NEWS of the DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23315, 26 July 1950, Page 6

NEWS of the DAY

Censorship Panel Congratulations on His recently broadcast talk on pernicious literature, together with the suggestion that six women should be included in his proposed censorship panel of 12, will be forwarded to the Minister of Education, Mr. R. M. Aigie, by the New Plymouth branch of the National Council of Women. Off-Course Betting Agencies The following item appears in the current issue of the “Accountants’ Journal”: “Public accountants should note carefully the following resolution adopted by the council of the society: That the council, in accordance with regulation 70 (e) of the society’s regulations, is of the opinion that, acting as an agent •for off-course betting is inconsistent with the practice of a public accountant." Kiwi Not Dying Out The director of the Dominion Museum, Dr. R. A. Falla, believes there is no danger of the kiwi dying out. He told a Wellington gathering that, despite the rapid extinction of the moa, the kiwi was continuing to flourish. Although the kiwi population had vanished almost entirely from the Wellington Province, plenty still remained in Northland. Taranaki; the back country of the East Coast, Marlborough, Westland, and even on Stewart Island. Better Forget Politics “I thought the general public were extremely worried about the Korean situation and the average young man thought it was his turn next.” said Dr. Guy Haskins, Christchurchon his return from a visit to America. At the start of the Korean situation politicians seemed more concerned about the coming elections rather than the coming fight, but iust befort he left they had decided that the fight was so serious that they had better forget politics. Entering Sydney By Radar The Union Steam Ship Company’s liner Monowai from Wellington entered Sydncv harbour the other morning by radar'when fog arid rain blotted out visibility With 400 passengers aboard, the Monowai picked up the Macquarie Light when six miles off the coast before dawn and then ran into thick weather. Using her radar equipment the Monowai entered port at 0.30 a.m., unseen bv the Smith Head signal station. The Dominion Monarch, which arrived the morning before from Wellington, also used radar to make the port in thick fog.

When Smoking is Harmful Persons suffering from Buerger’s disease could lose a leg if they smoked. This was stated by the Melbourne specialist, Dr. S. Reid, at the medical congress at Brisbane. In Buerger’s disease the smoking of tobacco definitely caused further spasms and occlusion of the arteries of the legs, ho said. In such cases, smoking should be .. prohibited, for if the disease progressed, gangrene might set in and the log have to be amputated. Doctors said that the disease was practically unknown in non-smokers, and was found only recently in women. The general assumption is that the complaint spread to women after they began to smoke. Dr. Reid said that “a man is as old as his arteries.” Doctors were seeing more and more degenerative disease of the arteries.

Policeman's Wife Makes Arrest Ir. the absence of the sole policeman of a South Wairarapa township on Friday a middle-aged man is alleged to have used obscene language—so the policeman’s wife arrested him. A detective was called from Masterton, and when he arrived the man was waiting, locked in a cell.

Sixty Thousand Books By the time the last alterations at the Canterbury Public Library have been completed and all the books have been put into their new shelves and bookcases, a total of 50,000 to 60,000 books will have been moved from one part of the library to another.

Synchronised Terms There is not sufficient justification to alter school terms and holidays so that those of primary . and post-primary schools should be synchronised, the Education Department has advised the Hawke’s Bay Education Board “There is no reason why they could not be synchronised,” the board chairman, Mr. A. H. Sivewright, said at last week's board meeting. N.Z. Editors in Washington Three New Zealand editors, Mr. Eric Dumbleton, of the Auckland Star, Mr. George Burns, of the Christchurch Star-Sun, and Mr. John Moffett, of the Otago Daily Times, who are at present touring the United States, visited the White House last week, and attended President Truman’s press conference. Mr. Dumbleton also attended a press conference given by the Secretary of Slate, Mr. Acheson. Americans Pro-British “Everywhere I went the Americans were particularly pro-British.” said Dr. Guy Haskins, a Christchurch dentist, who has returned from a visit to the United States. The Americans were particularly impressed with the way the British people had hung on at the beginning of the last war and had nothing but admiration for them. They did not mind giving help to the British and felt they were a good people to be friendly with. Mr. Winston Churchill was the man of the year in the United States, and gome educated Americans could reel off his speeches. High Court. For a few seconds one day last week the Police Court was raised to Supreme Court level. In the dock was a young Islander charged with illegal entry into New Zealand. Asked if he had anything to say he bowed to the magistrate, Mr. J. H. Luxford, turned to the body of the court, bowed again, and In an Impassioned voice said: “Your Honour, gentlemen of the jury, ladies and gentlemen . . . ’’But Mr. Luxford interrupted with a smile and said: "Never mind about the ladies and gentlemen: you address me.” Tire court's brief period of higher status had passed.

N.Z. Blamed For Queensland Weather The Queensland Weather Bureau traces to New Zealand the rain which has made the winter Queensland’s wettest for many years. The bureau director, Mr. A. Richards, says that the present easterly windstream is coming from the rear of a most extraordinary high pressure system centred over New Zealand. The rain has held up wheat planting, stopped sugar mills, affected many other crops, and caused traffic disabilities. A football carnival, race meeting, and other sports have been postponed or disorganised. In Queensland the winter is normally the dry season during which tourists Hock into the Slate for sunshine.