NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 141, 11 December 1935, Page 10

NEWS OF THE DAY

Old Names for New Ships,

When the two new cargo ships, which are being built for the New Zealand Shipping Company, at Messrs. John Brown's, on the Clyde, take the water they will be named the Papanui and the Paparoa respectively, says "The Post's" London correspondent. These names have both been in abeyance for some years. The old Papanui was a cargo ship built in 1898. She sailed under the company's flag until November, 1909, when she was wrecked off Tasmania. She was refloated, however, and taken to Sydney, where she was sold to a Japanese buyer. Her subsequent history is not recorded in the annals of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The Paparoa was a well-known passenger steamer, built in 1899. Her life was a longer one, for she continued in active operation until March 17, 1926, when she took fire off Cape Town and was abandoned. Popularity of Round Trips. When the Mata'roa sails from London on December 28 it is expected she will be carrying 50 passengers who are making the round trip. Already 40 have booked, says "The Post's" London correspondent, writing on November 16. These round trips are obviously growing in popularity, and a number who are booking this year are going for the second time. Two elderly gentlemen who have already made the tour twice are likely to book again this year, one of them spending a month in New Zealand fishing. As the total of those who have made the trip grows, publicity works of its own accord, for the personal testimony is the strongest form of publicity. Possibly owing to the Jubilee celebrations, the number of. passengers travelling this year is very satisfactory for the shipping companies. The Tainui, on October 4, was a full ship. The Tamaroa (November 1) was full, and the lonic (November^ 20) is also likely to be fully booked. Playground Supervision. A reply to a school committee's inquiry about playground supervision couched in the following terms was approved by today's meeting of the Wellington Education Board:—"That the school committee be informed that whilst the Board is not prepared to take special action restricting the time at which children may arrive at school, it considers they should inform the parents that the teacher's supervision cannot be guaranteed earlier than a quarter ol an hour before the commencement of school, and that the parents must accept full responsibility for the children's behaviour if they are permitted to attend at an earlier hour." Rivals to the Israelites. * " "When I realise the small amount that the Board has had to spend on its schools—some £300 for over 200 schools, I believe—l am more than ever convinced that the children cf Israel in Egypt have not been the only people confronted with an insurmountable problem," remarked the Hon. P. Fraser, Minister of Education, when addressing the Wellington Education Board today.* Agricultural Clubs. A memorandum from the Education Department relating to boys' and girls' agricultural clubs was received with satisfaction by today's meeting of the Wellington Education Board. The memorandum stated that the Education Boards throughout the country had been circularised on the matter and had expressed themselves in favour of the movement. The Department was prepared to allot the sum of £300 for division among' the boards in proportion to the number of such clubs under each board's jurisdiction, and the travelling expenses of instructors would be paid by the Department like other officers' travelling expenses. Police Protection for Schools. Arising out of the recent Court proceedings when an assault on the teacher at the Ohariu School was punished as the result of proceedings brought by the Wellington Education Board, today's meeting of the board expressed sympathy with the teacher in her trying experience. Having received a memorandum from the Department that in the opinion of the Crown Law Office the police had sufficient power to take proceedings In such a case, the board passed the following resolution:—"That in view of the failure of the police to prosecute the offender in the recent serious assault case at the Ohariu School, the board place on record its emphatic protest at such inaction, and urge that in future arrangements he made that will ensure that teachers and pupils of schools shall be given the fullest police protection; that copies of this resolution bo forwarded to both the Minister of Education and the Minister of Justice."

Hut for Alpine Club.

A surprise and welcome gift has been received by the Mount Egmont Alpine Club. from its president, Mr. L. O. Hooker, in the shape of a new and roomy hut on the skiing ground at Dawson Falls, states a correspondent. The gift was announced by Mr. Hooker at the annual Christmas party that he gives to club members. Mr. Hooker said he had greatly appreciated the energy and enthusiasm of club members for a health-giving recreation, and wished to show his recognition.

Great Sheep Drives,

Approximately 300,000 sheep are being prepared in Gisborne and coast districts for dispatch to the Waikato during the present summer, states a Gisborne correspondent. Up to 100,000 sheep will be taken by sea to Tauranga, and most of the remainder will be put on the train at Taneatua. Some sheep have been sent north already, but the greatest number will not start to move until after the New Year, when the first of the big mobs will be put on the road. From then on for the following six weeks sheep will proceed north in almost a wave. Last year approximately 150,000 sheep were driven through the Motu and Waioeka roads. They were in addition to many thousands which left coast farms and travelled, via Cape Runaway. This number was estimated at anything up to 100,000, although no definite figures were available. In addition, 80,000 sheep were sent by boat to Tauranga from Gisborne and coast bays.