General News

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21903, 2 October 1936, Page 10

General News

The Fishing Season The increase in the cost of 'fishing licenses Has not , caused any reduction in the number oi applications. When, the season opened y est day the secretary of the North Canterbury Ac-climatisation-Society, Mr C. W. Hervey, said that though he had not the exact figures nvaiable,,the number was about.the same as other years, , The prospects for the season we e bright, and there had been good reports on the livers.

Rivalry Between Mayor and Town Clerk Keen rivalry between the Mayor (Mr J. WBeanland) and the Town Clerk (Mr J. b. Neville) in bidding for articles on saie was an amusing feature of the community singing held yesterday in the Civic Theatre.- It was the more amusing because the Mayor v did n otkn until nearly the end of the fixture that his veiy determined rival was the Town Clerk, the la ter being in the circle and keeping WfjU o sight of the Mayor, who was m the stalls, ine Mayor’s determination to outbid ms unse n rival cost him 11s, while Mr Nevihes cof?tnbution was 9s. Mr Neville admitted after the fixture that his anxiety to force the Mayor to a higher ,bii had sometimes been too keen. ao Mr Beanland had not always accepted tne challenge. “Parking” a Horse The difficulty of “parking” one’s horse injj convenient place must often arise in a modern city, but a rider on his way from Waitaki to Green Island solved the problem m . manner. His solution, however, might well have caused his horse much gloomy reflection. For his resting place was not a stable dr a grassy field, and his companions were' not animals of flesh and bloody Instead, his night’s lodging was a safety parking area and his fellow lodgers were motor-cars. ine presence of the horse attracted considerable attention, and the proprietor of the area was deeply interested in his (( <-nar first of its kind in seven years.:—The Press Special Service. , “Growing Evil of Hoardings” “The growing evil of hoardings” was discussed. by the Wellington Beautifying Society, which is seeking some means of haying restrictions placed on their erection. Members decided to seek the co-operation ox kindred societies, and to invite the public to support advertisers who refrained from using countryside hoardings. The general opinion was that some oi tne prettiest views and stretches of landscape, had been marred by advertising hoardings. Press Association. , City Parking “The dearest garage built in Wellington” was the description given of the widened portion or Taranaki street during the discussion which followed Mr G. N. T. Goldie’s paper on traffic problems read before the Wellington branch of the Town Planning Institute. Various suggestions were made to deal with the congested parking position disclosed generally, including the utilisation of roofs in the central area. This, it was said, would give an undesirable topweight in an earthquake country. Provision in basements was difficult in this part of the city, because of the nature of the reclaimed ground. Ground floors were required for more important purposes. , “Progress and Non-Progress” “In my capacity as Minister for Justice I am afraid that I cannot look back on 50 years of progress like the Auckland Manufacturers Association,” said the Hon. H. G. R. Mason, in speaking at the golden jubilee dinner oh the association. “The number of inmates m the Auckland prison is 207. and, turning bapk the files when I was visiting the institution recently, I found that 50 years ago the number was 228. We have thus not increased m membership like the association.” National Character Denmark’s strength as a competitor with New Zealand! in the butter market was attributed bv the Rev. W. J. Pellow in an address at One Tree Hill. Auckland, partlv to the Danish force of character, the outcome 9f generations ot national and individual rectitude. Although New Zealanders should be proud of what their country had accomplished in the 29 years that it had been a Dominion, there were indications, as instanced in the amount spent on unworthy - pleasures, that the spirit of the pioneers was fading. A people could not be legalised into greatness and righteousness, as the prohibition legislation m the United States of America, after 10 years’ trial, had shown. There the idealism of the people had brought about the supposed reform, but their character had not kept pace with their ideals. Historic Letters An appeal for the preservation of documentary relics of the pioneering days of New Zealand was made by his Excellency Viscount Galway at a gathering of the Early Settlers ana Historical Association of Wellington, and it received emphatic support from Professor F. P. Wilson, president of the association. ‘lt is ot very grfeat importance that all the historical records of the early settlers should, be kept, said his Excellency. “As the years go by they will become more and more valuable, and so 1 hope that all of you who possess old letters, documents, maps, or plans of ./our original holdings, will preserve them for posterity, because future generations will take the greatest interest in their preservation, and they will be a benefit in the making of the historical records of this Dominion.” His Excellency had raised a question of great importance, said Professor Wilson, In the plans for the new Wellington Public Library there was a section specially set aside for the preservation of records of early Wellington, and those people who entrusted to the library any historical documents would know that they would be preserved for all time Whey Butter Exports “No whey butter is sold in Britain by retailers,” said Mr C. C. Robertson, dairy division grader, at a gathering at New Plymouth. The denial was prompted by a question whether he had encountered any cases of retailers selling whey butter and announcing it as Dominion creamery butter. “It is sold by one firm to bakers and confectioners,” added Mr Robertson, who hinted that it had also found its way into blending houses. Simplicity in Business “The day of the cold, steely business man is gone,” said Mr J. Wylie, Auckland, in an address to the New Plymouth Rotary Club. “Simplicity is what the modern business requires. Business men should be frank in their statements and honest in their intentions.” Monkeys for Auckland Zoo In-addition to a number of Australian and African finches, two sea-lions and several racoons which are on order for the Auckland Zoological Gardens, six monkeys are to be imported from Singapore. They will represent three types of the Gibbons monkey, there being a pair of each. The consignment is expected before Christmas. A University Conference Dr. J. Hight, rector of Canterbury University College, and Professor S. Steele, of the Engineering School’s staff, have been nominated by the local Professorial Board as delegates to attend a university conference in Adelaide, South Australia, in February, 1937. In response to ap invitation received by the New Zealand University, eight or nine delegates, including two nominated by each of the four . professorialboards in the Dominion, will attend the conference to discuss university matters and policy. The conference is, primarily, of -professors and academic heads of Australian universities, this being the first occasion in which New Zealand delegates as such have been invited. It is understood that the conference will commence on or about February 16.' Members of the Ironmasters’ Association entertained Mr F. .0. Andrews, of Andrews and Beaven, Ltd., before his retirement from' business, The president, Mr G. M. Hall, spoke of Mr Andrews’s long association with members of the association, of which he had been a vicepresident, and of the high regard in which he .was held. After 51 years in business, -Mr Andrews will ,make his home at Tauranga.