NEWS OF THE DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 17, 21 January 1933, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Big Fish at Tauranga. Fishing at Tauranga from the launch* 1 Naomi, Mr. H. M. Garrick, of Christchurcli, landed three sharks weighing 1901b, 2761b and 4431b respectively. Big fish are reported to be plentiful this season. Large Moa Bones. While drain-digging on the Orua Downs, near Hunterville, a River Board employee dug up some bones, which experts in Palmerston North have pronounced to be undoubtedly the remains of a moa of giant size. So far as is known, this is the first time moa bones have been found in the Manawatu. Thousands of Applicants. Some idea of the number of unemployed teachers was given when it was reported at the monthly meeting of the Taranaki Education Board in New Plymouth this week that during the past year the board had received 5400 applications for positions, and had made 365 appointments. The Bowen Prize. The New Zealand University Bowen Prize has been awarded to Mr. Angus Roes, of Herbert, North Otago. The subject of the essay was "Development in the Status of the Dominions in the Twentieth Century." It was decided by the Senate that the subject of next year's Bowen Prize will be "The Relationship, Past, Present and Future, of the British Empire and its Component Parts to the League of Nations."

Charitable Bequests. The estate of Miss Elizabeth Horrell, of a net value of £20,000. includes charitable bequests amounting to £1200. Miss Horrell, formerly a resident of Green Lane, and later of VViri, died on December 0. The bequests are as follow: —St. Mary's Orphanage, £500; St. Matthew's Church, Morrinsville, £200; general fund of Dr. Barnardo's Home, £500. The Guardian Trust and Executors Company of New Zealand, Ltd., is the executor and trustee in the estate. Freezing Works Tallies. Tallies at the Wellington Meat Export Company's works at Ngaliauranga attained a totil of 5079 on Tuesday, which is a record for this season. The men worked half an hour longer than usual, for which overtime will be paid, and only one extra man was employed. On Monday the tallies amounted to 7230. It is stated that Tuesday's total has not by any means reached the maximum. According to reports, the free labour men are working well, rapidly becoming proficient at their work. Seven chain systems are in operation, and 16 union men are at work. Southern Cross' Visit. The Auckland Aero Club has completed its arrangements for the reception of Sir Charles Ivingsford Smith in Auckland. The Southern Cross is due to arrive at the aerodrome from Hamilton late on Friday afternoon, January 27, when there will be a welcome by the Aero_ Club, Officers' Club and Returned Soldiers' Association. On Saturday morning at 11 o'clock thc're will be an official reception by the Mayor at the Town Hall, and on Monday evening "Smithy" and his companions will be entertain at a ball at the Peter Pan Cabaret. The Southern Cross will make flights during the week-end.

A Mischievous Dog. Havoc was wrought in a Papanui poultry run last week by a "killer dog" that took toll of a very special breed of ducks, resulting in a loss to the owner of at least £20. The ducua were about 11 weeks old, and the poultry keeper had received offers of £1 1/ each for some of the birds. All were killed by the dog. The owner reached the poultry run in time to see the dog in the act of killing the last of the 3D birds, and after a chaae was successful in securing it. A curious feature of the raid was that the dog did not interfere with any of the other poultry, and did not eat any of the birds that it killed. Literature and Philology. It was stated by Professor J. Hight at a meeting of the Senate of the New Zealand University on Thursday that an eminent English professor, an authority on languages, and one of the British examiners of the work of New Zealand University students, had expressed to him recently the opinion that the New Zealand University put too much weight on the value of philology. Professor Hight thought that more attention should be devoted to literature than to the study of languages. The Chancellor, Professor J. Macmillan Brown, said he agreed that more study should be devoted to literature, for, after all, the study of languages was more a matter of memory. Work Among the Boys. Considerable interest was taken in the Y.M.C.A. summer camp at Hunua by Sir Joseph Smith, who has helped greatly in welfare work among boys, and who is a member of the executive committee of the Auckland Boys' Employ-

nient Committee. Sir Joseph was taken out to the camp by Mr. E. E. Kitchener, and returned to the city yesterday. He was much impressed with the knowledge the boys had gained in camp. On the evening of his visit a great camp fire was built, an open-air concert was held and Sir Joseph stayed overnight. Mr. G. Adair, boys' work director at the Y.M.C.A., told the visitor that during six weeks there had been an average of 130 lads under canvas, and the greatest number at any one time had been 104. Altogether 280 boys had taken part. These figures constituted a record for the camp since it was established 20 years ago.

Electricity For Maramarua. Electric current was turned on in the Maramarua district for the first time on Thursday evening. The power, which is supplied by the Arapuni, Horahora and Huntly systems, has been Wanted ill the dlstl'ict for Some years. To mark the occasion a social function was held in the Maramai'Ua Hall. During the ceremony, which was largely attended, the lights were switched off and the ceremony of turning them on again was performed by Mrs. 0. Mciitnes, the oldest resident of the district. Congratulatory speeches were made by- the chairman, Mr. Gr. I<\ Mcllines, Mr. W. W. Massey, M.P., Mr. T. Hinton, chairman of the Central "Power Board, and members of the board. Before the ceremony members of the board toured the northern end of the district to ascertain what prospects there were of payable extensions of the transmission lines. A Natural Explorer. A little lad named Jimmy Gray, aged eight years, wandered away from his home in Stuart Street, off Main Street, Blenheim, on Monday afternoon, and remained missing until he was found at 10.30 the following niornltig at the Sandhills, some two or three miles south of Blenheim. He ie the Son of Mr. aild Mrs. C. Gray, formerly of Ashburton, who recehtly arrived here from Kaikoura. Apparently tile lad obtained the use of a tiny bicycle from a neighbour's house ftiid decided td see something 8f the district. He Was Seen about town during the afternoon, and his mother, who had miSseQ him just after three o'clock, expected him back every minute. As time wore on his parents became concerned, but they did not inform the police, as the boy had previously wandered off when the family were living in Ashburton, but had always returned safely. On one Occasion When ho "Went missing" the neighbours were enlisted in a search. Jimmy turned up soon after, but it took several hours to find the searchers. Fortunately he selected a warm night for hie adventure On this occasion, and is fidrte the Worse for being out all night. He shdwed his father whefe he slept for the night under a, willow tree near the main road. Seemingly the little lad went further afield than he intended) became' tired at nightfall and decided to have a sleep.