LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23512, 24 November 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Kilted Scout Troop , .. A kilted troop of Boy Scouts has now been formed at Maunu, near W liangd* rei. This troop of 20, under Scoutmaster W. Crawford, is the first kilted troop in North Auckland, the kilt worn being that of the Royal Stewart.

Fire in Motor-car Engines from the Central «jnd Parnell fire stations answered a call when a fire broke out in a motor-ear in St. George's Bay Road, Parnell, shortly before eight o'clock last night. The wiring of the car, which was owned by Mr. F. Subritzky, 70 St. George's Bay Road, was the only part damaged.

Hamilton Decorations As in former years, decorations in Hamilton over the holiday season will take the form of festoon lights hung over the main street and the two bridges across the Waikato River. At a meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council it was decided to connect the lights to-night and to leave them in operation until the end of January.

Stamp of Soldiers Praise for the stamp of the men who had enlisted for the special force and were now in training in various camps in the Dominion was expressed yesterday by the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones. He said he had seen ample confirmation for the statements made by returned soldiers that the new New Zealand Army was well up to the standard of the men who went overseas in 1914-18.

Telephone Directory The issue of a quarterly cumulative supplement ; to the telephone directory was suggested as a necessary additional service at a meeting of the council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce yesterday. The new listing would include the names of all new-subscribers and changes in older numbers. It was decided to write to the post and telegraph authorities asking that such a supplement be supplied to subscribers. Exhibition Praised

"It is a wonderful exhibition and they have done a remarkable job in spite of the import restrictions." said the president, Mr. A. Ely, reporting on his official visit to Wellington for the Centennial Exhibition Opening at a meeting of tho council of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. He urged members to do their utmost for the success of the exhibition, which, lie assured them, was a remarkable demonstration of the progress made during the Dominion's 100 years of existence.

Survey of Art Teaching The Council for Educational Research has made a grant to Dr. A. H. McLintock, the well-known artist, to enable him to make a survey of art teaching in New Zealand. Part of his investigation will be concerned with art teaching in various types of schools. The Wellington Education Board has agreed to a request from the Education Department that Dr. MeLintock be granted facilities for carrying out that part, of his survey. Dr. MeLintock will be in charge of the centennial art exhibit to be displayed throughout the art galleries of the Dominion in 1940. Tribute to Y.M.C.A. "The Y.M.C.A. building was the only place in Jerusalem where Jew, Christian and Arab could meet on an equal footing," said the new president of tho Auckland Association, Mr. W. Calder Maekay, at its annual meeting last night. Twenty minutes after lie entered the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem during a recent visit, Jlr. Mackay said, three Jews were shot by Arabs for attempting to do the same thing. In the Y.M.C.A., however, outstanding figures of both races were engaged, in friendly discussion, with no hatred arising from religious or national antagonisms. i s City Water Supply

Although little more than one inch of rain has fallen this month, the city reservoirs in the Waitakere Ranges are still almost full. During the past two or three weeks an extra quantity of water has been used to keep gardens and lawns in the suburban areas green, but yesterday the surface levels in the main dams were just below the tops of the spillways. For the next two months a steadily-increasing demand for water for domestic and garden use may be expected. However, the city's storage resources in the ranges give an assured supply for over four months even if no further rains fall in that period.

Honorary Staffs Commenting yesterday on the report from Christchurch that agreement had been reached with the North Canterbury Hospital Board for salaries and conditions for the honorary medical staff, Dr. W. C. McCaw, chairman of the honorary staff of the Auckland Hospital, said that all tho honorary staffs in the Dominion had been negotiating with their hospital boards, and the North Canterbury staff was evidently the first to reach a definite agreement. Terms and conditions had been under discussion between staff and board in Auckland for some time, but finality had not yet been reached. Jt was desired to have uniformity at all the centres concerned throughout the Dominion.

Camp Post Offices "Up-to-date post offices, equipped with full postal, telegraphic, telephonic and accounting facilities, have been provided in the military camps at Trentham, Burnliam, Ngaruawahia and Papakura," said the PostmasterGeneral, the Hon. F. Jones, yesterday. Tho Minister emphasised the need for fully addressing telegrams, letters and parcels for soldiers in camp. Ho said that when known, tho regimental number and rank of tho recipient, as well as tho unit to which ho is attached, should be included in tho address, as these particulars facilitated prompt delivery, and greatly assisted tho post offico staff in readdressing tho correspondence of moii who had beon transferred from one camp to another. Preserving Historic Sites

The protection of historic sites in and around the city, which has. been engaging the attention of the memorials committee of the Auckland Historical Society, was again discussed at the annual meeting of the society last evening. The convener of the committee, Mr. T. Walsh, stated that, owing to tlie lack of general knowledge of locations, officers of the Public Works Department, who had displayed a helpful spirit, had suggested the compilation by the society of a list of sites considered worthy of preservation, and the circulation of copies among local bodies and persons who are in a position to assist in the achievement of the society's objects. The question of the adoption of the suggestion will receive consideration.