NEWS OF THE DAY

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 139, 15 June 1939, Page 10

NEWS OF THE DAY

Tribute Paid. A high trilxite was paid hv tlie Mayor of rnkapun.i. Mr. .1. fluiniven. at a council meetin- la.-t night to the late Mr. .1. Hislop. a tnrnier Mayor <if Devonport. whose death occurred recently. "He was one of the best citi/ens on the North Shore." hh id Mr. fininivcn. moving that letters of sympathy lie sent to the relatives and to the Devonport "Borough Cottneil. " Hostile " Taxpayers. Large numbers of people in Auckland lia\e licciniie lialile for the penalty of lid for fa i I in.- to pay t lie Social Security registration tee of .1/ liy .Tune 1. and those inakinir their payments :i t I lie Auckland Chief Vost Ollice tlii- w ci'!\ ha ve totalleil alioul 100 <lail\'. ('oinplaint* a o ; i i iir-t the penalty- lia\e heen linmer"ll-. and. as one otlicial put it. •'Some are pn-tly hostile." I'nder the Act the penalty i- iiii-rca-ed a further lid each month until it reaches a maximum of 1/0. Act of Wanton Mischief. A part ieiilarly mi pica-a nl act of wanton liii-ehicf wa- coll,l,lit led at the A tick hi ml railway --1 afi* ii i re.-en 11.\-. When the head oardencr. Mr. I!. 1,. Ihiirntoii. was e.xaminino tin" 'e i nei \ at the liu ht -! i a 1111 side of the concourse. he di-eovereil several of the o old Mi one pool dead. (In an examination of the "water, lie !11(11111 that a considerable proportion ot ii was lieer. It may have been some"iie < i lea ot a joke. Iml it meant death .o the li-li. Effect of the Cold. The approach of the colder weather over ihe pa-t week has considerably thinned the ranks ~f pa-enters who n-iially line the rails jot |he harbour tcrrie-. Heavy clothiuo; is no ! — 11ard a-jain-t the chillini: sonlherlv which has I blown for Ihe pa-t few <I. i \ and the re-ult ; has been all inllux to ihe cabins. Late arrivals. I unable to find a place in the warm depth of i I lie -milking cabin, u-uallv make for the j vicinity nl the engine rooni. where warm Idi a lights take the bitiiijr ed-jc from Ihe wind I wlii.-h sweep- aero- the harbour ill the early i nn.i !iiie_ r aml ev enim_'. !Inter-Faculty Football at University. I One lit' t_ he 11111-I enjoyable fe.it lire, of the athletic lile al I lie Auckland I iiiver-ilv Cn| j Icje during the winter term, except for ihe j regular Salindav -portiiiL' lixture-. is the I -CI ies of inler faciilty llu-liv football matches, j riic-e are alwav- haul but invariably I pla.M I in tin- true -pirit. and not infre'!ll i liv with tw.> or three men -hurt on either -ide. Ihe lir-t of the-e was played yester[<l IV. when a team i c prcm' in l; the artI. i c -11: v 11-i 11 • 111 >he-1 over a team of assorted aivhi'c!-. If tile i"-t of the "allies tliisea.on lire a- -n.-cc--l'ul a- liii- one. the coinpetition v i!! prove one of the best yet. Smell the Islands ! Stand near the motor -hip Matua's opened j holds when -lie fieri li — at Aie-kland after a 'trip from the Island-, clo-e v ..ur eyes, and j take a deep -iiilf of the air. You'll find your i t ion needs little stretchimr to make believe you are siaiiiiiiio- under a tropical -un thou-ands of miles from wintry Auckland. The fascinating, mingled -'-cut of l-land-car'jo Initios a vivid mental picture of natives and palm trees and plantation or whatever lour idea of the Pacific may be. Imagine what your nos,. and mind could do with this assorted ciir»o. carried in tii ■ Matua w hen .lie arrived at Auckland yesterday: Thousands of eases of bananas, sacks of fundus, hides, coconut., pineapples, yams—ami eiinti;'li coconut oil to slicken the hair of every youth fremi North Cape >to Bluff. Putting Green at Station. Patrons of the oante of ,L'olf will soon find themselves o..i n;_ r to the railway station for reasons other than the catching of trains, liy the end of this week the station is to lie provided with an ls-hole putting oreen. Mr. K. Jj. rliornton. head jjartlencr. said this morniii lt that he intended to make the course on that triangular piece of lawn, an acre ill extent, which lies just beyond the roads feadillup to the main entrances, f.yimr in an ali.ole below the level of the road on Ihe one hand, and of the railway tracks on the other, the area was sheltered, he said, ami would j make an excellent site for a lar.oe putting I •fi-eeii. The proposal is in line witli his scheme of attractino the public to the station "rounds, not because they surround the station, but because of the intrinsic attractiveness of the "rounds themselves. Penalty on Companies. I Tiller the impression that the postponement of a fortnight in the penalty date for the payment of the Social Security charge on

"<>t 111■ r ill '■<iin<•" ;i |>{•! 1 I generally. a number of Auckland emu pa uies liavc learned with surprise liming the pa-t few days tha' they have already In-come liable fur the penalty. If \va- stated to-day that the e\telision rif the time for payment to dim • 1-Y due to the 11<irI - age of forms, was though! liv many t.i applv td companies as well ,i- to individual-;. Departmental officials, howevi>r. said that the -.peeia] forms relating to company ta\ation liad lieen supplied to all companies in May. and the position was. therefore, different from that of individuals, many of whom had lieen una ide to obtain forms before .lime 1. As the penalty is 10 per cent, the cstra charge on c(iin|'iin:i> affected represents a coii-idei-a Me addition.

Exhibit No. 1. During a discussion re<rardintr a supply of metal, one of the councillors at the Takapuna liorou.oh ( iium-il meetinjr last ninht bent down under tlie table and bronj>ht up two boxes, one of them liavino- the name of a firm wluyh deals in laundry requisites written across in larjre letters. This called for an exchange of humorous remarks, but the councillor, sloon let his colleaoues know that he was not'planiiiiei to <lo the washinir. hut that lie had brought alonp samples of metal to assist in the discussion. 'I lie boxes were then passed round. Auckland Doctors Busy. Auckland doctors have been unusually busy in recent weeks owinir to the prevalence of seasonal sickness, including influenza, sore throats, colds and chest and other troubles usually associated with winter conditions. Tliis experience, which is annual, extends from May to about mid-August, with slight sea--oiial variations, and this year beo-an with the sudden incidence of influenza early in May. which severely depleted Departmental and business staffs. Since then winter ills have resulted in a heavily increased demand for chemists' remedies and the services of medical men. Vehicular Services. "One landing and a good service" was the opinion of the council of the Automobile Association (Auckland), at its meeting la —t night, when the vehicular ferry services from Nortlicote and l'irkenhead were under discussion. It was stated that a proposal had been made that one of the landtno stages be removed. Mr. S. ,T. Klliott moved that only one service lie provided, and this was pac-ed. the pre-iilent. Mr. T. <!. Farrell. statin" that the council did not wish to become involved in a controversy between lioroujrhs. AH the association wanted was one landing and a speeding up of the service from there. Honour for Aucklander. Advice iliat lie had been installed as a member of the Ancient Company of Lnriners in Ruolaml was contained in a letter received at last ni"ht's meeting of the council of the Automobile Association (Auckland) from the association's touring nianaecr. Mr. i;. K. Clia 111 pi aII 111 11. who i- Oil an extended overseas tmir. Mr. Champtahuip said the company was hundreds of years old. lint record, did not g, back to its hcL'innimrs. as manv of i(s papers had been dest roved in the Creat Kit e of Lou ■ don. lie advised members that the dictionary definition of a loriner wa-: "A maker of liils -purs and metal uiouutiii"s for bridles and saddles." Posted on Royal Trim. I lie newest ae,111i-it ions which New Zealand philatelist* are showing to tlcir friendare envelopes po-ted on the Hoyal train in ( aiiailii and bearing the special stamp issue -ommeinora t ing the \ is|f to America of the King and (liieen. One -uch cover was received bv air inail 1 11i s week by au Aucklander. M>\ Hubert !'.. Ol'ii in ill. It hears strums depicting Their Majesties and the two Princesses, and another showing the war memorial vvhi'-h the King unveiled at Ottawa. They are made more interesting by the fact that the cancellation marks show that the letter was no-l-d oil the I'liyal train. One of tb" c-i nee I 'a t ion marks is actually a replica of the Royal Standard. I lie letter travelled from Toronto to Vancouver in the train.

" P»hutu " Plays Un. l'laving coin Mitiou-ly fur a period of eight In •lit--* '2(> minutes. the Pohutii geyser iit Whakarcw arewa provided an uilll«lial shittacle fur vi-jtors In 11n* thermal area oti day. Tt was (lie longest continuous <lis<t'v ■.riven by the iM-vsor fi>>_• a numb"! - of end flip noticeable inerea-e in activity do ,: "" tho |inst few wpi'Vs «rivt»s promise t'"-* +'•■■ geyser will once h'.'iiill bo-ome one of the att rn ft ions of |lip district. Displays of shorter duration wpro sivcli on Suixlav. and at 7.4-1 a.m. on Tuesday activity again commenced with the sliot reaohiii-r to a height of about 00ft. Without dimiiiii-iiiiii.r ; n height the tpv=er continued to play throughout the morninsr. and although tlip height slight lv decreased in tin- afternoon it was not until a few minuter after four o'clock t'lat the vent a'jain became <|iiieseent. When advice of the activity of the geyser was made known in the town and at the holds and hortl'din'vhoiww a large number of spectators: were attracted to tlie area. »ond displays also being given liy Waikite. YVaiko rohilii and I'apakura. Telegraphic Chess. The first round in the annual telegraphic chess match for the H'edi-br-(imi will he commenced next Saturday and eomp'eted the following Saturday. It is a, tedious business sending individual nuives liv medium of the telegra pliic operator and awaiting the replies. Those responsible for the conduct of chess in New Zealand declare that telegraphic chess help-

Id -timu'ate I lie gallic. Jill ( they a!-o think it i- an ex pensi vc form nf play, and that tho I'o-t and Ti'lejira pli Depart input should rediiee T !><■ i-liai They arirue tliat if t!ii< wnr done there would lie ;i urreater number of telegraphic matches. and tliat sonic of the -mailer clulis would then lie aide In compete. For the Bledi-doe Cup the contest will leI let ween A tn-k la nil. 'Well in;; ton. ( h ri-t rinireh and Duni'din. If Wellington defeat- All <-l< - land, for iiisianee, Wellington will have to play off the winner of the ('hri<'church - !>unedin niateh. so that the winning team halo -pend four Saturdays in mal,i"i" 'joim! itclaim to the title. |-;.-i<-li team lias 'ill player-:, and the contest is carried out tinder strict rules.