NEWS OF THE DAY

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 160, 10 July 1939, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Weraroa Escapees The remaining two escapees from the 1 Weraroa Training Farm were arrested '• by tho Mercer police on Saturday and 1 returned to Palmerston North. They - will appear before the Court to-day on ( car conversion charges. Car and Motor-cycle Collide When a car driven by Mr. C. W. Trow, of Ruahiue Street, Palmerston North, collided with a motor-cycle at the Feathcrston-Rangitikei street inter- ' section yesterday, Mr E. C. Siddclls, of Flyger’s Line, the rider of tho machine, and Mr. A. Macalistcr, of Boundary Road, a pillion passenger, suffered ' abrasions to their legs. Slip in Gorge A largo slip which had been threatening to block the Manawatu Gorge fell on Saturday afternoon but by 10 o'clock yesterday morning a one-way track had been cut through for traffic. The slip is mostly of rock, and it is proposed to employ a mechanical navvy to shift the obstruction, a job that will take several days. _ Motorists are urged to use extreme care when negotiating the point, which is about half a mile from the Ashhurst end of the Gorge. Term in Borstal Three escapees from the Weraroa Training Farm, who had been arrested in Taranaki last week, appeared in the Juvenile Court on Saturday before Mr. H. P. Lawry, S.M. Two were aged 15 and another 1(3, and they were charged with car conversion and the theft ot benzine. On account of their records it was considered inadvisable to return them to Weraroa, and they were sentenced to three years' detention in a Borstal Institution. National Ambulance service The fact that, when there was compulsory military service in the Dominion, active membership of the St. John Ambulance Brigade had counted as tho equivalent cf military training was made known by the Wellington district commissioner of the brigade, Mr. F. w. Ward, at a public meeting in the Municipal Hall on Saturday night. He added, for the information of members of the brigade, that endeavours were being made to have the same relationship brought into being in regard to the National Military Reserve. Massey College New Arms Massey College Students' Association has decided to adopt for itself a new and simple arrangement of the college arms. The crest is the ram’s head, and in the top left corner of the shield is the kiwi, representing Auckland University College, lu the top right corner is the lion aud crown, representing Wellington Victoria University College. Underneath is St. Andrew's Cross with cockle shells on it, tho heraldic link with Massey College. Mr. V. R. J. Hean, of Palmerston North, designed the new New ’Varsity Blazer New blazers for old at Massey College this season I The Students’ Association has decided to chango their maroon and saxo blue (fashionable as these two colours arc just now) to light navy blue, Cambridge blue and silver. The college colours will also be changed tu this new colour scheme. The first blazer was a real “blazer." The word was coined for the scarlet flannel boating jackets worn by the Lady Margaret, St? John’s College, Cambridge, Boat Club. These were mentioned in the Daily News on August 22, 1889. Pew Whitebait Caught The first week of the whitebait season has proved very lean in the Auckland province. With the heavy rain that has fallen, the estuary of the Waikato River is still discoloured, and it is difficult to see the fish. Ono fisherman who has been trying his luck said that a day’s effort gives a haul a, present of only about half a pound of fisli. As yet no whitebait has been railed to market from cither the Tuakau or Pukekoho railway stations, but a few fami lies living in the vicinity of the estuary have been able to secure small parcels. Equal Sacrifice The Palmerston North branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants advises that, at the monthly meeting, tho attitude of its members to the suggestion of compulsory military service was outlined in the following resolution: “That, should the Government accede to the incessant demands for compulsory military service made by certain sections of the community, a compulsory capital levy should immediately be instituted witn the former." Members expressed the opinion that the sacrifice should be universal, and not confined to ono section of the community.

On Tapping Cigarettes In an inquiry into smoking habits in England, a mass observation organisation received answers from over 800 people. One of tho questions (states tho Auckland Star) revealed that every other smoker tapped the end of his cigarette before putting it in his mouth, but some put the tapped end in, some the other, and none seemed very clear why it is done. New Zealanders, however, seem to be able to find a reason, and, strangely enough, both classes of “tappers" give the same one, namely, to consolidate the tobacco at tho end which is to be placed in tho mouth. By tapping the end to be put iu the mouth, says one class, you press tho tobacco together, and by tapping the other end, says the second class, you I shake the loose tobacco away from the end to go in the mouth towards the centre of the cigarette. Most content those who do not tap either end,