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Evening Star, Issue 23527, 16 March 1940, Page 12

The practical working out of the scheme by which each registered customer receives 4oz of butter a week in London has resulted in a small surplus in the hands of retailers. Butter can be sold only in exchange for a coupon. The retail price is Is 7d lb. The hearing of the charge against Colin George M'Crone of having assaulted William Stewart so, as to cause him bodily harm was continued in the Police Court yesterday afternoon. Further evidence was. given by Agnes Hamilton Stewart (wife of the complainant), Joy Linda Ferguson, and Constable Brownlie, after which the magistrate ordered the charge to be reduced to one of common assault. The accused in evidence, said .that complainant had called him a mongrel and declared that he would “ fight it but.” Accused had pushed him out of the way,'Stewart falling to the ground. The Magistrate said that there had evidently been bad feeling between the two men.’ It was clear that a struggle' had taken place after both had v been drinking and were* in k a. quarrelsritaie mood. Taking . into consideration the physical condition of the two men, the fight was almost a “ slaughter,” and in his opinion there was a clear case of assault.' The accused was convicted and was ; admitted to probation for 12 months, being ordered to pay the. sum of £lO compensation to the complainant and to keep the peace towards Stewart. As March 23 falls on a Saturday, pension and allowance payments have been rearranged by the Social Security Department. Pensions, benefits,' and family allowances normally payable on the 23rd will now be paid on Wednesday, March 20. War veterans’ allowances will be paid as from Friday, March 29, and those receiving unemployment benefits who usually report on Tuesdays, arid are paid on Wednesdays, will now report on Monday, March 18, : for payment the following day. The following week payments will be made as usual.

“ From my. own experience I can' say that one key, can open two boxes at the Auckland Post Office,” said Mr F. H. Levien, S.M., during a case in the Auckland Police Court, reports the 1 New Zealand Herald ’). A postal officer, questioned whether keys would fit more than one private box, said that' there were about 2,000 boxes, and he was not sure'if all the keys were different. . Mr Levien said that, when he went to his own box some years ago he inadvertently opened a box nearby, and did not realise his mistake until he looked at the. letters. If he had been caught with those letters in his hand, , circumstantial evidence would have made his position difficult. ,

Attention was drawn to a little known connection- between New Zealand and Canada by the Minister of Finance, Mr Nash, at the civic reception to. Dr W. A. Riddell, who has arrived to occupy the new post of Canadian High Commissioner to New Zealand.- Mr Nash , said it was a man who had been associated with New. Zealand’s early years and who had lived -near Petone!, Sir James Hector, who had discovered the route for the Canadian ■ Pacific Railway across the Rockies. In Kicking Horse Pass there was a monument to the memory of Sir James Hector, the stone describing him as the discoverer of the pass. A Templeton farmer reports that thefts of produce have shown a marked increase this’year (says , the Christchurch ‘ Star-Sun ’), Recently bags of grain were stolen from a field, and another lot went missing from a railway truck at the Templeton siding. The thieves made their hauls during the night. • . •

In anticipation of the time when they will be serving overseas, men of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and ratings of the, New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy who are stationed at Auckland are busy learning foreign languages during leave periods (says the ‘ New Zealand Herald’). French and German are naturally most popular, but one aircraftsman is learning Spanish, and two are studying Italian. The teaching staff gives its services voluntarily, and is concentrating on giving the pupils a working knowledge of the languages. Classes for advanced students are to be held later. By eating 30 slices of bread at one meal, a girl attending the Rangiora health camp recently set what is said to be a camp record. The secretary of the Christchurch Federation of Health Camps (Mr St. J. J. Dunne), who lias been staying at the camp, told a reporter yesterday that he had known children to eat more than 20 slices of bread during their first, camp meals, but it was the first time he had seen a child dispose of 30 slices without any difficulty.

Large gatherings of members of the Waikato, Maniapoto, and other tribes are greeting King Koroki at poukais being held in native settlements throughout the province for the first time in three years (says the Auckland ‘ Star')• King Koroki is at present visiting remotely situated pas on the west coast. Although the finely-carved Maori King’s house is at Ngaruawahia, King Koroki prefers to live for the most part at Waahi. near Huntly, but if possible he visits nis people in other parts of the province once a‘ year. These gatherings, known as poukais, were instituted by Tawhiao, the greatgrandfather of the present Maori King. They are still regarded in a traditional manner as occasions for celebrations, feasting, and reunion.

Although the average citizen does not view the Patriotic Council’s hoardings in the Octagon with any great approval, those same hoardings are evidently doing good work in one direction, even if it is only of a subconscious nature. At a meeting of the Executive Committee held yesterday Mr James Hogg announced that he had it on good authority that the hoardings had been ‘ 1 the best help •to recruiting so far.” Concerning the withdrawal of the prosecution of H. W. Reynolds on charges relating to subversive publications in Christchurch, Reynolds states that he was advised that the charges could have been defended' on technical grounds, but of his own free will he signed a statement .that rather than cause any mental suffering to those seeing the pictures in his shop window he would voluntarily , undertake not in future to exhibit these pictures, reports an Association telegram from Christchurch. He would, however, continue the advocacy of the cause of peace. The programme arranged by Dr V. E. Galway, the city organist, for his after-church recital in the Town Hall to-morrow night contains a feast of good things. Two items—‘Entr’acte,’ from 1 Rosamunds ’ (Schubert) and ‘ Postlude ’ (Tertius Noble)—are being performed for the first time at these recitals. Guilmant’s brilliant * Introduction and Allegro ’ ip being played by special request, and other interesting items are ‘ Allegro Giocoso ’ (Handel), aria ‘ See What His Love Can Do ’ (Bach), prelude on ‘ All Glory, Laud, and Honour ’ (Bach). Special mention may be made of the performance, of Mozart’s concerto in A major for piano and orchestra, with Mr Gil Dech at the piano,, the orchestral accompaniment being'played on the organ. Mr A.’ Jeavons, vocalist, in conjunction wth Mr Gil Dech, will contri-. bute a group of four songs—(a) ‘ For That Which Befalleth ’; (b) ‘So I Returned ’; (c) ‘ 0 Death, How Bitter ’; (d) ‘ Though I Speak With the Tongues’ (Brahms).. There will be no charge for admission. ‘The efforts of the collectors for the Y.W.0.A., street appeal yesterday re; suited in the very satisfactory total of £IBB 8s lOd being obtained—a' total which should be increased when promised donations 1 come to hand. The collection was for funds to aid the association to Carry on its cultural and recreational work among the young girls of the city.

The collapse of the tourist trade of New Zealand, as a consequence of the war, is recorded in the summary or external migration in the latest issue of the Abstract of Statistics. Tourists, visiting the Dominion in January were 632, as against 1,888 and 2,205 in January 1938 and 1939 respectively. No cruising ships arrived that month, and for the 10 months the tourists on such ships were 559, as against 4,918 and ,9,360 in the two preceding years. Thd total number of visitors in January was 2,292; ; and for the 10 .months 28,752,; For January 1938 and 1939, the visitors numbered 5,845 and 7,109, and,dor the 10 months, 35,698 and 41,031. The number of immigrants intending ‘ permanent residence for. the 10 months was 6,732, a substantial increase on the 1938 and 1939 figures of 3,398 and 4 690 On the other hand, permanent departures from New Zealand decreased to 2,589 from 3,177 and 3,101 m the two preceding years. Permanent residents who departed temporarily in January were 273, against 1.256 and 908, while,' for the 10 months, they totalled 9,256, compared with 12,710 and 14,430 in 1938 and 1939.

As part of the tests of pastunsed milk, experiments were made with treated and raw milk and rats accordins to a report prepared by Mr W. Howley and read by the chairman (Mr F H. Dephoff) at a meeting of the Canterbury School Committees Association. The report stated that rats which had been fed on pasteurised milk had lost some of their hair. You must have had pasteurised milk, Mr Chairman,” said Mr 0. D. W. L. Sheppard. “ Oh, there must be some here who have had more than me,” said Mr Dephoff (who is showing signs of baldness), “ but this refers to'rats.”

An important landmark in the history of the Matson Line’s service from San Francisco to New Zealand and Australia was the arrival at Auckland on Friday of the company’s 23-000-ton liner Monterey on her fiftieth round voyage in the trade. On her return to San Francisco the Monterey will have cov-, ered 760,000 miles on the long Pacific run. ' The Monterey, which has for a number of years been under the command of Captain E. R. Johanson, first visted Auckland in June, 1932. The sister ship, Mariposa, , which first called there in March, 1932, called at Auckland on her fiftieth round voyage last December.

Large crowds. lined the Whangarei streets last evening when a parade in connection with the recruiting campaign took place. Over 700 returned men, members of the Second Echelon, territorials, and cadets took, part, headed by brass and pipe bands. The four Whangarei boys from the Achilles had an especially warm reception, and at a crowded meeting in the Town Hall later in the evening, were .each presented with a wallet by the mayor on behalf of the citizens. The , Hon. Peter Fraser and Majorgeneral Duigari addressed the_ meeting in furtherance of the recruiting campaign, and much enthusiasm was manifested. —Press Association. Dunedin athletes travelled almost en masse to the Kaitangata sports ground this morning about 11.30 to give the newly-formed club there some 1 assistance in its first annual sports meeting. ■No doubt the reduced travelling 1 fee contributed largely, hut there can be no doubt that the Kaitangata Club was pleased by the support. Trips such as these serve two purposes—giving the clubs visited a fillip through outside competition of good strength, and giving the local athletes changes of scene and competing conditions that are much needed at times.

A 1937 model Oldsmobile sedan car, maroon-coloured, ' with a registered number 21-747, has been missing from South Dunedin since last Wednesday. The car has a red patch on the left guard, and a B.M.A. sticker on the windscreen._ A case of medical instruments was inside the car. Anybody who knows the present whereabouts of this car is asked to report to the nearest police station.

Attention is drawn to an advertisement in this issue to a meeting to be held in the Methodist Church Sunday School, Porbury road, St. Clair, on Wednesday, at 7.30 p.m„ for those ladies of St. Clair and the. neighbourhood who are interested in the formation of a class in home nursing, conducted by the St. John School of Instruction. Dr Siedeberg M’Kinnon will be the lecturer for the class. ' \ The Artillery Band will present a select programme at the Botanic Gardens to-mor-row at 3 p.m. The Railway Department is running a popular day excursion from Dunedin to Timaru on Sunday, March 24, when a Highland pipe bands display will be held at the Timaru Caledonian. Grounds. Particulars of the trains and the special cheap fares are advertised in this issue.The Railway Department advertises in this issue train arrangements in connection with the Easter holidays. ; In this issue the Railway Department advertises particulars of i alterations .to the ■time-table of the Tapanui ■ branch road motor service covering the Easter holiday period. Readers are requested to cut the advertisement out and retain it for future reference, •or obtain a copy of the red handbill from the nearest station master. In the 'Early, Settlers’ Hall to-night M’Caw’s Commodore Dance Band will provide a bright programme of music for the old-time and modern dances. Attention is drawn ■to the performance by the Moray Place Congregational Choir to-morrow evening of Bach’s ‘ St. Luke Passion,’ under the direction of the church organist (Mrs H. C. Campbell), . v