NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 28, 2 August 1934, Page 10

NEWS OF THE DAY

Very Few Sunspots,

Solar observations made during July by Mr. Q. V. Hudson, Karori, reveal tho fact that the sun is still undergoing a period of minimum activity. On 10 out of tho 19 days upon which tho sun was obsorved no spots at all were visible. Altogether only four small sunspots appeared during ' the month, together with a few small faculae. One of the four spots was a return visit of ono seen during tho previous month. The Tail of Nelson's Dog. "We in Canterbury are tho tail of tho dog," said a Canterbury delegate in supporting views put forward by a Nelson delegate at tho fruit exporters' conference, "and when the Nelson dog wags we have to wag, too." K.S.A. Membership. The membership of tho Wellington Returned Soldjors' Association was stated by the executive last night to bo 67£>, as against 397 at the same time last year. Much of the- increased membership was due to the work of tho auxiliary committees. Ono Blade for Two. Arbor Day was taken up with enthusiasm by most of tho schools in Wellington, but the children at one city school, not a State school, have been left vzondering whether the tree-plant-ing idea did not run off tho rails a little. A tree was planted, a flowering cherry, but to make room for it two treos had first to bo taken out. However, when presont pupils are^ ex-pupils and g;o along to tho old school reunion, they can exclaim with real delight:' "Why, that's our Arbor Day tree: tho two that had to bo taken out wcro just plain trees." State Wine Farm to be Sold, The State station at To Kauwhata, which has boon, producing wines for sale, is itself to bo put up for sale in November, it was reported at a mooting yesterday of the exocutivo of tho Associated Chambers of Commorco. Last year tho association made- representations to tho Minister of Agriculturo against tho unfair competition with private vintners brought about by tho To Kauwhata station in tho production and salo of wines. Misuse of an Emblem.' Advice that a f reo ambulance service operating in Christchurch was making unauthorised use of tho official emblem of tho Red Cross Society was rccoived from tho Cantorbury centre at tho quarterly moeting today of tho Dominion executive of tho Now Zealand branch of tho society. It was stated that tho emblem appealed on the ambulanco cars and was used as a moans of receiving gratuitous supplios. It was decided to adviso the Cantorbury centre of tho powors relating to misuse of tho emblem under tho Geneva Convention Act, and to recommend that tho contro should communicate with the headquarters of the New Zealand Eod Cross Society. An Overcarried Pilot.

The Shaw, Savill Lino's motor-ship Karamoa, which was duo at Port Chalmers early this aftornoon from Townsville, North Queensland, had on board a Torr.es Strait pilot who had been " ovcrcarried " across the Tasman. Tho Karamea left Townsvillo last Thursday, but owing to bad weathor was unable to drop tho pilot, who had brought her down insido tho Groat B<arrier Reef, and who should havo left her in tho vicinity of Capo Moreton. Arrangements have boon made for him to roturn to Australia by tho steamer Tapti, now at Duuedin.