NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 119, 15 November 1929, Page 10

NEWS OF THE DAY

Open Seasons for Deer-Killing.

Open seasons for the killing of red deer stags and hinds have been declared between certain dates in the Hawkes Bay, Waitaki, and Otago Acclimatisation districts. There is no restriction as to the number of deer that may be taken. This means has been adopted for the purpose of culling in view of damage to property.

Dangerous Practice.

The danger arising from motorists passing stationary tranicars was emphasised -by Mr. W. H. Jones, J.P., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon. A motorist, lan M'Williams, charged with the offence, pleaded not guilty, although he admitted that he might have passed the ear as was alleged. Inspector Avery and the conductor of the tramcar, however, said they saw the defendant pass the ear while passengers were alighting. In stating that the case merited a substantial penalty, Mr. Jones said that the practico of some motorist's in passing tramcars at stopping places while people were getting on or, off them was very dangerous.. The defendant was fined £5 and' costs, and was also ordered to pay -witness's expenses.

Automatic Ligkt Signals.

It was time, said Councillor M'Keen at last night's meeting of the City Council that the council gave up experimenting with traffic control and installed automatic traffic control light signals at all the more important points, for had not the long trial of tho system at Courtenay place proved clearly that the lights were fully effective? The Mayor, Mr. G. A. Troup, said that the problem was not so simple as it appeared, for each crossing" offered difficulties of its own. Actually Courtenay place was not the most difficult point, for there were not the cross traffic and ,left and right hand turn complications which would be found at the Willis-Manners street and CubaManners etrdet crossings. It was much wiser for the council's officers to make the fullest,trials and investigations before embarking upon a general application of the .system, though he agreed that it would be a good thing for the city when that general application could be given. Prize Winners Again. Gratification was expressed at the meeting of the City Council last evening that the three Corporation horses exhibited at the Palmerston North Show were successful in obtaining three first prizes, one second prize, and two third prizes, and wjre also highly commended in the various events for which they were entered. The Mayor, Mr. G. A. Troup, suggested that the council should express its appreciation of the services of the men who had taken the horses to tho show and had brought them into the splendid condition which brought them their awards. Auckland's Museum Memorial The following communication in connection with the arrangements for the opening of the Auckland War Memorial Museum has been forwarded by Mr.H. E. Vailo (states the "Auckland Star"): —"As the 650 members of the Auckland Institute comprise most of the subscribers to the building fund, and many of them have suffered much owing to the war, it seemed appropriate that' they should have had the noxt opportunity of viewing the building after the next-of-kin and returned soldiers, and' that they should have been entitled to this small courtesy. They were to have been invited for the evening of the 28th instant, which is the only suitable date, but owing to the opposition of certain people, and the. untrue "rumours as to the nature of the proposed function, it has been decided to abandon it altogether. The officers of the institute therefore regret that its members will have no opportunity of taking any part in the opening ceremonies." ;, Motorists and Legal Defence. Free legal defence afforded members of the Auckland Automobile Association, was discussed at a meeting of the council, when an inquiry camo to hand asking whether a member's employee driving a commercial vehicle was covered (states the "Auckland Star"). It was' agreed that he was not covered, but that a private chauffeur engaged on a member/a business would be {riven free legal defence. Prohibition Against Hop Plants. An -absolute prohibition against the introduction into New Zealand from any country of hop-sets of any variety of hop plant is imposed by Ordei-in-Council published iv the "Gazette" last night. The order is made under the Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, 1928.

The Council's Condition,

Authority was granted by the City Council last evening for the erection of four shops at the corner of Seatoun and Bay roads, Kilbirnie, subject to the owner dedicating, free of cost, an Bft splay to the council for street purposes.

Motor Direction Indicators.

Official approval is signified by "Gazotte" notice published last night of three types of direction indicators for use on motor vehicles. The use of the devices named is permitted on condition that the indicator is fitted so that a right turn, left turn, halfright turn, and half-left turn indication are given from approximately the same place on the off-side of the vehicle near the driver's seat.

A Vice-Regal Visit.

A visit to the Chri3tchureh Working Men's-Club was paid on Wednesday evening by the Governor-General (Sir Charles Fergusson), who was conducted through the building by Mr. J. Cooper (president of the club) and members of the executive (states the "Press."). Sir Charles took, a keen interest in the portraits around "the walls, particularly those" representative of the older generation. There was a good attendance in the billiard-room, but His Excellency found time to shake hands with all present and to spend a few minutes in conversation with the members. Later in the evening Sir Charles was entertained at a private function by the Officers' Club.

Tedious Work,

Probably the most tedious work which any committee can do is to set about revising bylaws for a corporation or institution, after they have become hopelessly out of date. The committee that has undertaken the task of revising the bylaws governing the Auckland Hospital has done a lot of work, but it is a long way off completion. Now and again a little humour is found, because of the quaint wording of some of the phrases. Smiles lit up the faces of .even the moat serious of the committee when they came to the ancient bylaw whi,ch has had .a place in all the compilations since' the institution was erected, "that no patient be allowed to throw poultices out of the windows." It was pointed out by the medical experts present that in former days poulticing was one* of the favourite methods of treatment in a score of different ailments, hjit now a poultice was hardly ever used in the hospital from one years' end to another. The bylaw had to be recast, and the word "poultice" omitted.