NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 83, 9 April 1931, Page 10

NEWS OF THE DAY

Yesterday in Parliament. Discussion on the second reading of the Hawkes Bay Earthquake Bill opened in. the House of Representatives yesterday on non-party lines, and in some cases widely divergent views were expressed by members of the same party. The attitude of tho Reform Party was outlined by tho Leador of the Opposition as one of co-operation with the Government. Ho added that the Reform Party would endeavour to improve the measure. The insurance tax clauses appeared to bo regarded as the most important part of the Bill, and received a-mixed reception. ' Other differences of opinion occurred as to the form in which monetary assistance should be given—by loan or by gift. Early in the debate an amendment was moved by the member for Napier recommending the Government to take into consideration the need for obtaining an estimate of the total loss sustained in Hawkos Bay; the raising of a Joan of £4,000,----000 to complete rehabilitation; soliciting the co-operation of the fire insurance companies in .facilitating help; and other points. The amendment was still under discussion when tho House rose at midnight until this afternoon. No First-aid Outfits. It -was pointed out at the last meeting of the Wellington Unemployment Committee that on some of the big jobs under the No. 5 schomo no first-aid outfits were provided. Where men are working under an. award their provision is compulsory. It was stated at the meeting that in cases of injury on .No. 5 scheme jobs the men had to tear nioces off their shirts or use (handkerchiefs. It was decided to take steps to have first-aid outfits provided. "Poaching" Players. Although the matter came up annually it had never been so obvious as this year, said a member of the Management Committee of the Wellington Football Association at its meeting last evening, when the prevalence of the "poaching" of players from one cliib by another was undor discussion. it was stated that in one ease the eoacn. of one club had gone over to another, ana had circularised members oi tas old club to go over with him. Mr. Coleman saia that members of the senior team of another club had been asked to transfer their services to other clubs as it had been rumoured that the club for which they had been playing was withdrawing that team , m the coming season. Proposals were put forward by one member of the committee whereby- such transfers could' bo stopped. Mr. F. Mackie saia that • players should bo allowed to go if they proved so fickle that they were persuaded to 30m other clubs, ancl the matter was allowed to drop. Culling of Doer. A very successful campaign has been waged against the deer in the last few months, according to a statement by the Minister of. Internal Affairs (the Hon. P. A. ae la Perrelle), who passed through Christchureh on Tuesday evening. He saia that the work of culling undertaken by the Department had resulted in a wonderful record of killings. Demand for Art "Unions. Over 100 applications for permits to conduct art unions have been received by the Department of Internal Affairs, stated the Hon. P. A. d.c la Perrelle at Christchureh on Tuesday evening, reports "The Press." Three permits m addition to that for the art union recently concluded had been granted, and the last of these, which would open in December, was. for the Cancer Research Fund. No fresh applications would be granted until December, when the whole position would be reviewed. The Lure of Gold. Gold prospecting has undergone a revival in the Goro district lately, states the "Southland Times."During March 16 miners' rights were granted at tho Gore Magistrate's Court, as compared with six in January and February and three in December. Among those who have obtained rights are a number of unemployed. Hospital for Melanesia. w The cargo of tho Southern Cross, the Melanesian Mission steamer, which loft Auckland for tho Islands on Monday, includes a second consignment of 4000 Aucklaiid-mado concrete blocks for th.c walls of tho two main wards of tin: hosyjtal, states the "New Zealand Herald." This form of construction has been adopted because timber buildings have a comparatively short life in tho islands, and reinforced conereto requires specially skilled labour not obtainable there except at prohibitive cost. Tho hospital, wiiich takes tho placje of one established 20 or more years ago at Maravovo, is housed in small temporary buildings at present, but is doing excellent work in treating such tropical diseases as yaws and elephantiasis. The superintendent is Dr. L. M. Maybury, who has under him three nursing sisters. The permanent buildings havo been made possible by gifts of £2000 from au English lady, Miss H. R. Blake, and of £1000 I'rom another donor in England. Beside the concrete blocks, the Southern Cross is taking a large quantity of hardware and other building material for the hospital. The City Roll. There were the usual eleventh hour expressions of surprise that tho city electoral rolls were closed to-day. Tho officials at tho Town Hall yesterday had a very busy time, many of the public, as usual, having left the business of making sure that they were on the roll until tho last minute. It will not be possible to compare the number of citizens on the.roll with that of former elections for sonic flays, as Hie checking of registrations will take some time.

Makura's Many Passengers. The E.M.S. Makura, which arrived at Wellington on Monday from San Franfisi'o and sailed again last evening for Mydncy, carried 30U passengers from Now Zealand. There wore 14!) passengers in the first class, 99 in the second class, and 114 in the third class, including 31 Chinese, it has been quito a whiles since the Makura lias had her acconnnodalion so well filled, but as this is the most popular season of the year for Now SJcii landers to travel Home, many went by the Maluiva to connect with the liners in Australia .Cor England. There were only a few through passengers on the Makura. Slip at Vogeltown. Traffic along M'Coll street, Vogeltown, was blocked last night as the result of a large slip, which foil about '9 p.m. Owing, it is believed, to the earth being loosened by the rain, a bank about 30 feet high fell away, throwing many tons of soil across the road, and carrying away a portion of Mr. E. Ramsdcn's property.'. City Council employees were engaged this morning in opening up the road again for traffic. Cost of " Racecourse" Smokes. Because the Canterbury Jockey Club places no restriction on the price to be charged for cigarettes and matches sold on Kiccarton racecourse, some people have felt that the way has been left open to the vendor to charge more than he should do (states "the " Christehureh Times")- In the case of refreshments and the liquors sold, ia the booths, maximum, prices are stipulated in the contract with the caterers, but this does not apply to tobacco and other smoking requisites. Cigarettes cost tenpenee per packet on the course, and "twopenny" boxes of matches, threo pence, while the price of other similar goods is proportionately high. A reporter who made inquiries was informed that the charges Vere not higher than, those inado on other racecourses. On many courses,' particularly in the country, cigarettes cost ono shilling per packet. The tobacco booth was on the course merely to meet the public convenience. "There is absolutely nothing in it for us," the reporter was told. "We -would prefer not to have it there, and the only reason why we have it is to meet the public convenience. By the time we have paid the wages of the attendant in charge of it and met other expenses, there is nothing left." Stimulating Timber Industry. ~ Information has been received in Invercargill that a largo section of the North Island dairy factories has placed orders with North Island sawmillers foxbutter boxes and cheese crates, totalling about 5,500,000 ft of timber. A local man connected with the industry stated to the ("Times" that hitherto the major portion of this timber was imported from Canada and Sweden, and it was gratifying to know that the sawmillers had been suceossful in combating the foreign imports. The dairy farmers were to be commended for their action, which would greatly assist a hard-hit industry. £4,000,000 a Year on Education. A ,story which was decidedly in point was told by Mr. D. F. Leckie, retiring president of the Southland branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute, as a preface to his presidential address on the subject of ," Co-operation Between Home and School." It happened at a school in Taranaki, said _ Mr. Leckie, that an inspector was paying a visit. , Ho reached tho gate of the school and there met a boy who was going home. The time was half an hour before the proper time for school to close for the day, so the inspector asked the boy why he was out of school. "Because I done my English good," was the rather astonishing reply. The inspector ■went into tho school, and was shown the boy's English papers. They showed that he could write a splendid essay and was thoroughly proficient in formal English, a.nd yet, as soon as he was out of the school, he uttered such a sentence as f'l done my English good"— that was a good example of the lack of home co-operation. Ouee out of the school, the boy adopted the standard of speech which prevailed in his home. Auckland-Built Glider. The first enclosed-fuselage type of glider to be built in New Zealand was completed recently by an Auckland enthusiast, Mr. H. 6-. Pointon, and successful flights were made during the week-end. The machine, which is known as The Hawk, has been the work of many months, but the designer is quite satisfied with [its performance (states the "New Zealand Herald." The glider is built of light wood, and the wings and fuselage are covered with fabric The front of the fuselage is panelled with aluminium and the sides of the cockpit are of three-ply- wood, to give extra strength and rigidity. The whole machine, which is a single-seater, is painted a bright yellow, and is particularly graceful and impressive in flight. Built on the high-wing monoplane design, the machine closely resembles a Puss Moth in appearance, and the owner is of the opinion that a small engine could be fitted to make the craft into a power-driven aeroplane if slight alterations were made to the fuselage. There is no real under-car-riage, the machine landing on a knifeedge immediately beneath tho pilot's cockpit. The machine is launched with a catapult, and takes the air readily when there is a slight wind blowing. ,-