NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 26, 31 July 1933, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Safeguarding School Children. There are two crossings in the South "Wellington area which aro particularly dangerous to children using them, on their way to school. One is in front! of the Newtown School in Riddiford Street, and the other is at the Basin Reserve and is used by children attending St.,' Mark's School. At both these points' City Council traffic inspectors are.stationed each school morning, and it is a charming thing to see the younger children being .escorted across the road by the men in uniform. The smallest of the youngsters cling to tho hands *of their protectors, and traffic waits until the way is clear. Motorists who know the risks children sometimes take in traffic, and parents who are in this way relieved of a good deal of anxiety; have every reason to be? appreciative of the splendid work that is being done by tho inspectors..^ A Landscape Artist. "Tho Maori had, and has, a genius for solecting just tho right place for his kianga. Like the true pioneer of the pakeha race, ho oxbibited in his home-making a perfect eye for country. Ho made his clearings and built his whares in the sunniest and most sheltorod places, and ho invariably discovered the most fertilo'parts of a district. He would not be so easily satisfied as some of the pakeha settlers who followed. True, in tho olden days there was land and to spare; and he could rove widely before making. a selection." In support of the above contention, "Tohunga" in the "New Zoaland Railways Magazine" quotes tho village homo of the few Maoris who lived on Mokoia Island,, in Lake Rotorua. "What niore sunny, more fruitful spot can there be in all Lakeland, set at the foot of its rich volcanic islaiid-hilirits: face set to tho vising sun?" ■.■..,,'■' .'■ 'V."' Gold Mining in Southland. A party of seven men were to leave Gore today to establish a gold-mining camp under tho ■Unemployment. Board at "Winding Crock in tho Waikaia district. This is the first mining camp to bo established in Southland, and the results of tho experiment will be watched with interest (says the "Southland Times"). The schemo is tho outcome of ; a decision of the Central Unemployment Executive to abandon all goldlnining subsidy schemes in Eastern Southland. Representations were made to the executive to continue to subsidiso prospectors, and an experienced miner was sent to prospect various localities. A' favourable report was received by the executive, and it was decided to establish a camp at Winding Creek, where it wns reported that gold appeared to be obtainable in payablo quantities. A certain amount of prospecting is already being done in tho Winding Crook district, and the returns obtained have boon promising. It is stated that about four miles of the creok would be suitable for mining purposes, and although much of the ground has been turned over before some excellent returns have been obtained recently. Link with Maori Wars. A link with the Maori wars is provided by a pouch which has been offered on loan to the New Plymouth Museum, by, Mr. N. James, Blenheim, who is visiting New Plymouth. The pouch has been in the possession of Mr. James' family practically since the death of. Major Yon Tcmpsky,; in the attack on the Raururu pa, in South Taranaki, oil September 7, ISG7. The pouch was the property of Major Yon Tcmpsky at'the time of his death (says tho'"Taranaki" Herald"). /Perhaps the most interesting fact is that the pouch contains tho bullet which killed Major "Yon Tempskv. Tho bullet was extracted frorr the body and placed in the pouch, which then came into the possession of Mr. .James's grandfather, and it has since been handed down. The fact that the pouch is valuable is shown by an offer of £100 made by an Auckland collector of repute. Mr. J.anies, however, refuses to part with it. I