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Evening Star, Issue 22631, 24 April 1937, Page 14

The ‘ Sports Special,’ with the sporting news of the day and week, will be sold on tie streets to-night from 7 o’clock.

Summertime ends at 2 a.m. to-mor-row, and householders should adjust their timepieces to standard time before retiring to-night, this being accomplished by turning the hands back 30 minutes.

1 An “ all-clear ” report respecting roads in Otago is issued by iaux Vv. ij. Suttop, secretary of the Automobile Association. He wains motorists, however, not to use the Egiintou valley roau, which is virtually closed to traffic for the season by reason of the first winter fail of snow yesterday. .in any case, its . use would considerably hamper road formation work, whieff will be retarded from now on by seasonal weather.

The burden of increased costs arising from the restoration of wage cuts, the introduction of the shorter working week for domestic staffs, and the evergrowing expense of provisioning are said to he responsible for an increase of 5s to 10s a week for board in Wellington. Several boarding-house keepers have given up business, giving as their reason the difficulty of keeping ahead of mounting costs. In private houses the demand for accommodation is said to be greater than the supply, and prospective boarders are prepared to pay almost to the limit to get a root over their heads, —Press Association.

An oil painting of Piha beach, with Lion Rock in the right background, has been purchased by the trustees ot the Mackelvie art collection from the notable English artist, S. Ji Lamorna Birch, R.A., who. since his arrival in New Zealand some months ago, has spent much time at Piha and in the surrounding country. Auckland message.

On Friday afternoon the whole of the Normal School assembled in the gymnasium, where Mr H. L. Patterson, an ex-pupil of the school, and president of the Returned Soldiers’ Associa toin, addressed the pupils on the great significance of Anzao Day. After the address, Winnie Sanderson, a pupil recited ‘ In Flanders Fields.’ The sing ing of the National Anthem brought the school’s observance to a close.

“ Uncle Ben ” acknowledges with thanks the following donations on behalf of invalid children in hospital, and in their own homes;—J. R. M'Kenzie Ltd. 00 comics, Myra Hughes (Kaitangata), Jack Gillespie, Mr J. Johanson,, Mr G. Johnstone, books; Radiation (N.Z.) Ltd., 10s 6d; Bartons, 10s: Wardens Ltd., 10 s; Hislop and Gibson Ltd., 10s. Ail children in hospital are also provided with fruit each week from “ Uncle Ben’s ” funds.

The weather of the last few days has had its effect on the fish market, which has not been particularly well supplied this week. A small consignment of trevalli came to hand yesterday, also a small quantity of sole. Schnapper and whiting (English hake) have also been selling on the market. Crayfish are now making their reappearance. though still rather limited in supply and fairly small, as is usual at the beginning of the season. They should- be more plentiful very soon.

The city librarian’s return shows that during the month of February the number of books issued for home reading totalled 29,690 volumes, at the average rate of 1,237 volumes a clay. No issues were made from the juvenile department, this section of the library being closed all the month. Books added numbered 304. The total stock of books to February 27 was 61,865.

“ Before the next election the National Party is going to have a policy; and it’s going to be a good policy, carefully considered, attractive, appealing, and thoroughly practicable,” said Mr S. G. Holland, M.P., when speaking at the meeting which the Hon. Adam Hamilton addressed last evening. “ The policy wants to be something higher, bigger, and more noble than a merely negative policy of anti-Labour.” There was applause when Mr Holland said that in the Wellington division alone the party had signed up and received fees from 10,000 new members. There was applause too, when he asserted that the peep'e of New Zealand were not socialist’'■c.'ly minded and would not stand io. Socialism, and when be assured Mr Hamilton that Christchurch. N:rtli would “ stand by the National Party flag.”

Dust, noise, confusion, and general dilapidation and filth surround 103 children and two teachers who work in one rat-infested room at the old Christchurch East School, according to reports presented to yesterday’s meeting of the Canterbury Education Board (says the * Press ’). Not only was this accepted and admitted by members of the board, but it was unanimously agreed that there were at least 30 schools in the Canterbury district in which the need for improvement was almost equally as urgent. Christchurch East was, in fact, placed only twenty second in order of urgency.

Weather in Central Otago can be peculiarly fickle. There have been instances there where heavy rain has been restricted to. an area of a few hundred yards. The latest phenomenon concerns Ranfnrly and Naseby, and manifested itself yesterday. The former town experienced a fall of snow, while at Naseby, nine miles away, there was a heavy frost.

The Canterbury Aero Club has placed an order for a Miles Hawk “ Trainer,” a low-winged monoplane, fitted with all the necessary equipment for advanced training, including blind flying. _ Arrangements have been made to ship it from London, by the Rangitiki on May 27. When it arrives the club will have six training machines and one fourpassenger commercial machine.—Press Association.

Causing apprehension out of all proportion to their magnitude, three small earthquake shocks rocked Christchurch citizens out of their sleep early this morning. The tremors were small ones and were felt so distinctly only because of the nearness of the earthquake centre. That was situa-ted at sea, off Akaroa Harbour, 40 miles away from the Christchurch _ Magnetic Observatory.—Press Association.

University students controlling this year’s capping concert, which will take place on May 18, are reported to Be considerably perturbed over the apathetic attitude that has so far characterised the rehearsals. Information, is that the choruses, always a feature-of the concerts, are to be deleted from the programme. Another blow to tradition is the expected inclusion of women students in the performance. ' Fire, the'cause of which is unknown, gutted the car and wagon cleaners’ dining room, situated in the railway yards, last night The outbreak was discovered at 9.45, and though it had a good hold when the city brigade arrivedj a splendid save was made under the circumstances, the remainder of the two-storied building being undamaged. A malicious false alarm called the brigade to Black’s road, North-east Valley, at 9;3'p.ni.

During nest week experiments ‘ are being made by the Defence Department in: the use of tractors in place of horses for artillery purposes.. Three batteries will be in camp at Sutton, and the trials will be supervised by Major A. B. Williams, G. 5.0., commanding the Royal New Zealand Artillery in the Southern Command.

Members of the Russian Ballet reached Dunedin from Oaraaru this morning. Their train arrived shortly before the north express pulled out, and’ a good deal of interest was taken by those on the station, particularly _ when the visitors spoke in their native language. The Finance Committee of the Drainage Board reports that pursuant to instructions to take a ballot of the' employees of .the board for the purpose of electing one person to represent the employees on the Board’s Work’s Committee, the ballot was taken by _ post after obtaining nominations in writing. Of the two nominees, the one who received the higher number of votes was Mr P. J E. Hancock, and the committee recommends that he be appointed as the board’s employees’ representative on the Works Committee.

Notification of Sunday services as enumerated below appear in bur Sunday services advertising colunmsAnglican: &t. Paul’s Cathedral, All Saints*. Presby terian • First Church, Knox Church, Andrew’s, Musselburgh, St. Stephen's, ifoslyn, .Kaikorai. Methodist: Trinity, Contra!' Mission, Mornington, St. Kilda. i laversham, Dundas Street, Abbotsford Bantist; Hanover Street, Caverdiam, Morn in-Aon, South Dunedin, Roslyn,. Sunshine. North-east Valley, Green Island. Congregational : Moray Place Church, United Church of Christ: St. Andrew Street, ‘Torth-east Valley, South Dunedin, York Place Hall. Salvation’, Army. Playfair -'treet Hall, Christian Science. Theosorhical Society. Spiritualists. Orange Hall.

The United Starr-Bowkett Building Society will dispose of £SOO by ballot and £1,300 by sa' on May 6. Some "hares are available ,in the new Group 12. Eye strain -for eye comfort, for bettei vision, consult Stunner and Watson Ltd., ipticians, 2 Octagon, Dunedin AuTt .J