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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18922, 25 January 1936, Page 4

"The Union Jack means security of our trade; that is why the flag improves our trade; it is the best commercial traveller in the world," said Vice-Admiral J E. T. Harper, speaking to a Napier audience on naval and air defence.

No fewer than 44 passengers were carried on Tuesday by Cook Strait Airways. This is the largest number carried in one day since the service began, and considering that six passengers onlyare carried on each trip, it shows that practically full loads were available for every trip made Returning from a holiday visit to the north, Mr. C, E. Pfeifer took back to Napier 100 young pohutukawn trees, which will be planted at; Westshore and at Waipatiki. The trees are from the Corornandel district, and are acknowledged the finest type of nohutukawa obtainable.

The fact that aeroplanes were flying' over the churches during service hours on Sundays was mentioned by Mr. N. Derby at a meeting of the New Plymouth Aero Club. Protests against tins had been made at Hawera and Wanganui, and it was decided that pilots be notified and requested not to fly over the town during church hours.

In his speech at the opening of the Douglas Social Credit Conference in New Plymouth, Capt. 11, M. Rushworth, M.P., president, apropos of the number of members of Parliament present, recalled a Punch cartoon based on a statement that M.P.s were "just like the rest of us," on which the cartoonist commented that 'that was a nasty smack at the rest of us." (Laughter.) lona College at Havcloek North is at present the locale of the annual conference of the New Zealand nurses' Christian Union, at which there are over 30 delegates from various parts of the Dominion, "living in" at the college. In addition there are a number of local delegates, and others are staying with friends in Hastings.

A collision occurred at 5 p.m. on Thursday at the corner of Wamui and deLautour roads between a private car, driven by Mr. K. McDonald, and a municipal bus. The bus escaped lightly, but considerable damage was done to the car.

Severe cuts ; on Hie cheek, nose and mouth were suffered by Henry Rewiti, a farm hand working for Mr. J. Dunlop, of Opotiki, who was admitted to the Opotiki Hospital alter being found by Mr. Debreceny lying alongside his bicycle on the main highway. The cyclist had skidded in loose metal, being tin-own heavily. Mr. Debreceny took him to the hospital, where it is stated that his condition is fairly satisfactory.

In respect and mourning for his late Majesty, all Government departments will use the conventional indication of mourning, black-edged notcpapcr and envelopes. These will be used in correspondence between the different Government departments, and in correspondence from Government offices to the public. This mark of respect will.be used throughout the'Dominion for the next six months.

A favorable reception regarding the aerodrome improvement plan is reported by the Mayor, Mr. L). W. O'oieman, m.F., as a result of Ins visit to Wellington. Winle there lie interviewed various Ministers on different matters regarding municipal affairs, including an euort to expedite the work of enlarging the aerodrome. At the last meeting of the Borough Council it was staled that it would be desirable to push on with the work within the next month or two, and as a result His Worship was deputed to visit Wellington. He stated to-day that he had hopes of the council's request being granted. "Your roads are splendid and easily as good as those of any other country, nicuiding the countries of Europe," said Mr. Ralph Worssam, of London, in an interview in Christehurch. He particularly mentioned the stretch of road from Duneclin to Christehurch, which he said was a credit to the. country. However, Air. Worssam criticised the motor speed limits in the town areas, which he considered were ridiculous. In England, he said, the speed limit in the towns was 30 miles an hour, and outside these areas speed was not limited. He was of the opinion that the regulations about speeds should be under the control of a central authority and not left to the discretion of the local bodies.

"I like New Zealand because its climate is so very much like that ot England, and I like New Zealanders because they are so very much like Englishmen," said Mr Baiph Worssam, director of the lirm of Messrs G. J. Worssam and Son, Limited, engineers and coppersmiths, of London, and chairman ot directors of Messrs Brinjes and Goodwin, printing-ink and paint-machin-ery manufacturers, of the same city, in an interview' in Christehurch. The facilities offered in New Zealand to the travelling public was very good, according to Mr Worssam. He considered that the hotel accommodation was well up to the standard of other countries he had visited.

"One often hears New Zealand travellers complain that this Dominion is not known in the United States of America,'' Mr. C. S. Thomas told a representative of the Christehurch Press. Mr. Thomas returned recently from a visit to California. "I found New Zealand and New Zealanders highly spoken of wherever I went, and, although their knowledge of our country was a little fogged at times, they all seemed to know of its beauty and its advanced social legislation," he said. The large number who saw the Dominion's Christinas annuals was surprising, and the public owed a deep debt of gratitude to the newspapers for the publicity thus given to the Dominion.

During 1935 there was an increase in the number of picture theatres operating in New Zealand. The number of theatres operating from one to six nights a week is now 369, as compared with 34!) in 1934, If to those is added 29 country town circuits, comprising 203 halls, where pictures are shown at regular intervals, there arc now 563 theatres or halls, where pictures are shown on a commercial basis, as compared with 49S in .193-1. In addition there are 13 institutions, such as sanataria and hospitals, where pictures are screened more or less regularly for the inmates and staff.