ITEMS OF INTEREST

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 12483, 18 October 1938, Page 4

ITEMS OF INTEREST

For Better Lighting' A special instrument for measuring the amount of light in a room was exhibited at the monthly meeting of the Otago Electric Power Board. The chairman (Mr A. E. Russell) stated that this guage was available to consumers who wished to test the lighting of their homes, many people, he said,, used lamps not strong enough for the size of the room, and because of this there were many people wearing glasses to-day who did not need to do so. It was false economy to instal loAv-powered lamps, for better lighting meant better sight. This instrument would show the right-sized lamp for every room, and he hoped consumers would make use- of it. Rich Whaling Grounds. Mr Herbert D. Murphy, an Australian who is now managing director of the Norwegian Whaling Company, when he called in Sydney recently on his way to Noumea, said that the waters round the New Hebrides coast, had been found by Norwegian whaling ships to be one of the richest fishing grounds in the woi'ld. Whale fishing off the Australian coast, he said, had greatly increased the national wealth of Norway. In order to make a profit they had to catch 10 whales a week, but they had not found it difficult to maintain this average. They took only large bull whales..

A Stimulating Campaign. Not the least of the stimulatingcampaigns in progress at the moment is that associated with the Health •,Stomp to provide health-giving camp holidays for thousands of the Dominion’s children. The Health stamp—penny for postage, penny for health —became available to the public on October Ist., following the commendation of the movement by the Gov-ernor-General, Lord Galway, in a radio broadcast address on the previous evening. The response to the appeal for the first week was remarkable, donations being received totalling, £ 268 10s 5d., while the net credit from sale of Health stamps was £ 1,075 3s lid, making a grand total of £ 1,343 14s 4d, just over £ 300 in excess of the first week’s results of last year’s campaign.