NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 12, 16 January 1933, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Sun Worshippers,

The spell of hot weather which has been experienced recently has-brought bathers out in their thousands and the beaches and £he two municipal swimming baths have been most popular resorts in Wellington during the past week. Both the Thorndon and To Aro baths report abnormal business, and sun worshippers have been thoroughly enjoying themselves. With tho school holidays in progress small boys and girls have been even more übiquitous than usual, if such a thing is possible, and grown-ups' as .well have not been letting the fine spell pass' and, tanned faces and bodies aro tho order. Some thousands pass through the baths every day, an average of 500 men and 300 women paying for admission each day for the last few days at the Te Arp baths. This excludes the hundreds who outer by means of season and other tickets. Enthusiasm for swimming is rife, arid one of tho most enthusiastic at the Te Aro Baths is a littlo kiddie one month short of three years of ago. This tiny tot, and his brother, a couple of years older, go to" tho baths with their father, and assisted by the parental hand they splash and kick around in rare style. The littlo fellow is so keen that his father's greatest concern seems to bo that he may jump into water well over his depth when, he is not being watched. Over the Milford Track. Two of tho Wanganolla's passengers, Dr. L. G. Teece and Mrs. Tceee, of Sydney, intend to leave tho vessel at Milford Sound and walk-over tho Milford Track. They will go on to Queenstown and tho Hermitage before returning to Wellington, en route to Sydney. Both Dr. and Mrg. Tecco are enthusiastic trampers, and tho glowing reports they have heard of the Milford Track and its beauties have influenced them in deciding upon what should bo a delightful holiday; trip.

Children's Health Camps. Health camps for the benefit of delicate children have been organised in a number of places throughout the Dominion. The funds for these camps are provided partly by the revenue derived from the sale of health stamps. The children are selected by school medical officers. A pa^'ty of 35 children left Invoreargill for a health camp on Friday afternoon, and the party was augmented at Mataura and Gore as the train proceeded north. Mrs. Stanley Brown will be in charge as camp commandant. Dr. K. Abbott will have control of the medical department, and will have the assistance of two nurses. Quick Travelling. In addition to the record which the motor-liner Wanganella established on her maiden voyage from Belfast to Sydney, a record was also probably made by her master, Captain G. B. Bates, and the chief mate, -Mr. t! Laider, who travelled from Sydney to Belfast and back in 71 days. They left Sydney in the Ormonde, had one day. in London and three in Belfast, and then left on the return trip in tho Wanganella which took only 31 days to link the Irish port with Sydney, via the Suez Canal. Sport in England. After two years' absence from "Wellington, Mr. M. Aircy, father of "W. I\ Airey, tho well-known ■ cricketer, returned to-day by the Wanganella from Sydney. Mr. Airoy spent eighteen months in England, and during the past few months he has been in. Australia. While he was at Home Mr. Airey took a keen interest in sport. He saw several of the matches in which, the AllIndia cricket team was engaged, and also was present at four of the games in which the Springboks took part during the last football ■ season in England. "They had. magnificent forwards, but I-think the All Blacks would, beat them in the -backs," he remarked to a "Post" reporter to-day.- Ho added that the economic position in England had. improved considerably as a result of protection and the departure from the gold standard. .' ■ Peg-Making Factories. A new clothes-peg factory has been opened in the old Railway Department's house factory at Frankton Junction (states,tho "New Zealand Herald"). Tho. works have* been established by an Auckland firm. All the machinery has been devised ana is being made on the premises. Fifteen men are employed.. Part of the plant has been placed in position and other parts are- in course of construction. It is expected that peg-making will commence in a month's time. An order has been placed with a' local timber firm for a supply of tawa, from which tho pegs will be made. Another peg-making factory has been in operation for some months in Ward street, Hamilton, but owing to complaints by neighbours regarding the dust and sparks emanating from the factory, the company has been ordered by the Hamilton Borough Council to cease giving cause for complaint. It has been decided 'to close the works and re-establish them in the bush, whero a timber supply is readily available. Too Much Music. An appeal to the Botorua Borough Council to check the disturbance caused to residents at night by'dance bands was considered at a meeting, of the council on Thursday evening, (states the " Auckland Star"). The question was raised by a complaint froni the proprietor of the boarding-house near one of tho dance halls. It was stated that the noise of motor-cars, added to that of the band, was ruining business. A resolution was passed approving of the Mayor's action in advising the complainant that it was a matter for civil action. The owner of' the dance hall is to be notified of the complaint and asked to moderate.his music after mid: night. Uninvited Guests. 'The house of Dr. J. R. Connolly in Eomuera road, Auckland, was entered late on Friday night or early on Saturday morning by intruders who left in a motor-car, states the "Auckland Star." Not long after their departure tho dwelling was discovered to be on fire. ■ Dr. Connolly is at present away on a holiday, and a neighbour across the road, who happened to see one of the windows of the house open, and who know of the absence of the doctor, rang up, the1 police, believing that thieves had broken into the house. A constablo arrived and entered by the open window, from which smoke was issuing. He immediately quenched the flames with buckets of water. Although the outbreak was not a big one, all the' wallpaper was badly scorched. Pictures woro down and lying smashed about the .floor, and everything was in disorder. Empty whisky bottles were found fm the table and sideboard. The fire had started in a large, expensive armchair, which was badly burned. A holo had been burnt in the floor under the chair. The carpet also was burnt, ■and matches and cigarette butts were scattered oii the floor. It is estimated that the damage to the room and contents will total about £150. Search for a Job.,. Three miners have set a creditable example in their endeavours to obtain employment (states a Whangarei correspondent). They had been employed in Greymouth, and when they found themselves out, of a job they immediately looked round for another. As no work was available in the district, they decided to journey to Hikurangi, where one. of them was Tjorn, and where his parents still reside. . The three men walked from Greymouth to Christchurch, where they were fortunate in receiving assistance on a boat, which took them to Wellington. Prom there onward, except for an occasional lift, they walked from "Wellington to Hikurangi. The trip from Greymouth occupied seven weeks. Tho ]jlikurarigi-born man is remaining there, but as no work is available for the other two, they have left for the Far North, still seeking a job. ; Ketch's Rough Trip. After a nine days' voyago'fronv Suva, the 34ft Wbtch Seafarer,"with five adventurous young men on board,, arrived at Mangonui in the teeth of a heavy storm at 7' o'clock on' Thursday evening (states the "New Zealand Herald"). For the last thirty miles the small vessel, had been towed by the Nor.them Steamship Company's coastal steamer Waka, which had fortunately sighted tho ketch at about 3 o'clock in-the afternoon as it was making heavy weather against an adverse south-easterly wind of almost-gale force, "'ho Seafarer left Suva on 3rd January. Two days from the New Zealand coast the south-easterly winds blew, and by morning tho ketch was running through a severe storm. "With. a directly contrary wind, the Seafarer could make littlo headway. About 3 p.m., as she was battling along off Houhora, which is about thirty miles from Mangonui, sho was sighted- by the Waka. The Waka ran in to the Seafarer and a lino was thrown on ooard. The tow lino was left fifty fathoms long and little difficulty, in spite of the heavy seas, was experienced in towing the ketch. In crossing Doubtless Bay the line, which had been chafing, parted, but a new line was speedily attached! Tho yacht was navigated by Mr. G. Langdale, tho skipper, who is a junior officer ,on the Pioneer, .in the service of tho Fiji Government. Theother members of tho crew, all young residents of Suva, arc Messrs. J. Stcinboch, E. Lee, B. Lee, and L. Lonnbern. Th 6 trip is being taken purely as a holiday adventure, but while ho is in the Dominion Mr. Langdalc will sit ,fpr his second mate's ticket. The Seafarer is to spend three weeks in Auckland,