NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 55, 3 September 1934, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

Back' Again to School.

There wm not much evidence this morning- of ■'snails creeping unwillingly to school: the atmosphere. 'was a bit too bracing for that, and the primary schools reopened this morning for tho last totm-af tho yoar with tin- almost joyful, rush. Any rogr.ots that the brief holidays were over were counteracted by tho thought that aftor tho coming' I'd weeks or so of school tho long and joyful summer holidays will bo c!ue.\ Now Zealand White Pine. '~ The importanco of New Zealand white pino.'for export purposes was indicated by rcmarkß made by Mr. B. E. Ball, a Melbourne timber importer, who arrived* florn Sydrioy by the Makura/-to-day,' Mr. Ball said that all tho white pine■' used in Australia for tho export of butter and oggs came from. New Zealand. Sydney usbd about 10,000,000 superficial feet annually, and Melbourne about 7;000,OQO or 8,000,000 "feet. Moro whito pine wns being oniploycd now than at any previous time jtfnd the business was' a very valuable one to Now Zealand. Export restrictions, however, wore likely to roduce tho volume of. trade in vho timber, s Another Business Aeroplane. An acroplano which has flown over many, parts of Australia, The; Bullet, owned by Mr. G. &. Marni Kerry, is boing brought to Auckland by tho Marama, which is clue from Sydney tomorrow morning.' It has a cruising spood of 105 miles', and a top speed of 126. Tho machine, which is of the Moth type, but with a Hermes engine, was built for Mr. Kerry in Sydney, and is fitted with oxtra tanks to givo a range of 800 miles. It has blind flying instruments. Mr. Kerry holds a commercial pilot's B licence. lie has flown extensively in Australia in the machine, and. has visited places as widely apart as Perth, Alico Springs, Darwin, and Cairns. He said # . that commercial flying had made oxtra-: ordinary hoadway in Australia. Six years ago an aeroplane was. a-novelty in many districts, but now a place like Alice Springs, in tho heart of the cbntinont, has an aorodromo and petrol supplies. Mr. Kerry will use tho machine in New Zealand for both business and pleasure. ', Auckland Harbour Bridge. A now development'.■Jiv-. connection! with the proposed harbour bridgo was revealed, when Mr. Wl A. Bishop, chairman of tho Local Bodies' Harbour Bridgo Oommitteo, stated, that from information to hand there was every indication that tho money roquired to build tho bridge would bo forthcoming, tho '<Star" reports. This news follows on the visit td Auckland of tho representative of London financiers.. Mr. Bishop "said that definite information would be received about.the middle of October, and he had reason to believe that at.last there was a possibility of the bridge being constructed. The Mayors of three of-\tho:. local bodies vitally concerned, Auckland, Northcote, and Biikenhoaa, commented' on the news. The Mayor of Auckland, Mr. G. W, Hutchison, said ho had boon asked to conwrae a conference of local bodies) and an invitation had been'given to tho representative of tho Auckland Harbour Bridgo Company. The purpose of tho conference was to table full information so that perhaps the local bodies might be able to come to a decision. "At this juncture," added Mr. Hutchison, "I wish to make one point plain.. The City Council has stated that it will not accept responsibility in this matter, and that position stands today." Subsequently, he added, he had been asked by Mr. Bishop to defer calling the conference until the arrival in Auckland of a person of financial standing who, he was told, was prepared to consider, tho bridge proposal seriously. That person had visited tho city, and now ho (Mr. Hutchison) proposed' to call the conference in the hear future. Unity Among Life-Savers. At a recent meeting of tho Canterbury Surf Life-saving Association, states the "Ctiristchurch Times," Mr. N. A. Ingram, of the Council of the New Zealand Surf Life-saving Association, said that he wished, to dispel a misconception that there was friction between the New Zealand association and the Canterbury association. He stressed the point that the central association was working in the best interests of surfing generally. The need for organisation was apparent, as had been proved in Australia, but it was essential to have the wholehearted support of all the affiliated associations. Constructive criticism would always be welcomed as they were working in the best intorosts of surfing, particularly in arousing public intorest. Matters that he proceeded to mention were' a suggested board of judges or Dominion competitions, the hopo that Canterbury teams would attend the next championships, to be held at Now Plymouth, Manors.for members of whining teams, and new surf medallions. Mv= D. "V. "Wilson, president of tho Canterbury association, said that it was not conducive to tho best interests of surf work to find that final control was vested in an outside body. To dhow the lack of confidence in the work of tho New Zealand association it might,bo mentioned that the council proposed to adopt a medallion about which the local association had not been consulted, but which had been sent out of the country for approval by a body whoso opinion did not matter "two hoots." Furthermoro, in rdgard to the New Zealand championships, it was felt that the South Island was entitled to a bettor allocation; an instance was the holding of tho championships at Auckland last, year and again in tho coming season at New Plymouth. A resolution was carried thanking Mr. .Tnyrani ami impressing confidence in Uk1 Xrv. /i/ulaml asso- | eiation.

Petty Thieves Active. Association football players at the Bongotai Reserve on Saturday afternoon suffered from tho attentions of thieves who entered the dressing-room on tho ground while .play was in progross and stole money, clothes, and tickets. It was stated that thieving has taken place in the dressing-room at tho reserve on several occasions, and it i» urged that there should be bottor superVision of tho gymnasium, when the players are absent. tow Price of Bread. Unusually low prices continue to obtain for bread in Auckland as a result of tho competition among bakers, states tho "Now Zealand Herald," Tho position is 'regarded with apprehension by ofiicials of tho Auckland Master Bakers' Association, who are awaiting the results of a petition now before tho Government requesting efforts towards stabilisation of tho price of bread. It was stated by au offluial that 21b loaves woro being sold at one suburban store ! for only 3jd. -This rate, it was considorod, could.moan only a loss to tho makers, and it was this form of low I sale which, was hivviiig a sorious general effect on tho industry. In othor parts !of Auckland, dealers woro advertising broad at choap rates, and using the slogan of tho effects of tho ■''bread war" for sale purposes. It was added that, tho standard prices -of broad which woro supposed to rulo in Auckland were as follows:—Over the counter, sd; deliverod, 5Jd; booked delivery, Od. One large Auckland firm had, however, boon compelled to redueo these prices |by a halfpenny all round, and this was taken as an indication of the stress of competition from other sources. "Nobody knows what "is going to happen' in connection with stabilising the industry," commented one official. Ho added that- nil efforts .to ' reach some standard hail so ! far proved unsuccessful, but there would no doubt be.consultations on tho matter at an early date. American Visitor's Views. "Every country today wants travellers, and it is important that countries, should make a strong bid for tourist traffic, "said Mr. B. Gladriey, of .San Francisco, when addressing the Auckland Travoi Club on "Little Things that Annoy the --Traveller," roports tho "Now Zealand HoroM." Ho said the tourist brought now monoy into tho. country and, spent freely. To secure a good tourist traffic, effective- advertising was essential, and ho described the difficulty of obtaining information about Now Zealand" in San Francisco. The: avorago '.-traveller, would usually romombor potty uuisancos'long after ho .had fergotton his enjoyable experiences. Tho exploitation of visitors was one of •tho main nuisances which could bo avoided. Such practices woro often'tho cause of a country getting a very bad name. To illustrate how seriously Italy was attempting to subduo this nuisance, Mr. Gladnoy .mentioned the case of an English, lady who purchased a watch in Italy for £20. Boturning to, England, sho found its real value was a guinea. Sho wrote to Mussolini about the matter and later received a_ Jotter'from tha Italian Government containing tho equivalent value in cash. She thon learned that the merchant from whom she had bought tho watch had been imprisoned. Tho immigration laws, although nocos' sary, wore often the cause of considerable iueonvenioneft to the tourist. Mr. Gladney -mentioned the annoyance caused By tho system adopted by the health authorities in the ports of Now Zealand. He expressed tho opinion that the report of the ship's doctor should bo accepted. ,