NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 253, 22 July 1936, Page 11

NEWS IN BRIEF

“Sticky Beak” Defined

A description of a witness as “a sticky beak” intrigued the acting-Chief Justice (Sir John Reed) in the Supreme Court in Wellington yesterday. "What does that mean?” he asked. Mr. J. Meltzer defined a “sticky beak” as a person who pried into the business of other people without justification.

Arrival Under Escort. When the Marama arrived at Wellington from Sydney yesterday it carried on board a man who has been extradited from Australia on a charge of breaking and entering a jeweller's shop at New Plymouth. He is William Ernest Hewins, who was escorted over by Detective P. Kearney. Hewins and his escort will proceed to New Plymouth, where the former will be charged. Frog in Moder Aeroplane.

An unusual newsreel feature was recently screened privately in Wellington. Made in Australia, it depicted model aeroplane activities there. There are “shots” of a frog descending by parachute from a model, a very large model towing two model gliders, and many views of large petrol models on the ground and in the air. Flying Through Storm.

Although winds at Rongotai Aerodrome yesterday ranged from 25 to 45 miles an hour for most of the day. the air service across Cook Strait was maintained to schedule, the pilots for the day being Flight Lieutenant G. B. Bolt, chief pilot to Cook Strait Airways, and Flying Officer R. A. Kirkup, who Is acting as relieving pilot for Cook Strait Airways from East Coast Airways while Flying Officer R. Mathison, the third pilot of Cook Stralti Airways, is on holiday in Dunedin. Hydrographic Survey.

Reference was recently made to serious errors in charts of the Naw Zealand coast, and a coming hydrographic survey which will correct the information available to mariners. The Admiralty hag informed the Government that its survey ship, the Endeavour, is to be made available for the work, and It will probably reach New Zealand in April' of next year. The survey involves a considerable amount of detailed work, and it is estimated that it cannot be completed, within ten years. Employment Found.

Forty more men aud boys were placed in employment last week under the Christchurch Labour Bureau’s placement scheme. Eighteen of these were put in permanent positions and the remainder were found temporary employment. The major portion of men given work were those who have been on and off relief for three to five years. The week’s placings include several farm hands, but the majority are skilled tradesmen. The total placements since the inception of the scheme have now risen to 184. The Chevalier Collection.

The Chevalier collection off watercolours and drawings, which since their restoration by Mr. H. Newrick, Wanganui, have been hung in the Sargent Gallery in that town, have arrived at the National Art Gallery. M. Chevalier was a talented artist, who came to Australia and New Zealand as official artist with the Duke of Edinburgh. In those days artists did work which today would be allotted to photographers, but they apparently gave more time to sketching places visited than public ceremonies. Chevalier’s work is strikingly good. There Is a faithfulness about his sketches which can be proved by the contours of the hills in the places visited. Though this collection is available, it cannot be displayed at present, for the simple reason that there is no room. Every gallery has its t full quota of pictures, so that the Chevaliers will have to wait their turn for at least six weeks. Anniversary Holidays.

The opinion that the time had arrived when consideration should be given to the question of holding the various provincial anniversary holidays on one common date instead of on eight separate and different dates as at present was expressed by several members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at a meeting of the council last night. The matter was raised by Mr. S. Cory-Wright, who said that the position as it existed at present was most inconvenient to business people throughout the Dominion. While it was generally believed that one anniversary day was for the common good of a business community, the view was advanced by the president (Mr. C. J. B. Norwood) that there was something to be said for the retention of the present separate days, as they each marked the anniversary of the settlement of separate provinces.. The chamber unanimously resolved to send a remit forward to the Associated Chambers of Commerce favouring the observance of a common date.