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Manawatu Times, Volume 70, Issue 19, 23 January 1945, Page 4

Examination Results The following Palmerston North students were successful in obtaining passes in the undermentioned examinations of Victoria. University College.— Stage III: Physics 111, final B.Sc., It. D. Northcy. Roman Law: Section LL.B., P. J. Burrows. Diploma in Banking: Bills of Exchange, B. B. Watson. Hare’s Trip Through Tunnel During an expedition to the Homer Valley to collect plant and insect specimens, the director of tliu Dominion Museum, Mr. W. R. B. Oliver, and the museum entomologist, Mr. J. T. Salmon, saw" a liare in the Cleddau Valley. It was considered that the liare must have got into the valley by making a jiioneering trip through the Homer tunnel. It could not have reached the valley in any other way. J Dancing Champions At the fifth annual Caledonian sports held yesterd&y at the Hokowhitu Domain, Mr. lan Cameron, president of the Dominion Council of the Pipers and Dancing Association, presented certificates to Jes3c Dick, winner of the Reel-u’rTulloch, New Zealand champion, and to Shirley Harvey, winner of the Highland Reel. Mr. Cameron stated that it was very pleasing to see such young people attaining such high honours. Taupo Scenic Road The Tokaanu to Taumarunui road which was recently opened and on which a Government service lias been running has so deteriorated that it has been necessary to take drastic measures to bring it up to a standard required to cope with the large amount of traffic it is now asked to carry. Eleven metal lorries, together with a mechanical shovel and a large bulldozer, are expected to be occupied for the next three weeks in metalling the 20-milo stretch from Taumarunui. This road is becoming a very popular scenic route in the Taupo district.

A Reminder of Livingstone A slave who was one of Livingstone ’s converts was among the congregation in Zanzibar Cathedral for the enthronement of the new Anglican Bishop of Zanzibar, according to the Outlook. He was the Rev. John Swedi. Eighty years ago the then Sultan of Zanzibar gave five young slaves to the Universities Mission in Central Africa which had just arrived in Zanzibar, and they becamo the mission’s first converts. Mr. Swedi is the sole survivor of the five. The Cathedral of Zanzibar is built on the site of the market in which Mr. Swedi wa3 once sold for two chickens.

A Sacred Maori Song In honour of the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Hamuera Ngurimu, the parents of Lieut. Moana-iiui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, V.C., a party of young Maori soldiers, including several returned men, sang “Maori Battalion” at Tc Tatau-o-te-Po meeting-house at Lower Hutt. Before calling on the. singers Captain Ralph Love, who acted as master of ceremonies, exidaincd that the song, once so popular, was now regarded in a different light?, and sung only on special occasions, “it is now sacred to the Maori Battalion,” lie said, “because it recalls the memory of many men who have died. To us ‘Maori Battalion’ will always have that sacred association. ”

South Island Main Trunk Line It is reported at Kaikoura that instructions have been issued that the southern portion of the South Island Main Trunk line must be in readiness for traffic by April 2, 1945. At present there is a difficulty in getting away lambs and sheep, but this will be overcome when the extension to one of the tunnels is completed, gangs of men being on this job on Thursdays and Saturdays at the present time, thus preventing the goods trains from operating on the Kowhai section of the line. Good progress is being made with the lifting of the lines, and further sleepers are awaited to complete the section from Ivowhai to Kaikoura, a distance of about three miles. National War Savings The quota system in connection with National War Savings was resumed last week when some good totals were realised despite the fact that the holiday period has not yet closed in several sections of business. The surprise packets this week w r ere Halcombe with the handsome total of £353, and the little Rangiotu office with £3O Is. Congratulations are extended to these centres on their initial success for 1945. Levin was second top with £203, Dannevirke securing £l9O, and Feilding reaching £lB2. Shannon was next highest with £4O 10s. The offices raising their quota flags were: Apiti, Ashhurst, Bulls, Dannevirke, Feilding, Foxton, Halcombe, Kimbolton, Levin, Paliiatua, Pongaroa, Rangiotu, Rangiwaliia, Rongotea, Shannon, Weber and Woodvillc—-17 in all. Clothes Make the Man It is often said that clothes make the man, and the Hon. J. K. Archer, a member of the Upper House, may have reason to believe this. Mr. Archer is a frequent visitor to Lyttelton on fishing excursions, his usual habit being to don an old suit and make himself comfortable for the occasion. One day recently, after having fished throughout the afternoon off Officer’s Point, Mr. Archer went to a restaurant for a meal. As ho 'entered the proprietor approached him, looked him up and down and, evidently thinking him to be down on his luck, said: “You can’t get anything here under 3s 6d.” “As it happened,” said Mr. Archer •when verifying the story, “I had left home with only half a crown, and Is 3d of that had gone in train fares; so I had to reply that I was sorry I would not be able to have the meal.” ALWAYS IN SEASON. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter, there is always a Tisk of catching colds. Always keep Baxters Lung Preserver handy and take “Baxters” with you. “Baxters” is New Zealand’s proved most popular remedy. “Baxters” is palatable and ideal for children. Baxters, Ltd., CO2 Colombo Street, Christchurch