General News

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21330, 24 November 1934, Page 12

General News

The Fishing Streams Reports received yesterday by the Acclimatisation Society on the condition of the main rivers showed that the Hurunui, Ashley, and Rakaia rivers were clear and fishable. The Rangitata is dirty, and the Waimakariri low and slightly discoloured. Feeding the Hundreds The catering skill of the Education Board will be taxed when the Duke of Gloucester visits Christchurch. About 800 pupils from country schools are expected to come into the city on that occasion and the Government is allowing 9d a child for food on that day. The Education Board has undertaken to make the arrangements for feeding the hundreds. Name "Blimit" Unchanged Official notification by the Sur-veyor-General that the name of the peak overlooking Arthur's Pass should not be changed, as the board had recommended, from Blimit Peak to Mount Laing, was received by the Arthur's Pass National Park Board yesterday. The letter stated that the "name had become well established both by map and by usage. Australian Newspaper Practice The practice of Australian newspapers of featuring very largely the most interesting or sensational news item of the day, as against the New Zealand method of maintaining a more balanced presentation of general news, was commented on by the Mayor of Dunedin (the Rev. E. T. Cox) on his return from Melbourne. Mr Cox said that the city papers devoted the great majority of their space to current matters of local interest, and foreign news was pushed into the background. This did not appear to be the result of the Centenary celebrations or of the presence of the Duke of Gloucester, but was rather an established custom, based on the practice of many of the great metropolitan papers of Great Britain, and one which he found particularly interesting. Any news item of especial interest was given the greatest publicity until another sensation was found to take its place. In his opinion, however, the foreign news service of the Australian journals was not as comprehensive as that enjoyed by the New Zealand newspapers. Illegal Tiinher-Cutting The funds of the Arthur's Pass National Park Board have benefited to the extent of £3O through the detection of a miller cutting timber within the boundaries of the park. The secretary (Mr S. T. Barnett) told the board at its meeting yesterday that the miller, who appeared to have been genuinely in error regarding the boundaries of the park had been ordered to pay the value of the timber, plv.s a third of the value as penalty. The timber was cut near the junction of the Otira and Deception rivers. "It has resulted in a valuable contribution to the funds of the board, if not an improvement to the appearance of the park," said the secretary. Memorial at Arthur's Pass The site at the head of Arthur's Pass selected by the Progress League for the erection of a memorial to Sir Arthur Dudley Dobson was approved yesterday at the meeting of the Arthur's Pass National Park Board. The secretary (Mr S. T. Barnett) said he did not know what progress had been made in raising funds, but the site was an excellent one, promir nt from the road on cither side of the divide. A Progressive Countryside New Zealand country districts were far more progressive than rural England, said Ur. Ada McLaren, who has returned t* Christchurch after an absence of 42 vears, in an interview yesterday. Villages all over England, said Dr. McLaren, were still without electric power, and in many cases without efficient water supply. Even under the most recent scheme in England for managing the power supply, it was doubtful whether all parts of the country would be reached, as the price to consumers varied considerably, and was in some places almost prohibitive. A Special Gateway The committee that is arranging the school demonstration for the occasion of the Duke of Gloucester's visit to Christchurch has followed, doubtless unknowingly, Maori tradition. When a guest of great honour visited a pah it was considered unfitting that he should use the ordinary gateway, so that a part of the pah's wall would be knocked down and a special entrance made. At yesterday's meeting of (lie com-! mittee, llie opinion was expressed! that the Duke of Gloucester and his: party should not be expected to enter Lancaster Park by either of the four foot gates, and so it was decided that if possible a wider gateway be made available. Punishment of Crime "Punishment of the conventional type is definitely not conducive to the improvement of the delinquent,'' said Dr. T. Gordon Short in an address on "The Psychology of the Criminal" at the annual meeting in Auckland of the Howard League for Penal Reform. "Punishment, as opposed to psychological treatment, usually causes either deep feelings of rebellion against the community or an equally deep feeling of humiliation." Dr. Short admitted that the psychological treatment of criminals was generally of definite benefit only in a small minority of cases. However, such treatment was definitely beneficial up to the age of about 25, when instincts became too firmly embedded. But no case was altogether hopeless. He said that in our time great changes would be witnessed in the treatment of crime.

On August 24th Harry Page, of Kirwee, wrote: The Duncan Stiff Tooth Cultivator I purchased some months ago is in every way satisfactory. I have given it a fair trial in hard ground and have no complaints; and on August 29th. W. H. Wilkinson, of Chertsey states: "I am very pleased with the Hornet Cultivator. It is well built and has stood up to Sts work well." f. and D. Duncan, Limited, 196 Tuam street, Christchurch, and at Ashburton D 2915—2

England buys Butter; you should buy their MOWERS. BAMLETT is the best and strongest English Mower. Very reasonable price. Come and look it over. ANDREWS AND BEAVEN. LTD. —2

The largest fleet of high-class Bridal Cars in Christchurch is the Gold Band Taxis, who cater specially for this kind of work. They are being booked up fast for Xmas and New Year Weddings, so please call and inspect them and books yours up now. They are all new and the latest design, no signs or trade marks, and our fares are the lowest. Thank you. —2