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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 227, 23 August 1935, Page 8

Thirteen high shots were played by Pohutu geyser at Whakarewarewa between 8 a.m. and C p.m. on Tuesday, tho majority reaching a height of between 60ft. and 80ft. The utilisation of Patea’s iron sand was again before the Harbour Board recently, when advice was received that tiio Anglo-American Steel Company would send an engineer to Patea. Later, it was stated, tho machine contractors would send out an export. A rumour that the Britisli-Israel movement in Now Zealand was contemplating the formation of a new political party advocating reintroduction of the Mosaic principles was referred yesterday to its headquarters in Wellington. The deputy president of the British-Israel-World Federation, New Zealand branch, Mr F. B. Anyon, gave the report a complete denial.

A resolution urging that single men’s unemployment camps should be closed during the summer was carried at a meeting of the Auckland provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union. It also was urged that, owing to the shortage of farm labour, the Unemployment Board be requested to consider subsidising farm wages to an extent sufficient to attract single men now in relief camps, to work on the land.

Charged in the Auckland Magistrate’s Court, before Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., with driving at 45 miles an hour in Remuera lload, a defendant stated that ho was testing the car after overhaul, on his way to deliver it to the owner. “Well, find some other road to do your testing in,” said Mr Hunt. “I live in Remuera Road myself, and I certainly don’t want cars tearing past my place at 45 miles an hour. Fined 30s and costs.”

A request for assistance in tho formation of a bowling green at Portobello (Dunedin) was made to the Minister of Employment (Mr S. G. Smith) by a deputation. Jt was emphasised by the members of the deputation that if the local unemployed were put on the work they, would, have a job in which they would be able to take some pride and possibly reap some benefit from their labours bv future membership of the club. The Ministei, who adopted a sympathetic attitude to the deputation, promised to consider the matter of putting a number of the unemployed men on to the work for a period.

“The letter is written in quite good Latin, but it is extraordinarily illpunctuated,” said the chancellor (Mr W. J. Morrell), in placing before the Otago University Council a communication from the University of Rome inviting the council to be represented at the opening of new buildings by Signor Mussolini on October 28. “Signor Mussolini might he in Abyssinia by that time,” remarked Rev. D. C. Herron. The chancellor suggested that Professor Adams should be asked to prepare a suitable reply, and that Mr A. D. Trendall, an Otago student who luid distinguished himself at Cambridge University, might be asked to represent the council “if things were well.” This course was approved.

The second term of the primary school year ended this afternoon. Teaching will be resumed on September 9.

The tug Natone, which fell on her beam ends at the Evans Bay slip yesterday morning, was later righted by the floating crane Hikitia. She was found to have been badly holed on the port side, apart from other superficial damage. A man who was operated on in the Auckland Hospital, the balance of whose account had long since been written off, has forwarded £5 to the board “in appreciation of what was done for him.” He had managed to save this sum, he said in a letter. A donation of £lO 10s to the funds of the Auckland Hospital Board has been received from Chinese residents of the city. The chairman, (Mr W. Wallace), states that nearly every year since 1918 the Chinese have made a donation of never less than £lO 10s. The Prime Minister, lit. Hon. G. W. Forbes, announced last evening that the Address-in-lteply in the House of Representatives at the coming session would be moved by Hon. A. D. McLeod, member for Wairarnpa and seconded by Mr F. Lye, member for Waikato. It was reported by the Hospital authorities to-day that Mr Frederick Garner, who was admitted from the Makowliai camp yesterday with injuries to his back, is on the seriously ill list, although his condition as such is fair. Mr John Jones, who was admitted with a broken knee, received in the same mishap—a fall of earth—spent a good night and is quite comfortable, his condition being fair. A llugby match played yesterday afternoon at Wellington between teams from the Post and Telegraph Department and the police resulted in over £250 being raised for charity. A feature of the entertainment was a mock court, before which Ministers of the Crown and prominent officials were arraigned. Ine fines collected totalled £4 5s. —Press Association.

The previous Order-in-Couneil prohibiting the exportation from New Zealand of coined copper, save with the consent of the Minister of Customs, is revoked by a fresh Order-in-Council published in the New Zealand Gazette last night, which prohibits exportation from New Zealand in future, except with the consent of the Minister of Customs, of any bronze or copper coin, or any kind of coin inferior in value to silver.

“We look forward to the League of Nations functioning definitely and well. If it fails, God help us,” said Mr E. F. Hemingway, chairman of the Wanganui Education Board, at the meeting on Wednesday, when an application was received from the president of the Wanganui branch of the League of Nations Union asking that a League of Nations school book be approved for application by any teachers who cared to use it. The board approved of the book. The names of upward of 50 foreignborn jiersons living in New Zealand and ucsiring lo secure full rights of citizenship by naturalisation are published in tnis week’s issue of the Gazette. These applictnts, to whom certificates giving them status as British subjects are issued, come from 15 countries, namely, Yugoslavia, Italy, the United States, Poland, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, Argentina, Russia, Sweden, Estlionia, Germany and France.

Mr W. Howard Booth stated at the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Racing Club this week that people were living in a mechanical age, in which horses are not regarded with favour. The rising generation, ho said, had no interest in horseflesh. Its interests were centred in motor-cycles and motor-cars. Consequently, it derived no pleasuro in horse-racing. The people who patronised the race-course to-day, said Mr Booth, were chiefly men and women of mature age.

The question of utilising broadcasting facilities for electioneering purposes at the general election tins year is likely to receive the consideration of the Government at an early date. The Broadcasting Board at present decides what is allowed over tho air. As the broadcasting legislation stands, the permission of the board would first have to he obtained before broadcasting facilities could be used for electioneering purposes, but it is thought that this would be readily forthcoming.

A decision to launch a national campaign for the abolition of the gold export tax was made at a meeting of representatives of gold mining companies held in Christchurch yesterday. It was decided unanimously to form an organisation to watch the interests of gold mining in the Dominion, and a resolution urging the Government to abolish the gold export tax is to be submitted to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Mines.—Press Association.

There were some 200 local Rugby enthusiasts at the Palmerston North railway station, last evening, to greet the 1935 Maori team as the latter passed through en route to Auckland. Messrs J. A. Colquhoun, J._ R. Hardie, H. R. Crawford and W. Dustin, of the Manawatu Rugby Union, were present and they extened congratulations and best wishes to Mr Kingi Tahiwi, Mr W. J. Wallace, and to the captain, George Nepia. After being given a rousing reception, the team were loudly cheered as the train drew out.

The manner in which appeals against the decisions of the War Pensions Board are conducted by private individuals before the War Pensions Appeal Board is the subject of comment by the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association in a circular to constituent branches, which are urged to make known the paramount necessity of a prospective war pensioner seeking "the assistance of the local Returned Soldiers’ Association at the earliest possible moment after he has received an adverse reply to a claim for a pension.

“It must be well over 10 years since we first asked the Government to increase the penalty for the theft of a motor vehicle,” said Mr W. A. O’Callaghan at the annual meeting of the North Island Motor Union at New Plymouth to-day. “Our first representations were coldly received, but notwithstanding regular rebuffs we continued to urge the necessity of firm measures if this class of crime were to be stamped out. It is pleasing therefore to be able to record that the Minister of Justice now advises us that it is hoped that it will be practicable during the forthcoming session of Parliament to introduce the necessary legislation increasing the penalty for car stealing.”

How such large quantities as 6001 b of sausages and about 500 four-pound loaves of bread were required daily to feed the travelling public at the refreshment rooms of the Central Railway Station at Sydney was described in 'Wellington yesterday by Mr L. H. C. Riggs, sub-manager of the refreshment branch of the New South Wales Railways, who is visiting New Zealand. Mr Riggs said there were three po-tato-peeling machines, each with a capacity of eight sacks, working continuously from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and there were two dish-washing machines which put through about 16,000 pieces of crockery an hour.