NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 51, 5 March 1929, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

New Stamp Issue.

Issue of a new pictorial set of postage stamps for New Zealand has been suggested, and the Postmaster-General (the Hon. J. B. Donald) is looking into the mutter (states the "Lyttelton Times"). Ho stated on Sundny that nothing had been decided upon yet. The Eastern Suburbs. Members of the Eastern Suburbs Citizens' League, at their quarterly meeting last night, unanimously endorsed tho recommendations vto tho Civic League of Messrs. A. C. Blake and 13. O. Thornton as candidates forthe council election, made by the Lyall Bay and Miramar Associations. A deputation was appointed to wait on open council with reference to works promised a year ago in the Melrose district, and not yet carried out. Also, witli. reference to the deplorable state of Honghton Bay road. A Liking for Ducks. Despite the fact that stoals and weasels do a tremendous amount of good in keeping rabbits down, they are at times responsible for serious inroads being made into tho feathered- members of a poultry ran. At the last meeting of tho Manawatu Rabbit Board, Mr. M'Eel vie said that he knew a farmer' in tho Carnarvon district who Jaad placed 28 ducks in a crate one evening for dispatch to Wellington tho ' next day by ■ motor-lorry. When (he farmer looked into tho box the following'morning, however, he found every 1 duck dead, a stoat or weasel having found its way into the enclosure overnight.

Boading Experiment. An interesting.roading experiment is being made by the Public Works Department beyond Mourea, in the direction of Okere, Eotorua. It consists of forming the roads- and then spraying them with crude oil and spreading a light coat of pumice over the oil. This is allowed to bo used by the traffic, and the grader used frequeutly for a time. The top sets and forms a smooth ruuniug surface. If the experiments prove a success.it will solve a big problem of reading for. the county of Rotorua. A portion of tho Kotorua-Taupo road was treated in this • . way about five vecks ago, and so far promises well. A stretch of road towards Napier lias been done also for a longer period. The effect ,of - the oil is to keep out the moisture and by combining with the fine pumice making a waterproof jacket on the running surface. i Daylight: Saving. . When Mr. W. S. Glenn, cx-M.P. for 1 Rangitikei, was met by Reform Party : supporters at Marton, and was presentI cd with a handsome silver tray in recognition of his services in Parliament, ho had something to say concerning his activity in opposing the' Daylight Saving Bilk "I took up that stand be- ' causo I felt it my duty in the farming i interests," said Mr. Glenn, "and no one gave it more study than I did. I ! went through railway graphs night ; after night and I felt that no matter how small an injustice was being done to a few individuals, it was not fair. I compromised on the half-hour simply becauso of tho ensuing fight, time after time, and I thought that after all we had'been a bit selfish. As far as tho half-hour is concerned, I think now that it has not hurt." In conclusion, Mr. Glenn said that the objection now seemed to be that some farmers wanted the half-hour all tho year round, while some city people wanted it only in summer time.

A Handsome Bequest. A handsome bequest was made to tho borough of Hamilton under the will of the lato Mr. G. Parr, who died at Hamilton on Tuesday, in. the form of a fine residential property and three acres of land, situated next to the Memorial Park on Biver road, Hamilton East (states a local correspondent). The will directs that tho houso _ shall bo used as a children's convalescent home for tho patients of the Waikato Hospital. Such . land as is deemed necessary is directed to go with the house, while it is desired that the remainder of the area shall be converted into a children^ playground and be known as Parana Park. !Tho house, which is a large, single-storied structure, is in an excellent state of preservation. It stands well back from the street in a spacious garden and is secluded by trees and shrubs. The Government valuation of the property is £3000. A number of pictures are included in the bequest, while,,two pictures depicting Hamilton in 1870 and Port Waikato are left to tho Hamilton Public Library.