TOPICS OF THE TIMES

Southland Times, Issue 21982, 4 April 1933, Page 4

TOPICS OF THE TIMES

Britain's New Spirit. “In our home life the spirit which created a National Government and surrendered purely sectional interests is as alive now as it always has been when our people realize, to use their own expression, that they are ‘up against it,’ ” said Mr J. Beaumont Pease, chairman of Lloyds Bank, in his address to shareholders at the annual meeting. “This has been exemplified not only in politics but also in industrial matters, where disputes are being discussed with a degree of co-operation and mutual understanding unfortunately too often absent in thejxast, and in financial matters we have seen a new readiness to accept inevitable taxation and a willingness to endure sacrifices if they are believed to be for the general good. Without such a spirit the success of the greatest financial operation in history would not have been possible last autumn. The same spirit is discernible in a re-awak-ening of the desire for social services and a quickening of religious thought. These things are manifest, and I do not think that mention of them is out of place even in the somewhat material atmosphere of a bank meeting. ’

The Economy Habit. “Ever since the introduction of the Emergency Budget of 1931 the Government has consistently exhorted not only all its own departments but every public authority throughout the, land to practise the sternest economy,” said the Hon. Rupert E. Beckett, chairman of the Westminster- Bank, in a recent speech. “At a time when our financial stability was gravely threatened this was only one of the grim necessities which were cheerfully faced by our citizens. Public authorities, municipalities, etc., have all been loyal to the Government’s appeal and have adjured all new expenditure save that which was deemed essential for the proper maintenance of public services. Lately, however, the wisdom of rigid adherence to the policy of economy, in all its Spartan severity, and in each and every circumstance, has been questioned by more than one eminent authority. There is clearly a danger lest a policy designed to meet an emergency may be allowed to become a fixed principle, and may do .incalculable harm. Has the time perhaps come when, in suitable cases, some relaxation of economy may be more beneficial in the long run than its strict maintenance?” Ordination of Women.

“Young women are becoming alienated from the Church because they have a grave suspicion that they are not really wanted by the Church and that the Church cannot find any use for them,” said Canon F. R. Barry m a recent address at Oxford. “The young women of to-day are getting farther away from the Church, and the Church has only itself to blame. The younger generation, with its wonderful sincerity and realism, has come to realize that Church life means doing things, and when they ask what there is to do in the Church we are hard put to give them an answer. Whateverelse the younger generation might be, it is sincere in its religious reality, and yet it is put off, particularly with regard to women’s work in the Church. If it is undesirable to ordain women into the priesthood, then let us at least be straight and tell them so, instead of attempting to give them arguments which it is impossible to substantiate. Personally, I think that the arguments which are put forward by some leaders of the Church are simply fallacious. I believe myself that the ordination of women into the full priesthood of the Church of England is unavoidable, but I do not think that it will arrive in our time.”

The Dominion Meteorologist last night issued the following information: An intense cyclone which crossed the Dominion during Sunday night is moving rapidly eastwards. An extensive anti-cyclone now covers eastern Australia and the western Tasman Sea. Winds moderate to strong south-west-erly to southerly of gale force in places but gradually decreasing. Seas in New Zealand waters rather rough to rough generally. In the eastern Tasman Sea strong but decreasing southerly winds and rough but moderating seas. Weather cold and changeable with passing showers in most districts, but improving gradually from tomorrow.

“A mine that has been worked more or less continuously for 20,000 years is worked to-day in England in . East Anglia,” said Professor J. Shelley in an address in Christchurch. “This is a flint mine,” he continued, “which was originally worked by Paleolithic man.” Tools made from the flint of this mine were presented to Professor Shelley when he visited it during the waxperiod. One man was in charge at the time and was under a contract to the British Government to produce thousands of flints for the flint-lock rifles used by the native troops in Africa. Explosive rifles could not be entrusted to these troops.

In. the course of the speeches at the Momona Dairy Factory’s jubilee celebrations a good many references were made to the fire that many years ago had destroyed the original wooden factory, Some ascribed the success of the company to the fact that a fire had taken place. One speaker reminded his audience, amidst laughter, of the advice the dying Jew had given to his son —to be sure and marry a rich wife, because such would be better than a fire, and safer.

A young man named Mangoes, a resident of Lyell, was recently entrusted with the charge of 9000 sheep which had to be brought from Nelson to Totara Flat. Although he was on the road 23 days he did not lose one sheep. He was one short on arrival at Totara Flat in the Grey Valley, but it was one which had broken a leg, and Mangoes picked it up on his return journey.

“All the talk about the ‘wild parlies’ of Hollywood is nonsense,” said Mr Harold E. Haines, who returned to Auckland by the Monterey the other day after an extensive tour of England and the United States. “I was in close touch with many of the best known actors and actresses, and the atmosphere was always just like that of a nice Auckland drawing room. The sooner the English and the Americans get to understand one another the better it will be. There is no more hospitable or more kindly race than the Americans.”

Members of the Waimatuku Tennis Club were the guests of the president, Mr Galt, and Mrs Galt at a social evening in their home on March 29. A cheery party of some twenty people took part in games, competitions and charades. During the evening Mr Galt in a short speech congratulated the winners of the ladies’ and men’s trophies, Miss G. Lindsay and Mr W. McKenzie, and Mrs Galt presented the trophies.

One Christchurch man has solved the problem of riding a bicycle with the minimum of effort, and has at the same time found useful work for his Alsatian dog. He makes a rapid .journey to the city from Riccarton sitting on his machine with an Alsatian on a leash towing him. His motive power is not altogether tractable, and going through Hagley Park he generally has to' use the full strength of his. brakes when the dog sees the sheep which feed there.

The hand-feeding of stock is becoming general in Ashburton County, due to the lack of green feed following several weeks without rain. Root crops, which are in somewhat poor condition because of the dearth of moisture, have been drawn on long before they were ready for feeding to stock and this is, greatly reducing the quantity of food available for the winter, which some observers state will be a severe one.

The ferocity of the mako shark is so well known as to need little comment. This attribute was illustrated recently at Mercury Bay, when a shark made an attack on the launch Dauntless. When the launch was beached for cleaning purposes, three mako shark’s teeth, broken off, were found embedded in her timbers just below the bilge outlet. Apparently the mako had bitten off more than he could chew.

During an address given in Wellington on the economic wastage as the result of the deterioration of rural roads, Mr H. F. Toogood said it appeared that the public and even, perhaps, many members of county councils, had failed to grasp the fact that £5,000,000 invested in road crust had disappeared in road dust in the past 12 months. This wastage had not been replaced in the ordinary course of maintenance, and on many miles of roads the deterioration had not been arrested, but was continuing.

Problems of high civic pride were engaging the thoughts of Mi - Sullivan, of Christchurch, as he was being driven in the Mayoral car to the Council Chambers one morning last week. A woman interrupted his train of thought. She was a woman in a hurry. The car stopped as she stepped into the road and signalled. “Youx- car is not full; can you take another fare?” she asked. Mayoral chivalry was equal to the occasion. “Certainly,” he said. It was not until the car reached town, and the lady inquired the fare, that she realized that it was not a taxi she had stopped. Perhaps she acted on the tactful suggestion of the Mayor that she should put the amount of the fare in the collection boxes during last Friday’s appeal on behalf of the needy.

It is said that the prophet knows no honoux- in his own country; certainly a certain Christchurch man enjoys little respect fox- his musicianship in his own home (remarks the Sun). He is a wellknown physical culture instructor and his one weakness is the mouth-organ. Not being allowed to practice at home, he makes a point of getting to his gymnasium early in the morning and there running through a few tunes. Now it chanced that a policeman whose duty took him by the gymnasium is also a mouth-organ enthusiast, and, creeping softly up the stairs, he accompanied the instructor on his own mouth-organ. The gymnasium instructor is a very sober man, but since the accompaniment stopped when he ceased blowing, and the policeman crept softly away the way he had come, how is he to know that the gymnasium is not haunted by the ghost of a former mouth-organ enthusiast whose wife abhorred the instrument?

Mrs Stanley Brown, of Invercargill, who acted as “mother” at the recent health camp for children at Pounawea, enlisted the sympathy of Gore Rotarians by an eloquent address at yesterday’s luncheon on the conduct of the camp. Forty-five children (including eight from Gore) participated in the month’s outing at the seaside at Pounawea, and Mrs Brown traversed the daily routine of the camp and gave interesting verbal illustrations of the physical, mental and moral development of the little folk who were the special charge of herself and a band of loyal helpers. The lecturer said it was hoped next year to undertake a widex- effort on similar- lines, and upon receiving the thanks of the club for her interesting talk Mrs Brown was assured that Gore Rotarians, now that they had a more intelligent grip of the aims and achievements of the health camp, could be relied upon to do foxfuture efforts all that lay in their power.

“You will be a little longer- in reaching the point we have reached, because from what I hear conditions in Australia are. a little better than here,” said Senator Massy Green, Assistant Treasurer of the Federal Government, when addressing business men at a meeting of the Wellington Rotary Club. After- describing the steps taken in Australia to meet the depression, Senator Greene remarked that nothing they could do would restore the national income. That must come through a rise in world prices, which they were helpless to achieve, but he hoped for results at the World Economic Conference that would relieve the burden of international debt. That was what the world was waiting for to make a start towards recovery. Senator-. Greene stated that but for interest reduction, he was sure Australia would have been faced 'with a deficit of £40,000,000 in revenue. "We have not reached the bottom in respect to interest rates,” he said, “and the policy which the Commonwealth Bank is following, in close co-operation with the Government, although we do not countenance political control of the bank, is to. get the internal interest rate lower still*”

| A Christchurch telegram states: The i broken remnants of a street collector's i box, such as used for the Mayor’s apI peal on Friday, were found on Sunday in Oxford Terrace. The police are ini vestigating and hope to ascertain to I whom the box belonged. The organizer ! states that discrimination was used in 1 (he issue of boxes. On Friday two or ; three people who offered to assist were ! refused boxes for various reasons and I it is greatly to be regretted if any colI lector proved unworthy of the trust.

At yesterday’s luncheon of the Gore Rotary Club, the president., Mr G. Whittingham, presented Rotarian Raymond Simpson with a case of fish cutlery on the occasion of his marriage. In doing so Mr Whittingham said that the handing over of a wedding gift was something new to the Gore Club as the local Rotarians had a habit of being married before they joined the club. On behalf of the club members he wished Rotarian and Mrs Simpson a long and happy life.

A rather unusual speculation was represented in a sale conducted by an auctioneering firm in Christchurch. The auctioneers, unde) - instructions from the mortgagee, sold a seventh of a beneficiary share in an estate which is administered by the Public Trustee (states the Christchurch Times). The estate consists of a clear title property, which may not be sold for a year or 18 months. If the anticipated price is obtained for the property, the seventh share should be worth about £BO, but the purchaser, who paid £22 for it, while expecting a handsome return for his outlay, has to be prepared to leave his money in the estate until the property is sold.

Although the final figures are not completed (says a Press Association telegram) the New Zealand office in Sydney did record tourist business during the financial year which ended on Friday. Mr L. j. Schmitt, New Zealand Trade Commissioner in Australia, said that the tourist business of the Sydney office was one of the year’s most promising features. Every endeavour was being made to cater for the wants of Australians desiring to visit New Zealand, and it was a noticeable fact that more advantage was being taken of the facilities offered by the Tourist Department through the Sydney office. Mr Schmitt referred to the number of penniless New Zealanders who went to the Sydney office for assistance. He advises all persons crossing the Tasman to make sure they have their return fare if they have any intention of coming back.

The Battalion Band will give another of their popular concerts on Sunday evening, the 9th, and will be assisted by leading talent, particulars of which will be given later.—Advt.

To-day and Thursday at 2.45 p.m. the public of Gore will be treated to something entirely new and spectacular in the way of Fashion Parades, for proceedings have been planned on a most lavish scale. Messrs H. and J. Smith, Ltd., carefully selected eight girls from their Gore staff to act as Mannequins, and when it is remembered that the Parade will be enlivened at the interval by several splendid numbers contributed by Miss Daisy Mcßae and her dancing pupils, it will be seen that a great day’s enjoyment is to be had Soft music appropriate to the occasion will be provided by a first class stringed orchestra under the conductorshin of Mr J. J. Stroud, with Miss O. Steans at the piano. Altogether, the programme has been planned with the thoroughness and enterprise characteristic of Smith’s, ensuring a striking success for their eagerly-awaited Fashion Parade. The frockings themselves are worth going a long way to see. —Advt.

All Wool Cashmere Hose in colours and black, 2/6 pair: Art Silk lined wool 2/11 pair. Wicks’ Hose and Vest Shop, Ltd., Dee street.—Advt.

We do all classes of ladies’ and children’s dressmaking, renovations and alterations, etc. You may bring youx- own material to Miss Noble’s, the Baby Shop, Dee street. —Advt.

Give baby a sample of real “skin happiness.” Get a tin of NYAL BABY POWDER at the first opportunity and discover what a difference there can be in baby powders. Nyal Baby Powder contains a scientific ingredient called alphozone, which prevents moisture from chafing or irritating tender skin. 1/6 per tin at Stewart’s Pharmacy, Dee street. —Advt.

An easy present to post and always welcomed by the bride-to-be is half a dozen afternoon tea spoons. We have these nicely cased at 8/6 and 8/11. Smart grey case with six spoons and sugar- tongs at 11/6. In Larder- and Burgess double plate Al quality we have two designs at 5/- half dozen. Hyndman’s, Dee street.—Advt.

DELIGHTFUL BOOKS FOR CHILDREN by EDITH HOWES. We have the following from her magic pen: SILVER ISLAND, A New Zealand story 5/THE GOLDEN FOREST, a Parable of Parenthood 6/THE CRADLE SHIP, Illustrated in Colour 7/THE SINGING FISH, Illustrated in Colour 5/RAINBOW CHILDREN, Illustrated in Colour 5/THE SUN’S BABIES, Illustrated in Colour 6/WHERE THE GOOD BOOKS ARE. N.Z. BOOK DEPOT, 49-51 ESK STREET, INVERCARGILL. (Advt.) FIRMLY INSIST ON “BAXTERS.” With economy the order of the day it is more important than ever not to waste money in experiments. Buy Baxter’s Lung Preserver at the outset and save money in the long rim. “Baxter’s” gives surest results in the shortest possible time. There are no “ifs” or “buts” about “Baxter’s”—7o years of success supply proof positive of its efficacy. Three sizes at all chemists and stores, 1/6, 2/6 and 4/6.- -Advt.

Sensational purchase. N.Z. Firm giving up business. Stock bought by Carter’s at huge discount. 150 Boys’ Overcoats; 300 Men’s Overcoats bought at enormous reductions. Your chance to buy an overcoat at much under- the usual price. See Carter’s advertisement front page. (Advt.)

EYESTRAIN AND HEALTH.—The most dangerous, most troublesome and most elusive eye trouble is astigmatism, caused through curves of the eye being abnormal. This does not always impair the vision. That is why thousands of people suffer from this complaint without knowing it. The abnormal strain astigmatism exerts on the system wastes vital nerve force. Astigmatism is the commonest cause of frontal headaches, unnatural tiredness, irritability and depression. It sometimes affects the, eyes themselves, causing them to smart, burn or ache, especially after reading. So we invite you to come and have your eyes tested in our consulting room by GEO. H. BROWN, M.P.S., I.O.N.Z.—now. It is well worth a call—more —it is a duty you owe to yourself. Our facilities for testing arc of the latest. GEO. H. BROWN, Chemist-Optician, Brown’s Pharmacy, 125 Dee street. (Over twenty-one year’s optical service.) (Advt.)