NEWS OF THE DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 286, 3 December 1938, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY.

" Best Fiord in the World." '"Milford Sound is the l»e-t fiord in the world—l know, been use I !i,i\e seen them said SitMi'tr t'icro (• !iiirlifmo. an Italian journalist and nutunta iin-i-r. in an interview in ( hi*i —t r*ll uri'li \ i'i-t i-i'il:! \ . for M'i'iiiM'v. lie -»iill. Miltord S.mini wns t'.ir superior to the Norwegian tiordi-. where the glaciers and - in.'lint a in— were r away trmii the water. Gaming Act Petition. m V petition i.i t'nvi'iir of amendments to the •in niin'j A'-'. permiti ill'.; the double io:,i 1 i-n 11 ir. ihe d i reei 111 j ..t iieltinu' thromdi proper eli;iunets and prm idiiij: for the pilMi- ••• t i..11 i.|' (in id. M.l- 1,:..1 .ii,,,nt IO(iil signal nr. ■- attnehed to it at l-'eildin's "ii Satm'ihiv. A'j.iin on Monday many laein- eiii hu-i.n-t - siuued the pet it ion. Rail Tickets in Demand. I > ;ei 1 ..I ell'eel injf ill 'he eo-l nt hn|ida\ ti,i\.|. a 111:1111 >< ■ rot p"'"ple who intend i,. u-e i iie railway- toward 'he end ol 111 it- 111 ..i in the \ew Year period nie alrcadv |nu elia-iie..' their railway ti'k.''-. The new fine- nn n. mneed this week by the Milii-ter of t,' iilw.,\ -. the I). C. Sullivan. ill not all'.-, t I • ke|- pin ,-lia-ed on Ol l ll'lore I >•*<•«• 1111 .el- |0. even ir | 111-\ are to lie u-e.I a tier I hnl d.i le. ae I a - a '."ii-e.iii, in-" i a i!"" y ollieial- e\peel a i ii-Ii to buy tieketllevl weli. Not a Strawberry. In the course of (1 \ i-it ye-|erd.i\ b\ Itiein liers of the 110-pita| 1:,,,,.! 1.. 1 lie silaere low ill eii I at N'ort hente. the Ma\..r of North'•■lr. who a - j're-eiit. le.n 11. ■. I iheda \ - when the locality was I lie rhiel' -I raw berrv (Tarden "t Auckland, a li. I -1 ra v\ I»er r v 'j'.. \\ i j i ,r was the chief occiipat i"ii Ol' tlio-e who lea-ed In.— I'ilal endow 111 en t properlv. Hem ill iseeneii- of former \ i-it- t,. 1 lie di-t riet w.re related by 'w" of the liiiird's -. «-i i i..;- uci'i tiers, who had i l '' "11e i■ t ion— o | the dav- when \i- if - of t n-pec* ion were timed for December, when -t ia w I icrri's were ripe, au.l Ihe tiip watta \ oiire.l will, a„ ;,ni,,,!io„ f, the t eua ill - to take the pick of what tln-v c.iihl -ec ai- they wander.-.1 thi'-ei'di the -i raw l.crr-. planlat i"H-. Vc-lei-da v ii"t ' -1 ra wberr \ vv a--ecu on these erouiiiU l.v the men;! >■ -1 Mount Egmont Popular. I lie Mount 111"111 -innu-er - a-on iiiow in full fw in;r. tind cadi wee!, end vi-itor-coiiv erue on lTie iiioiiuta in. in. aidin-: in.inv fl out W'a lIL'II nui. Kiev ell I-I'iiio',' 1...\ . mil •_ ir I - of Ihe New PI \ ni.ml h \W. V.\liA, spent the week end nt t lie old ln.il"li Ihe Vi.rl h Fymolit -ide. I'.l'jlit of l ae'ii leade tin- |..u:iie\ to I '.el t"- l" a!I -. vv lie re 111• ■ \ eniovel a liathe before ret 11111 ill . An ascent wi - i.ind" fioiu the Stratford -ide by an ~nd eliiuber. T here vva- a fair inniiber of \ i-i'.,r« to tininou nt ain hoii-e and the plateau. Opportunities for -ki-injr are di-a ppea rin ir a- the snow recede* higher and hi-h-r up the ini.iiutuin. The -ki c!ih in pinii-h ip- of ii... Mount Ktrinont Alpine (luh hive in_';nn I po«tponed because of coil.lit ions, and thev w ill now lie held at thr time of the open climb. Fishing at Rotorua. Trout li-hine condition- in the Toilnm-i lakes' area continue t,. he leo-t di•li ••u 11 . and as a rer.nlt reports of e""d catches have been fewer during the pa-t two week- than is usually the ea-e at t hi- pcri.nl of the -ea-011. Periods ni boisterous and rainy weather durinir the imst week have mad" many of tinmore favoured fly areas pra el i.-a 11 y unfi-bahle. while in other part-, pa rt ieula riy in the Ohau Channel, the iiumberi- of ereen 1 lie oil the water have made the trout very hard to take on the nrtiticial tly. However, fairlv vood M|>ort has been experienced in tips area duriti'j the early morniiiL' and evenitp.' ri-es. and small ba'.'S ltave al-o Keen reported from the flats at the Mnuri n end of the channel. T.iH I" sticce-s lias so fur l.een achieved I>v vvailerofT TTa in lira hh and Awalioii. but several ti-h have heen taken in the deep water from boat*. So far T.ake Taravveni lias yielded little success, while, except for fair -uceess secnre<l by trolling parties, TJntoiti is a!>o (piie.t. A Distinguished Lawyer. Tt is not given to every man to reach the 50th year of distinction in his profession and to retain at the end of half n. century the eminence which the energy and vigour of the prime of life have brou'jlif. Yet this is the record of Mr. A. C. Tl'inloii. K.C.. who w ill complete hi* ."With year at the Par oil Thursday. The art of plradimr was alwnvs Mr. Hanlon's. and he stands today admitted by col lea'.'lies and opponents alike to lie one of the finest advocates the Dominion Court-, of In vv have seen. The accents nf hi- expert pleadimr have resounded virtuallv from end to end of the Dominion. He has defended a Chinese charged with murder at Three Kimr-. in the Far North, and has appeared in a nautical impiiry nt BlufT. His practice covered a wide field of advocacy, but his most notable triumphs were with respect to capital charge and divorce proceedings. Apart from his pro fessiijii Mr. Tfanlon possesses a diversity of interest* l . Many forms of sport, but especially rnoing—he is president of the Dimedin ■Tockev Cluli—yachting, golf and boxing, have engaged his interest and attention. His outstanding gifts as an elocutionist have fou"-' expression through his association with t'. Dunedin Shakespeare Club, nnd he was a' one of the foundation members of tl»n Dined in Competitions Society.

Training Officers. A suggestion that officers' training corps sliiiulil be formed in the secondary schools in tlie four nniin centres of \cw Zealand is to be made to the Defence Department by the. Wellington <"<.»! hoard of governors. ''It is to lioys from the secondary school* that , we must look for our army officers in the ) future.'' snid the chairman of the board. Mr. ! I j. McKoJi/.ie. at a meeting yesterday. Officers' training corps had exisied in Knglish schools . for many years, lie added. Kxaniinatioiis . were held by the War Office. and certificates I issued to successful candidates. Changing of Street Names. The i|iicsl ion of mll<■ ri 11lt the names of ' crl ain street- in the cily and suburbs is ' now being di-cii--ed wit i 1 the Auckland His--1 torh-al Society. Tin- city engineer. Mr. -T. Tyler, has held conferences with the Rev. A. 15. Chappcll. the society's president, with a 1 ret|uest that I lie society should go through I the iianus and ninkc suggestions mi names to be returned, on account of their historical associations. The -ocicty has invited tli»- cooperation of out-ide local bodies, so, that the , changing of the nanici- can be co-ordinated. It i- ?11 so proposed to co-opt the services of persons specially qua lifi "< I to give advice on this subject. The report to the City Council - -lioiild be a valuable and comprehensive one. Direction Sign in Square. A direction -i_r. lift lii n hi'jh. is lo be erected in ( ;i' lie-11 .■ I Square. Chri~t church. by ; lie Automobile A - -oeia l ion (< ant ■■ rhiiry). In recommending *he ! 'hri-ichurch City Council to permit the -: rr h< he ere.-ted. the traffic colli 11l it tee rcp.ir ■■] that t lie sign would indicate north, soiish. ea-i and wc~t. It would lie 11 ~c f 111 and oinim uta!. Of -tainless steel. 1 it would have ;i pede-tal ?ft liin square. with a ghis, 11 ■ I ill ri i ■ ■ate,! at night. on which Would be -,t til- direction letters in bronze. \ column Sft high would rise from the pedestal, at it,- top Icing four arms extending north, south. c;,s| and vve-i ami designated with letter- of hroit/.e. The council gave its peruii — ion for 1 h-• sign to lie erected. Linen Flax in New Zealand. Preparations having in view the early e-t a 111 isli men t of i lie linen tla \ industry in North Cii lit ei bury have been made by the a'.'innoiin div i-iitn ot t lie Department of "Scientific and Industrial K'e-eaich. In addition. on the i n-11 net ion ir I the Minister in charge of the 1) •• pa i t 111 el 11. the Hon. I). <1. >ulli\an. negot ia I ion- have licen opened with a private lirm w»1 i t a \ i.-w to the e-tabli-h----111c111 ot a procesfing plant iu a North Cantcrbui y district. This information is contained in a icport received by | lie committee of the I'lan! Kc-eaich lime.in at a meeting at Lincoln ( ollcge. ( a nterluirv . It was al*n i epor iei I that the piivalc tirni mentioiicd was now examining lie- information eompiled liy the n;■ ronn ,n \ l-vi-ion. and would piohablv indicate its intention- during December. Highland Battalion. I lie piopo.-al by the Hon. W. 1". Barnard tor the lormat'oii of a company or half compan.v of h Highland infantry unit iu Napier has every hope of being brought to a successful conclu-ioti. said Mr. Barnard this week. In the niciint ime. the Port Ahuriri Caledonian Pipe Band. which it «ih hoped to make the official band ot the unit if formed, was want ing military nu'lovni- a lid he was t o (i pproach the Minister oi i n-to'ii- to ohtain pcrinis-ion to import -ecoml hand military uniforms for the band from Ureal Britain. At present there was a general pioh i bit ion on the importation of used clothing, but this was obviously not meant to apply to uniforms, and it vvns hoped to obtain a waiver from the .Minister to permit the band to be equipped properly. Austrian Refugees Sponsored. In ri'spoii-e (o appeals, five refugees from ( eutrai I'.urope will lie -sponsored bv three New Plymouth citizens. who have undertaken that the persons named, if they come to New Zealand, will not become a charge on the State tor a given period. The refugees are Aiist riatis. who have been the victims of terrorism that makes it impossible for them to remain in the land of their birth. Among the five is a dentist who has been IS years in practice at Vienna. Another man was for more than 'Jit years employed as a locksmith in a large mamifnet tiring concern, and the remaining two members of the party are women who have been employed in clerical and secretarial work. The three New Plymouth sponsors are Mi~s D. X. Allan, princijml of (lie < 1 ii'l—" High School, Archdeacon <' IT. (lavin. and Mr. W. C. Weston. Week-end Camp. A\ith the object of providing preparatory training for the battery's annual camp at Waiourn early in the New Year, four officers and about .'!<» other ranks of the )th Bsiitcry. New Zealand Artillery, went into camp at Pigeon Mountain. Ilowick. to-dav for the week-end. Ihe camp is under the command of Captain IT Sharpe. The battery left from the I'onsonby Drill Hall this morning, taking with it all its own camping gear and equipment, including two -to howitzers, which were trailed by six-wheel tractors, staff wagons ■Hid transport lorries. This afternoon the battery performed training manoeuvres, entailing the occupying of positions in the •oitntry surrounding the crimp. A position ' ill also be occupied at night, and to-morrow • ruing a similar type of manoeuvres and ' lining drill will be carried out. Camp will •• struck on Sunday afternoon, and the bat•rv will return to Auckland.