NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11304, 1 September 1922, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

At Parnell, Auckland, a young woman was walking towards her home one night recently when she was suddenly attacked by a man. The young woman ran away, but the man pursued her, and threw a brick which struck her on the head. She reached a house where she collapsed.

The Postal Authorities have received advice from Melbourne that the “Paloona” left at 4 p.m. on the 30th inst. for Wellington. She canries 882 bags of mails for the Dominion, including 77 from Australia, 744 from the United Kingdom, 12 from the East, 11 from Africa and 38 parcel receptacles.

“This has been the best dairying season for production that I have known in thirty-two years,” said Mr G. Godfrey Taylor to a Wairarapa “Age” reporter. “The Konini Company, in 1921, made 102 tons of butter. This season, with just the same suppliers, they made 45 tons more.”

“The Prime Minister has asked for more production. The salvation of this country is entirely in the hands of the workers, and from close knowledge of the men engaged in the dairying industry, they axe the greatest workers we have got.”—Mr A. D. MeLeocl, at a luncheon at the Dominion Farmers’lnstitute yesterday.

Unemployment is again acute in Christchurch (says the “Lyttelton Times”). The North Canterbury Unemployment Committee has the names of 360 unemployed. At present thirty married men are employed on relief work in the domains, and unless funds are forthcoming these men will have to be paid off. There are at present at least sixty cases of absolute hardship known to exist, and work can be found for these as well if funds are available.

Counterfeit- half-crowns are at present in evidence in Dunedin. Ah “Otago Daily Times” reporter was shown an excellent imitation of a true half-crown. It was dated 1912, was milled, and a faithful representation in every detail. It Also “rang” when thrown on the desk. The only .faults were ita lightness—not perceptible, maybe, to the ordinary individual — and a slight smudging where the lead had failed to set clean. The counterfeit coin could also be nioked on the edge, with a pocket knife.

Wednesday was the eighth anniversary of the landing at Samoa, of the advance guard of , tho Expeditionary Foroe from New Zealand. The detachment of between 1100 and 1200 men, which was mobilised; just after the outbreak of the late war, left Wellington on August 15th, 1914, or ten days after the news of Britain’s entry into' the war was received' in the Dominion. Fifteen days later, according to New Zealand time, the force landed without opposition and occupied Apia., Samoa was the first German colony seized by British troops during the war.

Litigation has been proceeding for some months between Mr G. H. Lysnar and the Gisborne Harbour Board in regard to certain proposals relating to a harbour at Gisborne, and has not yet reached finality, though the Appeal Court at Wellington only recently gave a decision against Mr Lysnar. Notice has now been servod on the board, on behalf, of Mr : Lysnar, intimating his intention of instituting proceedings in the Supreme Court under the' Copyright Ac*. The action, which, constitutes an entirely fresh set of proceedings, is in connection with the hoard’s alleged use of Mr Lysn air’s harbour plans. The matter was to he placed before the board at a recent meeting.

Referring in the oourse of an interview with a newspaper, representative the other day to the fear, expressed in some quarters that an increase in the number of pigs reared, would bring about a slump m prices, Mr Garrings, of the Department of Agriculture, declared that there was no need for any alarm on that point (Says the “Waipa Post”). The department, he said, was not only looking after the. “growing” end, but also after the marketing end of the business. In places such tu> Marlborough, with a freezing works at the soaboard, there was nothing to stop producers shipping their pigs to over-' seas markets either os frozen meat or in, 1-1 nbilWl states

The question of providing access from Washington avenue to the Brooklyn tram is to be considered in connection with next year’s estimates.

The Mauriceville Dairy Company, Ltd., has paid out £13,994 to suppliers during the season and has another £2600 to distribute.

Provision is to be made on next year’s estimates for the erection of a fence at the Bolton street frontage of the Sydney Btreet cemetery.

Authority was granted by the City Council last evening for the purchase of an air-compressor for use at the Ngahauranga quarry.

Mr D. G. Sullivan (Avon) gave notice yesterday to ask the Prime Minister whether he will take steps to have horticultural societies exempted from the application of the amusement tax.

The dairy cattle section at,the Levin sale this week met the' best competition that has been experienced for some time, good quality springing heifers meeting a firm demand at satisfactory rates.

’Hie Customs revenue and beer duty collected at- Wellington during the past month totalled respectively £152,943 and £4723, as against £107,678 and £2BIO, the corresponding figures for August of last year.

• The new main roll for Palmerston contains 8448 names, The main roll for 1919 contained 9550 names, - and the supplement 2075—together 11,625. Presumably, therefore, the new supplement will be very bulky.

A request ,frora the Ngaio Progressive Association for the construction of paths through, Trelissick Park is to receive the consideration of the City Council when loan moneys are available.

‘T don’t think there’s anything arising out of the minutes,” said the president (Miss E. Melville), at the opening of the conference of the National Council of Women-of New Zealand at .Christchurch, “except that none of the recommendations to the Government have been carried out.”

Wheri a case was called at the Magistrate's Court, counsel stated that tho debtor had left his home and had not been Beard of since. “He has a habit of:doing that,” added counsel, “when his debts begin to accumulate. He gets worried and disappears. That has occurred more than ohoe.”

Tlie value of Central Otago land for fruit-growing purposes is evidently veil known in England. Mr s W. B. Steel, secretary of the Otago Expansion League, has received a fetter from a Liverpool man asking for information regarding the orchards in the Central. The writer, who is thirty-five years of age is considering taking up land.

The City Council .last evening supported tile resolution of the Wanganui bcenery Preservation and Beautifying Society requesting the Minister for [Lands to conserve the various forest lands adjoining the Wanganui river and also that the Waimarino Military Reserve be included in the Tongariro National Park. ■■■■"'

The weekly intercessory service will be held in the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, to-day, from 12.30 to-. .1.30 p.m. The, service will, as usual, be of a simple character, comprising worship and praise. An invitation is ,given to all to be present. Visitors may enter and leave the hall during the service as desired.

The outlook for milk suppliers in Taranaki is brighter now than it has been for some time past (says the Eltham “Argus”). One factory has sold its output for the next three months at Is 9d in bulk. Another factory has refused to sell at that price, and will probably get Is lOd. Quite a considerable number of cows have come in already, and the milk supply is rapidly increasing.

A man bought some shares in a company in 1915, paid His application and allotment call and in 1916 wrote asking that the shares in his" name on .the register be cancelled. This week at Auckland he was summoned , by the liquidator to pay calls. He stated that his wife had gone blind, and his total earnings were £3 6e 3d per week, out, of which he had to pay £2 2s 6d for a furnished room. Mr B. C. Cutten, &.M., declined to make any order under the circumstances.

An old and popular figure in Wellington cricket circles, Mr W. S. Hood, who is a vice-president and secretary of the Boneke Cricket. Club, last evening announced his impending retirement from some, at least, of his activities in connection with tile summer sport. Air Hood feels that liis multifarious duties are rather too much for him, and a» soon as the season is somewhat advanced he thinks of relinquishing some of them, though his interests will remain as wide as ever.

A party in a motor-car one day recently had a remarkable experience on the Main road between Midhirst and Stratford (says an exchange); As the oar rspi alongside a high bank a cow jumped off the bank on to the bonnet of the. oar, crumpling it up, smashing the radiator, and doing'’other damage, besides sustaining injuries to itself, including four broken legs. Three women occupied the back seat of the car, and with the others in front received a severe fright.

A request was recently made to the City Council by the Buhlio Health Department for the , appointment of a permanent rat-catoher in the city. The council last evening disapproved of the suggestion, but agreed that aa the department is desirous of examining rats caught from time to time in the city, the Harbour Board, and the warehouses along the waterfront should be requested to forward to tho Government Laboratory rats caught from time to time on. their promisee.

At oi private hospital near Ashburton a patient had just had his appendix removed and had come out of the chloroform. He was surprised (relates the “Guardian”)’ to find the room in darkness,, and asked the reason from the nurse. “Well, it yras done on your account really,” she-told him. “You see there was la fire on the other side of the road so we pulled down the blinds.” But why?” “We thought if you came out of the operation and saw fire through the windows you might think you had died during the operation. The patient is still wondering how much of his dTeadful past he revealed while under chloroform.

The requests made to the City Council at its last meeting by a deputation from the Wellington Suburban Farmors’ Association are to be replied to as follows, according to the decisions arrived at at a meeting last evening:— “That the council oannot see their way to accede, to the request for an extension of the amount authorised under the existing licensee; that the present license £2 2s be not reduced j re supply of samples to department: this matter is at present receiving consideration by the committee, and a recommendation will he placed before the council at a later stage e ”-

“The chib wouldn’t be the same without Dr Newman as its president.” Mr W. S. Hood at last evening’s meeting of the Poneke Cricket Club.

The Port Ghalmers fishing fleets, which, had been idle for several days on account of bad weather, found on going to the fishing grounds that the stormy conditions had made fish scarce.

Authority was granted by the City Council last night for the purchase of a steam shovel, two caterpillar, tractors, and a motor truck, at a total estimated cost of £4850.

The Papatawa (Hawke’s Bay) Cooperative Dairy Company, Ltd., has the same manager, chairman, anditor and secretary as it had when it commenced operations ten years ago.

Steps are to be taken by the City Council for the resumption of a portion of the town belt required for the construction, of the Pirie street play area.

Provision is to be made in the city estimates next year for the erection of a bandstand or raised platform at Wadestown, so that band performances tnay be arranged in that suburb next year.

Mr J. D. Piper, ex-chairman of the Pahiatua County Council, and wellknown in trotting circles, is touring the United States. He states that the pound-note there is worth 4.43 dol-. lars, and the sovereign 4.82 dollars.

The son of a Wanganui resident was throwing a dart, which was armed with a gramophone needle, when it lodged in the ceiling of a room. He dislodged the dart, which fell on his upturned face, and ruined the sight of one of his eye 6.

In the course of three months one firm at Home had cleared £IOO,OOO out of New Zealand produce. That would indicate what was going on in the Old oountry,” said Mr W. H. Field, M.P., at the luncheon given by the Co-opera-tive Dairy Producers’ Freezing Company, Ltd., yesterday, in Wellington.

Trees and shrubs for the beautification of school grounds have been supplied by the City Council to the Terrace, Kilbirnie, and Normal Schools, and letters of thanks have been received in each case. Arrangements are being made for a supply of shrubs for the Wadestown School.

During the hearing of a case yesterday before Hie Honour, Mr Justice Salmond, counsel for the plaintiff informed the Court that his client had found the cost of printing his case for submission to the Court quite prohibitive. His Honour remarked that he quite sympathised with the position. If the cost of printing got much dearer, he said, it might become not only prohibitive, but might eventually render the art of printing extinct.

Authority for expending up to £IOOO on the jubilee celebrations is to be asked for by the Canterbury College Board of Governors. At a meeting it was decided that the necessary steps be taken to have a clause inserted in the College Amending Bill now before Parliament to secure this sanction. Provided tbe authority is obtained, it is intended,to make arrangements for the publication of 1000 copies of a short - historical sketch of the college and “Register of Graduates,”- containing about 260 pages.

The Wellington council for the coming meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science met at Victoria College, Professor H - B. Kirk presiding, and a large amount of detail business connected with the preliminary organisation was dealt with. It was announced that the Government would! defray tbe cost of printing the report of the conference in volume form, and of circulars and handbooks, up to £BSO, and also that members would be granted-, certain railway and steamer concessions. . The City Council has promised to facilitate in every way visits made by members to the water-works, and the Harbour Board, had promised an excursion round the port. f