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Southland Times, Issue 21288, 8 January 1931, Page 6

The Government Meteorologist has issued the following weather report and forecast: —There has been very li'tle change in pressure distribution since yesterday. Rather intense low pressure waves are continuing to cross the Tasman Sea and South Island. Winds moderate to strong, north-west to west, still of gale force at places south of New Plymouth and Napier backing temporarily to south-westerly on parts of the east coast of the South Island. Seas: (N.Z. waters) rough to heavy on the west coast and in Foveaux Strait. Rough offshore south of Castlepoint, elsewhere moderate. Tasman Sea: Moderate to strong winds between north-west and south-west in eastern Tasman Sea. Seas moderate in northern portion and rough in central and southern portions. Weather mainly fair in east coast districts between East Cape and Oamaru, elsewhere still changeable and unsettled with showers and heavy falls at places on the west coast from Taranaki southwards.

Animated scenes marked the closing of fhe New Year's Eve carnival at Rotorua. The town square was illuminated with electric lights festooned on the trees. The carnival finished with a torchlight procession, terminating at the town square at midnight.

Holiday marriages are apparently as popular this year as ever, four licenses being issued by the registrar at Napier on Wednesday, December 31. These additions bring the total for the year to 180. The total number of deaths was 218 and the total number of births 465.

During the month of December the Customs duty collected at the port of Wanganui amounted to £4605 17/-, as against £6,769 for the month of December, 1929. The beer duty collected for December, 1930, was £438 6/2, and for December, 1929, £505 10/6.

The fine spirit of community interest manifest amongst the summer dwellers at Wainui Beach was in evidence when a grass fire broke out near Mr Holden’s residence (says the Gisborne Times). From all directions campers speedily appeared, and, with a will, beat o'ut the. conflagration, which had spread with alarming rapidity.

Two hundred more toll calls were handled in New Plymouth on New Year’s Eve than in the previous year. There were 462 outward, 682 inward, and 172 through calls, a total of 1316, handled. New Year telegrams, however, decreased by 200 from last year’s total to 2111. This consisted of 78S forward, 783 inward, and 540 transmitted telegrams.

The proposal fathered by Mr D. Sykes at a recent meeting of the Christchurch Tramway Board, that a month’s trial be made on the Christchurch tramways of a 1/6 non-transferable trip-ticket, available over all routes on the day of issue only, will not be adopted. Reports from Auckland and other centres in the Dominion, where such a ticket has been Issued, were of such a character that Mr Sykes withdrew his motion.

When the Hamilton motorists’ camp, situated on the banks of the Waikato River, had been opened for only a fortnight this season over 159 cars had parked there for one night or more. The camp is equipped with showers, gas heaters, and other conveniences, and is much appreciated by motorists. Since the camp was opened three years ago 950 cars have been parked in the area which is controlled by the Hamilton Borough Council.

There was a last-minute rush to pay the unemployment levy al New Plymouth last Wednesday, when approximately 400 payments were made, bringing the aggregate to within about 100 of the total registrations. The total of payments so far is about 4955, while Uhere are 5057 registrations. The revenue came in evenly generally at the rate of about 200 payments a day. The busiest day was December 1, when there were 539 payments.

Shipping business in Australia during the past year compared very unfavourably with that done in other years, said Mr J. N. S. Wallens, Australian passenger representative for the Cunard Line, who arrived tn Wellington by the Makura on a business visit, it was significant that. the. third-class business was very brisk. Many people who usually travelled first or second class were, leaving Australia in the cheaper class, and SI per cent, of the accommodation was occupied during the year.

In the City Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs James Ward ■ and H. Simson, Justices of the Peace, John Thomas Neill, a married man of Tokanui, was charged with drunkenness. Sergeant Abel, who prosecuted, said that the accused had been found by the roadside in a helplessly drunken condition on December 28. When brought, in his condition had become worse and he had been in the hospital since. The accused was convicted and ordered to pay costs amounting to £1 11/- within seven days, in default seven days’ imprisonment.

Cardington was comparatively unknown before it became an airship base, but. before that it had a claim to fame. John Howard, lhe prison reformer, lived there, and made it. “one of the neatest villages in the kingdom.” His house is within a short distance of the place where the dead of RlOl are now buried. In a chapter of his life lit Cardington he made a "record oi meteorological observations” which led the Royal Society to elect him a member. This was much to his amusement, for he bad no such scientific qualifications.

“Why are telegraphic rates double ou Sundays and public holidays?” The question was answered by the chief postmaster at Christchurch (Mr F. J. Shanks), who said that on those days double rates of pay were paid to the men. This rule had been in force since before he entered the service 30 years ago, and so far as he knew had been ruling from the institution of the service. Overtime rates for ordinary week days were fixed on a sliding scale accord ing to salary. Overtime was rery rarelypaid to men for week days, time off being allowed.

Postal packets containing matches often cause trouble for the officials of the Post. Office (states the Press). It docs not seem to be generally realized that the. sending through the mails of any sort of matches, whether they’ are “safeties” or any’ other kind, is absolutely prohibited under the postal regulations. One postman received a nasty reminder of the fact that the regulations are not always observed when a small packet slipped from his hands as he was delivering it last week, exploding and bursting into flames when it. hit the ground. When the parcel was opened it was found to contain a box of some hundreds of fancy matches. Had it ignited through receiving a blow while it. was in a mail-bag, it might have caused considerable damage to other postal matter.

“Many a time I have changed watch to the sound of that old bell,” said an aged sailor one day’ when the big bell at the premises of Messrs Macfarlane and Co., Ltd., was summoning the buyers to the fruit and vegetable auction sale (states the Auckland Star). It is probably the only ship’s bell used for such a purpose in New Zealand, and its clear, deep tones make pleasant music in Lichfield street. Three times a day it announces that sales are about to begin. “Tarawera, 1882,” is lhe inscription, and for many years it used to hang on the fo’c’sle of the Union Company’s well-known steamer, which was built 48 years ago, and traded for years between New Zealand and Australia. The bell previously used at tho auction ringing, was actually worn out with much ringing, and a couple of years ago it was replaced by the Tarawera’s. The Tarawera, a vessel of 2003 tons, was considered a very fine ship when launched. She was dismantled in 1928.

Two new villas, each of which will accommodate 50 patients, will be erected in connection with the Kingseat Mental Hospital at Pukitahi, in the lower Waikato district.

A feature of the vital statistics for Auckland for 1930 is the fact that a record was established for civil marriages. During the past year 538 marriages were performed by the registrar, this number being in excess of the previous peak year, 1926, when 535 marriages were performed. Marriages celebrated in churches also show an increase, the total being 2142. Births totalled 2823, the lowest since 1919.

A narrow escape from serious injury through jumping from a train in motion was experienced by Winnie Hudson, a Maori, aged about 13 years, of Tahowai, neur Katikati. The girl was on the express train which did not stop at Tahowai, but, wishing to get off at that place, she jumped from the train. She suffered facial abrasions and was taken to the Tuuranga Hospital for treatment.

A machine capable of making 10,000 automobile frames a day was described by Lieutenant-Colonel 11. C. Hawkins to members of the Society of Engineers at Burlington House recently. Colonel Jlawkins, who had returned from an extensive tour in the United States and Canada, said that the frame-making machine belonged to lhe A. O. Smith Corporation, of Milwaukee, and was entirely automatic. It made about 420 frames an hour. An animal trainer in a circus at Leipzig owes his life to a tiger, which has been with him since a cub, and which has always been his special pet. As the trainer was driving the animals into the arena, a tigress attacked him and struck him to the ground. Before she could worry him his pet tiger, now a full-grown beast, sprang to his assistance, biting through the neck of the tigeress and killing her instantly. The trainer escaped with slight injuries. Sunday, January 11, Excursion Invercargill to Dunedin, 7.0. a.m. Return train leaves Dunedin 6.15 p.m. Fares 21/6, 14/9. —Advt. Carter’s Make-room Sale. £l5OO of Mercery and Clothing sacrificed to make room for new Goods arriving.—Advt. "Consumers of Dewar’s Whisky are never disappointed with the quality.”—Adit. Good snapshots' are worthless unless correctly developed and printed. To get the best results send us your holiday snaps for quick dependable work.—G. I. Moffet, Chemist, Dee Street. —Advt. Ladies’ Cotton Fuji Bloomers, assorted colours, with garter knee, 3/11 quality; 20 dozen selling now at 2/11 each. Wicks’ Hose and Vest Shop, Dee street. —Advt. Made in New Zealand—looo Pairs of First Grade Ladies’ Silk Hose, all the Newest Colours. All sizes; Price 3/11 Pair. Special Window Display at Wicks’ Hose and Vest Shop, Dee Street. —Advt. Now, now, what is the matter, Said Mr pig one day, I am too thin for Hitchon’s ham, They like pigs fat they say.—Advt. Art Silk Hose, fine quality 3/6, 3/11 pair, silk and art silk hose 4/11, 5/11, 6/6 pair; “Peerless” hose 8/11 pair; “Kayser” si’.k hose 8/11, 12/11 pair; “Mercury” silk hose 12/11 pair. For quality hosiery shop at Charles Lewis’s, Grand Corner.—Advt. Here are some absorbing tales for Holiday reading: W. C. Tuttle's Western yarns, “Cihost Trails,” and “lhe Flood of Fate”; Freeman, Wills Crofts’ Scotland Yard story, “lhe Pit Prop Syndicate”; Ames Bennetts’ Tale of the Wild West, “Deep Canyon”; Edgar Wallace’s mystery yarn, “The Nine Bears.” Price 9d each, 1/- posted from the N.Z. BOOK DEPOT LTD., ESK ST., INVERCARGILL.—Advt. DEVELOPING AND PRINTING. Leave Your HOLIDAY FILMS at STEWART’S PHARMACY For the best results. • —Advt. Hosiery is a very acceptable Christmas gift which is always appreciated more especially if they arc of good quality and appearance. This is the strong point in favour of Dorothy White guaranteed hose. They are the finest hosiery made in N.Z. and arc made especially for us, and, having decided to give up our hosiery department all these quality goods are to be sold below cost. Dorothy White were 5/11, now 3/11 and 2/11. Only at the Mutual Fur Co., Tay street. —Advt. Books for holiday reading: “The Green Ribbon,” Edgar Wallace; “Spooky Riders,” W. C. Tuttle; “The Fighting Fantastic,” Yvonne Moyse; “The Office Box Murders,” Freeman Crofts; “Pearls of Desire,” Austin J. Small; “Stars in the Smoke,” F. Bone; “Hidden Gold,” Wilder Anthony; “Pilgrims of Adversity,” W. M. McFee. Price 3/6 at Hyndman’s, Booksellers and Librarians! —Advt. WHY GAMBLE WITH YOUR HOLIDAY SNAPS? They can only be developed correctly ONCE. Your film may have six negatives all of which are taken under diUerent conditions —the kiddies at the seaside the Christmas tree —the camp in the bush or the holiday boating cruise. BROWN THE CHEMIST has installed the latest scientific apparatus to ensure the best possible result from your negative. Bright, sparkling, lifelike prints—results that you will be proud of. Be one of the satisfied amateurs. Obtain rich, velvety blacks and sparkling whites from your holidaysnaps by bringing your films to Geo. H. Brown, Chemist, 125 Dee Street. George H. Brown, Brown’s Pharmacy, 125 Street. —Advt.