Overseas Mails

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22203, 5 March 1934, Page 8

Overseas Mails

The Monowai, which is due at Wellington this morning from Sydney, is bringing -25 bags of-Australian mail, and 16 parcel receptacles lor Dunedin, The mail is expected to reach the local Post Office to-morrow. afternoon. ■Excursion to Timarii

The popularity of the Railways- Department's Sunday was amply demonstrated yesterday; when; 457 passengers travelled by the train to Timaru;. "At the time of departure, 730 a.m., the weather looked threatening, but' fortunately it cleared and the excursionists experienced a perfect day, many of -them bathing • in the sear or rowing" in and around the bay. The majority picnicked on the sands of Caroline Pay, which was the objective not only of the-Dunedin visitors, but' also of a train Christchurch. The train left Dunedin with 14 cars, and "another was; added at Oamaru.

Bitumenising of Roads v . , The Clutha County'Council: ha s decided to bitumen sealthe, portions of the inain highways, through the townships of Owaka and Clinton, and also a length of she Duriedin-Irivercargill 1 highway near Balclutha.- The work will be .commenced immediately by the contractors, New Zealand Highway Constructors, Ltd., Durie'din. ■ ■ ■' ■'■'"} ■'-■ • ~.•-■■.''.'

No Penalty Remission No local body in the. Dominion is empowered to forgo the: iq per cent, penalty incurred on overdue rates struck during, the current rating ; year,'-1933-34, according to statements made at a meeting of the Mount Roskill Road Board, the NewZealand Herald reports. The chairman of the Finance" Committee (Mr AfcT. O'Donnell). reported that no provision for the remission of penalties on rates levied in 1933-34 had been made by Parr liament. "Whether the omission was an innocent one it is difficult to say," said Mr O'Donnell. " The matter is of vitai interest to local bodies. The omission represents only a small section tucked away in the Act, and it is possible that some authorities might be unaware of the position." • ■■.,;■' Fire Brigade Number

In order that alarms of "fire by telephone shall be given with as little delay as possible, the Auckland Metropolitan Fire Board is anxious to have "stickers" bearing brigade telephone numbers placed on all telephones in the Auckland district (states the New Zealand Herald), but at a meeting of the board last week advice was received fronij the district telegraph engineer that the Post and Telegraph Department could,not agree to "stickers" being affixed on telephones. The chairman said^that at one time cards bearing fife brigadel -telephone . numbers were printed and placed beside telephones. These cards, however, wore away • very easily, and were liable to get lost. ; The suggested " stickers " wouldVbe in the form of transfers, which would take a long time to wear away, and they. could easily be washed off should the Post and Telegraph Department desire to remove a telephone to an area outside the district served by the board. The matter was left to the chairman to take what further steps he might consider fit.

Naval Ratings . -* Regulations dealing with extra allow* ances and passages of Imperial rating* in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy were announced in the Gazette last week. Men loaned from the Imperial Service are,entitled to free passages from and to the United Kingdom, but this right will be forfeited. (1) When permitted to return to the United Kingdom before expiration of the period for which loaned—e.g., in cases of urgent private affairs, or on discharge free or by purchase; (2) when permitted to transfer, to. the New Zealand Division; (3) when finally discharged in New Zealand at own request; (4) by desertion, if not recovered or not claimed.

English Literature in Russia i " The works of Dickens are very popular in Russia, and among the youth of the Soviet such favourites .of the; youngster* Of English-speaking countries as Tom Sawyer and -Robinson Crusoe are read.'with avidity," declared Mr George Ash ton in ah addr-ess in Christchurch on education in Russia. He said that all literature that contained elements contrary '.-to the principlegof the Soviet was; shut out, but as stolen grapes were always the sweetest he fully expected that Russian youth would find the means of exploring th« great masterpieces of English literature, whether they were banned or not; '-..'.•

"Otira Gorge" To offset a discontinuance/this year of the customary picture calendar, Messrs Coulls, Somerville and Wilkie, Ltd., ar« accompanying their almanac with a colour: supplement which consists in a reproduction of- one of the treasures of the Dun? edih Art (3r&\leTy, Van, der Velden's now almost famous "Otira Gorge?' "The firm is to be congratulated On turning out a piece of work of arresting merit, which; does a; more than creditable measure of justice to the fine original, as art loveri must agree.'- '. ,',...'■' ' ';;'.,"';.. -.• . ,

Maori Uprisings Recalled ' ,■' ..>The Government hag agreed' to provide headstones for a number of un*. marked of settlert killed in th« Maori uprisings of 1860, according to/advice received by Mr W. H. Skinner> New { Plymouth, from the of Internal'Affairs.-.' The.gfaveVare at St. and.afc TeiHenui CemeteVyV -New Plymouth, s At St:' Mary's the of Mr Barry,,Crann, -who was waylaid' on the* Avenue road jtf 1860 by a maratding';; pafty>of Maoris, arid. kiUed.w .vided- with : a suitable -headstone.; Th« .other, grave at," Te Heriui is * common one of four persorig killed at Omatain;the.firSt outbreak of the .war in, March, 1860. Those buried are Messrg. Passmore and Shaw, and two boys, Pote arid Parker.-,-; This grave will be marked with a headstone giving the names qf : the. four victims. The suitable commemo- - ration; of the . graves , of- Maori . "War casualties, where they, are- unmarked, : has. ; been* carried out on several other occasions - by .the Department of Internal^Affairi]©|i Mr r , Skinner's recommendations. . .'■ Quality of New Zealand Butter ' " If I had to live in any country other than; Bnglaridj I- would''-cjamse'-'New.-Zeit-' 'lt%rid/V:'said':'Mrv;Stuart'''SiV'E^^>'oi:' : .l , wn* dori,/general secretary to the: Mission* to Seainen,. to a Christchurch Star reporter. Mr Knox, wKB has been visiting missions in arid .New Zealand, has/beenf: iriipressed with ;ithe beauty of New Zealand, -arid- particularly with the'courtesy '■' of Its people.""Brith Mr arid Mrs Knox,'■; are great supporters of Empire trade, arid it is interesting to note that in their opinion New Zealand butter is, with, the exception .of: that, made on farms .front Jersey cow milk, easily the best obtainable in England. In their opinion, it would be a good thing if tariffs were Imr posed against Danish and especially Soviet butter. .Mrs Knox; stated that, a; riumber of English shopkeepers were surprisingly ignorant- of ■ the extent of th« Eiripire. One had tried to sell her goods purporting to be Empire grown, when In ' reality they were from California. By : .custotnera;ansigtingf. on Empire* 'goods :thie.';•; shops soon stocked them, and even priced their sale, she added.

New Zealand Products That much of the , criticisnlj. of }he marketing form, of : New/Zealand;- wbpl 4 and butter is not justified, and that it is a. pity; New. Zealand'Househas not' more fiiridS at itg disposal to- combat</this <: criticism, are two Impressions brought back"- from- England by Misg G 1; Yaleiitljie ';;;.' Hpwey,- - secretary V/ to, "Wool ':.Publicity (N.Z,), who returned' to Christchurch lastiweek'- after "nine/months'"abroad, 'Miss .■■ Howey left for Great Britain last May, > toexplpre the-possibilities' of extending the market;Vfqr; New Zealand, wool; by ,•: mean s of campaigns, .vAlthougn V. she .is' aßV.yetronabie-' , ;to:.TOkßs4w"|d**': ; tailed'statement about any propagandist activities pf her organisation. which may arise from r her trip, she 1 feels- that vher investigations and work, overseas developeji • into something bigger than, she anticipated, and 'that the enthusiastic; support she received from various organisations should help the Zealand industry if that industry makes seme attempt tol'belpv itself.' -'.' y-f. /'/''''■' ' ■ ■ . - ;;

Ragwort Menace Criticism ofwhat was termed the!Gov- ;. ernment's inactivity; in coping . / the ragwort menace w4.s expressed at'a meet>; ■; ihg .last week of the Te'Awamutu .branch of*tha Farmers' Union (Btates the New Zealand Herald)). It was cphtended v that season after season the Minister made an/; announcement; which 'led .farmers/; to expect.that the Goyerhment would•recpgnise the menace as*anational .matter, ;thatN spdiutia '? chlorate— the : use of ■: which' was the -best-means pf eradicating? fhe pest—would be-imported by tie Govern-/ merit, but farmers found,/when the season'/was almost at , ; hand,v that the ; j Governmeht .'had: no such intention.. In consequence, the job of clearing the weed ■:■■;. had been delayed. 'Resolutions were passed that the branch, was in- favomf 6f-giving the control of .ragwort; exterj mination to local bodies, but was opposed to the raising of the necessary funds .by/ striking a rate, because of -the neglect of timely work on Crown and Native lands; that funds for this purpose should be provided by- the" State; and -/that primarily the Government should bring about a reduction in the price of sodium v chlorate. ,'■ - x . '. >, "Hitler Will Not Endure" "I don't think Hitler .will endure," said Dr Walter Williams, : presi l , dent of the World's Freas_ Congerss, in an interview with a Christchurch Times reporter. a - magnetic personality, not nearly so fear: some-looking /as his photographs '-/'make///., him appear, but he is ruthless in crushing" every idea and school of thought: which does hot coincide with his ovm. , Persecution is not limited;to r the. Jews, although that.is bad enough, in all.-conscience,/but ■'/;• is extended to all who do not see eye, to eye vrith him. Four-fifths of his people, are behind him, but it is ; the /power of 'fear arid 'not .of affection."/ Dr.Wil- ' liams believesi that when it comes rtoK the; . test—when Hitler is un&ble to provide, bread and cheese for. his own; supporters v-i —his system will crash. The pendulum! will probably swing heavily in the other direction, and the> upshot might be' the restoration of the monarchy. In' Aus-i / triai alsb,/Dr Williams sees si,jns of the restoration of the monareby.