NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 58, 10 March 1933, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Ending Summer Time. The Gazette issued last evening contains a notificatiim. that Summer Time, which commenced at 2 o'clock in the morning of October 9, 1932, ends at 2 o'clock New Zealand standard time in the morning of Sunday, March 19, 1933. Clocksi will therefore be put back thirty minutes as from 2 a.m., on Sunday, March. 19. Chamois and Thar. , A-fine chamois and a good specimen 6f thar fell recently to the gun of •Mr. A.; D. Vickers, an English sportsman, and son of, Mr. D. Vickers, a former chairman of Vickers, Ltd., the armaments firm, who has been stalking in the high alps at Hermitage, Mount Cook (states "The Press"). Mr. Viekois, who is now in Christchurch, described the sport he had had as enjoyable. But it was very hard work, he said. School Library Books. The city librarian advised the Makara County Council by letter at its meeting today that library books were being, supplied to the Porirua, Tawa Plat, and Ohariu schools on the basis of the needs of forty pupils at each'school, the cost being £.7 10s. The chairman (Mr^ E. Windley) said the council had been, contributing to ther scheme since 1918, paying £6 a year. The schools paid 30s, £2, and £,2, 10s respectively to the scheme, and now an increase had been made. A member said the books, were mostly of an instructional nature. Further inquiries are being made by the council in the matter. ' ' Thermal Area Control. No,tice has been received that the Tourist Department has. been given control of the Waiotapu thermal region, which hitherto has been under the jurisdiction of the Lands Department (states a BotoruS correspondent). Mr. li. j. Bayfield, district manager of the Tourist Department, has strongly stressed the advantages of bringing this important tourist attraction under unifiod control.' Although one of the' most remarkable thermal areas in the district, Waiotapu has been sadly neglected for' many years. It is only 20 miles from Kotorua, on the Taupo Road,' and a visit is well repaid. The Champagne Pool and the terraces alone ar© worth inspection. Mr. Bayfield is endeavouring to obtain a vote for its development, '-■'■'. Auckland Milk War. , A milk war has been declared in Auckland (states the "New Zealand Herald"). As from Saturday milk will be available from one group of vendors at 3d a quart, against the stabilised prices of 5d for loose milk and 5Jd for bottled which wore fixed last September as a result of an agreement among members of the Auckland Milk Venders' Association. The renewed campaign for the favour of the city's milk trade has been precipitated by an extension i>t the activities of the Farmers' and Venders' Association, which is promising supplies at the cheaper price.. This body claims that by the prevention of .'overlapping in the delivery system it can sell at 3d a quart. It is stated that the milk will be drawn principally from the neighbourhood of Tainaki. The Auckland Milk Venders' Association is calling a meeting of members to discuss 'the situation. • Prior to the stabilisation of prices last Sep. tember there .was considerable price cutting in Auckland by individual venders, and the stabilisation agreement was designed to end this. However, recently there have been' signs ,of a breakaway, as many shops in the residential districts have carried notices announcing prices below those fixed. Maori Choir Contest. Many hundreds of people attended the Maori choir competition, held at Ohinemutu, when choirs from iftuatoki, Mourea, Ohinemutu, and Whakarewarewa took part in' a^ contest, _ which embraced all sections of choral work, special value being placed upon original Maori composition (states the "New Zealand. Herald").. The competition was held in the open air on a specially-lighted platform. The Bishop of Aotearoa (the Bt. .'Bey. P. A, Bennett) and Archdeacon Chatterton acted as the judges, and marks were allocated for balance, correctness to music, enunciation, and general expression. The competition was won by the Ohinemutu choir, with 84 points. Whakarewarewa was second with 80 points, and Euatoki third with 75. Mouroa did not compete in the section for original composition, and was awarded 55 points. The judges stated that the standard shown was remarkably high, in view of the fact that all the Mm.bers^.wera entirely unaccompanied. The original compositons wero a unique feature, and deserved high praise.