LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22344, 15 February 1936, Page 12

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Student From Pitcairn With the object of undergoing a course at the Longburn Missionary College, Mr. Vincent Young, of Pitcairn Island, arrived in Wellington by the Rangitiki. Mr. Young is a direct descendant of one of the mutineers who first settled on Pitcairn, a midshipman on the Bounty. More Wool in Napier Sale The previous limit of 28,000 bales for the Napier wool sale to be held on February 20 has been extended, to allow 30,000 bales to be offered. This has been found necessary because of the exceptionally large quantities of wool which have been delivered to tho Port Ahuriri stores from various parts of Hawke's Bay. Dogs Kill Sheep A serious case of sheep-worrying is reported on tho property of Mr. Roy Barton, near Featherston. Mr. Barton stated that tho sheep had been mustered into a high paddock because of floods, and consequently the paddock was well filled. When tho animals were inspected 10 were found lying dead, while 40 others had been torn about the ears and face. Motorist Signalling a Turn The rule that a motorist should give the signal well before he makes a turn was emphasised by Mr. Justice Callan when addressing a jury in the Supreme Court yesterday. "If there is any moment when a driver should have both hands on the wheel it is when he is turning," said His Honor. "It cannot be a proper practice trying to twirl the wheel with the left hand while giving a signal with the right." Mail Improvement Sought Residents of Howick are making an effort to secure the conveyance of letter mail to Auckland on Sundays. Under the existing arrangement, it is stated, there is no mail service between Howick and the City from 3.30 on Saturday afternoon until 7.30 on Monday morning. Residents consider that an improvement in the present facilities, which have been in operation for the past 25 years, is long overdue.

Ohristchurch Fire Station The Christchurch Fire Board is to spend £9500 to provide additional accommodation for married men at the Central Fire Brigade Station. It was reported at the last meeting of the board that the Local Government Loans Board had granted permission to raise a loan to carry out the project, and that the sanction of the Minister of Internal Affairs had been obtained. Firewood For Winter The harvest of wood from river bank and beach since the recent flood has been a rich one in the Wanganui district. Not only has the supply been plentiful but the quality has been excellent. One man secured a cord of maire, and plenty of rata has been available. Enterprising relief workers have not missed the opportunity afforded them, and on. off days have made gpod their supplies for the whole of the winter.

Schools and Music in England After 12 months in England, spent in the study of public school methods and church music, Mr. L. C. M. Saunders, organist of St. Barnabas' Church, Fendalton, and a member of the staff of the Cathedral Grammar School, has returned to Christchurch. His two main impressions are that a modern school of composers has greatly changed the character of English church music, and that the public schools have stepped out of their traditional Latin and Greek into a wider curriculum designed to meet modern practical needs Wellington's Post Office Good progress. is being made with the erection of a supplementary fifth storey in wood on the roof of the Central Post Office at Wellington. The Post Office block consists of the new and tho old buildings. It is on the roof of the newer building, the main frontage of which is on Featherston Street, that the wooden structure is being built. A start was made with the work about the middle of last October, and it is anticipated that it will be completed about the end of next month.

Happy Rarotongans Admiration of Now Zealand's administration of Rarotonga was expressed by Mr. A. W. Jones, of Invercargill, who, with Messrs. Gordon Reed and G. Tapper, has returned from a visit to the United States. "The. Rarotongans seem to bo very happy," said Mr. Jones, "and the buildings and streets look well kept and havo an air of prosperity. Excellent work has been accomplished in overcoming the illeffects of last year's hurricane. I was told that the natives had laboured at reconstruction work without reward. Rarotonga stands out in comparison with Tahiti, which is under French control. In Tahiti everything looks unkempt." New Maori Meeting House

Designed to foster in tho younger generation of tho native race an instructed appreciation of characteristic Maori arts and crafts, tho Raukawa Meeting House, Otaki, Wellington, which has been in process of construction and decoration for about five years, is now approaching completion. It is to be officially opened, with befitting ceremonial, on March 14, by the Maori "King" Koroki, in the presence of representatives of Maori tribes from all parts of both islands of New Zealand, numbering, it is anticipated, between 4000 and 6000. Among prominent pakeha personages to whom official invitations to attend tho ceremony have been forwarded is the Prime Minister, the Hon. M. J. Savage, and other members of the Cabinet. Naming of Children

The enthusiasm which once existed among some parents for naming their children after historical events or noted personages docs not seem to havo been revived as a result of the death of King George V. and the accession of King Edward VIIL, for sinco then only two children whose births havo been registered in Auckland havo received the name of George. There has been only one Edward and three Davids—tho name by which King Edward VIII. is known among the Royal Family. A clerk in tho office of tho registrar of births stated yesterday that it was improbable that any of these children had been named as a result of the death of the King. Parents no longer gave their children such names as Mafeking or Keel vers 13ulIor, as was done during the South African War, when popular enthusiasm for British generals to ludicrous lengths, added the clerk.