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Evening Star, Issue 22247, 27 January 1936, Page 8

We have been asked to direct special attention to the two minutes’ silence in the city at 11 a.m. to-morrow. It is hoped that all activity will cease, so that the tribute to His Majesty King George shall be reverent and appropriate.

Any great national event usually calls for a display of bunting on the various flag poles in the city. There is little to find fault with in the quantity, but in many cases the quality of the flags displayed calls for comment. Many are tattered and torn, and resemble battle standards which have been through many campaigns. Nor are the flags on some of the Government buildings above reproach in this respect. The expenditure of a few shillings would put the matter to rights and make the flags worthy of the occasion. The lower jawbone of a human being was found lying on the beach at Leithfield last week (reports a Press Association telegram from Christchurch), and has been placed in the hands of the police. No official examination has yet been made, but from appearances it had been in the water for some considerable time. The bone has been worn by the action of the sea, but is well preserved. It is not very large, and is probably that of a young woman. Four teeth are still in the jaw, two of which have been stopped. They appear to be a wisdom tooth and a molar, and the fillings have been competently done. The other two teeth are in excellent condition, the one in front showing no' signs of wear. “ Nothing has been settled yet,” said the Prime Minister (Mr M. J. Savage), referring to the experimental scheme for a direct weekly air service between Sydney, Wellington, and Auckland as proposed by the Transtasman Air Service Development Company, states a Press Association message from Wellington. With other questions. Cabinet consideration of this matter had been deferred owing to the King’s death. The preliminary work in the construction of a timber mill at the mouth of the Big Wanganui Diver, South Westland, has been almost completed, and active operations were expected to begin to-day (says the ‘ Christchurch Press’). Thirty-five men are now employed at the mill, including 12 married men. No provision has yet been made for a school, though there are 18 children of school age. Neither are there any means at present for the outlet of the product of the mill, the only access being by a corduroy track through two miles and a-half of dense bush. The estimated daily output of the mill will be 20,000 superficial feet of red and white pine. Has the St. Clair sea lion’s roving disposition attracted him to Tomahawk, or has another of the species made its appearance on these sluices ? In any case, a sea lion emerged from the Pacific yesterday evening and followed some local residents over the sandhills at Smaill’s beach as far as the bridge. Here he lingered for a swim before going further inland. The suspicion that it was “Joey” is supported by his absence from either the St. Clair or St. Kilda beaches during the day. The growing popularity of the railwav excursions conducted by the Dunedin Sunshine Social Club was evidenced by the number of persons who travelled to Riverton and Colac Bay yesterday, there being approximately 400 on board when the tram left Dunedin at 6.44 a.m. The weather could not have been better, and an enjoyable day was spent at this excellent Southland beach, which was in excellent order for surfing. A Maori concert party from hte Kaik entertained the excursionists with musical items on the return journey, Dunedin being reached* at 10.25 p.m.

“ Leagues, covenants, and pacts can be fashioned and framed to make secure the peace of the world; but a Godfearing King and a Bible-loving people make a stronger bulwadk for national stability and security that can he devised by the adroitness and diplomacies of ambassadors and statesmen,” remarked the Rev. Clarence Eaton in his sermon at the memorial service in the Durham Street Methodist Church, Christchurch, yesterday morning. That there was a complete absence of any ill-feeling toward the British in Naples was remarked by Mr D. Arnett, of Christchurch, when he visitd the city on his voyage to England a year ago, and on his return recently (says the ‘Press’). Mr Arnott added that the Abyssinian question seemed to be taken less seriously in England than in New Zealand. During his trip through the Suez Canal, however, he had seen a company of the British Grenadiers, a regiment that seldom went out of England, on its way to strengthen the garrison at Port Said. He had also seen an Italian troopship with 4,000 troops on board. The Tokomaru Bay Harbour Board has decided to replace its present wharf and approach by a new structure of wood and concrete, costing between £IB,OOO _ and £2s,ooo.—Gisborne Pi'ess Association.

A Press Association message from Hamilton reports that, pleading guilty to a charge of keeping a common gaming house, James Trench M'Nicol, a radio dealer, was fined £25 in the Magistrate’s Court there to-day.

Kyo strain—for eye comfort, for better vision, consult Stumer and Watson Ltd.. Opticians, 2 Octagon; Dunedin.—[Advt.]