NEWS OF THE DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 152, 30 June 1939, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Memorial Window. A scheme tut - been launched by the Order of the (iniiil Shepherd iii Auckland to erect a stained ."la-- window a 3 a memorial to the late sister Hannah, who was .Mother Superior :ol the Order. The window will be erected M\ei- the altar in the chapel of the Order. Fascination of Fire. I l-'ire always has a fascinating interest to I many | pie. and this fact was illu-trated to a minor decree at a smali lire in the city yc-terday afternoon. Despite a fine drizzling ram. a number of people turned nut to see ••what it was a .l al>out. : ' Citizen- also displaced .-..-i-id."abk' interest in the lire ennine- p,liked alongside th* kerb. Money from Nowhere. While wiilking aliuig the street recently a young in.lll had a. pleasant surprise. tie was proceeding at a brisk walk when he felt something dig into his foot. For a moment he thought nothing of it. but when the "something" repeated the irritation he was forced to investigate, tie found, much to his surprise, that the offending object was a halfi crown piece. The young man has im idea I how the coin came to be inside his sock. Golden Wattle I One of the most beautiful trees of Auckland at-this time of the year, the Cootamundia wattle, is at present coming into bloom, and should be at its be-t during the next two or three week-. As ;i ie-nlt of the general ali-eni-e .i.f heavy wind-. the trees are more bushy than :i-u.i', aid with their graceful manner of growth have a particularly fine appearance. I'he ealie-t to burst into golden colour are those, on sheltered northerly slope*and in the warmest localities. Appeal Dismissed. An appeal by A. Graham, farmer, of Okaihnu. auaiiist a judgment for t'lti.") damages for Mrs. Catherine Craig Fergus, of Marohemo. ".hen again-t him in the Magistrate'- Court at Wliangarci as the ie-nlt of a collision between tlie motor car- of the two parties was .di-in i--ed by Mr. Justice 0.-tler in the Supreme Court yesterday. Alter having heard Mr. A. K. Trimmer in support, his •Honor said it was clear that all the factI indicated gm-s negligence on appellant's part. land, without calling on the other side, he J would dismiss the appeal, with £!) 9/ costs. {First Impressions are Wrong.

Distance lends enchantment to the view. A Kemuera resident, driving through Newmarket recently, was stopped in a traffic jam. and, while waiting for the line to move forward, saw passion fruit displayed in a grocer's window at a cheap figure. She pulled in to the kerb around the corner and ran hack to the -hop without looking again at the fruit. At her request for pas-ion fruit, the puzzled shop assistant took her outside to point out the fruit in the window. The "passion fruit" were lumps of concentrated coal fuel for drawing room fires.

Interesting Politics. Interested though people might be in the politics of their own country, it was not usual to find them studying the political developments of another country, said Sir Walter Scott, who is revisiting New Zealand after 3.5 years in the Indian Civil Service, when he addressed the AucMand branch of the Royal F.mpire Society yesterday. He added, howex er, that from what, he had gathered by reading newspapers not only in the Dominion itself, but. also in other parts of the world. New Zealand seemed to be an exception. Its politics were apparently a subject of great interest all over the world. Refitting of Pleasure Craft. Work has begun in many parts of Auckland on the refitting of pleasure craft for ne\t summer, and though winter has officially only just begun, a few enthusiastic owners have almost completed the repainting and general overhaul of the inside parts of their craft. The burning off of last season's paint and the refitting of ina*ts and rigging, however, is unlikely to commence until the cold southerly breezes stop sweeping across the slipways. Work is usually beiMin in earnest by yachtsmen and launch owners during August. Auckland owners, in view of the heavy programme of yachting events brought by the Centennial next year, will be particularly anxious to work their boats into outstanding trim. Technical Education Growth. Members of the board of managers of the Seddon Memorial Technical College took a long glimpse into the future yesterday, when a policy of expansion was under consideration. The heads of the various departments expressed the opinion that there was no reason to prevent continued expansion of numbers beyond the present roll of 17">0 day pupils. Overseas colleges with attendances of from 10.000 to 30.000 students were cited as typical of the size to which technological institutions were capable of expanding. The principal. Mr. O. J. Park, stated that the Auckland assembly hall was a good one, but could accommodate only 1000 at a time. The time wmdd no doubt come when the overseas practice of a loud-speaker s.wlcm in each classroom would he .installed in Auckland. Although the personal note would be lost. under this system it would he possible for the headmaster to sit in his room and address all the students simultaneously.

New Traffic Regulations. To give effect to tin* new regulation for Hie '-dipping*' instead ( it" tlic ••.liiiunin.Lr" of motor vehicle headlights at night, and also to make various oilier changes in tin- traffic regulations, an Order-in-Couucil has been gazetted by the ('overiuucn:. The matters referred 1,1 arc t-lii.-flv ihf lighting of motor vehicles and inspect ions. Al-o. tin- itia\imiun speed for motor cycle* U limited to 40 miles aw hour if the rider of the eyrie is carrying another person otherwise than in a side-ear. Closing Wellesley Street. •[ have the feeling that some dav Wel.lesley Street' Kast will he closed.'' said Mr. »'. .1. Park, principal of the Seddoti Memorial Technical College, at a meeting of the board of managers yesterday. '-After all, with Auzac Avenue adjacent, it is not essential as an outlet, and its closing would make available land that is urgently needed for expansion programmes in the building future of Auckland.'' lie said. Mr. Park cited the. urgent needs of the Public Library and Art Gallery and other institutions. He added that Wellesley Street hail formerly been a part of Albert Park. Maoris " Keenly Alive." "The Maoris are constantly exposed to all kinds of subversive propaganda, which seeks to alienate them from the faith of their fathers, and to offer them as a substitute a kind of racial, political sub-Christian caricature."' says Archbishop Axerill. Primate of New Zealand, in the "Church Ca/.ctte." "We must do all we can to help them. It is not sufficient to improve their material welfare. for such improvement apart from moral and spiritual strengthening of character can only end in disaster. The mosf thoughtful among the Maoris are kecni\ alive to the dangers which beset the race at the present time, and to the only antidote to those dangers —true a nil \ it ill religion.'' New Treatment Plant. The new sewage treatment works to be •installed on an inner arm of Shoal Hay to cope with the discharge from the lieiniotitBavsw,ater area will be in operation at the end of the procnt year thu- removing any cause for complaint that might exist in connection with discharge into the llaugitoto i Channel. This plant will not. only deal with sewage now going out through the tunnel under St. Leonard's. Road, but will also be linked up with the new sewer now being built to drain the western area of the borolteh. The site for the new works is an area of tidal laud in an inlet at the foot of Xorthboro Road. The new plant lias |>eeu designed to deal with the sewage from 12(10 more houses than now exist in the area already sewered. In Fashion! Those New Zealanders who have women missionary friends must ha\e thought on some occasions how out-of-date their clothes seem when they return on furlough, and have decided that this is the result of their having came back in clothes of the same style as those in which they left some years before. The story is told by a Xew Zealand missionary on furlough in Auckland of how an American missionary in India decided that when she returned home she would not lie stared at because of her out-of-date clot lies. and decided to renew her wardrobe in Paris on her way to the States. This she did. and she aWo had her two small sons littel out in new clothes, but when she arrived in Xew York the people were starinsr at her. Why she could not understand. She knew she h.ld everything right—and then she looked around at her two boys. They were carrying their suitcases on their heads in Kastern fashion. Helping Auckland University. In an effort to take a more active part in helping the Auckland University College. the court of convocation, which is comprised of the graduates of that college, has decided to try and raise the money to aci|uire a. site for a residential college for students. A erclllar to graduates: said that several site, were known. Vmt a sum of about C-"(10 was necessary before any action could be taken. There were about 1000 members of the court. -• that if should not be impossible to collect the money to acquire the site within a few months. The college had many needs, the circular continued. From them all that particular Held of endeavour had been selected. Thenwas no need :<■ labour the desirability of such a college. Auckland, out of the constituent colleges of the I'niversity of Xew Zealand, was in the greatest need for such an institution. Members of the court who were willing to help were asked to send in subscriptions by the end of August. Aero Clu&'s Quarters. The skeleton of the Auckland Aero Club's new clubhouse on the aerodrome site at Mangcre has now arisen, and with the ground work completed it is expected that it will be ready for accommodation during August. Replacing the liuiUliiu* which was gutted by fire in April. 103 K. the new building, when completed, will cost about C7OOO. but at present, owing to lack of funds, only a portion. costing .1*4300. is being completed.' The building will be in wood, finished in plaster, and will accommodate about 20 men. As accommodation is necessary for members of the staff and pupils needed for constant training at the aerodrome, temporary accommodation has been necessary. Since the destruction of the former clubhouse, these men have been accommodated at the back of the hangar, and billeted wherever possible in the neighbourhood. A temporary kitch?n and dining room were established by converting part of the hangar.