NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1931, Page 10

NEWS OF THE DAY

"The Evening Post." "The Evening Post" mil Dot be published on Good Friday. Yesterday in Parliament. Aftor a break for the purpose of amending the- Standing Orders for the purpose of providing for a closure motion, the debate in the committee stages of the Finance Bill was resumed yesterday, and was continued through the night. Whon the House adjourned for breakfast sis out of the twenty clauses had been disposed of. The closure was applied by the Prime Minister ou three occasions, but the Labour Party was allowed to put its amendments to the vote, and as a result the division bells rang frequently. The House divided on about 50 occasions during the all night sitting. Strong Reform opposition was encountered on the clause providing for a 10 per cent, reduction in grants to local bodies from the Consolidated Fund and other public bodies, and the Prime Minister conceded the roquests of the Opposition amidst derisive comment from the Labour benches. A Wreath Prom "Smithy." In rosponse to a letter to Air-Com-modore Kingsford Smith, informing him of the flying fatality in which Captain A. W. Saunders and Mr. A. W. Minehin lost their lives at Te Awamutu la.st year, a member of tho To Awamutu Aero Club recently received money with which to purchase a wreath to be placed on ' Captain Saunilcrs 's grave. Air-Commodore Kingsford Smith and the late Captain Saunders were close friends, and together with the late Mr. Keith Anderson were for some time in the employ of the Western Australian Airways, Ltd., maintaining an air service between Wyndham, Perth, and Adelaide. "Have to Stop Posting." Increased postal rates were considered by members of the Wellington Association Football . Eeferees' Association at their annual meeting last evening. The subject arose from a question of notifying referees of the games they were select.od for.1 "Whereas it cost us 7s 6d to 9s 6d a week.to notify referees of their games last season tho amount will now be doubled," said the chairman, Mr. C. F. Ward. "We can't offord it. Tho time has come when we will have to stop until- tho postage rates come down." After a brief discussion the matter was left in the hands of the incoming committee. Art Union for Napier Hospital. Funds for tho re-establishment of the Hawkes Bay Hospital Board are to be raised through an art union, the organisation of which has been offered free, provided the permission of the Department of Internal Affairs can be obtained, says tho "Daily Telegraph." "There have been several suggestions that an art union should be run to reestablish the board," said the chairman, Mr. C. O. Morse. "An offer was made to-day through Mr. Fred Cray, that Messrs.' Hammond and M'Arthur,' art union organisers, would handle such a measure. They would find the guarantors for the £4000 worth of gold and would handle the whole thing with their staff." It was proposed by Mr. F. B. Logan, seconded by Mr. J. S. M'Kee, that the board should accept tho offer with 1 hunks. Tho chairman: "I inn going lo oppose it. It is only my personal opinion, but I don't think an art union should be allowed for such an institution as the hospital. I feol myself that there are bettor ways of raising the money." The motion, on being put to tlie vole, was carried.

Fifteen Lives Saved. With the close of tho summer the Taranaki Head Centre of tho Boyal Life-saving Society can look back on the past season with considerable pride, reports the "Turannki Daily News." Proof of its -work was seen during tho first few days of the New Year when 15 rescues were made on North Taranaki beaches. In no other centre :in Now Zealand were so many rescues made during the season. Matzos from Palestine. Carried from Palestine to Australia in Hie P. and O. steamer Narkunda, and transhipped at Sydney for New Zealand, a carefully cased, consignment of matzos and matzos meal has proved of special interest f.o Jewish circles in Australia. The thin unleavened bread known as-matzos is used in Jewish, homes at the feast of the Passover. This year the home service will be held this evening. Tho matzos imported for New Zealand requirements is believed to have come from the Zionist factory in the Holy Land. Although four to five tons by measurement, the consignment actually weighs only about "a ton. Even this quantity of matzos and meal is stated to be in excess of the possible New Zealand requirements as the number of Jews —men, women, and children—in tho Dominion has ' been estimated at under 5000, and a large part of the New Zealand demand is supplied by Australian factories. The importation of matzos to Australia is stopped by a prohibitive duty which is about five times the local price. Although matzos is being supplied from the Zionist centre in Palestine, the '/ilk of the world's supply is understood to be made and exported by Manis-che-witz's huge factory in America, which works throughout the year to meet the demand. The product is sent away in airtight tins, as dampness spoils it. Memorial to Nurses. Two offers of symbols to tho memory of the members of the Napier Hospital starE who lost their lives during the earthquake have been, received by the Hawkes Bay Hospital Board. The first one was received from Messrs. Crawford and Knlayson, who forwarded a copy of a memorial plaque which its principals, the Metal Gravuro Co., England, proposed to give. The other offer was received from Mr. H. W. Insull, of New Plymouth, who asked permission to provide a. foundationstone for the new hospital in memory of his daughter, Margaret Insull, and the other nurses who were killed at the Napier Hospital. The board decided to tender its\thanks for the. generous offers, and the secretary, Mr. Ev T. Bees, was instructed to correspond with the donors regarding particulars of. the erection of the memorials. Honesty of Napier People. The honesty of tho Napier people is being very much appreciated by bank managers who have been, busy since the earthquake re-establishing their records. Tho relieving manager of a bank which lost all its records stated to a "Hawkes Bay Herald" representative that he had the greatest admiration for the people of Napier, who had given, the bank so much assistance in the stupendous task of restoring lost records. When he arrived in Napier immediately after the earthquake, he considered that it wknild take some months to get the bank back to normal, but, thanks to the honesty ana help of his clients, the task was practically completed in seven weeks. Another bank manager stated: "At a time like this, when the honesty and integrity of the Napier people is being put to so severe a tost, it is being proved that the citizens' hearts are of gold." Test Holes in Olieese. A report upon dairying research, issued by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Eeseareh, mentions the ill-effects arising from boring holes in cheese. Bound these holes set in mould growths which not only give the cheese a bad flavour, but also produce distinct colour changes around the bore hole. To overcome this difficulty, the practice of filling all bore holes with white was of a low melting point was adopted this season. This has successfully prevented mould growth; but no information has yet come to hand as to how vendors view the presence of was in the cheese. A Hamilton resident has devised a "cheese gum" which fills bore holes with ground-up cheese, and this method of filling test holes is stated to be giving satisfaction. April Tools' Day. ~~ The time-honoured jokes were played this morning in celebration, of Ist April, and more than one person found it hard to preserve his dignity when soino youngster managed to perpetuate some atrocity of "leg-pulling." "Did you feel the earthquake last night?" seemed a popular form of the bait for unsuspecting victims. Old customs die hard, and as long as there are youngsters in the world it would seem as if the foolishness connected with, the first of April will survive. Seats at Petone Oval. A letter was received at the meeting of the Management Committee of the Wellington Eugby Union last, evening from the Petone Borough Council, stating that the council had approved of a recommendation from its Beserves Committee that the Bugby Union should be approached and asked if it was prepared to provide temporary seating accommodation at the Petone Oval, and whether, if not, the Bugby_ Union would agree to the council, erecting the seats and collecting fees for their use. It was decided to reply that the union did not desire to undertake the provision of the accommodation suggested, as it waß not thought necessary, but that if tho council wished to provide the accommodation the union had no objection to the council arranging with Mr. J. King, as a representative of the union, for the erection of a limited number of seats. Patronage Lacking. Eoferring to the lack of air transport facilities in New Zealand, the Director of Air Services, AVing-Conimander S. Grant-Dalton, told a "Post" reporter to-day that the principal reason was that there was not at present the demand for such services. An air service, he said, was being maintained between Gisborne and Hastings, and was a paying proposition, but the regular tri-weekly service which has linked Christchureh and Dunedin during the past three months would ; shortly have to be stopped if it was not Used more extensively. Frequently the aeroplanes were flown without passengers, in spite of the very reasonable fare, and tho fact that the time for the trip reduced that taken by the train by more than half. The pilot, SquadronLeader M. C. M'Gregor, was one of the most expert in the Dominion, and the machine was a four-seater cabin biplane. ' • ioo Poor to Pay the Fee. How a Crown lands settler might fail to have his valuation adjusted for want of a fivo pound note was brought under the notice of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of New Zealand Executive. Objection was made to tho charge for revaluation of Crown Lands. The question was raised in a letter dated 19th February, 1931, from the Timarn Chamber of Commerce. The secretary was instructed to communicate with tho Lands Department, state the case, and ask for an explanation. It appears that tho tenant was quite unable to put down the £5 valuation fee, and because ho could not pay this he had to forego a possible reduction in his rent. It was felt that in such cases the bare travelling expense's of the valuer should suffice.