NEWS OF THE DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 209, 5 September 1938, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Dangerous Plaything. Freddy Barnard, of Devonport, who was recently mentioned in the "Star" as a possible New Zealand Phil May, on account of his ability, though only 14 years of age, as a black and white artist, with a gift for line drawing, is in the children's ward at the Auckland Hospital through he injuries received last week when handling a .303 cartridge, which exploded when he was throwing it away He was fortunate to escape as lightly as he did and realises now the danger of tempering with explosives. " University Reopens. After a term vacation of three weeks the Auckland University College reopened to-day. The third term will close on October 31 when the college will go into recess for three months, except for the maintenance of administrative activities and the continuation of necessary research work. Arrangements have been made for the commencement of the college examinations on October 8, and it ie expected that the degree and diploma examination* will be«in on November 1. The matriculation examinations for studente of secondary schools will probably follow in the latter part of November and early December. Cricket in Canada. Marylebone Cricket Club's invitation to Canada to send a representative toam to England in 1939 or 1941 has given a decided boost to the game in the Dominion. Spurred by the hope of Canada taking her place with other Dominions in international cricket, authorities there are moving to revive interprovincial competition. For years there has been little lnter-eectional rivalry, although in varioue districts the sport has ardent followers. Dominion Cricket Advisory Board members report steady growth in Toronto and southern Ontario, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, end throughout British Columbia. In Quebec cricket is practically confined to Montreal where there are 25 clubs. Everi though cricket is not as popular in Canada as in other parte of the Empire, Canadians are intensely interested in Test cricket, and this year newspapers have devoted more space than usual to comprehensive reports of the rivalry between England and Australia. Yachtsmen as Naval Trainees. "I think there is a great reservoir to be obtained from the recruitment of trainees for the Royal Navy, if sport ie exploited," said Mr. L. B. Campbell, Secretary of Marine, at the annual smoke concert of the New Zealand Company of Master Mariners. It seemed to him, he said, that yachting and sea scouting were in the front rank of national sport, and should receive attention from the National Council of Sport. If a man had a real love of the sea, and if he were given the opportunity of training, he would have the foundation for a really good seaman. It was not difficult to give real encouragement to yachting, and harbour boards could provide facilities for ' which yachtsmen now had to fight. A scheme to help a yachtsman train in the technical aspect of seamanship could be easily worked out. "This should be developed in order to have a reservoir of men to go into :he mercantile marine and the Royal Navy if the need arose," he said. Ambulances in Demand. There was a very heavy demand for. the services of St. John ambulances during the week-end. Altogether there were «0 tripe made, and more than 000 miles were covered. Trips were made from Auckland to Huntly, Thames, Mercer, Waiuku, Castor Bay and Papakura. Two journeys were made to Papatpetoe and six to North Shore suburbs. Four separate traffic accidents were encountered by one driver, Mr. H. Ryan, in the course of a return trip to Huntly. He passed two cars locked together after a collision at Rangiriri, and at Mercer saw where a ear had plunged down a bank into flood water on the edge of the Waikato River. At Mercer, too, a pillion rider had been injured when a motor cycle skidded. The pillion rider was brought to hospital in the ambulance. Finally, Mr. Brown was one of the first on the scene of a triple collision at Papakura, and was able to render first aid to a number of passengers in the bus which had left the road and plunged down a steep bank.