General News

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21355, 24 December 1934, Page 12

General News

No Paper on Christmas Day "The Press" will not be published to-morrow (Christmas Day). Workmen Dismissed On Saturday 40 men who had been casually employed at the railway workshops at Addington were dismissed. They had been employed on the understanding that they would be put off when there was no longer any need of their services. Greenstone for Marsden's Church When Bishop Bennett visited the West Coast recently, he secured a fine piece of greenstone, which he is sending to Archdeacon Johnstone, Vicar of Parramatta, New South Wales, says the "Church News." The Archdeacon is Samuel Marsden's fourth successor at Parramatta, and when he was in New Zealand for the consecration of Bishop Hilliard, he said that he would like to have a piece of greenstone to build into the base of the tower of Marsden's old church. The block secured by Bishop Bennett should prove very suitable for the purpose. Probably part of the face will be polished and the rest left in the rough. Modified Quarantine Slight amendments to the scale of fees payable for the quarantine of live stock are contained in the latest issue of the New Zealand Gazette. These have been made because of a recent decision permitting dogs from the United Kingdom to be held under supervision on the owners' premises for 60 days, instead of their going to a gazetted quarantine station for that period as hitherto. The fact that no cases of rabies have occurred in the Old Country for a very long period led to this action being taken. The authorities retain the power to enforce quarantine should the neces sity for it arise. Time Off During Royal Visit Criticism of the arrangements made by the Government for its employees to show their loyalty to the Duke of Gloucester was expressed in a resolution which was carried unanimously at a mass meeting held . the railway workshops at Addington. The offer of four and a half hours off on January 21 was considered wholly inadequate, and it was submitted that "if the loyalty of the Government is limited to four and a half hours, and if they cannot grant us a full day, we prefer that no time be granted and that we should work a full day." Rest House for Clergy "We are glad to hear that Mrs West-Watson's project to obtain the use of Governor's Bay vicarage (now not used for the residence of a vicar, the district being attached to Lyttelton West) as a clergy rest house is taking shape," says the "Church News." "The idea is to keep the house as a place to which any clergyman in need of a holiday or rest for himself or family might retire for a short period." An appeal for assistance toward furnishing is made. Sale of Pasteurised Cream The Tauranga Co-operative Dairy Association is circularising dairy companies throughout th- Dominion urging an amendment of the regulations governing local supply so as to permit of the sale of cream, after pasteurisation, direct *-om the da infactory. It is contended that pas teurised civ am could be sold direct at a much cheaper rate than is at present being charged by licensed dairymen, and still show a profit over butterfat prices. The adoption of the proposal, it is claimed, would benefit all dairy factories.

An Observant General The Duke's chief of staff, MajorGeneral R. G. H. Howard-Vyse, has the quick, observant eye of the soldier. It was he who, after the Duke had completed his inspection of the assembled school children at Hastings, noticed that a Maori boy was about to fall in a faint. "Watch that boy," he called, and someone caught him before he collapsed. Captain Kerr, of the Duke's staff, more or less took charge and saw that he was carried to the nearest shade. Sunday Evening Broadcasts * "The editor of the 'Australian Baptist,' recording his impressions of British broadcasting, mentions a feature of the Sunday transmission which we hope will catch the eye of the New Zealand Broadcasting Board," says the "Church News." "Big Ben'had sounded 10.30, the hour for the close of the ordinary programme. There was a pause, and then came a new voice reverently announcing, "My duty towards God is to believe in Him." There followed a reading of Psalm 91 and St. Matthew 2f>: 21-23; a church male choir sang: "Praise, my Soul, the King of Heaven." The epilogue concluded with the reading of the story in St. Luke 9: 35-38. Japanese Trade Aspirations On a world tour which concluded with his return to Auckland last week, Mr David L. Nathan visited many countries. "Japan is a country that has decided to succeed as a nation," he said, "and she is proceeding to do so. I visited many different factories in Japan, and all of them impressed me by their efficient organisation. The machinery is of the very latest design, and most of it is of British manufacture. The Japanese are very anxious to make friends, and foreigners are treated with the utmost courtesy. The manufacturers and exporters want reciprocal trade with other countries, and claim that they will buy our products if we buy theirs."

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