NEWS OF THE DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27384, 9 May 1950, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Air Service Interrupted

The mid-day air service from the Taieri to Palmerston North was cancelled yesterday because of the low visibility and light drizzle. Passengers for the plane were taken to the Hilderthorpe aerodrome. North Otago, by car, where they connected with a plane for the north. No other schedules were interrupted. CORSO Appeal

The editor acknowledges receipt of the following contributions to the CORSO appeal:—J. and M, W., Hampden, £5; “Anon.,” Maori Hill, £5; J. M., £5; from C. G., £3; “Anon.,” Orangapai, £1; Surrey street, £1; E. A., £1; “ Wellwisher,” St. Kilda, £1; K. M. R., Miller's Flat, £1; from “892,” £1; K. W. C., £1; H., £1; “Roxburgh,” £1: M. A. A., £1; I. H., £l. City Water Supply

The water storage in the city reservoirs fell by 1,135,000 gallons over the week-end, bringing the total to 106,096,000 gallons at 8 a.m. yesterday. The average daily loss from Friday to Monday morning was 378,000 gallons. There was a little rain in the catchment areas on Friday, but none on Saturday or Sunday except for a fall of 0.02 in at Sullivan’s Dam .on Sunday. A Man Of Parts

The capacity of Mr Nash to reduce most persons to respecttul speechlessness by his skilful analyses of economic and financial statistics does not represent his only dexterity with figures. As president of the New Zealand Football Association isays the New Zealand Herald) he visited Blandford Park, Auckland, on Saturday to watch the principal Soccer match, and astonished officials whom he met by his expert knowledge of English scores, team positions, promotions and relegations. Mr Seddon’s Academic Robes

The committee of the Senate of the University of New Zealand, at a recent meeting, was advised by Mrs Knox Gilmer, on behalf of the Seddon family, that the academic robes presented to Mr R. J. Seddon in 1897 on the conferment upon him of the honorary degree of Doctor’ of Laws of the University of Cambridge have been given by the Seddon family to the University of New Zealand. They are to be preserved with other historic robes possessed by the university for special use on occasions when full academic dress is required. Air Trip To Bedside

On Saturday night, six days after leaving England, Mrs Isobel Dock reached the bedside of her 25-year-old son, Joseph, ill in the Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, with" tuberculosis. For Mrs Dock it meant spending her life’s savings so that she could see her son. Now she has not enough money for the return fare. Although their reunion was in a hospital ward it was a joyful occasion, for the son is now on the road to recovery. The hospital authorities waived the visiting hours restrictions so that Mrs Dock could drive straight to her son after landing from the flying boat from Sydney. Football Club’s Gesture

Because of the report that the Primary School Headmasters’ Association had decided not to take parties of school boys to the Test .atch between the British team and New Zealand at Carisbrook on May 27, the Port Chalmers Rugby Football Club sought permission from last night’s meeting of the Management Committee of the Otago Rugby Football Union to take a party of 41 boys from the Port Chalmers School into the enclosure. The party would be in charge of club officials. The union granted the request, the president. Mr H. G. Munro, expressing appreciation of the Port Chalmers Club’s gesture. Income Tax Evasion

Criticism of income tax evasion was made by Mr Justice Callan in the Supreme Court at Hamilton last week. His Honor said that a witness for the Crown had acknowledged unblushingly his own dishonesty. He had made reference to “ beating Walter Nash,” and had not seemed ashamed of it. “It was not Walter Nash he was beating,” said his Honor. “It was you and me, who honestly pay our taxes. This business of robbing the Government is pernicious nonsense.” His Honor said that the more money that the Government did not get from dishonest people the more others had to pay. Income tax evaders were stealing from the public. New Zealand And Music

Although he was not familiar with all the details of the musical scene in New Zealand, from the contacts he had already made, said Mr Michael Bowles, recently appointed conductor of the National' Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service, he felt that New Zealand would have much to contribute to the art of music in times to come. “ It must be admitted, of course, compared with some countries, that comparatively little has been done here up to now, but that should be a cause for stimulation rather than for discouragement,” said Mr Bowles. “We must remember that the cultural' state of some countries is the growth of hundreds of years—indeed, thousands in some cases.”