General News

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21977, 29 December 1936, Page 6

General News

Trousseau and Wedding Presents Burned To have her trousseau and practically all her wedding presents destroyed in a fire the day after she was married was the experience of a North Canterbury bride last week. The bride was Mrs F. A. Barltrop, formerly Miss Hilda Cullen, daughter of Mr J. R. Cullen, of Darfield, and it was when her father s house was burned that she lost her possessions. The house was completely destroyed and the occupants had to make a hurried escape in their night attire. Ignorance of Visiting Anglers Some difficulty has been experienced over the holiday period in the South Canterbury acclimatisation district through anglers being ignorant of a regulation applying in the district which allows only full season (255) licenses for anglers. Interviewed yesterday, the ranger lor tie district, Mr F. W. Pellett, said that many of the visiting anglers possessed temporary or holiday licenses and half-season licenses, being unaware that only full-season licenses were available. The society and the rangers did not, he said, desire to harass people or be uniau, but the position was the result of gross ignorance, and he felt that some publicity should be given to the existing regulation to avoid recurrences of the difficulty. Young Women to Cycle 600 Miles To pedal 600 miles on bicycles through the North Island is the ambition of two young New South Wales teachers, Miss F. B. Bioletti and Miss M. F. English, who arrived at Wellington by the Awatea from Sydney yesterday ready for the journey, which will occupy them for the next month. They plan a journey up the west coast to Mount Egmont. Then they will strike inland to visit Waitomo and Rotorua, and then go on to Auckland where Miss Bioletti has relatives. "We'll do the South Island next year, with any luck, said one of them, "and Western China the year after that. —Press Association. Forty-hour Working Week The introduction of a 40-hour working week in Australia, so far unsuccessfully attempted was only a question of time said Mr A .J. de Baun, a Sydney barrister who arrived at Wellington yesterday. Mr de Baun, who is a specialist in industrial law, said events in New Zealand were being watched with the greatest interest by industrialists in New South Wales. —Press Association. Licenses for Camping Grounds Licenses will in future be required for the ' establishment of any camping ground. That is one of the features of the camping ground iegulations, issued under an Order : m-Covncri, which provide for the close supervision of the Sblishment and maintenance of sueh g r aunds The identification of the land, the name ana address of the owner, and the name and add* ess of the proposed caretaker are among the details required o P n application for . licence .Included in the requirements demanded for thelequip ment of the ground are a register of all persons their location on the ground, the dates;of their occupation, the number of persons occupy ng each site and the registered number of the motor vehicles admitted to the grounJ; cooking places of an approved type; an> adequate supply of wholesome water; approved drainage and other sanitary arrangements; approved artificial lighting for all entrances and access paths, and a sufficient number of rubbish receptacles. The maximum number of persons or families, or ot tents and vehicles to be allowed use of the ground at one time, is provided for in the license, which is to be held for a period not exceeding one year. Aero Clubs and Commercial Aviation The opinion that the future activities of aero clubs in New Zealand would be principally confined to flying instruction and advanced training in special avenues in aviation was expressed by Mr T. E. O'Dowd president of the Hawke's Bay and East Coast Aero Club, at the annual meeting of the club, when moving the adoption of the annual review of the cluo s activities and position. Mr O'Dowd said that with the advent of commercial aviation the club's revenue from this source had fallen. However, this loss had more than been recouped by the increased activity in club tuition and it was obvious that these circumstances would continue to prevail, not only in this district, but throughout the Dominion. Death of Aged Maoris Two Maoris, a man and a woman, each of whom was over 100 years old, have died recently in the Auckland province. They were older than Auckland itself. Believed to have been 110 years old, Marumaru Tawahana died recently at Tangirau, a Maori village four miles from Ngaruawahia. He was a close relative of Tawhiao, the second Maori King. In his youth he took part in the inter-tribal wars of the Maoris, and he also fought against the British forces in the Waikato war. The second death, which occurred at Whitiroa, a Maori settlement near Waihi, was that of a widow, Mame Kereopa, at the great age of 107 years and 11 months. Mrs Kereopa was well known throughout the North Island. She had been confined to bed during the last 10 months. A Consignment of Monkeys and Birds In the best of health and spirits, a large consignment of monkeys and birds for the Auckland Zoo arrived at Auckland by the Narbada. Only two animals, a pair of leopard cats, failed to make the trip safely. They died a few days after the Narbada left Singapore. The full consignment consisted of nine apes of the Gibbon species, representing the grey, masked, gloved, silvery, and agile varieties; a pair of pig-tailed monkeys; a pair of slow lemurs; two pair of mandarin ducks; a pair of Burmese peafowl; a fireback hen; 10 cattle egrets; and two Brahamny kites. In addition there are two young leopards, which are to go to the Wellington Zoo The most interesting personalities in the animal passenger list are undoubtedly the monkeys, which should prove a considerable attraction at the zoo. They were all comfortably housed on the vessel, and in the daytime they were generally allowed on deck, tethered by long chains to awning stanchions. The two leopards for the Wellington Zoo were hardly n.ore than cubs when they were placed on board the Narbada. Thej also became great pets with the passengers, and although they have grown rapidly into fine young animals thev are exceedingly playful and remarkably tame.—"The Press" Special Service. Fireblight in Auckland Apple orchards in the Auckland district have recently suffered severely from the first outbreak df fireblight for several seasons. Because of the attack, the crop available in the district for market may be considerably reduced. The main damage has been to the fruit spurs by blossom infection, thus reducing the crop. The I disease has also attacked the young shoots and laterals, causing them to die back six to 18 inches. This is especially noticeable on those trees which were worked over with fresh varieties during the last two seasons. The old Delicious trees are practically untouched, but Doughertys have suffered severely. The significant feature of the outbreak is the damage being caused to young trees, their succulent wood falling an easy victim to the disease. The harder wood of the older trees makes them less susceptible to attack. Mary Ann Lane A decision to name a small street Mary Ann lane was made by the Nelson City Council at its last meeting. A letter was received from Mr G. B. Richardson, Picton, who expressed the hope that this would be the name chosen, as Richardson street (which is divided by the lane) was formerly named Mary Ann street after Mrs Cross, wife of Pilot Cross, who was a good friend to many of the women who landed in Nelson in the early days. The writer's mother had often spoken of many kindnesses at the hands of Mrs Cross when she landed in Nelson in 1851. Maori Lad's Courage While a cricket match was in progress at Tokomaru Bay a nine-year-old Maori lad arrived at the ground seeking a doctor to extract a fish hook which was deeply embedded in the base of the middle finger of his right hand. The lad watched without a whimper as a doctor and an assistant literally dug the hook from the flesh. His Spartan courage drew the admiration of every cricketer present.