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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20965, 3 March 1930, Page 6

The postal authorities advise that the Ulimaroa left Sydney on February 28 with 81 bags of English and Australian mail and 33 parcel receptacles for Dunedin. The mail should come to hand on Wednesday afternoon. A justifiable false alarm was responsible for the summoning of the City Fire Brigade to the. corner of Princes and Carroll streets at 10.15 a.m. yesterday.

Of special interest in the illustrated section of the Otago Witness to be published to-morrow are two pages of exclusive photographs taken in connection with the B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition and showing the scientists themselves, penguins and sea elephants on Possession Island, the Discovery at Kerguelen Island, looking down the Gorge of the Cascades, and the giant petrel as a chick and. as adult bird. The Otago Centre of the N.ZA..A.A. Lermond-Golding meeting at Dunedin provides material for a half-page of pictures, as do the recent band contest in Dunedin, and the Rural Vocational League’s farm camp for boys held last month at Lincoln College. Other topical groups are “Jubilee of the Pembroke School,” “Waokouaiti Beach Motor Cyclei Races,” “ The Prince of Wales in South Africa,” “Recruits for the Samoan Police Force* at Trentham,” and " The Contest for the Wilding Shield in Wellington.” The one-picture subjects cover a wide range of activity, and include portraits of the New Zealand Methodist Conference in Wellington, representatives of the New Zealand advertising agencies at Mount Cook, members who attended the conference of civil engineers in Dunedin, and the conference of members of the Gas Institute of New Zealand held at Napier.

The stepmer Kaikorai was delayed at Auckland for 25 hours owing to trouble with the crew. The vessel was scheduled to sail for Newcastle at noon on Saturday (says a Press Association, telegram), but nearly all the firemen were ashore at sailing time. The missing men returned ,in the afternoon, but objected to one fireman who had missed steam on the boilers. In the meantime the man objected to then left the vessel and some of the other firemen disappeared on shore. The vessel’s departure was postponed until 9 yesterday morning, but again all but five firemen were missing. Three men continued absent until the Union Company's official threatened that all the crew would be paid off if the men were not.aboard by noon. The missing men then returned and the Kaikorai sailed an hour later

There were no cases for hearing in the City Police Court on Saturday. "Until I went to Canada in 1926 I could never understand why the Canadians spent so much money in importing sausage casings from New Zealand—about £370,000 a' year it is now,” said Mr J. W. Collins, the New Zealand trade commissioner to Canada, at the Auckland, Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday. “I found the explanation when I landed at'Vancouver and went to a football match. I was accosted by a small boy, who solicited business in these words: ‘Hot dog, 10 cents; good for folks.’ In my travels through Canada I soon came to realise the enormous production and sale of the so-called ‘hot dog,’ and I did all I possibly could to increase the consumption of that delectable food. When I am among Canadians again I am going to use my best efforts to induce them to put in a bit of butter with the bread and mustard that always accompany the ‘hot dog. If they do it will mean at least another 10,000 tons a year.”

Squadron-Leader J, Lloyd Findlay. M.C., R.A.F., who is in England attending various courses at the Royal Air Force Aerodrome, is the first member of the New Zealand Air Force to make a descent by parachute. On January 8, Squadron-Leader Findlay ascended, standi mg on the lower wing of a Vickers-Vimy twin-engine machine, and dropped from 1500 feet, making a safe landing on Henlow aerodrome.

At a meeting of the Victoria University College Council the other evening a letter was read from the Bates Debating Council, Maine, United States, in which the writers said (says the Wellington Evening Post) that the Victoria College debating team made a' splendid impression durmg their recent visit to American universities. We have been receiving each year, stated the letter, "since 1922 one or more teams from various parts of the English-speaking nations, but I do not believe that we have every had a eroun who were more delightful to meet and entertain than the Victoria College men. May we extend congratulations to -the council on the success of the trip, and the good feeling that has arisen onto! it. The council added its congratulations to the members of the team.

A red-letter day in the lives of the small inmates of the various Dunedin orphanages comes round on Saturday, when the annual trip organised by the Otago Motor Club 'for the purpose of giving the children a day in the country will take place. It is intended to transport the children by motor car to the Wingatui racecourse, which has generously been placed at the disposal of the Motor Club by the Dunedin Jockey Club for the occasion, and as it is desired that as many children as possible might have the pleasure of a day.out of doors, an invitation is extended to motor owners to give what assistance they can.

“ The age at which people should retire varies, and each case should be considered on its merits,” said the chairman of the Auckland Grammar School Board (Professor A. P. W. Thomas), when the question of the compulsory age of retirement of teachers was introduced at a meeting by a letter from the Otago High ( Schools Board asking for an opinion on the matter. “We should retain the services of our teachers as long as they are valued,” he said. “ There should not be .any inflexible rule.” It was decided that male members on the teaching staff should be retired at 65 and female members at CO, unless the board decided otherwise. * ‘ Farming is like' most other worthwhile occupations—no man knows all there is to be known about his job; he can always learn,” said a well-known South Taranaki farmer to a Hawera Star reporter, in discussing the proposal to establish an economic farm production competition. “ I admit. I learned something about growing roots when my girl went in for the boys’, and girls’ clubs’ competition. I could, and did, grow very respectable crops, but I found that she, on her small plot, was getting better returns than I was on the farm. So I listened in, and, believe me, I- learned something. By growing better roots I can get my winter requirements from a smaller area, which means I can release some of the area formerly devoted to roots and use it for other purposes.. No, 1 am not above learning from the youngsters who have been taught by experts, and that is why I would like to see this farm scheme given a trial.”

.. tero of the fire which destroyed the -Masonic Hotel at Havelock recently 45 ays ,, a northern exchange) '• was Mr Harold Wilson, of Havelock, who at great personal risk took up a position in the middle of the road between the hotel and Mr Smiths shop in order to keep a hose playing to the best advantage on the latter building. To protect himself from the searing heat, Mr Wilson crouched inside a large packing case, which, however caught fire. Water had to be played on the case and its gallant occupant to enable him to carry on. Mr Wilson finally emerged from his uncomfortable post • lat hadly burned. But for his determination, nothing could have saved the store from being destroyed. As it was, the front was badly damaged, all the windows being burned out. while the fire got into, the roof and caused further damage. Mr Smith was carrying a big stock ot general merchandise, Ranging from drapery and clothing to hardware. Estemive damage was done by fire, smoke, and Water. ’ J

It is officially announced that a new Australian stamp will'be issued in April. It is the Sturt centenary stamp, and the design was made’available On February stamps have' not been printed yet, but they will be ready for sale in two months’ time. The issue will be in two denominations-a red lid, for use within the Empire, and a blue 3d,* for mail for foreign countries. The, design bears Sturts portrait from a paintiug in the Adelaide gallery. The central design shows Sturt’s profile, while this is surrounded by Natives’ war weapons on loth sides; the top Of the stamp shows two words in two lines, T iz., “ Australia, Postage, while on the bottom under Sturt’s photograph is a boomerang with the words, 1 Sturt, Explorer, Centenary,” an d underneath this is the denomination; IS3O (3d). 1930.

Fantastic ’ is the only word to describe the proposals of the Auckland Town Planning Association in regard to the southern approaches for the proposed harbour bridge,” said Mr E.H." Greville. president of the Auckland Harbour Bridge Association: (remarks the'Auckland Star). Mr Greville said that the, members of the lown Planning Association had let idealism run away with them, forgetting that the proposal was controlled by the cost. They had estimated .that the cost of the southern approaches would be £450,00-3 whereas on the other hand, the city cneineer had estimated the cost at £36,000. One might just as well suggest at this stage to pull down all the buildings in Queen street or to build twin tunnels through Mount Eden,” said Mr Greville in conclusion. ’

advance payments made to sunpliers of the New Zealand Co-operative S (^n C >T P l- y ’ f ° r the fl “sh months ? f i, o ?November, and December totalled fi.v/T.SOa (states the New Zealand- Herald). V er y heavy payments were also made for January and February. ihe company’s turnover last seamsTw 60 f 2 ’ 64 V Dd the ° Utput ft? The general man, ager (Mr C. J. Parlane) stated on Wednesday that great though these figures were, it would appear that owing to the prolific growth of grass and a large increase i n the number of suppliers the present season would eclipse all previous records. The number of cows whose mill«a3,re?- b r he totalled 319,630, the average number of cows per supplier being 37.

A decision to borrow £82,000 to redeem portion of a loan of £IOO,OOO raised at 4 per cent, in London i n 1909 was made at a meeting of the Auckland and Suburban Drainage Board on Wednesday l ast (states the New Zealand Herald) In quiry in London last month elicited the information that the time was inoppor! bable net terms there would be equivalent to least 6 per cent. The Local Government Loans Board, whose approval of the loan has been obtained, has fixed the maximum rate of interest at 5i per cent The decision to borrow will he submitted March D 27 10n *° “ BPedal meetin 2 on

In discussing the finances of the municipal tramways in Wanganui, a local resident condemned the habit many car owners had of giving f ree transport to the.r friends to the detriment of a rate, payers' concern. “It is hard to fcv a pedestrian whom you know," he said but he should be loyal enough to his city to understand. I’ve been ‘caught* once or twice myself. I saw nly S. hour coming along in his car this week and I felt so sure of a lift 1 stepped out to meet him. He pulled up all T \l t just pointed to the tramway stop. ’‘lit Ife t a little hn? S ’7 nd , then passed •». 1 telt a little hot under the collar at the tune, but I believe he was right."

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