LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21935, 19 October 1934, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

£0 Parties and Politics A definition of the difference between the Republican and Democrat Parties in the United States was sought by a member of the audience at a lecture given last night by Mr. Walter 1 ( . Boyle, American Consul at Auckland. "The best way I can describe it," said Mr. Boyle, "is by tolling you that thev differ about as much as Reform and United." Veteran Channel Islanders At a gathering of Channel Islanders held in Wellington this week it was resolved to sowl greetings by telegram to Mr. Philip Le Quesne, the "father"' of Hamilton, who lately celebrated his 98th birthday, as the oldest Channel Islander living in New Zealand. Mr. Le Quesne's record was approached by a lady of 86, resident in Wellington, who took part in the gathering. Distressing Case A distressing case was reported to the Taranaki Hospital Board recently by tho social welfare officer. An aged man and his wife had been living in an old motor-truck in tho Egmont district, their only protection from the weather being a covering of sacks. After an investigation by the social welfare officer and a member of the board, the couple were provided with a tent and fly and some provisions. Overseas Mail Arriving A total of '3BO bags of Australian mail for New Zealand will arrive at Auckland by the Matson liner Monterey from Sydney to-morrow morning. This includes 92 bags of letters and 11 bags of parcels for Auckland. Advice lias been received that the Rangitiki, which is due at Auckland from London, via Panama, on Wednesday, has 800 bags of English mail and 200 bags of parcels for New Zealand. The vessel'left London on September 20. Surfacing Walters Hill The tar-sealing of the portion of the Deyonport-Takapuna road known as Walters Hill is proceeding. The formation work is being undertaken by the Takapuna Borough Council, while the tarring will be done under a separate contract. As no deviation is possible for vehicles travelling from Devonport, only one side of the road is being treated at a time. It is expected that the work will be completed in about three weeks. £IOOO for Ketumed Soldiers Details regarding the recent offer made by Mr. F. W. Burley, of Hamilton, to donate £IOOO to the W7aikato Returned Soldiers' Association, to be paid at the rate of £IOO a year, have been completed. Mr. E. F. Clay-ton-Greene, president of the association, stated yesterday that Mr. Burley had paid £IOO with respect to the present year, and that he had executed a mortgage for £9OO over his River Road property at Hamilton in favour of trustees for the association. Unique Mascot for Flier A unique mascot will be carried by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, the famous airman, on his forthcoming attempt to fly from Brisbane to San Francisco, along the hazardous route he flew in the Southern Cross in 1928. The mascot is a small bean-shaped object, which, when a spring is pressed, flies open to reveal a tiny elephant carved out of ivory. A magnifying glass is necessary to appreciate the fine nature of the work, and to reveal the perfectlyproportioned tusks which are invisible to the naked eye. Accident Victims' Condition The condition of Mr. Percy Hallinan, of Awaroa Bay, Waiheke Island, who was admitted to the Auckland Hospital on Wednesday suffering from concussion and abrasions received when he fell from a horse, was still considered to be fairly serious last night. The man who fell and struck his head against a building at the corner of Albert and Fergusson Streets on Wednesday evening has been identified as Mr. Louis Harold Rowe, who lives at the Salvation Army Home, Lome Street. His condition last night was no longer serious Boy's Work on Farm Appreciative reference to the work of a boy it had recommended for a position on a farm in the Auckland Province was received by the Auckland Boys' Employment Committee yesterday. The farmer who engaged the boy said the committee could not have sent him a better worker. The lad at first knew nothing and was poorly clothed, but he was immensely keen and started at 5s a week and his keep. Now he was well clad, had gained 161b. in weight and had received one increase in wages, with the prospect of a second increase before Christmas. Railway Excursions Popular The demand for tickets for the Railway Department's excursions during the coming week-end to Rotorua, Whangarei, To Aroha, ■ W aitomo and National Park, has continued steadily during tho week, and a large number of reservations has been made for each of the trips. The excursion to Rotorua has proved particularly popular, and it has been necessary to provide two trains for the trip. The first will leave Auckland at 1.20 p.m. to-morrow and reach Rotorua at 7.20 p.m., and the second will leave at 1.45 p.m. and reach its destination at 7.52 p.m. Expression of Gratitude Appreciation of a servico rendered some time ago led to a thoughtful gift for the St. John Ambulance Association last evening. When a member of the organisation called at a small dairy to purchase some milk, tho shopkeepei, who remembered tho attention given by an ambulance man to her dog, which had suffered a broken leg, produced a large bundle of articles which she thought would be of assistance to tho association. There were bottles ot glycerine and hydrogen peroxide, two mops, a large quantity of linen for dressings, and a flagon for the storage of medicines. As a final token of appreciation, the milk was provided free. England's Empty Churches Tho attendances at church services throughout England have declined considerably in recent years, according to a statement made by Mr. E. Heywood, organist of St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, who lately returned from a visit to Britain. Mr. Heywood said ho could only ascribb the fall in attendances to tho fact that the wholo social fabric had undergone a change since he was previously in England, 20 years ago. He visited St. Helens, in Lancashire, and other religious centres with which he was actively associated early in his musical career, and everywhere ho found thero had been a distinct wane in interest in tho Church. Years ago it was an unvarying rule for St. Helens to he packed with 2000 people at its services. Now the attending congregation consisted of between 50 and 100.