NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 95, 23 April 1935, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

The "Evening: Post." >% The "Evening Post" will not be published on Thursday, Anzac Day. Miners' Wages. Regarding the vote being taken by the coal miners' organisations on the question of the restoration of the 10 per cent, wages cut, a ballot has already been taken by the Grey Valley Miners' Union and the result was forwarded to the Council of the United Mine Workers last Wednesday morning (reports the "Grey River Argus"). The voting figures were as follows:— In favour of National Council's recommendation to wait six months, 67; in favour of strike action, 125; majority for strike action, 58. " ■ i • Daylight Saving Overlooked. ' Apparently the fact that New Zealand has extended its period of daylight saving was overlooked by the officers of the Matson liner Mariposa, which arrived at Auckland from Los Angeles early on Saturday morning (states the "Herald"). Customs officials and others boarded the liner in the stream shortly before seven o'clock, according to local time, but all the clocks on the liner were half an hour slow. However, no delay was caused in mustering passengers for the usual inspection, and they were able .to go on shore shortly after the vessel had berthed at Prince's Wharf. "Swaggers" With Suitcases; A motorist who returned, to Auckland recently after an extensive tour of New ZealanS commented on the fact that many "swaggers" whom •he had seen on the road had discarded their rolled blanket swags, ususlly carried on their backs, in favour of small suitcases (says the "Herald"). The motorist questioned one of them on the point and was told that a man carrying a suitcase would often be offered a lift in a car, as his baggage would give the impression that he was going only a short distance, whereas a man carrying the traditional swag would invariably passed by. Stags Roaring Early. Deer-stalkers in the Mathias,' Wilberforce, and Rakaia_ districts find that the stags are roaring much earlier this season than last (states the "Christchurch Press"). The weather so far has not been really cold and there is as yet little snow on the tops. All the stags seen by one party were in excellent * condition, though they were mainly, young and were not carrying any'heavy timber.. Heavy shooting has been carried on, in the Mathias recently, and it is expected that in two or three years some "good heavy heads will be brought out. Little damage was seen to the undergrowth of the" birch forests, and one back-country runholder remarked that the1 small slips in the face of the hills were covering over at much the same rate at/ which they appeared. The broadleaf was the < only tree which suffered at all from the deer. Poetic Justice. It is an unwritten law that golfers assist in protecting their courses, and everyone knows that non-replacements of divots (soil loosened in playing a shot) is a cardinal sin. There are many other ways in which play ers can assist in keeping the course in order, arid carelessness in dropping paper, cigarette boxes, etc., is generally regarded as exceptional. An offender at the provincial championship meeting at Middlemore on Saturday was justly punished (states the "Auckland Star"). While standing at a bunker at the short tenth hole he lit a cigarette and dropped the tin in the sand. Several hours later, when playing the same hole in the second round, the player was again trapped in the bunker. On going to play the ball he found it half-covered by the tin left there, by him in the morning. His punishment was severe, for the obstacle (not'being removable without disqualification) hindered the next shot and cost him five strokes. Westland Glaciers. That glaciers the world over are on the retreat is an accepted fact, and this was stressed by Guide Alack, of Weheka, when commenting on the glaciers in South Westland (writes the Hokitika correspondent of the "Grey River Argus"). He says it is very alarming to see so little snow on the Alps. In fact, he states, he has never seen the higher ranges so bare, the. mountains "simply crying for it." In the last twelve months the neve of Fox i Glacier has shrunk over 60 feet, and unless an adequate fall of snow is experienced shortly to check this, some of the mountains will be very difficult of access. Guide Alack considers that in thirty years' time the terminal face of this glacier will have undergone a great change, receding a considerable distance. In fact, all the glaciers will be affected in the same way, proving that the general climate is slowly changing. He considers also, that the land is still slowly on the move, as he has noticed that three mountains, at the head of the Fox Glacier, formerly perfectly soljd, are now continuously discharging rock avalanches.