General News

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21123, 26 March 1934, Page 10

General News

< Film Industry Enquiry ! "The enquiry i»ito the film mdusj try of the Dominion." Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P., said on Saturday, "is easily the- most interesting Parliameniarv committee I have been privileged to sit on. It is enquiring hnto the whole picture industry vi | the Dominion, and into its ramifications as they affect a variety of mterests. The body that is holding the enquiry is actually the Industries and Commerce Committee oi the House, of which I have been a member for a number of years, but it is acting in a special way as a recess committee of Parliament. It is expected that the faking of evidence will be completed m two or three days:' I Too Much Specialising i Speaking to a reporter of "The I Press" last night about the great I improvement in medical services I and the efficiency of the present-day ! doctors, Dr. W. Irving said it was ' to be regretted that so many young • doctors specialised in certain com- : plaints. It meant that there was a ' dearth of general practitioners, who, , after all, were ihc backbone oi the ! profession. ' Setting f*"" an Accident Theatre crowds on their way home 'on Saturdav evening were excited 10 see what looked liked the results | ef a serious motor-car accident by j the pavement facing Worcester ' street, at the eastern end of the j Cathedral. A small car stood askew ;to the kerb, and in front of it, i stretched out on the road under the full glare of the street lights, lay the figure of a man. Several passers-by ran up to see if they could help, or just because of a crowd's interest in an accident. They were disillusioned (or pleasantly surprised) when they found out that there had been no accident, and that the motorist lying on the road was uninjured, arid was merely j try in. l ? to remedy some delect under • the car. Women and the Church "The reason why men go to .church is largely because of the in- . ikienee of womanhood- -if it were : not fi ir womanhood ehrisl lanity .would have perished lon-.;' ago," . stated a non-churchgoer .luring the 'di-eussion at. Kg Luke's Church kid evening en "Wiiv Mi n Do Co to Church." Men had religion drilled . into them from the cradle, he said. i and this was the principal in 'icneo in its cent imia! ion. leaplvmg, the' Rev. O. W. Williams Saul' that although the remarks were m.i intended a; a compliment, m aetiiaiit v tiiev were one of the iin( ■ t that . eould he tend. Women throughout in the pVemc.,'' : Ihe 'ei ■';','■'■ a ." '( Ap-,\rrk-rml Weather suburb: e'i|n;, ed period V.r 1 ' who sought e\erci. e m the country iat p!ae.. s : \,, n a-. L ahold ..ml oh,, r i towrv-'hips una- r P e ink he ma' ! ideal,' for '(here v a ; no gkue ha:.: a Pica' hoi v.- ad Jl v ,i. a m >.,; < n'. to thee in -.he , I*-.' !!.,.! ! ! le ' hae' - I country v. a . m>! ■ o ;',,; : umde, In' ! very early ; a Pa- i ii'i-; ::•an i I eloiid : could he . ce;i I ram. I i.i the I Ancient fenny !'<>-( j gard,d 'as an innovat'on . nt'-nam. | Nov,- Zealand to lame. |, u f Mr .h : hn : i I h >ghen, lent Pier in company k> w :,t Auckland Ihnver. itv G..liege, n, an address recent !'-', said fl:,a< l!n penny . post, was begun liv a j. in! . h-ek corupauv m London in I •"■"'>. If: ■ pii ineer couipany deliver, d f' n■ ■ . atid parcel ; about !,. >ndon f-a- a '.<■<■' of one penny -and in.,ureq ! !•' m haamounts up b > ,k 10. ; Giant Rinui Tree In the bush close to tin -mrn'mn . radius line on Mount figment. : ■-.'.-- ! milk. i'S recently found ;> (pan! i mm. , It measured approximately i i.gh! !'< ■' I in diameter, or more than 12 k le< I i in circumference. I! was too lag' to j be dealt with by their plant, cedj will probably be loit. The Lee is j estimated to be more than 7ah year.a old. i ! Japanese in Australia j The Japanese coats recently re-! ported oil the north Australian coast were believed to be smuggling Japanese into the northern part of Queensland, Mr A. N. Stephens, of : Brisbane, told a representative of "The Press" m an interview. Japanese were fairly numerous in Thursday Island and Northern Queeir'Jand, and were good farmers a : t j fishermen, but the Commonweal: h j Government had placed a check on! their immigration. It was generally believed that the boats seen of" the j coast, were engaged in smuggling! additional immigrant-. ! Cost of School Books The additional cost of text, books which can be incurred when a pupil transfers from a school in one par! ■ of New Zealand In another, ov.oug to the frequent lac'; of miiforuiitv ■ in (lie books iim d for m-a r nc! ion. was mentioned by speaker-; a! a meeting of the Auekl.nil School Committees' Association. Mr A. A. Buckley said there was tie ca-e ,(' a student who came from a '''a'nc lston North •■ccmidarv srliool to Auckland, and had to pay fl2 1 Is ('■•[ for entirely new boo 1;.-; for promady the same oou.-e. Olhor speakers said one source of trouble was that power was given to teachers at some schools to state what hooks .should be n.-vd in their chi.■-.■(■-•. Training in Ar.i ictrlturc "The Laming m agriculture , staled the prmmi.al oi lue S. kh n Memorial Technical (,'olas.a . V. r (k .1. Park at a receu! i,h eimg >■: 'he beard of managers. Tim eia.sy ; classes were la mg .-uni'lii d v :lh ; •rcelabirr from the college a.j a cultural bioek. A total of 12! hm !.'. had been obtained and pup:' were being gi\-en er.ixwt in-.l ruoi mn about nouitl'V. It wa-' henej p, ,-, g e,j I v.ork oil Ike pracl'cal area by . !-,- I At the recent trills held at the I.in- | cola Agricultural College the Duncan ; ! drill was the winner in every test : ; against all makes, both imported and ■■ i local. Farmers are invited to view our ' ncv.dy-desigai <i drill, fitted with the latest' spring pre-urc and ad.im'ab'o.coulter-, and compare ein nrchnirs and them prices, with ad rsh.ei.-. F 'and D. Duncan. Limited. 106 Tuani street, Christchurch, and at Aihbur- ! ton. —3