NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 22, 27 January 1936, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

Nurses and Marriage.

"We find that the prettiest and most efficient nurses get married almost as soon as they enter the service," remarked Mr. F. Cray, leader of a deputation from the Napier Dental Clinic Committee which waited upon the Minister of Health (the Hon. P. Fraser) requesting extra nurses for the Napier clinic. He asked whether dental nurses were required to enter into any undertaking regarding the length of their service. "There is provision," Mr. Fraser replied, "but I think you understand enough of human nature to know that if the highest bond were imposed, if a girl's life were mortgaged for 10 years, and she wanted to get married, she would get married anyhow. Then the Department would be faced with the necessity of 'squeezing' these girls if the requirements were enforced." Praise for New Zealand Press.

Satisfaction that the Press of New Zealand was not unduly concerned with sensationalism, but gave very proper attention to more serious matters, was expressed by Mr. Roland Foster, the noted musical adjudicator who is at present on a visit to Dunedin, while in conversation with an "Otago Daily Times" representative. "I have been very pleased," he said, "to observe that the New Zealand Press is maintaining the best traditions of British journalism, such as one sees in 'The Times' and the London 'Daily Telegraph,' and avoiding that tendency to undue sensationalism which has spread from America to Australia, where a section of the Press gives undue prominence to crimes, calamities, and every form of sport, whilst more serious and important subjects are pushed into the background."

Horses Killed by Bees. Two valuable horses on the farm of Mr. L. N. Rawlings, at Buckland, south of Pukekohe, died this week as the result of bee stings (states the "New Zealand Herald"). A neighbour, Mr. Douglas, was driving a mowing machine about half a chain from some hives when the bees attacked the team of horses viciously. Mr. Douglas attempted to free the team, but was Severely stung about the head, and had to retreat. Mr. Kawlings called some neighbours to his assistance, and they eventually rescued the horses by stunning the bees with smoking sacks. The heads and shoulders of the animals were by then a mass of stings, and, in spite of treatment by a veterinary surgeon, they both died. Old Place Names. A complaint about the practice of changing names given to places by old settlers was made to the general council of the Automobile Association by Mr. G. S. Morris, a member of the council, on Thursday evening (states the Christchurch "Press"). *Mr. Morris made his complaint when a letter had been read from Mr. J. Bathgate, of Ashburton, about the names of lakes beyond Mount Somers. Mr. Bathgate said his attention had been drawn to the names on the direction signs at the lakes. One of these, called Lake Tripp on the map, was labelled Lake Clearwater, another shown on the map as Lake Howard was called Lake Camp, and a third marked on the map as Lake Acland was also called Lake Camp. A'good deal of sentiment attached to the old names, Mr. Bathgate wrote, and he thought the names on the direction signs should be the same as those on the maps. Lakes Tripp, Howard, and Acland haS received those names probably from early settlers who had discovered them. Death of Norwegian Spruce. The death of Norwegian spruce trees in various parts of Canterbury is usually attributed to disease, but when an inspection of reserves was being •carried out by the Geraldine Domain Board in the parks under its control on Wednesday evening, one member said that a forestry expert had explained to him that this was not the case (states the Christchurch "Press"). When the Norwegian spruce reached a certain stage of growth it found the New Zealand climate warmer than its natural habitat in the colder climate of Norway, and gradually bled to death. Reciprocity in Trade. The need for reciprocal trade between Great Britain and New Zealand, with a corresponding benefit to each, was discussed by Mr. Bavid Hield, of Hield Bros., Ltd., Crosshills, Yorkshire, in' an interview at, Christchurch on Friday (states "The Press"). "Buy more from us and, although the manufacturer you benefit may not buy New Zealand produce himself, his employees will certainly have more money with which to do so, and you -will find that your trade in Great Britain will increase considerably," he said. He mentioned that he was amazed at the number of new American cars he had seen on the road and he suggested that that was one avenue in which better relations with employers and employees at Home could be brought about. There were also many other ways in which an improvement in New Zealand trade could be brought about as there were plenty of British articles which could be bought economically even with the tariff as it stood at present. Mr. Hield is the owner of perhaps the largest chain of worsted mills in Yorkshire. New Plymouth as Air Terminus. The conviction that New Plymouth is the logical terminal for a transTasman air service, and that it should make every effort to ensure that it is made the New Zealand terminal for such a service is h£ld by Mr. W. P. Kirkwood, who, for many years a resident of Australia, recently arrived at Stratford on holiday from Sydney. Apart from the benefit to New Plymouth and Taranaki as a whole if the town were the terminal, Mr. Kirkwood, in .an interview, commended New Plymouth for its fine airport. The line from Sydney to New Plymouth seemed to be the best in view of the weather that often prevailed over the Tasman, he said. A central point on the North Island coastline was desirable because of the "drift" that occurred while an aeroplane was making such a long flight. Though directional radio might be used to keep aeroplanes on the correct course, in Mount Egmont the New Plymouth airport had a unique landfall that must be a definite advantage. In addition, the town was centrally situated for the distribution of mails, goods, and passengers. South Island Sheep. Large consignments of sheep from Queen Charlotte and Pelorus Sounds, as well as d'Urville Island, are arriving at Wanganui. The motor-ship Alexander has been making frequent trips to Castlecliff and has already brought thousands of sheep this season. Equipped with all the facilities for quick loading and discharge, the Alexander is capable of landing 1000 sheep in less than two hours. Owing to the hilly nature of the country where these sheep are run, the animals are taken to Wanganui to be fattened. German Rope to be Bought. The Timaru Harbour Board on Friday decided to purchase six coils of wire of German manufacture, states "The Press." A letter was received from the engineer to the Auckland Harbour Board in answer to an inquiry, saying that a considerable quantity of wire rope had been purchased by his board from the same firm as was inquired about. The ropes gave indications of being able to do what was required. of them, but they had not yet beeft long enough in use to be tested thoroughly. The chairman (Mr. T. B. Garrick) said that he saw no reason why the Timaru Board should hot buy German ropes, since Germany did a fair amount of trade with the Dominion and took a proportion of New Zealand's wool. The secretary said that the tender was the lowest, the price for. six coils being £97 5s 4d. Australian ropes were quoted at £132 and English £139. "We might as well take the German rope," said Mr. K. Mackenzie, adding that Germany took wool from New Zealand, although Australia did not do much trade with the Dominion.

High Scoring at Trcntham,

A glance at the flags on the Trentham rifle range on Saturday afternoon would have suggested to most riflemen 4hat the wind conditions would be troublesome. The southerly breeze at Trentham is not popular among riflemen since it has on numerous occasions caused many competitors to be disappointed in their performances. On Saturday, however, although the shooting was at 900 yards and the windage required was from eight to twelve feet, big variations from shot to shot were not frequent. Occasional lulls in the wind caught marksmen unawares, but in the main the scores were high, and in some instances very fine individual totals were recorded. *