OUT AND ABOUT

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 14259, 7 January 1947, Page 2

OUT AND ABOUT

Test Cricket The dates of the fourth and fifth Test matches between England and Australia arc: January 31 to February 6, fourth Test at Adelaide; February 28 to March 6, fifth Test at Sydney. A New Art A most unusual and artistic exhibition of typoglyphs—sketches executed on the typewriter—was on display recently at the Nelson Technical School. “Drawn” by the typing and shorthand instructor, Mr R. Maple, who claims to lie the originator of this new form of art, they appear at first to be pencil drawings, but closer inspection reveals that letters and numbers have been cleverly interwoven to produce a most colourful effect. Sketches shown include a wind-jammer under full sail, a church, a glimpse of Port Nelson, and an army parade gro.un.d scene. Canadian Navy The Canadian Navy will begin the New Year with an estimated strength of S 6 00, according to a dispatch received by the High Commissioner for Canada in New Zealand. The authorised peacetime complement is 10,000, and the Navy recruiting of new entries and re-entries is approximately 200 monthly, although applications for entry are in excess of 2000 a month. The pre-war Canadian fleet, which consisted of a handful of destroyers and minesweepers has been replaced by a modern fleet tha.t includes an aircraft carrier, two cruisers, destroyers, frigates, and Algerian escort vessels. It . is expected that a second aircraft carrier will be added to the Canadian fleet in the latter part of 1947. Sales Of Pictures For 94 pictures sold at the annual exhibition of the Canterbury Society of Arts last March, the amount realised was £932 —a record for twenty years, according to the annual report of the society. There wag a large number of entries for the exhibition, 292 works by 118 artists being selected. Inclusive of Avorks entered for the Otago and Wellington exhibitions in 1945 and 1946, and pictures from other centres sent to the Canterbury exhibition, the secretary had received more than 1000 pictures, with resulting sales for Canterbury artists of £2500. Of 69 pictures sent on behalf of members to the exhibition of New Zealand art held by the Southland*University Association, 21 were sold for a total of £460. Hydrangea Display There is hardly a floAver that remains as our grandmothers kneAV them, and hydrangeas have been improved out of all believing. The old colourless Amriety hortensis has given Avay to a beautiful cherry red, claret, rose pink and blues from turquoise to deep navy blue. The gardens at present are shoAving the hydrangea in all its glory and. this floAver will certainly add to the interest of the gladioli and hydrangea show to be held in the Presbyterian Hall on January 16. Slioav blooms require to be medium in size, nicely rounded Avith .good depth of colour. Individual pips vary in the different types, but the large, loose, coarse bloom has no place on the sPoav bench of to-day. Any information may be obtained from the secretary of the Horticultural Society.

Dredging Of-Ports The opinion that a. need existed Cor a long-term dredging policy for South Island ports was expressed by several members at a meeting of the Otago Harbour Board when a letter was received from the Bluff Harbour Board asking if Otago would send representatives to a conference to discuss the formation of a South Island Dredging Board. “The South Island boards should work together and have a co-ordinated plan,” said Mr J. G. Jeffery. “I am not happy about the present position. Our dredge cost £129,000 sterling, and our sinking fund is only £60,000 in New Zealand currency. A new dredge would cost £350,000 at the present time. I feel we should consider joining in the plan. We have something to pledge, and new equipment coming to hand would come to us.” It was decided that the board should he represented at the conference. Seamen Travel De Luxe What is believed to have been the first charter flight in New Zealand aviation in which prisoners were carried under police escort was made by a Canterbury Aero Club machine. Two seamen who deserted a. tanker at Port Chalmers and were dealt with by the Court at Dunedin, travelled de luxe to rejoin their shin at Wellington just before she sailed. They could not have completed the trip in time by any .other method. The Shell Oil Company arranged to charter the Canterbury Aero Club’s Diagonfly. Piloted by the club's instructor, Mr L. P. Poore, the machine flew to Dunedin in the morning carrying two policemen from Christchurch. The seamen were taken to the aircraft under guard, handed over, and the northward flight was begun. The Dragonfly landed at Rongotai, and the men weie put aboard the tanker just before she sailed. Mr Poore then flew back to Christchurch with the policemen.