NEWS OF THE DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 153, 1 July 1935, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The " Dairy-fed " All Blacks

Advice that the New Zealand Dairy Produce Board had already voted a eum of money for additional advertising of New Zealand dairy produce in Great Britain' during tlie tour of the All Blacks was received by the Nethorton branch of tlm Farmers' Union, at this month's meeting in reply to a suggestion to this effect. Canadian National Day. To-day is the 6Sth anniversary of the granting of Dominion statue to Canada. The Canadian Trade Commissioner in Auckland, Mr. C. M. Croft, received calls this morning from members of the Consular Corps, the Mayor of Auckland, Mr. Ernest Davis, and representatives of other local bodies. Cricket Merger. The proposal to merge the Napier ' and Hastings senior cricket competitions next season, which has already been the subject of discussion between representatives of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association and the Hastings Sub-association, was advanced a further stage recently, when the parent body met representatives from Hastings in Napier: A Candid Pedestrian. Stepping off a tram as it moved round the corner from Queen Street into Customs Street West, and running across the road this morning, a passenger failed to notice a motor car coming behind him, and landed in the track of the vehicle. Fortunately the driver was on the alert, and pulled up smartly. "Close thing, eh?" remarked the motorist to the pedestrian, to which the latter replied, "Thank you very much. My fault entirely." To a friend on the pavement he added, "And better luck than I deserved." Referee's Ruling Disputed. In the junior Rugby match between Huntly and To Akau, played at Taupiri on Saturday afternoon, some trouble occurred toward the end of tho game, which led to the latter team leaving the field before time. A Te Akau player dribbled the ball over the Huntly line and bounced it down. The referee, Mr. H. Waring, ruled this was not a try, but the Te Akau players were not satisfied and left the field. When they refused to return, the game was awarded to Himt'.y. There had been no score for either side up to this incident. * Youth Saved From. Gaol. An instance of the valuable work performed by the Auckland Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society, a branch' of which was fonnod in Hamilton some days ago, was provided last week. A youth aged 19 years on probation was found sleeping out in the Morrinsville district with no visible means of Blip port, and as a result of the Hamilton secretary, Mr. V G. R. McCluskey, offering to take charge of him until he could find employment, the police abandoned their intention of charging the youth with vagrancy. Cook Island Oranges Arrive. Storniv south-easterly weather was encountered towards the end of her voyage by the Union cargo steamer Wairuna, which arrived in Auckland from' Pacific -Coast ports laet evening, and began her discharge at the Prince's wharf this morning. Altlwugh tho weather wae severe enough to delay the vessel's arrival by nearly a full day, no damage was done, and, as one of the officers put it, "hardly a teaspoonful of water was shipped on deck." On her paseajre across the Pacific the steamer called at the Cook Islands to pick up a number or eases of oranges and also a small consignment of tomatoes. A Chance Discovery. How by accident a control- for a particularly bad djseaee in wheat had been discovered was related by Mr. G. Gibbs, a member of the staff of the plant research station at Palmerston North, at the monthly meeting of the Manawatu branch ol the Royal Society (says the "Manawatu Evening Standard"). The disease, a smut, was so bad that it would have stopped the milling of any flour, he commented. The control wiijs found when a wheat ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland and sacks of wheat washed upon the shore Avere used by the farmers for seed. They noticed that resulting crops were free from smut, whereas all other crops were affected, and so discovered that the disease could be,controlled by treating the seed with a brine. A Mere Seventy Years. v "There is too much stress laid on the statement that the life of man is three score years and ten," said the Rev. F. G. Brittan, speaking at a gathering of parishioners of St. Paul's Church, Papanui, -to say farewell to their vicar, the Rev. W. H. Orbell. Mr. Brittan's remark was not regarded by his audience as entirely disinterested, as he was vicar of the parish 00 years ago, and was one of tho earliest arrivals in Canterbury 85 years ago. "I'm not a chicken myself," went on Mr. Brittan. "I am not in my first youth—in fact, I might be called elderly. But I am still able to take two or three services on n Sunday and drive home 20 miles in the evening. People ought to have many years of active life before them after they have passed the 70 mark." Slip of the Tongue. Memories of former political differences seemed to stir in the mind of Mr. M. E. Lyons while he wae speaking recently to the Lyttelton electors who had chosen him as their candidate for the approaching by-elec-tion. Mr. Lyons was speaking of the generous action of Mr. G. S. Mackenzie in withdrawing from the field to avoid a threecornered contest. "A three-cornered fight in Lyttelton would be making a present of the seat to the United party," ho said. "United party" was quickly changed to "Labour party," but not before the laugh had run round. Mr. Lyons referred also to the 1025 election, when he had stood for the Lyttelton neat in the interests of the Reform party. He said that for four months after the election the Treasury had very thoughtfully sent monthly cheques addressed to "Mr. M. E. Lyons, M.P." New Zealand Railways Magazine. New Zealanders generally should be interested in Mr. James Cowan's presentment of Richard John Seddou in the July issue of the "New Zealand Railways Magazine." As a journalist long ago, Mr. Cowan saw much of Mr. Seddon in his masterful contacts with pakeha and Maori, and he has brought a great historic figure to life again. Another colourful chronicle is Mr. O. MY Gillespie's "Romance of the Rod Funnel," a survey of. the U.S.S. Company's' development from a Very small beginning, 00 years ago. Mrs. Margaret Macpherson, continuing her "New Zealand Jour-* ney," takqs.the readers to Dunedhi and Ceu- , tra.l Otajro. Mr. Ken Alexander descants on "Faulty Fathers" —a humorous view of the secondary position in which many a father finds himself in the domestic and social scheme of things. Mr. H. LundiuS; a survivor of the Tarawera eruption, gives some stirring memories of the upheaval of ISBO. Mr. R. Marryat Jenkins' Part 11. of "Limited Night Entertainments" (illustrated by himself) is an exciting story founded on a doctor's experience. ° Mr. Quentin Pope's "Battlefield of Sport" is an account of the famous English "Derby Duel" of 1867, when a commoner revenged himself on a lord. In "The Call of the Snow" Mr. Irvine Wilson gives a very pleasant narrative of ski sport on "the AvorlcUs best enowfields"—the Mount Cook region. Other features are Avell up to the magazine's high standard.

An Anomaly. "For a reason I cannot tell you, at thei present time in New Zealand girls of the age of ten are much more developed physically than boys," stated Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, schools medical officer, to the Citizens' Lunch Club at Palmerston North. Probably tho reason lay ill the difference of clothing, boys wearing a surplus and generally changing theirs less frequently than did the girls. Whitebait Season Opens. ' The whitebait season officially opened in Auckland this morning, but it is considerad unlikely that any appreciable supplies of the fish will be available locally until weather i conditions improve. It is stated that thej waters of the Maketu, Matata and Lower Waikato, the main sources of supplies to the city, are far too muddy at present after the recent heavy rains to permit' the. netting of whitebait in any numbers. Injury J:o Former All Black. At Carlaw Park on Saturday afternoon A. E. Cooke, the famous All Black, playing as , full-back,, for Richmond, took a star part, in the early stages of the game.- In the second half, in attempting to stem a Devonport forward rush, he received a nasty bump on the nose. When he retired it was found that his nose was broken, but after receiving attention from the ambulance men he insisted on returning to the play, and saw out the game in good style. Chilled Beef From Taranaki. The first shipment of chilled beef from Taranaki wae loaded into the Durham at New Plymouth last week. The consignment of 050 quarters was slaughtered and prepared at the works of Thomas Borthwick and Sons (Australasia), Ltd., at Waitnra, and loaded under the supervision of Meat* Board and Borthwicks' officials. Every precaution wae 'taken to ensure shipment in the best possible condition. Medical Fees in Country. Complaints of the high rates charged by medical practitioners for travelling to .see patients in ■ country districts were voiced at this month's meeting of the Kercpufjhi branch of the Farmers' Union (says the "Star's" Paeroa correspondent): It was decided to go. into the question of forming a medical club in order to secure a doctor resident inthe district. Arbitration Court. A Bitting of the Arbitration Court will bo opened to-morrow morning, when Mr. Justice Page, president, will have associated with him Mr. W. Cecil Prime, employers' representative, and Mr. A. L. Monteith, employees' representative. The sitting will occupy from two to three weeks, and the attention of the Court will be engaged in dealing witli various industrial matters, -over 20 cases under the Workers' Compensation Act, and upwards of :!0 applications relating to apprenticeship contracts. Auckland Clergy's Manifesto. The action of their ministers in signing the manifesto iseued by ten of the Anglican clergy in Auckland last week was endorsed yesterday by the .congregations of three churches, St. Alban's, Dominion Road, St. Matthew's. City, and the Church of the Epiphany, Newton. The manifesto, which was addressed to "all men of good will," emphasised the ill results of prevailing social conditions, and called on the Government to put in hand a comprehensive plan to relieve existing distress. Presence of Mind. A slip of the tongue and a quick recovery were made by the chairman at a meeting of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Society of Accountants laet week. As his eye ran over the assembly, he noticed one woman member. Accordingly he began his brief speech: "Lady and gentlemen. I am glad to see one woman member here, hftt I am sorry that the fair sex is not better represented." When the loud laughter had died away, the speaker added the words "in numbers," as if he had intended to use them in the first instance. Who Killed Cock Pheasant? Here is a nice problem in logic. If a man ,is driving a train and if, when he arrives at u given point, he finds a dead bird caught in the cowcatcher, who killed the bird, how should its death be designated, and whose property does it become? This was the probleir that faced a group of railway employees when- the 3.58 a.m. train from Auckland arrived at Frankton Junction this morning. When the driver's assistant was inspecting the engine, to his great astonishment he found a dead pheasant on the front of the engine, ft might have been a problem in logic—but the group of men did not look at it that way. They called it an act of God, one of them bagged it, and his property it became. Repairs at Labour Bureau. The work of repairing and renovating the old railway station premises—now the Labour Bureau —is to be put in hand at once. Measurements were taken to-day in the waiting shod, where the roof is badly in need of repair, causing an accumulation of pools of water in the worn parts of the pavement. When this work is done, conditions underfoot will be infinitely better for the men who have to wait outside. One of the worst holes in the pavement was in front of the office where sustenance: men report. This, which was facetiously known as "Bcecher's Brook," has already been filled in. Busy Auckland Station. Traffic to and from the Auckland railway station has been busy in the past few weeks. It was particularly 'so ' yesterday evening, about the time the Limited express was leaving. The train itself comprised 14 carriages, including the New Plymouth section, two additional second class carriages and an extra sleeping car being necessary. There was a large crowd on the station to farewell various visiting athletes. Members of the teams which competed in tho hockey Country Week Avere leaving, while the Otago Association football team was also leaving. The Otago visitors had tried without success to take back with them tho Dominion trophy from' Auckland. The Hamilton train, which left a few minutes after the Limited, was also well patronised. Paper-making in Scotland. A New Zealander at present in the Homeland, writing from .Aberdeen to relatives in Auckland, says that he has been amazed at what he has seen of the paper industry in Aberdeen, a city much about the size of Auckland. , Paper T niaking, he -had learned, was .started in England just about a hundred years earlier 'than in Scotland, where the first paper mill was erected near Edinburgh about 1675. Twenty years later Aberdeen followed with its paper*' nlilL arid fo'r 'a long period paper was made by hand, but after the. introduction of machinery'it became one of the most important industries in , the Aberdeen district. He had seen five paper mills, one on-the River ])ee—the most notable, perhaps, of the two rivers in Aberdeenshire, because the country it' ran through was known as Royal Deeside from the fact that it ran near the King's Highland home at Balmoral. The other four mills are on the River Don. High-grade paper used for making banknotes, he said, was made from linen and cotton, aiid was used for making the better class notepaper. The largest paper mill in Great Britain was situated at Aberdeen, and had 2000! employees. The total output of the five mills was about 70,000 tons, of a value of over £2,000,000, the. total number of employees was nearly 4000, and the wages paid were nearly £500,000 a year.