NEWS OF THE DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26917, 1 November 1948, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

British Time A Reuter message from London states that Britain reverted to Greenwich mean time at 2 o’clock yesterday morning. Reason for Return Most people liked the places they grew up in; that, in short, was why he was returning to Britain, said Dr D. Daiches Raphael in a broadcast talk last night. » He had not expected to return so soon, and in some ways he was sorry his stay in New Zealand had been so short. Dr Raphael has for the past three years been professor of philosophy at Otago University. Road Reconstruction “ Until we get contractors I don’t see how we are going to get a great deal of sealing work done.” said Cr W. M. Norman, at a meeting of the Southland County Council, when a report on subsidies for road work was being considered. If the staff were taken off maintenance work for reconstruction jobs the roads would go to pieces, he added. Stores for Milford With 16 passengers on board and carrying a general cargo, the Wairua has left Bluff for Puysegur Point lighthouse and Milford Sound. Twelve sheep are included in the cargo, which consisted mainlv of stores for Milford Hostel. The • Wairua will make another call at Puysegur Point on the return journey, and if fine weather prevails she should return to Bluff during the week-end. Small Hen Eggs A hen belonging to a Timaru resident has laid two eggs which are perfectly formed in every way except for their size. One egg covers little more than a sixpenny piece in area, and the other is half the area of a threepenny piece. Other eggs laid by the hen are normal, and the owner sus-

pects that the hailstorm recently may have had something to do with the unusual offering. Health Camp Results After spending nearlv three months at the Roxburgh health camp, 20 Southland children have returned to Invercargill. Although their stay m the camp has not been of long duration, some of the children have shown remarkable increases in their weight. One girl put on 161 b, a boy and a girl each increased their weight by 101 b, and others made similar progress. The average increase for girls was 61b and for boys 4Jlb. Fashions for Men The wearing of fur coats, colourful gloves, pure silk robes with silk linings and padded shoulders, “ host suits v in practically any colour, and the return of the string bow tie are predictions of men’s fashions made by an-American writer quoted in a recent issue of the New Zealand Draper and Allied Retailer. “ Host suits ” are a form of lounge jacket introduced some years ago. Off-course Betting* •, ■ • The first shot in the campaign for

the off-course betting issue in the com- | ing poll was fired by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club in its race card for Saturday. In the middle of the card was a request for patrons to vote “ Yes ” when the poll is held in February. The notice says' that all profits will go back into the sport. It is claimed that there will be increased amenities for the public on racecourses and increased stakes for owners. Determination Still Strong Reference to the proposed new freezing works in Southland was made at a meeting of the Southland Provincial Executive of Federated . Farmers by Mr H. P. Mclntyre, chairman of the meat and wool section. He said that, although they were disappointed with the unfavourable recommendation of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, they intended to pursue- the matter as vigorously as possible in an effort to get a new freezing licence for Southland. Paintings Sold Of the paintings in the Otago Art Society’s Exhibition at present being held in Dunedin, the following have been sold: -“Corner of Wharf,” R. F. Sansom; “Deserted Homestead,” K. Badcock; ’ • Magnolias,” Peggy Spicer; ■ Looking Towards Mount Cargill, R.. Fleming; “Solitude,” C. V. Wheeler; " Flower Piece,” O. Laurenson; “ Early Spring,” K. S. Stone-Wigg; “Leith Valley,” Eana Jeans; “The Old Barn, O. Gordon Cox; “Evening, Waikouaiti ”; “ Power Peak, Mt. Bealey/’ Sylvia Ragg; “Smoke Haze,” P. D. Bethune; “ North-east Swell,” R. Wallwork; “Kawarau,” F. L. Walker; “ Summer, the North Road,” H. V. Miller; “ Summer Evening, Lawrence, H. V. Miller. Dunedin’s Climate “ You may want to know,” said Dr, D Daiches Raphael in a broadcast talk last night, “ whether I found that New Zealand came up to my expectations. Broadly, yes. The climate is undoubtedly better than that at Home. It is true that England is a lot colder and has less sunshine, but when it is cold in England you know it is cold . and'-it stays cold. You pile on your winter woollies and you keep them ori But in New Zealand you Have to be ready to change your clothes at an hour’s notice. In England we always think of the Antipodean Christmas as an affair of ice-cream on the sea shores, but I soon found that in Dunedin at least it is not very different from the English Christmas. But all the same I think the Dunedin climate is good, whatever people m the nor ill may say.”