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Evening Star, Issue 26001, 16 January 1947, Page 6

An ascent of Mount Humphries, 8,483 ft; a hitherto unsealed, peak in the, Hopkins Valley region of the Southern: Alps, was one' of the accomplishments of a party of Tararua Club Hampers who recently returned to Wellington. The same party assisted in the rescue -work in. connection ‘with the Mueller Glacier, tragedy, being first on the scene after the accident. The party consisted of seven of the club’s most experienced men, four of whom reached the top of Mount Humphries. Enlisted primarily to relieve the pressure at present placed on the Australian interpreters. in Japan, 10 successful applicants for positions of linguists with J-Force, will leave by fiving boai; for Australia on Friday. They will study Japanese at the R.A.A.F. training school at Sandy Ilook. Their departure marks the end of -a. week’s basic army training course, which they have been attending at Trentham. Nine are university students, who have specialised in languages. ’ Several Auckland residents # have complained recently that rats have attacked their garden crops, particularly P eas - The rats have gnawed through pods and removed the peas. In some cases’ more than "half a crop has been " taken. ,Closeljvsettled suburbs near the centre, of the city have had the worst experiences of ravaging rats. ' » “I - stood mesmerised, outside" a butcher’s shop when 1 first walked down the street,” said a Wanganui, resident who ' returned from Britain recently. “ I simply could not believe my eyes when I saw the tall pyramid .of dripping# and the dishes of suet; Such a spectacle in London would com--1 mand more attention than a Royal parade.