GENERAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 16 March 1939, Page 6

GENERAL ITEMS

Insert Research A scientific study is being made by an English institution of the migration and distribution of insects, according to a notice posted outside the bureau of the motor ship Rangitata. The notice states that records are being compiled. Crews and passengers are asked to forward details of dates and position of any insects, such as butterflies, moths, dragonflies, and locusts caught at sea. The organisation conducting the survey is the Rothamstead Institute. Harpenden. Hcrtsfordshire. Replenishing Stocks of Fish Radical changes in the present methods adopted by Acclimatisation Societies for the replenishing of stocks of trout and other fish, were indicated ■ by Messrs D Hobbs and Allen, of the staff of the Fresh Water Fisheries Research Department, when they discussed various aspects of the activities of the Department, with members of the ft rev District Acclimatisation Society. Mr Hobbs stated that various papers of interest to anglers would shortly be published, and in them suggestions would be offered as to the best methods for the expenditure of money. Following the Amateur Athletic and j Cycling Club’s sports meeting on Saturday afternoon, 18th March, at which 30 visiting athletes and cyclists from Marlborough will compete against Nelson for the Hester Shield, the club will entertain the visitors in the evening at a big dance in the Velma Hall, commencing at 8 o'clock Of special interest to all dancers will be a demonstration of the modern waltz, by “Ivy and Dave” of the Ivy and Dave Studio of Dancing, which will be a feature of the evening Noel Day’s Swing Trio.will as iifcual supply all the latest in modern dance music, and novelties and an excellent supper will be included among the attractions.

Education Affected The Government's import restrictions make themselves felt in the most unexpected quarters—even in the State's own services. This was borne out at this week's meeting of the Otago Education Board, when the Education Department stated, in reply to an inquiry from the board in reference to film strip projectors for visual education, that the plan which it hoped to have in operation early this year could not in the meantime be proceeded with owing to the import restriction regulations. Low Price for Sheep Prices as low as those in the recent | depression and also as low as those in ' the slump of the egihties obtained for a j line of sheep at the Tinwald ewe fair I this week. A pen of 113 sound-mouth-ed halfbreds sold at 25s for the line, re- j presenting less than 3d each. After the | yarding fee. commission and transport j fees had been paid it is more than pro- | bablc that the owner would find that he j would have to supplement the price he ; received for the sheep to cover the j costs involved through the fair. Trade Relations The attitude of Australian business men towards the import control regulations which have been imposed in New Zealand was discussed with a "Daily Times” reporter by a traveller who arrived by the Maunganui from Australia. Business men in the Commonwealth. whose goods were exported to New Zealand, were not unduly perturbed by the position, he said, as they believed that the present arrangement could not stand for any length of time. "Sanity must prevail,” he said, "and whatever means may be adopted in New Zealand to suit the country’s overseas trading to its internal needs, it will ultimately be found that, so far as Australia is concerned, the two countries mttst continue to grow up together, and all restrictions, such as the potato embargo. which has recently been prominent in the news, must be dropped for the good of the two countries generNewfoundland Commission. Since the announcement last year of the appointment of Sir Harry Batterbee as first High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in New Zealand, the impression appears to have gained currency in the Dominion that he was a member of the Royal Commission which went to Newfoundland in 1933 to report on the financial situation there An examination of the report of that commission shows that Sir Harry was not a member of -it. nor did he hold any secretarial position with the commission. The Prime Minister, Mr Savage probably had in mind the stories that Sir Harry had gone to Newfoundland as a receiver and was coming to New Zealand in a similar capacity when he referred at the State luncheon in his honour yesterday to the rumours that Sir Harry had a lot of offices to fill However, said Mr Savage, rumour was not always correct. Coalminers From Wales A denial that any coalminers from Wales had been brought to New Zealand by his company were made by Mr B. J. Mathewson. local manager of the Westport Coal Company, when interviewed by "The Press” representative. His attention was drawn to a report that a party of Welsh miners had arrived in the Dominion to take up employment in the Buller district. Mr Mathewsaid that the company could place good men in the mines at Millerton and Denniston. but so far had not experienced a shortage of men. He was sure that no search had been made abroad for miners. No men could be placed in the Cascade mine, which is operated by a co-operative party, and it is believed that no new men ovtside of the district have been signed on by the WestportStockton Coal Company, which is now working on a large scale. Modern Roading The opinion that there were roads in Great Britain and the United States that were equally as good as the muchvaunted autobahn which are being laid down so widely in Germany was expressed by Mr S. G. Scoular. assistant city engineer, Dunedin, who has just returned from a tour abroad. A great deal of publicity has been given to the German roads. Mr Scoular said, but four-lane roads that were equally as good existed in the United States and Great Britain, while the roading on and approaching the new Oakland bridge in San Francisco had been carried out in a particularly comprehensive and efficient way. The Most Scottish Community That "Otago is the most truly representative Scottish community outside Scotland, and more Scottish than a lot of Scotland.” was said by Colonel Lascelles in an address a few weeks ago at an Overseas League luncheon in Edinburgh. They would not. he believed. find a more virile spiritual community than the Scottish one in Otago. He suggested that the Overseas League in Scotland should devise some means of establishing and maintaining contact with branches of the Overseas League in Otago There ought not to be any town or village in Scotland from which these people went out that had not a centre so that those people who returned would find a warm hearth and a welcoming hand. Colonel Lascelles was thanked for his address on the motion of Mr Roger Orr. W.S.. who suggested that headquarters in London should act as a liaison between people returning from New Zealand and Scotland.

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Feeling Against Noise Evidence of a growing feeling that ] steps should be taken to bring about , a reduction in the amount of noise ( caused by motor vehicles was given by Mr A. F. T. Chorlton. publicity officer of the Transport Department, at a meeting of motor-cyclists at Auckland. Recently the department asked local bodies for their views on the best means of promoting safety on the roads, he said. Although the department had not invited views on the question of noise, nearly every local body had. of its own volition, recommended decisive action that would result in a reduction in road noises and had emphasised the need for insisting on the fitting of efficient silencers on all motor vehicles. As Alike as Two Peas Miss Doreen Lumley. the Auckland girl who equalled the world record of llsec in the 100yds women's championship at Carlaw Park on Saturday in beating the Empire Games champion. Miss Decima Norman, of Australia, is a twin, and her siseer. Miss M. Lumley. also started in the event (states the "Star”). The twins are alike as two peas, and it not surprising, therefore, that even some of the officials, who know them well, are unable at times to tell which runner is Doreen and which is her sister. After her brilliant win on Saturday. Doreen was l trotting back to the starting point with ! her sister, when an official rushed up to the latter and proffered his hand *n congratulations. Miss B. Lumley caused a great deal of amusement by rejecting the hand and directing the official to the proper quarter. The pair seem to revel in their likeness to each other, for they add to the confusion on the athletic field by each turning out in the black and white colours of the Auckland Club, and by wearing sweat suits of the same texture and colour. List of Pioneers In its endeavour to secure complete, detailed information relating to early colonists and residents of the Auckland province, a committee of the Centennial organisation has issued over 70.000 forms through the schools (says the 'Star”). These forms, which have been sent out during the past fortnight, provide for the classification of pioneers in two groups—one group being those who arrived or were born in the Auckland province prior to the end of 1852. and the other those who arrived or were born prior to 1875. The committee is interested in the names of ships by which early settlers arrived, as well as in the ages of the settlers, and. in many instances, the time of their death. Already the forms have brought a good response, some hundreds of replies having been received at the office of the committee d:: ing the past few days. Before this effort was made the committee succeeded in compiling from various sources a list of over 2000 names of authenticated early pioneers, and a research officer and staff are now engaged on the large task of completing the list.