LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22259, 6 November 1935, Page 12

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Keen Lady Golfer An involuntary bath wan taken by Miss J. Bremner in the course of a golf match at Stratford, when she slipped while crossing a stream and fell in. After rushing home for a quick change she completed her round and was found so little perturbed that she put up a fire performance to win, with her partner, a mixed Canadian foursome match. Juvenile Employment "It is now felt that the college can afford to pick and choose when positions are offered to students," stated the principal, Dr. D. E. Hansen, reporting on juvenile employment to the Technical College Board of Governors in Christchurch. He said that the acute period was over and that it had been possible to secure work for many boys and girls. Lone Traverse of Egmont Although boisterous weather prevented much climbing at Mount Egmont during last week-end, Mr. K. Johnson, guide at North Egmont, made a' lone traverse of the mountain. He crossed the summit and descended to Dawson Falls over Fantham's Peak, making the return by the round track. Crampons were necessary on tlu? upper levels, where a biting westerly wind made conditions unpleasant. Youth and Literature As evidence of the interest of New Zealand youth in sport an incident in a Sunday school class at I'almerston North is worth recording, states the Manawatu Evening Standard. The teacher had read an extract from one of Robert Browning's works, following which was the query:—"Now children, who was Robert Browning?" "I know," said a small boy. "He's a wrestler, and wrestles here this week undor the name of Lofty Blomfield."

Dangerous Radiator Caps Drawing attention to the fact that some car radiator caps were fitted with sharp projections of a dangerous nature likely to increase the risk of injury to pedestrians in the event of a collision, the Transport Department, in a letter received by the executive of the North Island Motor Union, at its half-yearly meeting in Palmerston North, asked that the use of this type of mascot be discouraged. The union resolved to make inquiries with a view to supporting the suggestion. Control o! Alsatians A request that urgent representations be made to the Government to enact legislation prohibiting the keeping of Alsatian dogs in New Zealand was contained in a remit that the Mount Albert Borough Council decided last night to forward to the next municipal conference. Failing that step being carried out the remit asked that the Government provide for the strict control of these dogs and permit local bodies to fix a higher registration fee than was at present payable. New Dominion Road Post Office Advice was received at last night's meeting of the Mount Roskill Road Board, frefm the Post and Telegraph Department, that the new post office that has been opened in Mr. Lawler's store, Dominion Road, will be known for the present as Dominion Road South. Tho board had suggested that the office be named Mount Roskill West or Three Kings. The department stated, however, that there was risk of confusing Three Kings with the islands of the same name in the North, and that the designation adopted was most suitable. The Church and Politico "Times have changed from the day when we could say that the Church should leave politics and economics alone," stated Bishop West-Watson, speaking at the jubilee service of St. Saviour's Church, West Lyttelton. "The Church should not touch party politics," he said, "but I do think that it should hold up before the people a vision of their country as God would have it to be. The Church can show that economics have to do with men and women with hearts and minds to suffer, so that the love of Christ cannot be left out."

Motor-Tyres Punctured One back tyre of each of four motorcars parked in Wellesley Street East on Monday night was punctured by a vandal, who escaped undetected. The motor-cars were parked opposite the public library outside a brightly-lighted shop window, but the person responsible for the offences apparently attracted no attention while he used somo pointed instrument to let the air out of one tyre on each of the cars. When the owners returned about 10.30 they were obliged to spend some time changing wheels before they could drive their cars home. Accident Victims' Condition Some improvement has taken place in the condition of Mr. Alfred Woodcock, aged 90, married, of Woodcock, Kaipara, who suffered a fracture of the left leg when he slipped and fell while ing with his daughter at Pukapuka, near Puhoi, about a week ago, and is now in the Auckland Hospital. His condition last night was satisfactory. The condition of Miss Adelino Thora Mirko, aged 20, of 9 Hendon Avenue, Mount Albert, who suffered concussion through falling from a motor-car when tho door flew open near Helertsville on Sunday night, was also satisfactory. Return ol Confidence "New Zealand has more reason to have confidence of returning prosperity than England," said Mr. B. Flugel, a London business man, when visiting Christchurch. He added that he thought there was more confidence in England, however, because the contrast with the years of tho depression was much greater. New Zealand, ho said, seemed very prosperous to a visitor, and with tho high price of butter tho country should be making rapid steps to recovery. The improved prices of New Zealand goods would be welcomed in England, as it would mean that tho country would provide a better market for English goods. Gunpowder and History Although the Fifth of November, which fell yesterday, survives as an anniversary because of a plot centred in gunpowder that was never fired, it is also the anniversary of an event in which much powder was exploded in anger—the Battle of lnkcrman. On November 5, 1854, in tho course of the Crimean War, a combined British and French force flung back an assault by tho Russian troops on tho field of Inkerman with heavy loss of life. Tho total British force engaged was 8500, of whom 2357 were killed and wounded. Tho French lost 939 out of about 7000 men who took tho field, and tho Russians are said to have lost 11,000 out of about 42,000 soldiers engaged in the battle.