demand which had suddenly been showr tor hi* product (the cellar, it happened, was crowded . He ayoreciated his verv kind invitation to come along- and inspect the industry. Local Bodies' Burdens. CV>m;-La;nt was made at the meeting of the Xorthcote Borouea < •..'inc-j on Tuesday (lenini a; the t'end of placing additional burdens or loe-ai ;<d:e 4 . It was shown that in addition tc compu'-ory levies now collected, the borough eouncils on tne Xc>rth Shore had to par the cost r.f ihe fle-tir,r,« r.f n.-inbe-s ~f tb» Auckland Harbour B-->ard. the Auckland Hospital Board and the Waitemata Electric Power Board. Or the motion ol Mr. P. J. Pvan. it was decided t-c a pproacb A. Harris. Si.P.. with a view tc suit'est in? arr,ended legislation sc> that the cost o: these (ifction; should be borne by each individual board. Ratana Church. P.eferr.jjjj to t'-e -lat:i pjit made bv Canon :;3<am" at the W <-ll.net Dir»ceian -a.-t «ee'tc •'.at the (. iiu'cb <_-f Pats - .a wa« declining. and the native was reveriir.r baek tc Tohurcaism, Ar-T'Stle L. A. Eastman, at tbr Ra.etihi I: at ana Church on Sunday morn in?, said that the statement wa* no* correct. He conlidered that it was deplorab'e that 'U"h a --ratencnt should have been rnade bv Mr. Williams e-pec-ialiy in iew of the fact that he had done sueh 2"-"> d wr.rk the Maori l . Mr. Fastman sa- : that the Katana Chiircb vas n-t wanin™. i'Ut was. a - a "~atter of fa.*t. :t----Ipbere r.f u'efyinest. and imnv pik^r.a l had church. Rat-es fcr the Year. Pate? for tbe \ ear were struck at a special Tijeptin™ of 'he Aueklaiiu < ity Coui'.cd hiviJ v. a« hfld tiii? afternoon. 1 lie total of 3 Hi. which is - i increase on the 1927 rate?, includes a general rate of ]/•">;. library Id. hospital and < harit*.b.aid sd. drainage ->£d. sanitary 3d. and special rate l 1 The striking of the rates is based <--n cr-iii-.ates appro\ed bv the council last m(.'ntb. Avindalf. Tamaki and Orakci. the newlyamalgamated district?, will be required to par rat.- 1 which have been struck for a period of 3 4 months, as their rating year has bc,-n extended from March Ml. formerly, to Mav oj. to br i j;_; therri into unifcirir.ity with the citv. In c"innection -Ajth the water rate, the current period for the three districts wi'l be ]-"> months. Benefited. Apart from donations for the poor and needy, nothing should be left on Auckland doorsteps on Saturday morning but the milk, is the advje-e of the Commercial Travellers' A;soeiation. in connection with the clothes and drive. On the occasion of the last big drive, almost six years ago. a gentleman, whose immaculate appearance was a source of comment, had a suit delivered from the cleaners and left on the back steps. The energetic collectors arrived on the scene and hurried away with a tcn-g~uijjea suit in fir-t-rate condition. The owner, upon discovering his loss, experienced a desperate disappointment, but has since consoled himself with the thought that somebody benefited. Harket for Apples. "Ii you can market good products in go<.«d conditio!), there ;» a good maiket to be worked up in Xova bc-utia.' ; said Professor W. F. McKiijght. of No'-a >-cotia Technical College, vhu arrived at Auckland this morning by the Canadian Highlander from Halifax. Professor McKiiight referred to a trial shipment of Xew Zealand apples which arrived at Halifax in May, and said that there was a market for imparted apples in the olf sea-on. h - there was no c-0..l storag'e. In the summer and autumn, he explained. the local production was adequate for the home market, as the crop amounted to about two million dollars' worth, and was increasing annually. A considerable portion of the crop was exported to England. As an indication tliat there was a market for imported fruit in the winter and spring. Professor McKnight mentioned that- British Columbia and ""California growers shipped apples a distance of 3000 miles to Nova Scotia. There was a possibility, however, that this trade might be affected by a cold storage scheme at present under consideration. Saturday's Big "Drive." Although the design of the official badge which will be worn by collectors of the Commercial Travellers' Association during Saturday's ■'drive''' is being guarded as a close secret, the public are assured that the colour scheme, with a blue shield on a white background, and the wording, vriil leave no doubt as to the official standing oi authorised helpers. A warnins is i-sued that money or parcels should be handed only to the collectors, who svill operate between S a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday. The Railway Department has intimated that "it will carry free of charge parcel-; marked "Poor and Xeedy.*' addressed to the Commercial Travellers" Association, and delivered at railway stations in ail jiarts of the Auckland Province. Xumerous city warehouse owners have responded favourably to the request for permission to ailc»w- helpers to canvass city staffs. Some of the letters received by the association have contained handsome cheques. Requests for assistance are also 1■ 1 fi jr ;--<-eived by the executive of the charitable organisation l , and step? are being taken to give th_ most urgent case- first attention.