NEWS OF THE DAY

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 99, 29 April 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

No Exits Service officers of the Automobile Association (Manawatu) were busy yesterday erecting “No Exit” signs on all streets in the city which have blind ends. Court of Review The Court of Review will be sitting in Palmerston North early next month and the associate registrar, Mr W. W King, will be in Palmerston North on May 5 to make fixtures. Germany’s “Sinister” Exhibit A 16-cylinder aeroplane engine held the pride of place in the German exhibit at the Paris Exhibition in 1937, said Mr. Eustace King, a former resident of Christchurch, in an interview on Monday. This exhibit, he said, was a “sinister’’ reminder to visitors of Germany’s air might. The German pavilion literally contained hundreds of photographs of Hitler, he commented. Police Search Continues There are no further developments in the inquiry being made by the police into the circumstances surrounding the suspected attack on Miss Constance Hallani near tk~ Fitzkerbert bridge on Wednesday night. A further search of the vicinity was made yesterday but bore no results. Inquiry at the hospital last evening elicited the information that the condition of Miss Hallam was unchanged. She was still very seriously ill, although she was no worse. Tasman Airport Progress The base arrangements for the Tasman air service at Auckland are rapidly nearing completion. The interior fittings of the administration building at Mechanics’ Bay are now well in hand and the lattice work radio mast has been set up on the flat roof of the building. Equally satisfactory progress has been made with the necessary subdivision of the space within the huge workshop adjoining, while a start has been made with the construction of the landing stage in front of the main building.

Building Permits Building permits issued by the Palmerston North City Council during April have totalled 128, representing an aggregate value of £58,108, compared with 25 permits, of a total value of £11,9-12, in the corresponding month of last year. The contract price of £45,590 for the intermediate school now in course of construction accounts for a substantial share of this month’s figures, and ten new dwellings for £11,475 Dwellings authorised in April of 1938 numbered six, of a total value of £10,125. Income That is No Incpme Anomalies are bound to arise in the operation of the social security legislation. Perhaps the most unfair is the case of a man who, while having no set income, derives £1 a year from interest. Because of this “income,” and while a pensioner drawing the full age benefit, he has to register under the Act and pay 5/- a quarter. This means his income is eaten up, and on top of that he has to pay 1/- in the £. That comes out of his pension. Surely a case where it would not pay to have an “income.’’ No Complimentary Licenses No complimentary licenses are to be issued by the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society during the coming shooting season—not even to the police. It was stated at a meeting of the society this week that an application for a complimentary license had been received on behalf of the police, and that an expression of opinion from th-e council was wanted on the question of complimentary licenses. There was a unanimous vote against the issue of this type of licenses, the decision being made without discussion. Wool Research Progress “Since the days of the red flannel petticoat, wool has been a back number,” said Mr. G. C. Warren, a member of the New Zealand Wool Research Committee, at the meeting of the executive of the North Canterbury branch of the Farmers’ Union. Mr. Warren explained that that situation has now been remedied, and through the work of the International Wool Secretariat, it was possible to produce woollen fabrics as fine as chiffon. The secretariat was sending to New Zealand a display illustrating the progress of research, and a series of lectures would be delivered during the winter on the subject. “Wonderful work is being done,” he said, “and it is only fair that the producers, who pay for it, should be given the opportunity of seeing what has been accomplished.” Careless Use of Firearms Mr. H. E. Fincham, of Haivarden, returning home from the Sheffield Show the other day, found one of his draught horses lying dead in a paddock, states the Christchurch Press. A post-mortem examination revealed that the animal had met its death by shooting, the bullet having entered its chest and penetrated most of the length of the body. Farmers have been complaining of the amount of indiscriminate shooting prevalent in the duck season, but apparently the danger to stock is not confined to that period.' The risk from shotguns is negligible compared with that from small bore rifles, w r ith which a good deal of rabbit, shooting is done. Mr. Fincham’s horse was a young gelding with a most promising show ring future, having won the champion ribbon at the recent Hawarden Show. The matter has bceu placed in the hands of the police. Retain your personality with glasses designed to suit you—a necessary adjunct to accurate examination. Modern mountings are attractive. N. C Holland, F.8.0.A. (Honours), F. 1.0. (Eng.), Consulting Optician, Commercial Buildings Square."*