A Thought For Today.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 228, 25 August 1945, Page 4

A Thought For Today.

It is the biggest job in the world to keep one's own faith and honour bright'; it does not matter about the other 'people.—G. W. Harte. Dr. Barnardo's Homes Benefit. Alter the termination of a life inteiest, the whole of the estate of the late Mr J. W. Shannon, retired civil servant, is to be devoted to Dr. Barnardo's Homes for the general purposes of the homes. Mr Shannon died on July 2, leaving an estate valued lor probate at under £20.000. Round World in 172 Hours. In a little more than 172 hours' flying time, Mr Piet van Asch, managing director of the New Zealand Aerial Mapping Company, has made a trip around the world. He was absent from New Zealand just over two months. Mr van Asch's trip was sponsored by the Government to enable him to note developments in aerial survey work. Beautifying the City. Works being carried forward, by the City Council reserves department include improvements to the foreground of the cemetery facing Napier Road and the planting of tiie front of the children's playing area in Campbell Street with horizontal elms. At the cemetery a footpath and kerbing are being provided, and attention given to a hedge along the front of the burial ground This area is receiving a general clean up; weeds are being taken away and other spoil deposited there. In Chaytor Street ordinary elms have been grafted to produce golden elms and the work has attracted much attention among passers-by for the excellent maimer in which it has been done. Statue of Mr Churchill. Speaking in the House of Representatives, yesterday, Mr F. W. Doidge (Nat., fauranga) paid a warm tribute to Mr Churchill's outstanding wartime leadership and suggested that a statue of him should be placed on the slopes of Parliament grounds while this greatest Englishman of all time was still alive. If the Government would accept the suggestion he was certain ..the necessary money would be subscribed overnight. It would be subscribed a thousandfold, and the only difficulty would be what to do with the surplus money which would roll in. But no doubt the Minister of Finance would not be at a loss in this respect. Mr Doidge said he was confident Mr Fraser and Mr Nash (who was acting as Leader of the House at the moment; were too big to overlook this suggestion merely because it originated from the Opposition side of the House.

Payment For Photographs. On an occasion recently when a large amount of rain had fallen locally, Mr 11. J. Law, a member of the ManawatuOroua ltivor Board., and Mr H. R. Farquhar, engineer to the board, secured the permission of the Government to have aerial photographs taken of the areas affected by flooding- At a meeting of the board, yesterday, the chairman (Mr J. Chrystall) held th.jt the board had previously decided' it would not pay for the flight, as it had not been authorised by the board. Mr Law said there had not been time to secure the authorisation and he undertook the responsibility and would pay for the flying time himself, this amounting to £ll ss. The board then discussed whether it would buy photographs taken of the Manawatu and Oroua Rivers and adjacent areas, costing £l3 9s 6d, which were taken during the Might. It decided to buy the pictures, which give some fine views of the river and works in progress thereon, with recent developments in the channel.