NEWS OF THE DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27080, 14 May 1949, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Appreciation of Service Appreciation of the service given to him by the South Island Automobile Associations was expressed to the Times yesterday by Mr L. T. Hunt, the owner of the luxury caravan “Wanderer.” On his journeyings throughout the South Island, he said, he had received every kindness and courtesy. When he arrived in Dunedin, an officer of the association had met him and guided him out to the camping ground at Tahuna Park. Teachers’ Marriage Allowance

“ During 1949, marriage allowance will not be deducted from the salaries of married teachers whose wives are also teaching.” This announcement by the Education Department indicates the efforts being made to supplement school staffs. Former teachers, now married are being urged to give even part-time help. Express Delayed The express due in Dunedin at one minute past five last night did not arrive until six o’clock. The train was delayed owing to the late arrival of the Rangatira at Lyttelton after the ship had encountered heavy seas. The Rangatira did not berth until 7.55 а. instead of the scheduled time of б. Priest Talks to Protestants

An original feature of the school of theology of the Wellington branch of the National Council of Churches at present being conducted in the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church buildings was an address by a Marist father. The council is made up oi nine Protestant denominations. Their Roman Catholic guest was the Rev. Dr Rasmussen. Marist father at Futuna, the Catholic laymen’s retreat at Karori, who gave a survey of papal policy from the beginning of the century. Imported Pests No further importation of birds or mammals should be made without the fullest scientific investigation, according to a decision reached by the council of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Experience had shown that every species established had done some harm, if only to displace native species, while it was practically impossible to exterminate any kind of bird, mammal', or insect that had run wild, stated a report submitted by the wild life committee. All liberated animals, the report added, soon reached the remotest parts of New Zealand.

Georgic to Visit Auckland The largest merchant ship to visit Auckland since the end of the war, the Cunard White Star liner Georgic, of 27,268 tons gross, is expected to arrive at Auckland from Sydney on May 23 to take in oil bunkers before continuing a voyage tb the United Kingdom. The Georgic has recently joined the Australian immigration fleet and, commanded by Captain Sell left Liverpool on April 9 with about 2100 passengers for Melbourne and Sydney. The Georgic was converted to a troopship during the war. Many New Zealanders were carried in her while she was running between Alexandria and Italy.

Handicapped Children A difficulty with spastic children was the absence of anybody fully understanding their education, said the Minister of Education, Mr McCombs, at the New Zealand Educational Institute Conference. Every effort was being made to increase the number of trainees ii? speech therapy, and in the education of the deaf, he said. Methods of locating, classifying and treating handicapped children were now under review on a wide scale. A further advance had recently been made by the appointment of a Dominion psychologist. The psychologist would have the oversight of all services for handicapped children in the country.

Good Dairy Season The dairying season had been remarkably good throughout New Zealand and the all-time record for butter and cheese production would be about equalled, said the chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Board Mr W. E. Hale, at a Southland Ward conference on Thursday. “We cannot expect to retain that peak of production in the coming season, however, without milking more cows,” he said. “Last-season was helped by the good growth and weather, and we actually got the high production from fewer cows than in the season when the record was established.” Mr Hale also spoke of the work of improving herds and production against strong competition in the future.