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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 291, 6 November 1934, Page 6

The Christchurch City Council is to be asked by the council of the United Burgesses 1 Association to consider the prohibition of the use of motor horns between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. in the city.

A phenomenon was observed in Auckland on Saturday—a double halo around the .-un. Mr 11. M. Vincent, the Auckland meteorologist, said he had known of only one other double halo, and that was about nine years ago. The unusual sight was first noticed at 11.45 a.m., and was seen with the naked eye until late in the afternoon. He added that the second halo was really a reflection of the first. A double halo usually presaged bad weather.

“It appears that people in this country are suffering from an overdose of caution. New Zealand has taken stage-fright,” commented Dr T. Oliver. D.Sc., principal emeritus of the Scottish Woollen Technical College at Galashiels, in an inteview to-day. He added, however, that there had been an “atrocious” lot of expenditure to little purpose in this country. He quoted the Parnassus railway in the bouth Island, stating that after the developmental expenditure there it was folly to allow the line to fall into disuse.

The meteorological figures for Lake Tekapo (Canterbury) for October and the year ended October 31 are as follows : —The sun saone on 31 days in October for a total of 245 hours 30 minutes, the daily average being seven hours 58 minutes. The maximum sunshine on anv one day was 12.6 hours on October 31. The total sunshine for the year ended, October 31, was 1729 hours 48 minutes, giving a daily average of five hours 36 minutes. Rain fell on 10 days in October for a total of 4.51 inches, and the total rainfall for the year to October 31 was 25.37 inches. “This is my first trip into the country in New Zealand,” said Mr R. H. Nesbitt, who was recently appointed Australian Trade Commissioner, during an address to the Palmerston North Rotary Club yesterday. “I am delighted to find how the country lias been developed, and to see the wonderful grasslands in this neighbourhood, he added. “Travelling through some parts of Australia at this time of the year one would have to search haiu for grass of such a green colour. It would be of a brown tone, with the earth showing through sparse herbage.”

You will always find a need for a spring coat in this part of the world. Fine days come along and then there. is a sudden change in temperature. 'this season the three-quarter swagger coat takes pride ol place and for this wc can show you some delightful tweeds. The shado most in evidence is parchment or fawn. It goes with most of your frocks. A great selection. 7s lid, 8s lid per yard in 54 inch width. —Collinson and Cunninglianie, Ltd.—Advt.

At a devotional service broadcast by IYA Auckland, in place of the usual recorded hymns, two solos were sung by Rev. T. G. Carr, a retired Methodist minister, now living in Mount Eden, who is in his 89th year.

Several parties of fishermen were trawling with nets at Hokio and Waitarere breaches during the week-end, says the Levin Chronicle. The water was comparatively warm and some quite good catches of flounder were made.

For the making and supply of Mayoral robes complete a quotation of £2O was received by the Palmerston North City Council last evening. It was decided that the Mayor (Mr A. E. Mansford), Crs 11. B. Free and AV. B: Tennent should examine the materials submitted and report thereon. Concern at the erosion and scouring out of several of the famous pools on the Tongariro River was expressed at a meeting of members of the Upper Waikato and Tongariro Anglers’ Club held at Turangi. Representations are being made to the Government. During the sitting of the Palmerston North City Council early last evening the discussions were frequently punctuated by the noise of the explosion of fireworks. On first appearances this had all the significance of another gunpowder plot. However, the sounds emanated from a small Guy Fawkes celebration party in the end of Jersey Lane beside the Council Chambers.

Investigations into the possibilities of various sites for a national and South Seas exhibition to mark AVellington’s centenary in 1940 have been carried a step further. The Harbour Board, acting for the committee set up to consider plans for the centenary, lias recently completed boring operations in Evans Bay to determine the feasibility of reclaiming a porton of the bay adjacent to the Kilbirnie Recreation Ground.

Advice was received by the Palmerston North City Council last evening from the New Zealand Park Superintendents’ Association that the next annual conference of chairmen of reserves committees and park superintendents would be held at Dunedin in January, at the same time as the National Flower Show. The hope was expressed that the council would be represented. The matter was referred to the reserves committee for consideration.

The roads committee of the AA’ellington Automobile Association reported at a meeting, last evening, as to having given consideration to the question of access to Palmerston North; and again expressed the opinion that the road across the Makerua swamp must ultimately become the permanent arterial access to Palmerston from the south. It was decided to make representations on the matter to the Main Highways Board when it makes a tour of inspection of the AVellington district. Authority -was given by the Palmerston North City Council last evening for the festoon lighting to remain up in the Square in order that there will be special illuminations on the occasion of the civic reception to be tendered Squadron-Leader M. C. McGregor and Mr H. C. AValker. The Mayor (Air A. E. Mansford) commented that the Manawatu pilots’ feat with their small machine had placed them in the front rank of the world’s aviators. The matter of running municipal buses to the Milson aerodrome was left in the hands of the transit committee. Australia, with its 3,000,000 square miles, is about jquul in area to the United States of America, and about one-eighth less than the continent of Europe. One-third of the Commonwealth is in the tropical belt, and onequarter of it never receives more than ten inches of rainfall a year. These notes on his country were cited by Mr It. H. Nesbitt, 'Australian Trade Commissioner, during an address to the Palmerston North Rotary Club yesterday, when he stated that though amazing in its vastness and potentialities, Australia did nut lend itself to close settlement. As an example of the silence with which the League of Nations pursued its work, Dr J. B. Condlilfe, formerly of Christchurch and now a member of the secretariat of the League, who is visiting New Zealand, instanced the League’s efforts in suppressing the drug traffic. From time to time, he said, news was published of the breaking up of a gang or drug traffic ring in some country. In all such cases it could fairly be said that action was taken through Geneva. Through the work of a small group of men in Geneva, whose object was to keep out of the limelight, the drug traffic had been run out of AA’estem Europe. “I was amazed to see the development which is apparently taking place. You certainly have the finest city square, but it has been spoiled by being placed round the railway.” This comment concerning Palmerston North was ifiade to a “Standard” representative to-day by Dr T. Oliver, D.Sc. (Edin.), principal emeritus of the Scottish AVoollen Technical College, Galashiels, who is at present visiting this city. Dr Oliver added that he saw no reason why the railway line should not bo sunk to a level just out of sight, if only twelve feet below the surface’ giving safety at the crossings and an uninterrupted view.

A Melbourne seed merchant, writing to a local firm, refers to the refusal of the Government to send official representatives from this Dominion to the conference of seedsmen to be held in Melbourne as follows:—“It is rather a pity that your Government will not allow the experts to come over to the sped conference here, especially as Australia is one of your largest customers ffor certified ryegrass; apparently they take the view'that the seed is so good that it will sell itself but this is not always the case. The local ryegrass growers are having their seed certified to by the department here and they are going to be strong competitors against New Zealand certified seed from now onwards; as a matter of fact they? were strong competitors last season.'' Discussing the potentialities of the Commonwealth, Mr It. H. Nesbitt, Australian Trade Commissioner, in an address to the Palmerston North Rotary Club yesterday, stated that the first wheat grown in Sydney was a comparative failure, but after about twenty years of persistent experimenting in the search for a wheat which would withstand both flood and drought in the one year, the Federation type was evolved. This was not the typical golden-eared wheat of England, being greeny bronze in colour, but its grain had one of the highest gluten contents of any wheat in the world. The average wheat yield in Australia was 170,000,000 bushels from about 15,000,000 acres under production. The 1932 harvest reached 240,000,000 bushels, valued at £27,000,000.

A modern dance will be held in the Garrison Band Hall to-night in support of Miss Beryl Oakley’s candidature in the Queen Carnival. Gedson’s full orch'stra will provide the music and a number of interesting competitions will be held. It’s a real economy to be able to say, “I’ve lost no clothes through fading.” That’s the reason wo suggest to you that you select, af rock of Summer Breeze for picnic or house wear. Numbers of the designs in this popular wash fabric are confined to us. The patterns are delightful for a cotton material. Money back guarantee, 36 inch, Is 9d yard.—Gollinson and Cunninghame, Ltd.—Advt.