Daylight Saving

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23299, 17 September 1937, Page 8

Daylight Saving

A Gazette notice announces (says a Press Association telegram from Wellington) that summer time will commence at 2 a.m., New Zealand standard time, on September 26, and will end at 2 a.m. on April 24, 1938. H.M.S. Leander

The Mayor has received advice that H.M.S. Leander will pay her first visit to Dunedin on October 11, and will sail again on October 18. The Leander is under the command of Captain J. W. Rivett-Carnac. She has a complement of 29 officers and 520 men.

The Markings on a Heifer Describing the white markings on a heifer, the ownership of which was in dispute, in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, a witness waxed eloquently geographical on the subject. One particular marking he described as a picture of " Italy kicking Sicily into the sea." When he went on to elaborate the description of this Mediterranean drama, the magistrate (Mr J. R. Bartholomew) remarked with a smile that he did not think Sicily would require as much kicking as all that, and the witness, undeterred, passed on to describe a replica of the North Island of New Zealand adorning the heifer's coat. >

Activities at Airport The Otago Aero Club's pilot-instruc-tor (Mr A. Burbidge) and his staff are at present experiencing a particularly busy period. In addition to the large amount of routine work necessary to keep the club's machines in first-class condition, there is the instruction of pilots to be attended to, and at the moment Mr Burbidge has no fewer than 11 trainees on his hands. Of these, five are training for the Royal Air Force and the Civil Reserve, the remaining six being members of the club who are undergoing a course of dual instruction for their A licences. Visual Education

First-hand information of the possibilities of visual education, respecting which there have been approving observations at recent meetings, was gleaned by members of the Otago Education Board yesterday as a result of a visit to the Macandrew Road School. The importance of visual education in the national curriculum was amply demonstrated, and the visitors were given an excellent sample of its value. The Macandrew Road School was the first in Otago to install a film projection apparatus, and it is claimed that the results that have so far been achieved have been such as to justify a general adoption of this modern vehicle of instruction.

" Let Sleeping Dogs Lie " An appeal that there should be no unnecessary " street-corner " criticism of the work of the committees was made by a member at the annual meeting of the Port Chalmers Cricket Club last night. He asked that they should "let sleeping dogs lie," and not interfere. The secretary (Mr T. B. Wilson) remarked, " Yes, but if they sleep too long you've got to kick them out." War Feeling in China

When the Rev. A. E. Small left Shanghai about three months ago to begin a lecture tour of Australia and New Zealand, China was being swept by the war feeling. The country was being roused by Japanese aggression, he told his audience in the Jubilee Hall last evening, and China was taking a fresh interest in militarism. "Previously only the scum of the country went into the army," he said. "No decent person would dream of being a soldier. Now militarism is being taught in the schools. What a power a country of 466,000,000 warminded people could be. Here is a great opportunity for Christian influence to foster peace." An Auckland View

The story is being told in Auckland that an amusing incident occurred in a Devonport hostelry on Saturday afternoon after the finish of the OtagoSpringbok match. A well-known coach at North Shore who in his younger days was an Otago representative, called in for his " usual." Imagine his surprise and discomfiture when the "leader of the bar" called the rest of the band to attention with "Boys! Two minutes' silence, please." And they all stood silently to attention wit*h hats raised as a token of respect for the hopes of the late Rahfurly Shield holders. Hungarian Visitors Surprised

M. Istvan Kelen and M. Miklos Szabados, the Hungarian table tennis .players who visited Invercargill on Wednesday, were surprised to learn that they could not buy liquor in Invercargill. When visited at their hotel by a Southland Times reporter, one of them suggested that a drink would help in a discussion on sport. Explanations were necessary, and the licensing laws of New Zealand were outlined. M. Kelen laughed at Invercargill's situation, and remarked that it was the first place in the world that he had been unable to get a drink. " I think it is so silly," he said.

£IOOO for Bursary The anonymous gift of £IOOO to be invested for a bursary to assist a divinity student through his course in the Theological Hall at Dunedin was reported to the Auckland Presbytery on Tuesday night by Mr H. B. Burnett. It was to be named the "St. Luke's bursary," he said, as it had been given by a member of St. Luke's congregation. The allocation of the bursary was left entirely with the Theological Committee. The announcement of the gift was cordially welcomed by the Presbytery.

Tribute to Americans "The peace of the Pacific and. to a great extent, the peace of the world. rests in the working together of the. English-speaking people of the Pacific and the English-speaking people of the world," said Mr R. H. Nimmo, in an pddress to the Wellington Travel Club, when describing a recent visit he paid to Honolulu. "The American people are with us 100, per cent, in any crisis that may arise." Mr Nimmo said that as a result of his contacts with the Americans, both on the steamer and ashore, he had revised many opinions he had previously held regarding them; he had been very favourably impressed with their many fine qualities.

Incoherent Announcers In the course of a letter to the Dominion, Sir Thomas Wilford writes:—

" I wish to protest against the manner of broadcasting sporting events. Is it not possible to obtain announcers of football matches, racing events, and other sporting contests, who can keep their heads and speak quietly and distinctly when exciting incidents occur in sporting contests? The screaming and yelling which took place- when the announcers failed to remain cool and collected during the recent Springbok matches have spoilt the reception by listeners just at the time when interest was keenest. Surely it is not the province of an announcer to scream into the microphone, just because the crowd goes wild with excitement? The reception is dreadful when an announcer loses his head and tries to shout louder than the crowd. Cannot announcers be taught that a quiet recital of the most thrilling incident reaches the listeners much more clearly than an hysterical outburst? I listened to the broadcasting of the running of the last English Derby, and even when the roar of the crowd could be heard as the horses came round Tattenham corner, the quiet, even voice of the announcer enabled jne not only to recognise his voice, but also to receive every detail of the finish up the straight."

Military School

A permanent school' of instruction aiming at increasing the efficiency of individual members of the existing territorial forces is to be established at Burnham early next month by the headquarters of the southern command. The school, which is part of the scheme for the reorganisation of the military forces of the Dominion, will function all the year round, replacing the improvised courses previously arranged. The new force of territorial reservists, for which recruits were sought last month, will be the first group to use the camp, where all the men will be housed in buildings and not in tents. Forty recruits for the reserve force were required, and so far 66 applications have been received, but although the closing day for applications was nominally a few days ago those received before Friday will be considered. It is expected that the recruits will go into the camp, which is at present being prepared, on September 25. Aerials in State Houses

Lecturing to the technological section of the Wellington Philosophical Society, Mr A. Tyndall (director of housing construction) said that successful experiments had been made in installing radio aerials between the ceilings and the tile roofs of State houses. The houses would not be disfigured by poles and wires outside. The living rooms of each would contain on one wall a neat plate with aerial and ground connections. This was in line with the department's policy to keep poles off the streets in its groups of houses by running the power wires down the backs of the sections wherever possible. Centennial Road Race

The possibility of holding a long-dis-tance road race during the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition in 1940 was discussed at a meeting of the New Zealand Cycling Union in Christchurch on Wednesday night. The secretary (Mr P. C. Lucas) reported that the Centennial Exhibition Sports Committee considered the race would be of great interest, and favoured the suggestion. Several members expressed the opinion that the race should ba run between Auckland and Bluff, but after a discussion it was decided that the best track would be from Auckland to Wellington. Suggestions concerning the race will be sent to the Centennial Exhibition Sports' Committee for consideration.

n The Dominion Broadcasting Station 2YA will broadcast the continuation of the Address-in-Reply Debate to-day oSw *H2 a - m - to l P- m - and from 2.30 to 5.30 p.m. Eye Strain.—For eye comfort or bet. ter vision consult Sturmer and Watson, Ltd., opticians, 2 Octagon, Dunedin.— Advt. A E. J. Blakeley and W. E. Bagley. dentists, Bank of. Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray. streets (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 12-359. Advt. For rings, watches, and jewellery try Peter Dick, jewellers and opticians. 59 Princes street, Dunedin.—Advt.