ITEMS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 171, 15 April 1932, Page 13

ITEMS IN BRIEF

About People and Events WAHINE LAID UP The Union Company’s Wahiue, which has been withdrawn from the Lyttelton ferry service for the winter months, moved to the Aotea Quay breastwork when she had completed discharge of her Lyttelton cargo yesterday. She is to move round to the Patent Slip wharf this morning, and will lay up there until next October.

Glider Charge. The City Council has decided to make a charge of 3/- on each occasion that a glider is left overnight at the Rongotai aerodrome.

Change of Headquarters. It is expected that the Dominion executive of the Howard Penal Reform League will this year be stationed iu Auckland. The change is made yearly.

Woman Fractures Leg. A fracture of the left leg was suffered by Mrs. G. IT. Burgoyne, 143 Vivian Street, when she fell at her home last night. She was attended to by the Free Ambulance and taken to the hospital.

Banners for Dublin. The unique banners which are to be carried by the s New Zealand delegation at the Eucharistic Congress in Dublin in June are now on exhibition in a show window of the D.1.C., and are attracting considerable attention.

Geyser Active. Waikite Geyser, at Whakarewarewa, was very active for a period on Saturday morning, and was sending up shots to a considerable height for nearly an hour. Waikite appears to have taken a fresh lease of life, as after a fairly long period of quiescence it has become very active.

Unlawfully on Premises. A fine of £lO, in default two months’ imprisonment, was imposed by Mr. E. Page, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday, on Joseph William Ivo Davis, seaman, aged 25, for being found unlawfully on premises in Church Street on April 6.

Car Overturns. Skidding on wet bitumen in Adelaide Road, on the city side of Athletic Park, shortly after 7 a.m. yesterday, a motorcar driven by Mr. E. A. Willis, of Fortunatos Street, Brooklyn, capsized. None of the occupants was hurt. The car, a touring model, had Us hood damaged. The Old Way and the New.

“You can’t even sack a fireman these days,” said a chief engineer in evidence at the Arbitration Court yesterday. “In the old days, you could impart a little moral persuasion with a spanner,” suggested counsel. “That is, if you were big enough,” rejoined witness.

City Traffic Inspectors. Chief Traffic Inspector L. S. Drake and Traffic Inspectors P. O. G. Ber-field-Mills, 11. V. Branigan, O. F. Petherlck and W. S. McKeen have' been recommended for appointment as special constables, and Inspectors McKeen, Mills and Liardet have been appointed inspectors under the Motor Vehicles Regulations, 1928.

Tracing Lost Dogs. The activities of the Tall-Waggers’ Club have again met with success, and the missing Alsatian “Flash,” whose picture appeared in “The Dominion” last Wednesday, has been identified and returned to his owner. This dog was highly valued. The fox terrier “Bouzo,” illustrated in last Monday's issue, has been traced from Lyall Bay to Newtown, and recovery is also anticipated.

Emotion in the Stokehold. “I have seen a stoker sitting down crying because he could not get up steam,” said a witness in the Arbitration Court yesterday. “Crying for no other reason?” asked counsel. “No; he was as sober and steady as a judge,” answered witness. Mr. Justice Frazer: “He must have been more emotional than a judge.” Witness, with a deprecatory wave of his hand: “Oh, I beg your pardon." Album of N.Z. Birds.

To be issued in September, an Album of New Zealand Birds, is being prepared to the order of the Native Bird Protection Society. In his presidential address last evening, Mr. IL A. Anderson, C.M.G., stated that a tender had beeu accepted for the preparation of the album. The cost would be £695, of which £l2O would go for the painting of the pictures and £575 for the printing.

Protest Against Education Cuts. A recent meeting of the South Wellington Home and School Association, attended by a large number of householders and parents, carried a resolution protesting against the education cuts suggested by the Economy Commission. Speakers considered that any cut should be equally divided between primary and secondary schools, aud it was decided to protest to the Minister of Education, the Hon. IL Masters, against the proposal to raise the age for admission to schools. Guide for Motorists.

Night, drivers along the Hutt Road during the wet weather of the last few evenings testify to the value of the white lines painted along the borders of the bitumen track for half a mile to the north of Ngahauranga. In the face of glaring headlights of approaching cars the dotted central line, also put down experimentally, is not considered so sure a guide, as it induces motorists to keep to the middle of the road rather than to the extreme left.

War Memorial Dedication, >n tin* event of bad weather next Sunday a postponement of the dedication of the Citizen’s War Memorial may he decided on. The sub- < mmittee In charge of arrangements will meet at noon on Sunday, and should a postponement be necessary four flags will be shown at the Mount Victoria signal station. It has been arranged that bearers of official wreaths will assemble at 2.15 p.m. on Sunday at tho central gates of the Government Buildings. The Returned Soldiers’ Association Is issuing next-of-kin tickets. A-Moving Township.

Taumutu. situated ou the shores of Lake Ellesmere, is a moving township. Its location is opposite the outlet, or what should be the outlet, from latke Ellesmere to the sea. When the outlet is open Iho ocean sweeps across the hike and Is responsible for erosion of the bank close to the settlement, mainly comprised of fishermen’s huts. Several of the dwelling', have been shifted back from time to time, and to all appearances 11 will not I<■ long before another shift will have to be made. The shingly nature of the ground aggravates the erosion.