General News

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 9 October 1942, Page 4

General News

Plants in City Reserves The Superintendent of Reserves (Mr A. White) submitted the following report to last night’s meeting of the City Council: "The propagating of bedding plants l’or the coming season is now well forward and a start has been made with planting out in the following reserves:—Wigzell Gardens, 1328 plants; Anzac Park, 3744; Queen's Gardens. 2352; Croquet Lawns, 2544: Church Hill. 3168; Cemetery, 528; total. 13.664 plants. The Nelson Croquet Club opened this season on 3rd October, and

; the Hinemoa Club on 7th October. Cric- ; ket wickets at the park and other re- ‘ serves are now being prepared. The j main path at Wigzell Gardens has been j treated with crushed brick with the j idea of lending more colour to this re- ’ j serve.” i Fluctuation of Land Values '! An example of the fluctuation of \ property values was revealed when an 51 application for remission of rates on a farm property at Pleasant Point came . up for consideration at a meeting of the j Levels County Council at Timaru. says "The Press." In support of the application. it was stated that the property i was sold in 1915 for £3200. the original' ' owner taking a mortgage for £2OOO as balance of purchase money. The farm was again sold in 1922. for the sum of ; £SOOO. The first mortgagee recently obtained an order of the Court for ; leave to sell the property, and cveni tually an offer of £365 was received. ! This amount represented the Govern- | ment’s valuation of the improvements. After considering the application for (remission of rates, amounting to £122. the council decided to take no action. Trouble With a Double? ‘‘You’ll have to keep off the drink." the Magistrate. Mr T. E. Maunsell. warned the defendant in a maintenance case in court this morning. "The i trouble is I’ve gbt a double round this (town, the police have told me that, and I g:t the blame for him." replied the defendant. "It’s a pity your double didn't go to gaol instead of you then." observed the Magistrate with a smile. Blenheim Stock Sale There was again a large yarding of lat stock with a fair sprinkling of stores at the weekly Blenheim sale, says "The Express." Competition varied a little, but picked up later in the sale and on the whole prices were much on a par with those ruling recently. There j was a fair inquiry for stores and good I quality drew keen inquiry. Teachers’ Duties in Emergency Although it had been ruled some time ago that the teacher’s first duty in the event of an emergency was to the children under his care, the teacher’s decision in this respect might conflict with orders of deputy wardens and Home Guard authorities. This point was raised at a recent meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Educational Institute and senior officers of the Education Department. In reply it was stated that instructions had been issued by the department, after consultation with the National Serv ice Department. that a teacher’s first responsibility was to see the children home safely. Only after this had been accomplished should a teacher join his unit. If teachers were being instructed to report immediately to the Home Guard or an Emergency Precautions Services unit, the matter should be represented to the Education Board. Battledress for Women Up to the present such battledress as has been issued to women in the armed

! forces has been from stocks manufactured for men. but. according to evidence given before the Manpower Industrial Committee in Wellington, the manufacture of battledress specially for issue to women is shortly to be undertaken in New Zealand. Maori Movement A meeting of the Kotaliitanga, which has recently been incorporated as the New Zealand Maori Movement, was held in Auckland, Mr M. Otene presiding. Among the visitors was Princess Te Puea, of Ngaruawahia, who . addressed the meeting on Maori ideals and organisation, and urged full support of the war effort. The project to establish in Auckland a hostel for Maori girls and other questions of Maori welfare were dealt with. Chimney Catches File For allowing his chimney to catch on i fire James Peter Speid Jamieson (Mr 1C - R - Fell) was fined ss, with 10s costs in the Magistrate’s Court this moiping It was stated that the chimney had been swept at the beginning of the win-

i j • £ es! T * ie . v B r ow tobacco in Ene f y>i he Engush ci ™ ate nit ideal lor the purpose, and the only place where tobacco is now cultivated ;n the Old Country i s Church Cookham in Hampshire Far greater success has been achieved by growers in New Zealand. where our toasted baccv has made j a lasting reputation tor itself and is now favourably known far and wide. I ?.°l,'' u . rprlsmg .- either. because the greatest car" is exercised in the cultare,°f the plant and the selection of j the leaf— invariably of the choicest i quality. Also the health, of the smoker j is safeguarded, because the toasting t 0 I which our tobaccos are subjected in the | course of manufacture cleans up the nicotine in them to so considerable an extent that they are made as pure as I” s Possjb.e for tobacco to be. The fi VP famous blends—Cut Plug No. 10 (Bulls head'. Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog) Pocket Edition, Riverhead Gold and i Desert Gold, are in ever-increasing demand. The first two are unequalled for the pipe; the three last make the -most fascinating of all cigarettes.* Alfred Gould announces an auction sale of household furniture and effects on account of Mrs K. Goodwin, Queen street, Richmond, for Tuesday next at 1 p.m.*

- Abattoir Returns i Stock slaughtered at the Nelson j Abattoir, during the past four weeks, according to the report submitted by the manager (Mr A. Vivian) to last - night’s meeting of the City Council was 5 as follows:—Cattle. 226; calves. 7; sheep j , 1751; lambs, <l4; pigs, 1711; total, 2200. Four sheep were condemned during the period, t IN la pint Rainfall Rainfall recorded at Mapua during September was 3.74 inches (reports Mr 1 i Arnold Wells). The heaviest fall for] t one day was .74 of an inch on the 23rd, and the total for the nine months is 29.92 inches. i Parcels Distribution Difficulties in distributing gift parcels equitably to the men of the Second N.Z.E.F. in the Middle East, especially t when quick moves by the troops arc . necessary, are referred to by Lieuten-ant-Colonel F. Waite, overseas commissioner for the National Patriotic Fund 1 Board, reporting to the board. We find i it easier to get parcels to our airmen in L Malta—which we have done—than to find lighting units in the desert." he Margarine for Troops ! The Australian War Cabinet has approved of the issue of vitamised mari garine as a substitute for butter in certain lines of communication areas | where experience has shown that butler cannot be satisfactorily stored. : handled, or transported. Announcing the decision, the Prime Minister (Mr . Curtin) said that the War Cabinet had before it a report by the Army consultant physician that there was no j medical objection to the use of vitam- i ised margarine, which was a 100 per I cent. Australian product. Sunday Bowls Eighty-four per cent, of the mem- j bers of the Victoria Bowling Club, Wei- j lington, voted in a postal ballot recent- j ly. as a result of which the club's green j will be open for play on Sundays during • the coming season. Of the votes cast. 60 were in favour of Sunday play. 27 i against, and two informal.