NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 29, 4 February 1939, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

Auckland's Mosquito Pest,

The rain, followed by humid conditions, has resulted in the appearance of mosquitoes in many parts of Auckland, states the "New Zealand Herald." In the dry weather preceding the rain that developed at the weekend the pest was scarcely apparent. Three-Course Meals Condemned. The view that railway stations in New Zealand should provide a buffet meal of cold meats and salads instead of a hot three-course meal was expressed by Lieutenant-Colonel B. D. Court Treatt, of Hong Kong, who has been trout fishing in the North Island, and has *now come down to the South Island to fish, states "The Press." He said that it must cause a great deal of waste catering for an unknown number of people, and, besides, the passenger had to hurry through the meal in the time allowed. In Sweden there were excellent buffets at the stations, and the same should be possible in New Zealand, a land which produced the things required for buffet meals. "Purely Neighbourly." Japan's actions in China are purely neighbourly. At least that is how it appears from a letter received by the Council of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce from Mr. T. I. Kawase, a former Lincoln College student, who is now farming at Nishinomiya, in his native land, states the Christchurch "Star-Sun." After thanking the chamber for copies of its economic and farming bulletins, Mr. Kawase said stock farming was becoming an important industry in Japan. From that point he went on to discuss the war in China. "The conflict in the Far East is most regrettable as far as destruction is concerned," said the letter, "but I hope it is the destruction of the vices of old China, and that this is the first step in the construction of the new and righteous China. It is the duty of neighbours to raise the standard of living. Of course Japan must try its best to improve China, and at the same time it is the duty of other Powers to help Japan in this work. I wrote this letter with thanks," concluded Mr. Kawase, "thinking of the old red building of yours on the riverside of Avon."