A Win for the Railways.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 103, 1 May 1926, Page 6

A Win for the Railways.

During the examination of a bankrupt at Hamilton who had hitherto run a motor-bus service between Hamilton and Te Aroha, he stated that the venture would have turned out successful had it not been for the advent of the daylight Limited on the Main Trunk line. Facilities for connection by train for people living along the Te Aroha line had been afforded by the Railway Department, and this he believed to bo responsible for his failure. Optimism Rewarded. A few weeks ago a well-known professional man and a prominent business man connected with the management of the Exhibition were discussing the question whether tho 3,000,000 mark .would be reached. Of course, says the "Otago Daily Times," the Exhibition man was bound to be optimistic as to tho future attendance, and expressed his conviction that the coveted goal would be exceeded. The pessimist ridiculed tfcis, and to show hia want of faith he said to his friend that he would give him a penny for every person entering the gates in excess of 3,000,000, provided he received a penny for everyone under this number. "Law" on this deal is being badly beaten. Every thousand over 3,000 ; 000 means £4 3s 4d, and it will be a substantial sum that the optimist has to collect. The Banks and Anzac Bay. The bank holiday on Monday, the day following Anzac Day, was adversely commented upon at the annual meeting of the Auckland Eeturned Soldiers' Association on Thursday. It was stated that under the legislation now in force the banks had no option but to close on Monday when a statutory holiday foil on Sunday. The belief was expressed that if a protest were voiced in the right quarter an amendment could be made to tho Act, thus preventing a sacred day from being used as a means of securing an extra holiday. "I am told that if we do not move in the matter the whole thing will be repeated later on," commented one member. Auckland Court Record. A record in the history of the Auckland Magistrate's Court was made yesterday, when six Courts were engaged, three in criminal cases and three in civil cases. Two of the Magistrates' private rooms and a public waiting room had to be used as Court rooms. The large number of criminal cases was due to the necessity for disposing of indictable cases in time for trial, if neces"sary, at the quarterly session of the Supreme Court, which commences next Tuesday. Opotiki's Earthquake. Referring to the earthquake which severely shook Opotiki fast week, the local paper stated: "It was of short duration, but while it lasted it gave the buildings a thorough shaking, causing them to rattle noisily, and setting up a clatter among the crockery. Even the birds were disturbed. Before tho shock . they were silent, but their voices were heard in protest after tho quake rudely interrupted their nocturnal slumbers. Wireless information received by Mr. Guide from White Island indicates that the shock there was very mild in comparison with the thorough shaking experienced on the mainland. In the opinion of some Opotiki residents the shock in that district was the worst since 1914." The View from Egmont.' Amongst recent visitors at Dawson Falls House was Mr. H. Moult, of Wellington, accompanied by Messrs. J. W. Jones and J. W. Pickles, members of the Tararua Tramping Club. Recently Mr. Jones, accompanied by a guide, ascended the mountain, taking with him two cinema machines. The route taken was via Fanthani's Peak to the main ridge, crossing over to Mackay Rocks, and from there into the crater; thence, after cutting steps up 300 ft of ice, to the trig station. The pair then climbed I to the top of the Shark's Tooth, and returned to the hostel by the Opunake side and Fantham's Peak. Mr. Jones operated the machine, taking panoramic views of the surrounding districts. This, it is claimed, is the first time moving pictures have been taken from the summit of Mount Egmont. The trip took from 8 a.m. until 3.30 p.m. The Native Born. "Eleven members of the Cabinet out of twelve are native born," remarked Mr. F. W. Schramm at Auckland on Wednesday evening, "and they should see that New Zealanders get a fair deal. The Dominion produces the best of every kind. In athletics we lead the way with the All Blacks, and in rowing it is the same." "Also in racing," came by way of interruption. "Yes," replied the speaker, "you have your Gloaming and your Carbine, and their records take some beating."' Tail Lights for Tramcars. An automatic tail-light for tramcars has been evolved at the Auckland tramway workshops (states the "New Zealand Herald"). Whenever the airbrakes are applied, following traffic will be warned by means of a red light at the back of the car. The tramways manager informed the City Council that the signal could be installed for &Z a car, and recommended that each car be provided with it. The council approved the recommendation and instructed that the cars should be fitted as they went into the , workshops for overhaul and painting. Keeping Memory Green. "We must do everything we can to keep green the memory of the boys who will not come back," said Mr. A. C. A. Sexton at the annual meeting of the Auckland branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association (reports the "New Zealand Herald?'). He was referring to the value of the Anzac banner essay competition held annually under tho auspices of the association, and added that the idea had won the warm ap- | proval of the Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, who recently presented the banner to the Cornwall Park School. Children who were babies in arms when the war broke out were today the senior pupils of the primary schools, and, Mr. Sexton thought, the competition served to bring to their minds something of the lessons of the war which it was vital that they should be acquainted with. Expressing His Peelings. "If you searched tho city with a curry-comb, you would not find a man less likely to use this kind of language than my client," declared Mr. C. A. L. Treadwell, who appeared in the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon for an old man, charged with using obscene language in the Karori Cemetery. "That's all very well," replied Mr. J. G. L. Hewitt, S.M., "but you can't always go by appearances. Now, you wouldn't think that I swore sometimes, But ." The remainder of the sentence was lost in the laughter which went round tho Court.