NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 78, 29 September 1934, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

A Mystery Explained,

Tho persistent presence of the Harbour Board's tug Toiu oil' the railway ramp near the Hutt Eoacl ovurbridge for soveral days, accompanied by a pontoon, lias puzzled citizens who have perhaps envisioned diving operations for oil, or other elusive natural treasures. The fact is that tho City Council is carrying the outfall sewer for Homebusli the- requisito number of yards out from the foreshore at this j)tintj and the work is being done from a pontoon. Promotion. "Just after my appointment us Con-trollor-General of Prisons, I had sent to me a cartoon depicting a rather elderly new prison governor ia conversation with an ultra-modern female of tho flapper typo—that is tho usual custom I understand!" said Mr. B. L. Dallard, Under-Secretary of Justice and Controller-General of Prisons, in a recent address to the Wellington Justices' Association. "Sho was congratulating the governor on his" appointment and was saying, 'How interosting. I suppose you had to start as a convict and work up?" Bail and Road Loss Bates. In nine years the New Zealand railways have carried 205,000,000 pnssengors, not one of whom has lost Ida life. " Is this safety record entirely duo to the fact that the traffic is on rails? If that question is asked, the Bailway Department replies that it ran its first road service in 1926, and has not yet had to record the death of one road passenger. In pointing out that tho rail record over nine years is "equal to giving the whole population of the Dominion a train-ride fifteen times a year, in each of the nine years, without causing one fatal accident," the "New Zealand Railways Magazine" adds that, on the goods traffic side, damage claims over the last two years cost only one-tenth of a penny for every twenty shillings of revenue earned. One customer lias forwarded by train furniture worth £1500, with damage four shillings and sixpence. Large Cargoes. . During the past month ov so some particularly largo cargoes have been brought to Wellington by overseas ships. On Monday next consignments from New York totalling well over 3000 tons will arrive by the City of Winchester, this being tone of tho largest cargoes for discharge here this year. A considerable increase in the amount of cargo imported from overseas was noted in tho August figures of the Wellington Harbour Board. The chairman (Mr. T. E. Barrer) stated that the shipping and cargo returns for August, when compared with tho corresponding month of last year, showed a general increase both in shipping arrivals and cargo handled. An increase of nearly 9000 tons was made in the general cargo imported from British, and foreign ports. Pupils from Other School Districts. There is a marked difference of opinion between the Canterbury Education Board and the Fcndaltqn School Committee over about 100 children who pass by the schools in their own school districts to attend the Fcndiilton School. "The Press" states that the Education Board a week ago adopted a report recommending the exclusion from the Fendalton School of all pupils, other than those in Standard G, who are living outside the Fendalton district. At the same time a supplementary report was received from tho appointments committee. This report stated that a deputation from another school committee had waited on it about tho ineffectual efforts of the board to have outside pupils attending tho Fendalton School sent back to their own schools. The headmaster of the Fendaltou School in accordance with the orders of the board, has issued to the parents concerned a circular instructing them to remove their childron from the school. Together with this circular, which was posted to them last night, the paronts will receive today a further letter from the school committee stating that tho committee cannot see its way to accede to tho board's request and inviting all parents to attend a public meeting ' which, it is expected will bo a lively one.

Danger of Anthrax. During tho pnst few weeks oiUcurw j ill' llio J. foul Mi Department liavo «ireI'nlly examined stocks of (shaving1 Implies in the shops from AY linn garni to ■ T/mniarumii with the object ol! discov-1 ering a make similar to that which wiih believed to havo caußed a case oi: mifhrax in tho South Island, aditon (lifl "New Zealand Herald." Ash, roHtill. about throe dozen brushes, including half a dozen found in shops in Auckland and its suburbs, wove, conlWntod. While this typo of brush, which bourn Ihe number H3'J, will not lie solil in future, a number hnvo illrnmly lieen bought by people, who unj urged to destroy them. Koyal Visit and Shopping. •Tho Duko Of Gloucester will arrive in Auckland on tho morning ol! GliviKtmns Jive, and stiine. cily retiiilitk, while, unanimous in their plnnKiirnblo sintici|inliou of tho Duke's visit, rxprcsn llio opinion that, timed .-is it is, il. will (li.strait pnoplo from I lie usual Olirintma.'i shopping (states Hie "Now Ze;il:nul Herald"). Others bulioved Ihe, <:ompeiiHiil.iiig effect of tho largo iiuinbr.r.i visiting Auckland to sou llio Uulu; would outweigh any disadvantage. "Tho Auckland business community and citizens will accord a royal and warm wolcoiuo to the Duko of Gloucester, no mutUn1 on what date his arYival may bo," mud a loading retailer. "However, il iH unt'ortunato that tho dato of arrival should bo on tho morning o£ CluvLiitnias Eve. Costless excitement on tho part of the largo populace desirous of obtaining a glimpso of the Royal visitor's arrival to tho city will be detrimental to country, suburbs, and city Christmas Eve trading. It is to bo hoped tho Mayor will not invite business people to' hold a half-holiday. To do no would bo an unfortunate procedure." Tho comment of one shopkeeper was: —"I always think that if people want a thing they will have it. I do not think the Duke's visit on Christinas Eve will have any adverse effect. The arrivals from the country will offset any distraction of city shoppers." Funds for Research. A suggestion made by Mr. L. O. 11. Tripp in his presidential address at the annual conference of the New Zealand Acclimatisation Societies' Association, in Wellington, that fishing licence fees be increased to, say, SOs, and a portion allocated to research, is not favoured by Mr. C. AY. Horvey, secretary of tho North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, states tho '' Christchurch Star." Mr. Hervey said that as far as the North Canterbury Society was concerned the experience had been that a large number of anglers found it difficult to pay tho present fee of £1, and that any proposal to increase tho fee by 50 per cent, would not bo popular. Ho felt that whatever money was required for research should be found in some other way instead of making fishing more difficult for persons of niddorate means. A member of the council of the society said ho thought every angler should contribute something to the cost of research, but he could not say that it was necessary to increase the licence fee to 30s. "I am of the opinion," he coutinued, "that wo got better fishing here for our licence fee of £1 than can be obtained anywhere elso in tho world. In England and Scotland fishing is out of reach of tho ordinary working man, because fishing rights havo to be bought, but I have no recollection of ever having been refused permission to go on to a property to n'sh in this district. We got very excellent value for our fee of £1, and I think we should contribute something towards the cost of research." _____________