LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23057, 7 June 1938, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

French Sloop's Cruise Bound for Tahiti, the French tropical service sloop Rigault do Genouilly sailed from Dunedin shortly after eight o'clock yesterday morning. The sloop, which arrived at Auckland from Noumea last month, spent ten days here and sailed on May 23 for Lyttelton, Akaroa and Dunedin. Muttonbird Expedition After a stay of about 10 weeks on the mutton bird islands in and around Foveaux Strait, most of the families who annually take part in the search for birds have returned to Bluff. They arrived by the Orewa and the Britannia. About 55 persons returned, and tho catches discharged by tho two vessels totalled 75,000 birds. Cast of Sea Snake A cast of the sea snake found off tho Mahia Peninsula recently is being prepared by the taxidermist at the Dominion Museum, Wellington, and will be on exhibition in a fortnight or so. The moulding has proved remarkably successful, and the cast from it will bo coloured dark olive green 011 the back and a vivid yellow on the belly. Wartime Fliers' Wreath The intention of the wartime fliers of Now Zealand to place a wreath on the Cenotaph this morning was announced by tho chairman, Captain Euan Dickson, at the annual "war birds' " reunion dinner last night. The ceremony will take place at 11 o'clock, when a number of former members of the Royal Flying Corps, tho Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force will attend. Mr. Jordan's Popularity A tribute to the popularity of New Zealand's High Commissioner in London, Mr. W. J. Jordan, was paid by Captain H. E. Horan, who arrived by the Remuera yesterday to take lip his appointments as Chief of the Is aval Staff, New Zealand, and First Naval Member of the Naval Board. Captain Horan said Mr. Jordan was very well liked by all with whom he came in contact. He had also gained the reputation of being a very fine speaker. Ships Ahead of Schedule Calm weather off the coast enabled vessels duo at Auckland yesterday to arrive considerably ahead of scheduled time. The New Zealand Shipping Compan3''s liner Remuera, which had previously been expected at one o'clock in the afternoon, arrived in the port shortly after 8 a.m. and berthed at Prince's Wharf. The Union Company's steamer Waipiata, which cleared Wellington at 6.20 p.m. 011 Saturday, made a smart trip up the coast, arriving early yesterday afternoon. Beauty of Waterfront Road Praise for the lay-out and beauty of the waterfront road was expressed by the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry, when replying to a deputation from tho Beautifying Society. He said a visitor from the south had suggested to him thai there would be added beauty if seasonable flower-beds wero made in the grass parts of the drive, as was the practice in the show places of California, and Mr. Parry thought the suggestion was well worthy of consideration. Iron Industry Knowledge The management of the Broken Hill Proprietary has extended an invitation to tho Minister of Industries and Commerce, tho Hon. D. G. Sullivan, to visit the company's steel works at Newcastle before operations are commenced at Onekaka, according to a statement bv the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon.' W. Lee Martin, when he returned from Australia by the Awatea yesterday. Mr. Lee Martin, who inspected the Newcastle works, where 6300 men are in permanent employment, said he intended to recommend Mr. Sullivan to accept the invitation. Record Holiday Trains Traffic in the Auckland train-run-ning district during tho week-end is considered to bo a record for this holiday period. Some 1300 people travelled from Auckland to Hamilton for the Waikato Show yesterday, filling two trains consisting of 22 carriages Trains from Waihi, Thames, Rotorua and To Kuiti took a further 2400 visitors to the show. Large numbers of people from New Plymouth came to Auckland for the week-end and two expresses were required on the return journey last night. An excursion train from Wellington brought another 500 visitors to the city on Saturday. These returned at 2.20 p.m. yesterday. University College Term

Lectures for the second term of tho year at Auckland University College commence to-day. As the work of the previous term was largely introductory and the time was somewhat broken by tho holding of tho New Zealand universities' Easter tournament in Auckland, and since the last term is short, being devoted mainly to preparation for examinations, this is regarded as the most important portion of the academic year. Professor J. Rutherford, professor of history, who returned by tho Remuera from London yesterday, and Professor W. A. Sewell, professor of English, who returned from England during the vacation, will resume lectures to-day.

Continuous Race Betting "At country race meetings in Australia tho aid of radio is invoked to make betting continuous throughout tho afternoon," stated tho Minister of Agriculture, tho Hon. W. Lee Martin, when he returned from Sydney by the Awatea yesterday. He said his party had called at the Gawler course, somo 25 miles from Adelaide, where, as soon as a race was run, the bookmakers commenced calling tho odds on tho next race at the Williamstown course, Melbourne. A< description of tho running of the latter event was broadcast at Gawler, and tho bookmakers then opened their books on the next Gawler race. Patrons were thus able to bet on .16 races during the afternoon.

Naval Eatings' Arrival The lusty singing of popular wartime airs to the accompaniment of a mouth organ as the steamer llemuera was berthing yesterday morning marked the arrival from England of 25 naval ratings, who will be attached to the New Zealand Station for two and a-half years. Twelve 'of the men are from the Pembroke barracks at Chatham and are being assigned to the Imperial escort vessel Leith, while a similar number from the Drake barracks, Devonport, will join the Wellington. An able seaman from Chatham is to join the Admiralty survey vessel Endeavour. The ratings came to New Zealand in the charge of Leading Torpedo Operator R. Humlyn, who will return to England.