NEWS OF THE DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 225, 23 September 1938, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Ruapeha Steams Up.

From the point of view of activity Mount Ruapehu was seen at its hot on Thursday morning, when a great column of steam— approximately 1000 ft to 2000ft —.-rose vertically above the crater, writes a Raetihi correspondent. The display continued for two bourn, terminating at about 5.:50 p.m. Weather conditions were perfect, with a cloudless sky. Temporary Buildings. The opinion that temporary buildings, besides resulting #11 an increased fire hazard, adversely affected the appearance of the city, was expressed by the city engineer, Mr. *T. Tyler, in a report to the Auckland City Council last evening, respecting 122 temporary buildings, for which expiry dates were overdue. He contended tliat the life and purpose of Mime of <he buildings had exceeded what was intended when the permits were granted In a number of instances he urged the removal of the buildings, and this step was approved. N.Z. Pavilion Disappoints. Praise for most of the Empire pavilions at the Glasgow Exhibition, but the reverse for the Xew Zealand display, was contained in ft letter received by a Dunedin man from his brot her. who paid a visit to the Exhibition at the end of last month, reports a Dunedin correspondent. "Kngland and Australia had the be>t of the Empire displays by n very long way." he wrote. "Thev were not so commercial as other pavilions. These two were consistently packed with people." After r, tei ring briefly to the African and Canadian i'\hibi;s. which were described as "faiilv good." the writer came to the Xew Zealand pavilion. "Our native land was represented bv a very poor pavilion.*' he wrote, "and was •hi fly engaged in selling, or trying to sell, hits of butter and cheese at ful a time."' Last Home from War.

"I think Mr. Tennent will easily hold the record for being the last man home" from the South African War," said the president of the Wellington South African War Veterans' Association, Captain .T. .T. Clark, at the annual meeting of the association, when referring to the fact that a member of the New Zealand South African contingent. Mr. E. C. Tennent, who since the close- of the war has resided in South Africa, would be visiting Wellington this week. It was decided that Mr. Tennent should be invited to be the guest of the association at a social evening to be- held during his visit. Captain Clark mentioned that Mr. Tennent, who was a member of the 4th Contingent. was a brother of Dr. Alan Tennent. of Hataitai. who had been born after his brother's departure for South Africa. "Political Love" With an emphatic injunction to voters to take notice that on a no-conlidence motion in Parliament the only people he could rely on were pledged Labour candidates, plus Mr. H. |! Atniore (Nelson) and Mr. D. McDougall (Mataura), the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, last night endeavoured to clear up possible misunderstandings regarding the Ray of Islands and Kaipara constituencies. It had been freely circulated, lie said, that Mr. W. Grounds, independent candidate for the Bay of Islands seat, had received a promise from the speaker that if Mr. Grounds stood no Labour candidate would stand against him. "I want the Ray of Islands people know," continued Mr. Savage, "that I" have never made any such promise. It is not my privilege to make it, in any case, and if anv Hay of Islands voter wishes to help me and the Government he must vote for the selected Labour candidate. Similar stories are coming from Kaipara. I want to fay to my friends in Kaipara who want to help me and the Government that they must vote for Mr. ." (Momentarily the Prime Minister's recollection failed, but he was quickly prompted and urged Kaipara voters to support Mr. Stewart.) He suggested that some> candidates unpledged to Labour would make political love to him. "But political love on the hustings will not be of use when it conies to a no-confidence motion." Carrot Feed for Stock.

The number of cows which liave died in the southern end of the province during recent months, amounting to at least 1000, according to some of the latest reports, is put down to many factors caused through the very bad winter through which we have passed, writes a correspondent. Discussing the matter, some farmers now living in retirement in Auckland agreed that there have been cycles of such events in most farming districts in the North Island, when exceptional wet seasons have been the rule.- The early pioneer farmers used to grow more carrots for stock, feed than do the farmer's of to-day, and these retired farmers think that if more carrots were fed out in winter time, it would tend to make the cows at least better able to stand up to abnormal conditions. Carrots in the old days were grown to enormous size on the bush clearings, where the potash from the burnt trees made a valuable manure. Mr. Vavasour, formerly of Taranaki and later of Kelson, who wan a noted stock breeder in his day, was a warm advocate of carrot feeding for the various kinds of his higli-bred stock. Not so much was known of vitamins in those far-off days, but it was known that carrots quickly and well grown had some content which kept animals in good health and able to withstand severe changes in the weather.

A Difficult Matter. "With some of our members you could put them through a wringer without getting anything." stated a speaker at a sports body meeting at Xew Plymouth, when the question of subscriptions was being discussed. Court of Review. A sitting of the Court of Review to consider appeals from the decisions of the Mortgage Adjustment Commissioners will be lield in the Auckland Supreme Court next Friday. I here are more than 200 appeals to be heard, and it is anticipated that the Court will be occupied with them for a considerable period. Pensioners' Flats. A copy of a resolution passed at a meeting of the Old Folks' Fellowship was received at a meeting of the Auckland City Council last •evening, pointing out the necessity of the council proceeding with the work of erection of old-age pensioners' flats at the earliest possible moment. It was pointed out that housing accommodation, especially for single and widowed pensioners, was more pressing than ever. The matter was referred to the decadent area sub-committee. Changed Street Names. Decision to change a large number of city street names in order to avoid duplication lias not met with entire approval, largely for the reason that exception has been taken to some of the selected new names. Several letters were receivrd at a meeting of the Auckland City Council last evening on the subject. Tt was stated that in order to cause as little inconvenience as possible in the memorising of the new names an endeavour had been made to retain a prefix similar to the existing name. Bird Fancier 1 s Aviary Raided.

A bird fancier at Manaia. Taranaki. has lost 150 British and foreign cage birds, some being stolen and others released. Access was gained to the aviary behind the combined shop premises and residence owned by Mr. J. Hodgson. The door was broken open on one occasion. but only a few birds were lost. Precautions were taken -to strengthen the aviary, but on Monday intruders cut the wire netting. A variety of birds was housed in the aviary, and those not stolen evidently escaped, during the early daylight hours. Three settings of eggs, some readv to hatch, with the sitting birds, as well as three or four nests, were taken.

Certificates for Night Pupils. The supply of certificates to night pupils of the Seddon Memorial Technical College to indicate the length of the courses they had taken, the subjects taken and the student's qualifications, was a suggestion made yesterday to the Seddon Memorial Technical College by Mr. E. Aldridge. Mr. Aldridge, who represents city employers, said that such certificates would be a guide to employers and would be useful also to the students. In reply to a suggestion that illness and absence might weaken some students' cards. Mr. Aldridge suggested that such details .could be included in a special column. The matter was referred to the acting-principal, Mr. W. E. Hurley. Cheated Out of Their Meal. A lorry load of wheat that was being taken from Customs Street through (Jore Street during the week caused a good deal of amusement to onlookers and a greater amount of worry and trouble to the pigeons which frequent the locality. At the intersection of fiore and Customs Streets three bags fell from the lorry, scattering a quantity of wheat on the ground.* The lorry driver put the sacks back on the truck and drove away, leaving a few bushels of wheat on the road, and a crowd of pigeons, in haste to secure an appetising and plentiful meal, swooped down on the grain. So "heavy was the traffic that no sooner had the birds reached the spot than they were driven away by the threatening wheels of the cars and trucks. The traffic - continued unabated, much to the dismay of the birds and the entertainment of a crowd of spectators. When at last there was a break there was little of the grain left for the as it had all been crushed flat under the wheels of the traffic. Jewish New Year. To mark the beginning of the year .ItiftO in the Jewish calendar special services will be held in all synagogues Throughout the world on Sunday evening, Monday morning and evening and Tuesday morning. Monday, September 20, will be the first day of the new year, and, in accordance with the Biblical injunction, the sliofar trumpet will be blown by tile rabbi on that morning, while standing in front of the Ark. The trumpet call will be repeated on Tuesday morning. "This is the beginning of a period of ten days of penitence, which will conclude on Wednesday. October 5, with the Day of Atonement," said the Rev. Alexander Astor this morning. "The final day will be observed as a rigid fast and by continuous services from sunset on Tuesday to sunset on Wednesday. The sliofar will be blown to mark the termination of the fast and the end of the period of solemn observance which is associated with thfe beginning of another year.'.' He remarked that NewZealand would be the first to welcome the new year, as standard time in this Dominion was ahead of that of the rest of the world. The date of opening the new year is movable. Last year it was September 0. and next year it will be September 14, when the year 5700 begins.