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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 210, 6 August 1931, Page 6

“Thero is no doubt ‘Bird Month’ is succeeding on its legitimate merits. The people only want to be rallied, and they are rallying well,” said Mr J£. Hall at a meeting of the general executive of the New Zealand Bird Protection Society in Wellington yesterday. Another member expressed the opinion that after ‘‘Bird Month” the society would be known throughout the length and breadth of the land. Cheese instructors of the dairy division of the Department of Agriculture are at present in conference with the Dairy Research Institute at Massey College on questions related to cheese manufacture problems. The object is to co-ordinate tne work of research and instruction, making the officers of the department fully acquainted with the nature of the experiments in hand. The conference will conclude to-morrow. The Russell Street School grounds appear to contain a number of springs which are hampering the formation work being carried out at present under the No. 5 scheme. Members of the committee at the meeting last evening expressed the opinion that supplementing the natural springs were artificial sources of flow caused by the fracturing of pipes which formerly supplied water to an orchard that was once established on the site of the school. Illustrating the many different races assembled at Geneva during the International Labour Conference last year, Professor A. H. Tocher, of Christchurch, recently told the story of an evening given by an Indian potentate. “I a New Zealander, with an Engr lishmun, the guest of an Indian potentate in a Swiss hotel, found myself obliged to dance American jazz with a Chinese woman to tho playing by a German band of a Hungarian rhapsody, sacrificing a West Indian cigar to do so,” ho said. Just at present wo are showing a set of lingorio cropo-de-chines that are wonderful value. The shades are pink, turquoise, beige and periwinklo blue. All are celebrated Kanovo non-frillcd quality and wore 7s lid to 9s lid yard. Salo bargain 4s lid yard. An opportunity to buy for spring undice. Collinson and Gunninghamc, Ltd.— Advt.

Vi ith the object of enrolling volunteers for the mounted force in the Apiti district, Captain AlcCaskill, adjutant for Area 68, paid a visit there on Tuesday night. The response was very gratifying and there were more than sufficient men available and willing Ito enrol in A Squadron. { It was mentioned by Air F. L. C. Scrivener, lecturer in soil chemistry at Massey Agricultural College, at a meeting of grassland research workers in Palmerston North yesterday that the soil at the college was of the nature that it showed no visible response :to lime treatment, though fairly large quantities had been used. At about 6 o'clock yesterday morning a six-rocmed house owned by Mr A. M. Haynes, of Umutoi, was totally destroyed by fire, the cause of winch is unknown. The building was covered by insurance. The outbreak could not be dealt with because of lack of water, but the occupants of the house sue- j c-eeded in saving a quantity of clothing, j Gratification was expressed by the j president of the local R.S.A. at a j meeting of the executive at the re- i sponse which had been forthcoming from the appeal to old members to i again link uo with the association, j The speaker mentioned that a further j 15 had joined, making the good total of 5S new members since April I—a1 —a record for the branch. In an action at the Supreme Courtyesterday, the question of motor cycle ratings was discussed by witnesses and the defendant in the case. Defendant stated that in all catalogues to-day c.c. (cubic centemetre capacity) was quoted as being the same as h.p., owing to engine efficiency having developed in recent years, which was the British Auto Cycle Union s interpretation. Counsel produced a Napier motor cycle race meeting programme, in which there was a race for machines between 350 c.c. and 500 c.c., and the entries were all from 3j h.p. machines. Defendant said that the ratings set out ( in the programme had been in use in the Dominion for a number of years, and, unless the new British ratings were recognised in this country, they would continue in force. Defendan* told the Court that tyelve years ago the maximum speed that could be achieved on a 21 h.p. machine was 60 miles per hour, but to-day, tilth the same machine, 100 miles could be had owing to the greater efficiency.