NEWS OF THE DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27385, 10 May 1950, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Education Magazine “At the present moment we cannot afford a luxury of this kind,” said the Minister of Education, Mr Algie, in Christchurch on Monday, confirming reports that the publication of the magazine Education by the Education Department would be discontinued as soon as the present printing contract expired. Mr Algie said he felt that this publication, thqugh desirable in many ways, was not essential. “It is printed on very expensive paper, its articles and blocks must be fairly costly, and the publication is distributed free over a wide field,” added Mr Algie. "At the present moment we cannot afford a luxury of this kind, but if individual teachers feel that the publication is indispensable, then it is always open to them to publish it themselves on a commercial basis.” School Patrols “I do not think all our motorists know that when the school patrol signs go down, the whole of the road crossing is closed to motorists,” remarked Mr D. Forsyth at last night’s meeting of the Automobile Association Otago. “It does not mean that the unoccupied section of the crossing is clear.” House Entered In addition to the two cases of breaking and entering of homes near Dunedin which were reported to the police during last week-end, it is understood that another house in Factory road, Mosgiel, was entered about the same time. This case is believed to have been discovered only yesterday, but no further details of the incident were available last night. The March Of Time The most dismal comment of the week concerning the electricity shortage came from a man working in an office in which the electric heaters had been disconnected and non-essen-tial light bulbs removed. “All we want now,” he said, blowing on cold hands, “are a few kerosene lamps and a sign saying, ‘ One Hundred Years of Progress.’ ” Water Position

At 8 o’clock yesterday morning there were 105,626,000 gallons of water in the city reservoirs, this figure representing a loss of 4T0.000 gallons in*24 hours. Rainfall in the catchment areas on Monday amounted to 0.14 inches at Ross Creek, 0.08 inches at Whare Flat, and 0.16 inches at Sullivan’s dam. Dinner Music?

Patrons- at a well-known Dunedin restaurant yesterday were “ entertained ” by dinner music supplied by the capping band. The grotesquelygarbed bandsmen, with a large crowd of supporters similarly clothed, arrived about mid-day and stayed for more than an hour. Free meals were provided for the students when the main rush of the public had been served. Bicycles By Night

It was decided by the Otago Automobile Association last night to ask the Transport Department to make a drive against cyclists who rode bicycles with unpainted rear mudguards at night. It was also decided that the service officers should again visit schools to inspect the children’s bicycles. “This work would be worth while if it stopped only one accident,” commented a member. Sign In Cromwell Gorge

A recommendation that a strong protest should be made againsj; the recent erection of an advertising sign in the Cromwell Gorge was made by Mr T. K. S. Sidey in the Signs and Roads Committee report adopted at last night’s meeting of the Otago Automobile Association executive. The sign spoilt the natural beauty and should not have been permitted, he stated. City Organ Recital

The monthly organ recital will be presented by Dr V. E. Galway in the Town Hall on Sunday night. A varied and interesting programme has been arranged, composed of the following work's:—Chorale Prelude, “We All Believe in One God” (Bach), Theme in the Third Mode (Tallis), ConcertoAdagio and Allegro, Air with Variation, and Molto Allegro (Avison), “Fidelis” (Whitlock), Prelude gnd Fugue in C (Bach), “Carol and Musette” (Vaughan Williams). Allegretto in B minor (Guilmant), “Finale” (Wolstenholme). There will be no charge for admission. Servicemen’s Graves

Any returned serviceman who desires to be cremated on his death, and who expresses the desire to do so, may have his ashes interred in the servicemen’s section of the Anderson’s Bay Cemetery. A reply to this effect was given by the president of the Dunedin RSA. Mr K. W. Stewart, to a question asked at the annual meeting of members last night. The questioner suggested that a serviceman who died and was cremated was not given recognition by a cross over a grave in the cemetery. He added that a rose could be planted on a plot in cases of cremation to commemorate the serviceman. Speeding Offences

Steps are to be taken to ensure that immediate notification is given in cases where trucks have ben detected speeding by the micro-wave speed detector. Advice to this effect was received by the Automobile Association Otago from the Commissioner ‘of Transport last night. The Commissioner stated that prosecutions would be waived if the notifications were delayed beyond the day following the offence. The micro-wave detector, he said, was at present used solely for the checking of heavy motor vehicles in an endeavour to reduce the damage to road surfaces caused by these vehicles when they travelled at excessive speeds.