Points From The News

Northern Advocate, 16 July 1938, Page 8

Points From The News

THE Sanders Cup races are to be . held at Bluff next year, either in January or February. * * * • AT a meeting of the Featherston Borough Council, the following resolution was passed: “This council extends congratulations to the Government on its expressed intention to commence the Rimutaka railway tunnel, and looks forward to the early commencement and expeditious prosecution of a work for which the Wairarapa has so long appealed. # * * * 'THE Wellington Diocesan Synod discussed Bishop Cherrington’s suggestion with regard to the adxnission of Japanese, in committee last night. It was later announced that no action was taken. j * ip * AN employee of the Public Works Department, Mr Royal Frank Chapman, aged 33, married, was killed by a fall of rock at the Conway bridge yesterday morning. * $ * * TWO Auckland motorists. Messrs. D. G. Strang and R. W. Hadrell, will leave the Dominion on August 1 with their car, to drive some 16,000 miles to England, to keep an appointment to meet an English acquaintance in the bar of the Piccadilly Hostel, London. The trip will be purely a pleasure trip.

“rpo-NIGHT is one of the most critical hours in the life of the diocese,” said the Bishop of Wellington, the Rt. Rev. H. St. B. Holland, addressing the Anglican Synod of the diocese last night. He moved that the Synod approve the Centennial appeal campaign for £300,000—£200,000 for building a new Wellington Cathedral, and £IOO,00C for meeting the needs and emergencies of the diocese and its component parishes. The Synodmen signified unanimous approval by standing while the Bishop led them in prayer that the undertaking, by God’s grace, should bo brought to a successful conclusion. \ * * * * rjHHEVES broke into the Hinuera Post Office last night and blew open the safe, removing between £7O and £BO in money and negotiable material.

JN the Magistrate’s Court today, William McKenzie Angus, building contractor, of Napier, was fined £4O and costs £1 on a charge of being intoxicated in charge of a car. His license was also cancelled for one year. The case was a sequel to a collision last Sunday on the main highway near Takapau. The magistrate said the defedndant narrowly escaped imprisonment.

“rp’HAT in view of the unsettled international situation and Britain s intensive rearmament, the Government be requested to give serious consideration'to the question of attract-* ing a greater number of recruits to the land forces throughout the Dominion, and that this association is prepared to assist the Government in any steps taken,” was the text of a resolution carried at a meeting last night of the recently reorganised Southland Territorial Force Association.

J n discussing the results of tire abolition of the proficiency examination, the Minister of Education, the Hon. P. Fraser, states that there is good reason for believing that this change will be a milestone in the history of education in the Dominion. “I feel sure teachers will now endeavour to provide for their pupils the course of work for which each has the most aptitude and inclination." * * * y>ETER Sander, a well-known Tauranga football representative, was found dead behind the rifle butts, at Sulphur Point, by Sergeant-Major Bradley, of the Defence Department, and Mr Willoughby, of the Public Works Department. He had a wound in the chest, and there was a shotgun near the body. rpWO more candidates to contest seats, at the general election have been endorsed by the national executive of the New Zealand Labour Party. They are Mr H. K. Edie. Clutha, and Mr J. A, Beck. Awarua. The seats are at present field by the National Party