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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22465, 28 July 1938, Page 10

Six naval ratings from England arrived at Auckland by the Rangitata for service with ships attached to the New Zealand station. They comprised two chief engine-room artificers, two signalmen, one supply rating, and an able-sea-man. The able-seaman is to join the Admiralty survey ship Endeavour, the supply rating is for H.M.S. Achilles, and the others will probably be added to the complement of H.M.S. Leander.—“ The Press” Special Service. A very favourable impression of President Roosevelt was obtained by Dr. A. L. Jones, of Ashburton, who returned yesterday after nine months spent in the western states of America. He said he met the President of the United States of America at a social gathering after a Chamber of Commerce function at • San Francisco, and was struck with Mr Roosevelt’s charming personality. “He is a brilliant conversationalist and has a keen knowledge of New Zealand affairs, including politics. He amazed me in this respect,” said Dr. Jones. It appeared that most of the people of the United States were still behind the President, he said. “The letters ‘N.Z.’, are sufficient introduction for anyone from this country visiting America,” said Dr. A. L. Jones, who returned to Ashburton ' yesterday after spending nine months on dental research at California. He added that he had many letters of introduction when he left the Dominion, but these were not required when he announced that he came from New Zealand. Many persons were ignorant about the geographical relationship between Australia and New Zealand. Once he was asked if he knew a person in Sydney, the questioner assuming that there was only a short distance between Sydney and New Zealand. Appreciation of the City Council’s action in installing vehicle-actuated traffic lights at the Bank of New Zealand intersection was expressed last night by the council of the Automobile Association (Canterbury). A motion congratulating the council on the efficiency of the system was carried on the suggestion of Mr C. G. Curtis. Mr Curtis suggested, too, that the council should be asked whether it intended to install similar lights at the intersection of Armagh and Colombo streets. “That is the council’s intention,” commented Mr F. W. Freeman. “It is just waiting to see how the lights at the bank corner are working.” “The board has worked within its estimates and the financial position is satisfactory,” states a summary of the finances of the North Canterbury Hospital Board for the quarter ended June 30, presented to the board yesterday. It is noted that payments for invalidity pensions have been partly responsible for the fees recovered at the tuberculosis institutions being in excess of the estimates. Payments for outdoor -relief are nearly £SOO less than the estimate—and are only 46 per cent, of the payments for the same period of 1936. Support for the resolution sponsored by the Canterbury Progress League urging the Government to devote all revenue from motoring taxation to the main highways account was given by the North Canterbury Provincial Executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union yesterday. To the resolution the meeting added a further clause, advocating the change as a means to the carrying out of the devaluing of farm lands.