PASSPORTS

Northern Advocate, 11 August 1948, Page 2

PASSPORTS

1 i BELGRADE.— With * | out giving any reason j the Yugoslav Govern t merit withdrew al j ! Yugoslav passports am 5 |announced that noboch t I might*e'avc the countr; J ; until new passport: i I were issued. 1 i The old passports an 5 I valid t£or to th< i j country if bearing th< : correct, visai COSTS I j OTTAWA The cos' i !of living index in Can- | ada rose during June tc ' a record level. ! The Canadian Burear 1 of Statistics reportec ; that it ascribed the jump to sharp increases in food prices and moderate increases in the cost- furniture, fvjHWnd light, * * BECALMED WELLINGTON.— The barque Pamir was becalmed early yesterdaj morning 512 miles west-south-west of Cape • I Reinga, the northernmost point of New Zealand, according to s radio message received yesterday by the Union Steam Ship Company. The vessel has sailed 440 miles since Saturday and has 700 miles to go before reaching Auckland. FURNACE NEW PLYMOUTH.— The electric smelting furnace specially imported by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research for trial smeltings of Taranaki ironsand is reported to have arrived at Auckland. It will be transhipped for the rest of its voyage to Onekaka, where trials are to be made as soon as the wharf has been extended and made ready for its reception. ba&aßjas AUCKLAND. A quantity of bananas from Fiji will be carried by the Aorangi to Canada when she makes I her first post-war voyJ age across the Pacific |at thij end of August. For many months efforts have been made to send bananas from Fiji to ] Canada, but shipping j has not been available. The Aorangi will take 1000 bunches, and 200 ‘ cases of bananas packed in hands, that is, in small, compact bundles of about a dozen wrapped in a woven covering. This method of packing is being tried as an experiment. Bananas which i are shipped to New Zealand are taken from the bunches and packed individually ' „ . TREATIES WELLINGTON.— For the first time in the history of New Zealand, a complete list has been prepared of the Dominion’s formal treaty obligations and commitments with other countries. This was tabled in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Department of External Affairs has been working on the preparation of this list l since 1943. A prefatory note to the treaty list explajr.s oarticular way in whiclTTNew Zealand became bound by the treaties, some of which are over 100 years old. The treaty list is divided into bilateral and multilateral agreements. It will be continued each year as a supplement to the treaty list. NOMUSIC AUCKLAND. —Strong comment on the fact that no American music can at present be imported into New Zealand Ivas Inade by Mr Guy Marriner, lecturer in music at the University of Pennsylvania, when giving a recital in the*Lewis Eady Hall last night. “It does seem criminal,” he said, “that, for the sake of a few thousand pounds, people in this country are entirely denied all contact with the wonderful creative thought that ik revealing itself scan musicians. Much music is now being published, but I am assured that none of it can be brought into this country. H is shocking to think that politics can enter into the field of culture and art.” * * • RADIO WEDNESDAY IYA AUCKLAND 7.15: Book review. 7.30: All Black Rugby trial at Westport. 7.35: Studio String Orchestra. 7.54: Tracy Moresby (piano). 8.7: Dawm Harding (mezzosoprano). . 8.19: Margaret Stokes (violin) and Jean Blomfield. (piano). 8.31: The Studio String Orchestra. 8.43: Peter Pears (tenor). 9.0: News. 9.19: Australian commentary. 9.30: Songs by Men. 9 43: “The on Contemporary Problems: Race.” l°-8: Masters in Lighter Moad. H.O: London news:!YA WELLINGTON (While Parliament is being broadcast. 2YC will present tu is programme). 7.30: -An Black trials at Westport. 7.35: Round About mZ. 7.50: Jean Curtis 1 contralto). 8.5: Play: "Enrewell. Captain Jacoby. 8 -y0: Hubert Mil-,-ortoD-vfUa and WainVright Morgan (pianist). 9.0-' News. 9.19: Australian commentary. 9.30: •■Beau Geste.” i 0.0: Allen Wellbrock and his Music. 1 10.30: S°ngs bv Dinah Shore. l*- u: London news.