General News

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21506, 22 June 1935, Page 14

General News

Px'inces Acknowledge Gifts The Waitaki High School Old Boys' Association has received advice that their Royal Highnesses Le Prince of Wales and the Duke c: York have accepted special presentation copies of the recently published School History, and have expressed their interest in and commendation of the same. Letters have been received from the Prince, and also from the Duke of York, recalh- g their visits to the school and expressing their best wishes for its continued prosperity. "A Very Fair Hearing" "In the experience of every member of this board the newspapers of Christchurch have given us a very fair hearing," said Mr C. S. Thompson, chairman of the Canterbury Education Board, after expressing his regret that before long the meetings of the board would not be attended by representatives of the "Christchurch Times" and the "Sun," at the board's meeting yesterday. "For years journalists have attended the meetings to give news to the public of the conduct of our business." said Mr Thompson. "The reports have been strictly impartial and almost always strictly accurate." He moved a resolution expressing the board's appreciation of the services of the newspapers.

Churches and Unemployment Comment on aspects of the unemployment problem was made by the Social Council of the Churches held last evening in the following resolution:—"That this council express to his Worship the Mayor its high appreciation of his Worship's action in calling a conference and heading a deputation to Wellington with a view to improving the conditions of the unemployed. The council welcomes the subsequent increase i" wa«es and sustenance pnvments. and hopes that a further increase may bo found possible. Th» council further am-eos that the No. 5 scheme ha-, proved and welcome of men on works of public utility at standard rates of pay." Overtime A sitting that for length might well have put Parl'ament to shame was held by the Marlborough County Council recently. Starting at 9 a.m. with finance, the meeting continued till 12.45, when there was an hour's respite for lunch. The meeting was resumed at 2 o'clock, and it was not until 7 o'clock in the evening that the flood of oratory subsided sufficiently for the "closure" to be applied. However, that was by no means the end for some of the councillors, for a meeting of the Marlborough Gold Mining Executive was set down for that hour, and it was not until 0.30 that the end of the day was reached. "Tin-Can" Mail Stamp collectors who wish to have envelopes post-marked by the "Tin-can" mail of Niuafoou Island, an outlying island of the Tongan Group, will have an opportunity by the Monowai cruise to the South Sea Islands, leaving Auckland on July 9. To got postmarks of the "Tin-Can" mail on envelopes, these should be properly addressed to the intended recipient and sent under cover to the Union Steam Ship Company, Auckland, before July 8, with loose New Zealand stamps for 6d for each envelope sent for postmarking (2Jd for the necessary Tongan stamp and the balance for the islanders' services in handling the mail). The envelopes should be of an adequate size to show off the postmarks satisfactorily. The envelopes will be landed at Niuafoou by the Monowai through the "TinCan" mail, and after being dealt j with there will be returned by a j later opportunity. Occasionally j there is some delay at the island on j account of the supply of Tongan j postage stamps running out. j

A Collector's Error The eagerness of collectors of parcels for (he Lyttclton Relief Depot this week led to an amusing error. A resident stopped the Mayor, Mr F. E. Sutton, and asked him to send for a parcel which was waiting at the resident's house. Later in the day, Mr Sutton himself called at the house, and getting no response to his knock at the door collected a sugar-bag of potatoes which was outside the door. It was not until next day, after the housewife had complained to the greengrocer that her order for potatoes had not been delivered, that it was discovered that they were at the depot. Explanations followed, and the potatoes were exchanged for the parcel that had been intended for the collectors. Official Air Pageants The official air pageants of the New Zealand Aero Club for next year were allotted by the club yesterday to the Western Federated Aero Club and the Otago Aero Club. The North Island pageant will be held in New Plymouth, and the South Island pageant at Dunedin. The conditions of competitions for various trophies at the pageants will be clarified and revised by Wing Commander T. M. Wilkes, Director of Air Services, Mr G. L. Stedman, and Mr C. C. Weinstein.— Press Association,

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