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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 246, 15 September 1936, Page 6

Tko Palmerston North Boys’ and Girls’ High Schools resumed this afternoon for the third term alter a vacation of three weeks.

After two and a half hours’ discussion, a meeting convened by the Pahiatua Progressive Association, which was attended by about 90 persons, last night, decided to observe the weekly half-holiday on Saturdays, the change will como into force on October 3.

New Zealand short-wave listeners last night heard His . Holiness tho Pope addressing at the yatican 500 refugee Spanish priests. His voice was broadcast not only from tho Vatican City station but also from the network of stations in the United States of America and from stations in Ireland. The Pontiff’s benediction and blessing and general references to the Spanish situation were heard in Italian, and then a translation in English was broadcast.

Tho steady improvement in tho condition of Mr E. G. Shaw, who has been confined to bed in Wellington sinco the first match between the Wallabies and the All Blacks on September 5, is being mained. T. R. Pauling is still in bed and is having special treatment to correct his eye trouble. Neither ho nor tho manager will bo able to visit the South island. They will rejoin the team when it returns to Wellington next Tuesday and come with it to Palmerston North.

According to the Hebraic reckoning, to-morrow evening, September 16, is the beginning of the Rosh llashonah Sabbath, which marks the advent of the Jewish new year 5967, and all of that faith will assemble at the synagogues. Ten days after the advent of the new year, Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is celebrated. In contrast to Rosh Hoshonah, this day is one of fasting and lamentation and the beautiful but desolate Kol Nedri is sung. This day is sacred to every Jew, no matter how remote his connections to his religion. The last congregation in Palmerston North of the Jewish community took place in 1922 at the old Masonic Hall, but since then, owing to the scarcity of members; there has not been a service. It is hoped this year to celebrate both the New Year and Day of Atonement festivals if ten men can be brought together so that a service may be held.

It is anticipated that the new bridge at Paremata will be officially opened at the end of this month.

September 26 will be the seventieth anniversay of the opening of the first Cook Strait cable in 1866.

Heavy traffic encountered in tho north was responsible for a delay of 20 minutes in the arrival of the Limited express at Palmerston North this morning. Shortly before 8 o’clock last evening, tho Palmerston North Eire Brigade received a call by telephone to a residence in Eerguson Street. Upon investigation, however, tho summons was proved to bo a maliciously falso one. Ealling on the permanent way on the nortliern side of tho Pahiatua railway station, on Saturday, a limestone boulder damaged one of the rails. A goods train was held up for a short time while repairs were carried out. By a rearrangement of the mortgage commitments or the Man a watu and W’est Coast A. and P. Association, it was reported to the meeting of the general committee to-day, savings of £l5O annually in interest charges would be made from October 1 next.

In responding to the “Shorter Working AVeek” toast at the Wellington Trades and Labour Council social, the Minister of Labour (Hon. H. T. Armstrong) said he hoped that the Labour movement would soon be well enough organised to take control of industry and determine what hours should be' worked without reference to any Court.

Acting on the recommendation of the finance committee the general committee of the Manawatu and V est Coast A. and P. Association, to-day, decided to convene a conference between the Manawatu Rugby Union and the association to discuss the future development of Rugby facilities at the Showgrounds. Schools in the Wanganui Education Board’s district have been advised that the regulations dealing with the grading of schools are to be amended shortly and that the schools will be graded on 95 per cent, of average roll number for the first four weeks of the third term. Previously tho grading has been based on the average attendance for the year. As the initial weeks of the third term cover the pupils attending for the W’hole year and also a large number of new- admissions, a considerable change in grade may be expected at a number of schools. At the end of this year the actingChief Justice (Sir John Reed) will reach the age at which it is. provided under tho Judicature Act that Judges shall retire. He has been a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand since 1921. His retirement will create a vacancy in the strength ol the Bench, which is nine puisne Judges and a Chief Justice. As a rule Judges are recruited from King’s Counsel. Present King’s Counsel in New Zealand are Mr A. C. Hanlon (Dunedin), Mr E. Wilding (Christchurch), Mr C. H. Weston, Mr H. E. O’Leary and Mr P. B. Cooke (Wellington) and Mr A. H. Johnstone (Auckland). “The six best months of my life!” In these words, when ho landed at Wellington yesterday, Mr Dennis N. Ussher, of Timaru, summed up his 10,000-mile voyage round the Pacific in the little full-rigged ship, Joseph Conrad. Mr Ussher signed on as a cadet when the Joseph Conrad was at Auckland last Eebraury. He accompanied her to Samarai in Papua, and thence on the long passage to Tahiti by way of Lord Howe Island and Cook Strait. Mr Ussher explained that the ship had not entered the Wellington Heads, when expected to do so, some months ago, because her signal for a tug had brought no response.