NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 115, 12 November 1934, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

v, J:-^ Xr.ffr;i:j,u'i.i-'''ftAii'-y^. ':■■'■■. ■- .K.'y .••i.'-'i, <^em^irtJKi±fc-JSi»tne.-> ■ ,-.;';; /;..;'-,'■ V..;' '■'.:'A.> co-respondent^ "Central ■ City,;" has suggested that Wellington shows'a lack of appreciation, of the= beauty of the Queen Victoria statue in Kent Terrace and is consent-'.that ifc : should.be negelected; from year's end to year's endi At last, however, Ke writes, the statue, the very, fine panels, and the base' and' surroundings should be attended to before the Duke of Gloucester arrives in "Wellington: next hionthV ■In-quiries-.made' by a "Post" representative 'were answered"' by: 'on a'ssuirance that the statue,.panels, would be attended1 to before the. date .of the Royal visit. On a, previous occasion the bronze was treated with a special yarn.* ish, but; that-was not proposed-on this occasion, for many objections were then raiaed against such; methods of ; clean-. ing:':'i The -statue,: pinels,^ and ;base are to. tie thoroughly washed and cleaned. 3U&ib^>a^^ ?■■ ■■^.T'ne^-biaekb'iid^iffias^llon^^'been:; re-. gardedWa pelti^the'garden, butjjbseryMtibM *y of New Plymbutli¥g62fi:long"^ay to. making the bird; fl|ur»tivelyripeakiiig,;as whitens gnb>^; remark* theYiTaranald^ "Daily ■■■Ne^■.?^< f|Xlt:?Sai•slbjßel^^•9bßelyea■■■.pu^BUing'jthei white catching, and eating■■ipf|^The;;re>iden^ who reported the vb.bseryatioh"said she thought it was "a matter%orth; 'while making public, if only' toTpreveiit the * destruction of blackbirds;' whichj if they developed? S geri'e^attasteinfbr ;tte butterfly, would befifraseful iacjJ6r> in -checking^any in> creas^ViJ-'^'' y^ffis.? : '''■■:yJ:'^'^ .bry.;ißi^;:la''B6utoaod.; ".. ';■■'%:}'■:-"A While' devastating5 floods are . reported irom Australia, Southland-..is experiencing a protracted-dry spell, and a soaking downpour would be hailed by farmers : and townspeople ; alike,;; with unalloyed pleasure^ states- the. "Southland Daily News.'? . October V rainfall was only about half the average, and this month fall has proved negiigiblc, witli'stheii result that : : - the ground is becoming parched. 'Frequent strong northerlies'havft asgisted. Jin /this process, and althbngli they cannot compare with the'oldrtiine' nor'-westerg, which 'literally obscured this rising city in dense clouds of sandy, dust,, their effect is already perceptible on pastures that only neeiaTa; tropical downpour to give- theni -a iresh start.; ■. Whales and SUp^lng.-;-".;^^';1;: '■■■■•■ y'i . ■■. Vessels traveiling;a^ong,the New Zealand coast during tthegpast^few weeks have, repbrted ':'■, sighting -whales, and often they have ■been' Been;: in large schbois/ A captain ;x)f; a coastal vessel trading between Auckland and Napier reports that -thelmajorHy?: of /whalet ■een--'pa'vihe';;-Eaßt,-]Coa»i%tnn r ..labw;;"arißi humpbacks, states the Napier . "Daily .Telegraph.'?.';: .■• At- one tiriie it,was quite a. common occurrence .to, see a. sperm, whale, but he had n6t sighted "one for some years. =- The captain related ah unusual: incident'which happened recently. His^ghip, was crossing Hawke's BayJ; wheniia' large',humpback • w^ale was sighted-almost in the ship's path. Generiliy X whalesj-takea fright: when a ship/appearg;rJbut---on*'thisloccasion, the whale .waited about [ till the ship , had passed^by^: ;■ '. : '■ i .':'/■.:.'^.^'.'O--:-Rival Sensations. V \The Kilbirnie public is well, known' for the'interest it displays in its senior cricket eleven, and on' Saturday afternoon the.;usual large crowd Avatched the progregs .;of. the play ,'between the local team and? Midland on the. sdaside ground.. .Towards the end of; the; day's jplay,;iibwever,;the;spectatprs'had their interestJdiverted.,to another- quarter, and although-there were, happenings at 'the wieke't ■- whicli' were sehs*it;bnal t and decidedly > dismaying to,:' the' Kilbirnie public they, could not hbld the latter against:the^ of a different geiiM'lSpn.UV-i4f^.l'^4^d'-'lia'd";bifitt'ed Kilbitniek y ; ;tfpmmienced ■,; their-innings .when'bjUjr-^-fc^minutesvMiiia^ed^fpr play,' ! Midy'thtf^rst;^^W;;l)alis bf -the innings''■;M(B^ua^di^pi''-jtW(>V^etetß/;A^ .that;'^ gta'ge;''^thy:':npi'ge,-'; ot!', 'a"':,' crash., was heard-:- frpffl^nearSthe^':entrahce'r;';to''.the ground, and there/'waiAarrush^ to: scene." ,It tran'gpired.:;that' a motor-car coming round fromrEvansVßay had hit another car, which; in;turn,' had crashed into the mudguard of a car parked next to the'kerb" Though there, was nothing very exciting to be'seen, a big crowd quickly gathered, and there were conjectures as' to heny the smash had occurred. *' No: qne:: apparently, _liad tho_ught' to•'secure- the number of "the car responsible.'" : ' " " i

Turbot Netted.- '■ ' iSome fine specimens of turbot, including two nine-pounders/ which weight is bolieved to bo a local record, were netted last Thursday at Te Wae Wae Bay (Southland), states the "Southland Daily News.''; The whole catch was a good one, md besides the nine-pounders; there wore two weighingl five pounds and. a large number round about three pounds. « As they are found only at this season of the year, turbot are; somewhat rare in Southland'- and ,are considered ;a great delicacy.- .'■"■' t v,*-•'■;-;>■,..■.,.,'.:.■.-. j ' ' '• '■■' Prisoiier's; Preference. ; , The interest of*' Mr*. Justice Herdman was aroused in the Supreme Court at Auckland by the request'of Mr. Sullivan, pleading for a prisoner, that the sentence should be made one of hard labour and not reformative detention. "Why should", you'■-■, prefer, .that request?" inquired hi*1 Honour.''" "Do they get more food oh hard1 labour!" Mr Sullivan could; not* explain;. the riiystery.' " I understand that prisoners prefer hard labour to reformative treatment/^he;eaid.- s'Somejday I will be let into the secret of the matter. At present I am'not?aware; of it.'' British Prefwrence.^vv;;;v. '^;;-v;"''.' ■■ ' With five- but of'its seven members directors of i-dairy Companies (including two';chairmen, oneof whom •••'flsp^l6; preSentative">for ;th«;;ward on the, Conr trol Board); and, a' sixth member; secretary of seyeral; dairy companies, it was onlyUb beVexpected that the Opunake Power; Boards would 'be a; Btrong. advocate for making all; purchases possible from Great Britain.■ .(states, the "Taranaki Daily News '?)••;. Such was the case on> friday. -The board. recently, decided 'to .trade-in; three motprttrucks and ■ replace them; •:.».by; v .new' '"■■ vehicles. Nothing but British .motor-vehicles had. a i chance when the'purchases were finalised..;^;.;■/?; .'..:^::S.<k:■■">':":{. ■■■ ."''■'. A PrlvUege Pariceilefl; - ;:■■;"•■ v; How a privilege may-be slowly transformed intpta right has ;been shownat New' pjymbuth.- An- .iinocißupied section of privately-owned land between DawsbnrStreet ands^ateXjrLane^has^ong faro' by pedestrians arid cyclists that i' was eventually regarded ab a public veservo, states the "New Plymbuth News.'' : ,:. Lately' the:'.gate.. has been closed, a»d preparations are being made for the erection of a house on the site. But the. closed gate and notices were not-sufficient;to, keep the surprised publiei'f toinj wandering; through it. The 'entrarijseKto^^ iWater tane has had to be; ; with a •■ very thoroughly•consiruetcd;: jt barbed wire entanglement■, >i ;';'h';^,; i ;;'i\;.; : .v;,;'^.,;:,; : /;:: ;