General News

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22851, 26 October 1939, Page 8

General News

' Returned Soldiers’ Protest The poor representation of returned soldiers on the Auckland Provincial Patriotic Council and the Auckland Metropolitan Patriotic Committee was criticised at the quarterly meeting of the Auckland Returned Soldiers Association. It was suggested' that the president (Mr J. Kendall) should resign from the organisations _ as a protest. Finally the meeting pass*sd a resolution making a strong P r otest at hj . novertv of the representation of returned soi diers on the two organisations, and expressing the opinion that at least 50 per cent, of the , membership should consist of returned soldiers. —Press Association. Trout Fry Liberation So far this season the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society has liberated L 360,000 trout fry in its district. A report submitted to the council of the society last evening said that since'the last report was made ® Jkrtmght ago 475,000 fry were liberated in the Hororata, Hurunui, Cust, Waiau,. Ashley, and Okuku rivers or their tributaries. Model of Canterbury The scale model of Canterbury for exhibition in the New Zealand court at the Centennial Exhibition has been dispatched from Temuka in five railway trucks. Mr T. G. Beck, the Public Works engineer, and other officials have, gone to Wellington, to superintend the assembling of the model, which was made in sections aggregating 18 tons, and to arrange the electrical details, the operation of which will show Canterbury by night and day. The completeness of the model was revealed when a photograph was taken; the print could hardly be distinguished from one of the infra-red photographs from which the model was worked in sections. The model is considered to be the best yet produced in Canterbury, and residents of the province and people from other districts are likely to find it one of the most attractive, displays at the exhibition. Already a number of applications have been lodged by educational bodies in Canterbury for the future possession of the model. Beds for Sick Soldiers Arrangements which have been completed by the North Canterbury Hospital Board will ensure that 50 beds are available for soldier patients. The , Minister for Health, the Hon, P. Fraser, has approved of the purchase of No. 10 Oxford terrace, a big residence which will be used as quarters for the domestic staff. This staff has been living under a ward in. the main . building, but arrangements have been made for the transfer elsewhere of the departments domiciled in this building, and the space thus made available will allow for an additional ward of 25 beds. With accommodation arranged for earlier, soldiers will have 50 beds at their disposal at the hospital. Seamen’s Part in War A tribute to the work of the Royal Navy and the British Mercantile Marine is paid in the annual report of Mr E. Newman, chairman of the board of trustees, New Zealand Sheepowners’ Acknowledgement of Debt to British Seamen Fund. The annual meeting of subscribers was .held in Wellington yesterday. “The dependence of outposts of Empire, such as New Zealand, on the British Navy and Mercantile Marine is most clearly brought home in these times of war, and without the self-sacrifice of the men engaged in these services we would cease to exist as a nation,” the report states. “What service this fund can give in this emergency will be given.” Soldiers’ Fishing Licences Fees for fishing and game licences held by members of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society who enlist will be refunded, according to a resolution adopted by the council of the society last night. The amounts to be returned will be less" statutory and society deductions. It was suggested that the unexpired portion of the licences should be refunded, but Mr C. H. Lawrence said: “If a member of the society goes to the war we do not want to be cheeseparing.” Labour Week-end Air Traffic In the four days of the. Labour Day week-end Cook Strait Airways’ Nelson-Blenheim-Wel-lington service carried 568 passengers, an increase of 108 on last year, and crossed Cook Strait 117 times. The West Coast service made four return trips, and 44 passengers were carried.—Press Association. Ambulance Street Appeal The annual street appeal of the St. John Ambulance Association will be held on Wednesday, December 6. The secretary (Mr C. H. Kersley) reported to the association’s general committee last evening that this date had been allotted by the City Council. The great problem was to obtain sufficient collectors, and it was very satisfactory that the Seventh Day Adventist Church had promised to supply from 70 to 100 collectors. The chairman (Dr. J. Restell Thomas) said that although there would be other demands on the public, it had been considered wise to go on with the appeal this year. , Centennial Tennis Tournament A request for centennial status to be granted to the annual Easter championship tournament in Christchurch will be made to the Dominion Centennial Council by the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association, according to the decision of the management committee last -evening. It was considered that this might popularise the competition, which will be held during' the period when sports will be featured in the celebrations. The Egg Market A promise that in future the law of supply and demand will operate in the egg market, and that producers can anticipate a hardening of prices in the near future, was made by the Director of Internal Marketing (Mr F. R. Picot) in answer to representations by a deputation from the New Zealand Poultry Board. This was disclosed when the deputation reported to a meeting of the board in Wellington yesterday. The board contended that decreased production and lower turnover made the price fixed by the price control regulations as that ruling on September 1 po longer economic. It was stated by the deputation that Mr Picot said he had already discussed the position with the Price , Investigation Tribunal, and there would be no difficulty in that direction.—Press Association. Coaches in Tennis The work of tennis coaches was discussed by the management committee of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association last evenirig. Requests were received from several junior players for the services of an official coach. It was stated that the provision made for this assistance in previous years had not received the appreciation it deserved from registered junior players, but secondary school children not affiliated with the association had been keen for help. Schemes for senior players to attend at Wilding Park to give coaching were rejected because it wgs felt that uniformity of method was desirable, and before the engagement of a professional coach was considered it was decided to await some action on the part of clubs so that definite support would be assured. Revenue From Water A small item of revenue in the accounts of the St. John Ambulance Association was commented on at a meeting > of the general committee of the association last evening. “I see there is £3 2s 6d for sale of water,” remarked a member. “Couldn’t we sell some more water?” “I'm afraid not,” replied the chairman (Dr. J. Restell Thomas). “It was sold next door,” he added. “The demand is rather limited,” Children in War-time “There is a word of warning that I would like to issue, and that is that during times like the present it is easy to forget the children of to-day, who will perhaps need our care more than the children of peace-time. They are the men and women of to-morrow, and if the race is to endure they must not be neglected,” said the president of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, Mr F. G. Dunn, in his address to the annual conference. The Minister for Internal Affairs (the Hon. W. E. Parry) said he thought the association would do right to go ahead with its programme with as little alteration as the emergency situation allowed.