LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23170, 17 October 1938, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Fire In Waltakeres A fire caused by bush-clearing operations in the Waitakere Ranges was seen over a wide area last night. The central fire station received a number of calls concerning the outbreak, but no property was endangered. Collision in Oity Two motor-cars were extensively damaged as the result of a collision in Beach Road, City, at about 7 p.m. on Saturday. The engine of one vehicle was pushed back and a side of the other was practically torn off. Both vehicles were subsequently towed away. Two of the occupants of one car were slightly injured. Motorist's Courtesy A resident of Kelburn, Wellington, recently found that his garage door had been broken in by a motor-car which had been turning round. Inside the garage was a note apologising for the accident and enclosed was the sum of £2. The repairs cost a little more than £2. On a previous occasion when the garage door was broken by a motor-car tho resident had to pay tho full cost himself. As the note was not signed, he could not thank the driver of the motor-car. New Zealand Plant Names Many New Zealanders do not know or take an interest in the plants and trees of their own country because these have no common names, stated Mr. J. C. Anderson when lecturing at Wellington on New Zealand's forests. People did not appreciate the long* Latin appellations so beloved by botanists. He remarked that a nurseryman on one occasion, when asked to market a certain tree, said: "Givo it a short name; otherwise jt will take a whole day to sell two of them!"

Anglican Synod The first session of the 29th Synod of the Auckland diocese, to be held in St. Mary's Hall, Parncll, this week, will open with festal evensong at St. Mary's Cathedral to-night. The preacher will be Archdeacon G. MacMtirray. Business of Synod will he commenced to-morrow afternoon, following the opening at the cathedral" in the morning, with the celebration of Holy Communion at 8 o'clock. Business will be continued on Wednesday and Thursday, and if necessary uncompleted matters will be dealt with on Friday. "Paying for a Luxury*'

"Those who enjoy a luxury must be prepared to pay a luxury price," said Mr. M. E. Lyons, chairman of the finance committee, opposing at a meeting of the Christchurch Domains Board the suggestion that the United Bowling, Tennis and Croquet Club should have the rental reduced for its grounds in Haglev Park. The club had asked that the annual charge of £lo2«should be reduced to £BO, but the finance committee of 'the board opposed this, and recommended that the* rental in force now should continue. The recommendation was adopted.

Quinnat Salmon in Selwyn When fishing in the lower Selwyn River, Mr. W. G. Ives, of St. Albans,. Christchurch, caught what he thought at first to be very ill-conditioned brown trout, measiying 29in. in length and weighing between 61b. and 71b. When cleaning the fish he was surprised to discover from its deep red flesh that it was a quinnat salmon, which had apparently made its way into the lake when it was open to the sea. Although brown trout caught on the same occasion were found to contain silveries, the quinnat salmon was entirely devoid of food.

Religious Objections Objections on religious grounds to compulsion, made by the Sanitorium Health Food Company, and resulting in claims for exemption from the clerical workers' and retail grocers' assistants and drivers' awards, have been upheld by Mr. J. H. Gilmour, S.M., delegate of the Court of Arbitration. In two judgments, Mr. Gilmour states that the company objected to the membership of union clause, but gave an undertaking to observe all the other clauses of the awards. The company has accordingly been exempted from the awards, so long aS" the undertaking is honoured. Criminal Calendar Sixteen cases, involving 17 accused men, have been set down for hearing before Mr. Justice Fair or Mr. Justice Callan at the quarterly criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, which will open in Auckland to-morrow morning. They include several charges of burglary, several of theft, two of unlawful conversion of cars, one of having explosives with criminal intent, one of attempting to pervert the course of justice and one of failing to stop and render assistance after an accident. An unusual feature of the calendar is that this time it contains no charges of negligent driving so as to cause death. It is expected to have all these trials disposed of early next week. Christianity Misunderstood, • "Christianity is not pure pietism nor pure philanthropy," said Archbishop Averill, preaching at St. Aidan's Church, Remuera, yesterday morning. "You often hear men say that their religion is doing to others what they would that men should do to them. Well, that may be their religion. They have a right to it; but it is not the religion of Jesus Christ op of the New Testament. It is a kind of what we call 'quid pro quo'; and it is .apt to leave God out altogether, and therefore fails to represent the Christian standpoint. Christianity cannot be confused with mere philanthropy or mere humanitarianism; and, judging by the utterances of some speakers duriug the recent election campaign, there ig a good deal of misunderstanding current as to the real teaching of Christianity."

Selwyn Anniversary Ninety-seven years ago, on October 17, 1841, George Augustus Selwyn was consecrated first Bishop of Now Zealand. On the establishment of British sovereignty in 1840 the Church of England was represented in New Zealand by missionaries of the Church Missionary Society and one or two clergy brought out by the New Zealand Company. Through the efforts of a society formed by the Earl of Devon, in cooperation with the company and two church, societies, Selwyn was- chosen to be bishop and consecrated under Rdyal letters patent; He arrived at Auckland in May, 1842. His episcopate lasted 26 years, and when lip left to take up his duties as Bishop of Lichfield, in which office he had been instituted about a year before, the Church in New Zealand was an autonomous province of seven dioceses, including the missionary diocese of Melanesia,