NEWS OF THE DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 96, 26 April 1933, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Trampers' Wreath. A party of four members of the Auckland Tramping Club, spending the week-end at theii hut, Ngaro-te-kotere, in the Waitakere Ranges •made a wreath of bush ferns and foliage, decorated with berries, and placed it on the wai memorial tablet on the Lion Rock, Pilia. Seat On Harbour Board. For tlio first time in 14 years electors in the combined districts of Mount Eden and Mounf Albert will be asked to choose a representative for the Auckland Hanbour Board. This time there are two candidates for the position, and all persons on the municipal roll of either district are entitled to record a vote. A Chronic Problem. "Now that wool is 2d and 3d a pound, wi pay as much for woollen clothes as when wool was 1/G," said Mrs. C. C. Jackson, Dominion president of the women's division of the Farmers' Union, at a Nelson women's division meeting She added that it was utterly ridiculous that 8/ or 9/ had to be paid for prepared wool when it was bought so cheaply from the farmer. The School Committee Elections. It is only on rare occasions that householders' meetings in the city area, to elect school committees, are largely attended, and at Ponsonby, Grafton, Newton and City Central on Monday evening the meetings were small, and the old committees were returned unopposed. But at Parnell the attendance was unusually large and there was an election for the committee, the first in twelve years. Attendances at meetings in the suburban areas were generally large, and the meetings were characterised by competitior for places on the committee. A Biblical Analogy. After referring to the was to caused by war Mr. O. E. Burton, in his address at the Anzae Day ceremony at the Auckland Grammar School yesterday, cited a Biblical analogy to show that inspiration might come from that waste. While at war David expressed a wish that he might drink from his own well, and three warriors broke through the enemy lines and brought thie water to him. Yet David wasted the water by pouring it on the ground. David considered this water sacred because it had been obtained by the valour of his soldiers. Similarly, said Mr. Burton, there was something sacred in the pouring out of lives in the Great War. Ambulance Petrol Tax. Considerable surprise was expressed at the meeting of the Wellington Trades and Laboui Council last week that the Minister of Finance had not granted the Free Ambulance Association exemption from the petrol tax. It was considered that there was 110 organisation or section of the community more deserving of consideration in this direction than the Free Ambulancc Association, and the council strongly protested against exemption not being granted, and trusted that the Minister of Finance would find * way to remit the tax. Sheep Crushed by Lorry. Twenty-one sheep were killed or subsequently destroyed about two miles on the Wanganui side of Bulls on AVednesday afternoon, when a heavily-laden motor lorry ran into a mob of 33C sheep, which were being driven by Mr. H. L Richards through a steep, narrow cutting. The animals, wedged between the bank of the cutting and another stationary car, were trapped as the lorry came over the brow of a hill. It appears that Mr. Caudish, the driver of the lorry, as soon is he breasted the hill and saw the sheep, made i vain attempt to pull up, but when trying to ipply the brake, portion of his trousers got ivedged in the door jamb, thus preventiug him from bringing the vehicle to a standstill in time to avoid the accident. Locality and the Child Mind. "It is hard to say why, but children in different localities vary in temperament a good leal," remarked a headmaster at a householders' neeting this week. "In some areas they are far norc friendly and considerate than in others, and this could not always bo put down to home raining." He thought that, being brought up near icaches, where there was always an element of langcr when learning to swim, hael a fine :ffect on the child mind, for there was ever present the idea that a helping hand might have to >e lent to someone in trouble. Swimming was a mstime where there was not always the struggle o win as in most other games. No children were nore friendly than those who lived near the sea. md near some of the bigger rivers and lakes. lot Drinks At School. Whether cocoa or soup should be provided or the children during the winter months was o luestion which engaged the attention of houselolders at Remuera for a considerable time on tlonday evening. A note of warning as to elificulties likely to arise over the distribution of he drinks was sounded by the headmaster, who, lowcver, aelded that he was willing to co-operate nth the committee. It was his opinion if t was decided to supply soup or cocoa, the upply should be entirely free. If any charge .t all was made, no matter how small, he was fraid that the very children whom it was most lesirecl to help would be the ones who would he mable to find their pennies. If such a position rose, class distinction of the very worst kind k'ould be created/ It was mentioned that the louseholders who had suggested the supply ot ot drinks to the children were not present at he meeting, and it was eventually decided that lie matter should be left to the incoming coinlittee. 'oo Many Holidays. The clash this year of the Easter holidays ,-ith St. George's Day, observed as a holiday by anks, ana Anzac Day. observed as a general oliday, has resulted in a deal of business inconeniencc. The holidays have broken into busiest? arrangements on three successive weeks, and ave once again raised the question of having inzac Day commemorated on a Sunday instead of week day. The "Christchurch Star" says:— There is still a strong feeling in the community liat the present practice of keeping April 25 as day set apart as Anzac Day should be mainlined, but among a section of the population here is a growing sentiment in favour of abanoriing the fixed date anel holding the observance n the nearest Sunday. It seems unlikely, howvcr, that any change in the existing custom will e made for some years. From the point of view f the commercial section of the community, the sceptional number of holidays this month is nwelcome, but the only real complaint that is eard is against the closing of the banks on St. eorge's Day, which is regarded as an unnecesiry holiday." ,ule of the Road. Owing to third party risks and other restricons, there is a disinclination these days on the art of motorists to pick up pedestrians. But y no means all motorists nave a rule against 2lping pedestrians. There were two cases yesirday on the East Coast Road. Two companions id set out to walk from Belmont to Long Bay. oing up the hill overlooking Campbell's Bay, le of them Ticked an ankle. Although not Drained, it made a. long journey unwise. A lotoring party picked him up, and. not only jposited him at the home of friends at Murray ay, but called for him again in the evening, he other hiker carried on alone, and had reached airangi, on his return, just on eight o'clock, hen a rain squall struck him. Wet through ifore he could make shelter, lie was not' looking irward to the rest of the journey, but other )od Samaritans on wheels braked their car on c slope into Campbell's Bay, and their cheery ump aboard!" was received with pleasure and r-ely acquiescence.