NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 127, 31 May 1928, Page 10

NEWS OF THE DAY

A Good Job. According to a witness in a Supremo Court case yesterday afternoon, a fore? man on. a big constructional job has an enviable time. "As a rule, he does nothing]' said the witness. "He just looks on. and growls. (Laughter.) He supervises and gives a hand now and then. Ho is not supposed to do much work." (Renewed laughter.) The Bant Kate. Tho conference, of the Royal Agricultural Society of Now Zealand to-day carried a remit asking the associated banks to remove tho j per cent, eiftra imposed last year on',bank bverdrafts. Mr. Howard Booth, said that the rate was raised when tho balance of trade was against us, and now that our exports wero ahead of our imports tho necessity, for a high bank rate Had disappeared! Tho remit was seconded by Mr. W. F. M'Laren, and carried without discussion. New Fertilisers Law. Tho Fertilisers Act passed by Parliament last session will come into operation to-morrow. The Act was asked, for by tho farming community for many years, its main object .being to require tho description of each ingredient in a manure mixture to be made known by the merchants for the information of farmers. Under tho old Act, tho soller was permitted to sell manures on the chomical description alone, which was not generally in terms comprehensible to thq layman. .In outlining the measuro last year, the minister of Agriculturo (tho 'Hon. O. J. Hawken) expressed tho opinion that tho new law would givo tho farmers greater confidoneo and cauae them to use a great doalnjoro manure on their lands, which was desirable. Regulations under the Act are to bo issued. A Memorial Service. A memorial service to tho late Sister Lampp, of Wellington. Hospital was held in S,t. Mark's Church on Wednesday evening. Tho Eev. H. E. K. Try conducted tho service, and. there was a large attendance,'including- Mr. C. M. Luke, chairman of tho Hospital Board; secretary, Mr. Brown, and many members of the hospital staff. The Eev. William Shirer, of St. James's Presbyterian Church, gave the address, speaking of Sister Lampp's gracious manner, her willingness to assist those in need, and her great devotion to duty. "Wo have many memories in connection with tho work of the .Wellington Hospital," said Mr. Shirer, "but none will bo more sacred than the thoughts that gather round Sister Lampp. The exporience of knowing her will be a momory and an inspiration in-life and service. ... It was said concerning a great servant of the Empire, 'He tried to do his duty; such a brief testimony was all he desired, and may well be the wish of every earnest soul. We may say concerning Sister Lampp, 'She tried to-do her duty'; we believe she has met with her reward and heard the voice of welcome, 'well done thou good and faithfulservant, enter into the joy of tho Lord.' " Angora Rabbits. The breeding of Angora rabbits for their wool is an industry that is receiving some, attention in Auckland at present, and, judging by a letter rocontly received from England, it should provo a profitable occupation for the successful breeder, states' the "New Zealand Herald." The letter states: "The wool brings from 35s to 425, one full-grown rabbit yielding lib of wool a year from three clippings.. The industry appears to offer a chance for Now Zealand's unemployed. The climato of Auckland must closely approximate to that of. Angora, as both are near the same latitude. No special housing would.therefore be neeied in Auckland as might be required in England." Mortality Among lambs; What is probably the most serious mortality ever experienced among lambs in the South Canterbury district is being suffered by farmers at the present time, says the "Timaru Herald." Prom all parts of the district reports of heavy losses aie being received, and to make matters worse, nothing can be learned, with certainty, as to the cause. Lambs, both fat and store, are dying in a most mysterious way —they sicken, and.no matter what is done for them, they die in a fow days. It is not thought that tho feed is responsible, as the lambs die no matter what class of feed they are on, ' Stud as well as flock lambs are being lost, and the present death rate is far heavier than that of which so much is heard at lambing time. Model Maori Pa. The model, Maori hill fprt which it is proposed to build on Mount Eden, Auckland, will cost over £3000 to construct, according to plans and estimates placed before the Mount Eden Borough Council on Monday' evening, states the "New Zealand .Herald." It will take ten months to complete, and will represent the most ambitious attempt ever made to reproduce in replica the fortifications erected and -manned by the Maoris in pre-pakcha days. The plans, which were submitted on behalf of tho Akarana Maori Association, provide for the construction of an irregular-shaped stockade, Oft to 10ft.in height, an elevated fighting: platform, 16ft to 18ft in height, guarding tho main entrance to tho fortifications, and insido tho circle of palisades a wharo runanga, or large carved meeting house, facing the rising sun, a wharo puni, or sleeping house, a carved pataka, or raisod food store, and a wahi tapu, or sacred cenotaph, from which the tohungas conducted their ceremonials. There is the usual enclosure for the residence of the chief and another for the tohunga, the "enclosed residential area for tho padwellers, and. nide pit dwellings for the slaves. Consideration of plans was deferred until they can be perused by Sir Apirana' Ngafa, who is interested in the project. The Borough Council hopes to obtain contributions from several sources toward tho cost. ,

Apology Accepted. In a letter to tho Minister of Lands, Mr. Ei. Somplo accepts Mr. M'Leod's apology for incorrectly ascribing to Mr. Sample tho "to hall with agreements" statement. "I havo no objection whatever to hard-hitting," ho writes. "I indulge in similar methods of defence, but I did take exception to tho charge you made against me. However, you have discovered that you wero in the wrong, and have honourably retracted tho statement, which I much appreciate. The incident is now closed." Mackerel in Plenty. Although mackerol is a fish reroly seen in local markets, largo shoals of them are constantly passing up and down the. coast, states the "New Zealand Herald." Mr. L. T. Griffin, assistant curator of the Auckland Museum, in a paper read before t|ie Auckland Institute, said he saw millions of young macr korol in Depp Water Covo, Bay of Islands, last March. The reason, they did not often appear in large quantities iv the shops was that they were a surface type and were not fished in the same way as in England.