NEWS OF THE DAY

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 182, 4 August 1938, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Mission Ship Expected The Melanesian Mission motor-ship Southern Cross is expected to roach Auckland from Melanesia about the ond of this month. The Bishop of Melanesia, the Rt. Rev. "W. H. Baddelcy, is to arrive at Wellington from Sydney shortly after the middle of the month and ■will proceed to Auckland, ■where he is to remain for several days before making a Bhort tour of the Dominion. He will leave again for Melanesia in the Southern Cross when she sails irom Auckland at the end of next month after refit here. Barque Penang

Repair work is proceeding apace on the Finish barque Penang which put into Otago Harbour with damaged masts on her voyage from Adelaide to the Old Country with a cargo of wheat. Captain Karlsson hopes to • set sail again at the beginning of next week. The work being done at present i 3 the resetting of the rigging of the newlystepped masts. After that has been completed the yards and running gear will have to bo replaced, this leaving quite a number of “odd jobs" to be attended to, but these should not take much time. Maiming Searchlights

That the searchlights at the defended ports of Auckland and Wellington should be manned by members of the Returned Soldiers' Association was a suggestion approved by the Dominion council of the association at its conference. The suggestion was contained in a letter from the Chief of the General Staff, Major-General J. E. Duigan. Major-General Duigan stated that consideration had been given for some time past to the fact that the Returned Soldiers’ Association could be of great assistance to the New Zealand military forces. Admitting Wild Animals. Commenting on the number of applications received for the importation of animals, both wild and tame, Hon. W. E. Parry (Minister of Internal Affairs) yesterday said a request made recently for a permit to land a full-sized crocodile for show purposes had been declined. Monkeys had gained much in favour from many New Zealanders, particularly ladies, who had travelled abroad, but their destructive habits had to be taken into account. Among birds the budgerigar and parrot of Australia came easily first in popularity, but they could not be admitted to the Dominion at present because of the danger of disease being brought in. Coleridge and Waitaki Confidence that the present plant at the Lake Coleridge and Waitaki hydro electric works can carry the load likely to develop before the additional units for Waitaki arrive is expressed by the chief electrical engineer of the Public Works Department (Mr F. T. M. Kissel). His views wore contained in a letter to the general manager of the Municipal Electricity Department in Christchurch (Mr E. Hitchcock), who reported that in his opinion there was a possibility that the city would experience a shortage of electrcity in the next two years. Tho City Council decided to defer consideration of Mr Hitchcock's report until tho department's reply to his questions was received. With the new machines installed, peak loads up to the capacity of the machines for the short period peaks existed could be carried, in Kissel said.

Wages and Football Insurance. “I do not think wages will come down; they are more likely to go up," remarked Mr. J. W. Rimmer, at a meeting of the Ilorowhonua Rugby Union lest evening, in discussing the union's iusurancc trust account. He expressed tho opinion that calls for compensation as a result of injuries sustained at football would decrease, for tho reason that the high rate of wages made it unprofitable for injured players to stay away from work and receive insurance rates. In view of this Mr. Rimmer thought the insurance account should bear its own expenses, instead of meeting them from tho general account. With tho president (Mr. J. Gillesjne) .and secretary (Mr. J. Casey) he was deputed to bring a motion before a future meeting to make it possible for this suggestion to be brought into Operation.