In Town And Out

Southland Times, Issue 23838, 8 June 1939, Page 6

In Town And Out

Praise for the Press “The New Zealand Press, especially if one remembers the possible circulation, is of high quality, with little sensationalism, and editorial writing of high calibre,” writes Dr F. H. Spencer in a report just issued by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Dr Spencer spent two months in New Zealand in 1938. “Everyone of the four principal cities has at least one (and often two) solid, well-written daily papers, and I was surprised both at the numbers and at the quality of the papers published in the smaller towns. If the absence of sensationalism and the presence of wellwritten e'ditorial columns and sound criticism in the Press are evidence of a conservative outlook, may such conservatism endure. In some other respects the country cannot be accused of conservatism. An educational system which furthers the conditions described must have many merits.” Barometers Fall z Barometers in Invercargill fell sharply yesterday. At 1 a.m. the reading was 29.51 inches and during the day it fell to 28.91 inches, a level that it maintained up till midnight last night. The weather last night was very close and sultry and a gusty wind began to blow from the south-west about 11 o’clock. The weather forecast for Southland today predicts strong winds from between south-west and north-west, unsettled weather with intermittent showers, and cool to moderate, temperatures.

Supplies of Apples Supplies of apples have been arriving steadily on the fruit marts in Invercargill. There has been no change in the demand for this fruit and the prices obtained are also unaltered.

Long Homes for Drivers “Drivers who have come to work for me from other operators state that they have been working night and day and in some cases have had only two or three hours’ sleep a night,” said a sheep-carrying contractor before the No. 4 Transport Licensing Authority (Mr Victor Raines) yesterday! “These men say they had never been paid overtime before they worked for me,” he said. The authority said there had been complaints from several quarters about drivers being required to work night and day. He had warned operators on his last visit to Invercargill, but it appeared likely that there would have to be drastic restrictions if the practice did not stop.

Success of Bowlers The certificate awarded to the Georgetown rink which won the rinks competition at the Easter bowls tournament at Oamaru was handed to the club at the annual meeting last evening. The members of the successful rink were A. McKenzie, L. J. Smith, S. Glover and J. Stewart. The certificate, it was stated, would be the first to be hung in the club’s pavilion. Late Strawberries

A big, ripe strawberry, picked recently from a crop grown by Mrs A. Hawkins, of Horse Shoe Bay, Stewart Island, has been forwarded to The Southland Times. The crop is a particularly late one and is said to be evidence of the mildness of this season so far.

Even the Old Die “We know the building is old but it is in a good state of repair,” said a representative of a publican at _ the annual meeting of the Awarua Licensing Committee at Winton yesterday when speaking of the condition of a hotel. “Even the old die you know,” remarked the chairman of the committee (Mr R. C. Abernethy, S.M.). He said that the committee had decided that a new hotel required to be built some time. Lemons Scarce Lemons are again scarce on the Invercargill fruit marts. However, a shipment is expected at the end of this week and it is understood that in future there will be a regular supply of lemons.

Newspaper For Boy Scouts A daily morning paper will be a feature of the centennial Boy Scout jamboree at Heretaunga next December. It will contain the latest news and pictures of the jamboree and articles of topical and general interest to the Scouts. It will be published at the camp. The organizers plan to make it, in matter and make-up, a real up-to-date tabloid newspaper, selling probably at twopence a copy. It will be run by professional journalists, assisted by members of the Scout movement. Bound ' copies of the entire issue will be obtainable at the close of the jamboree and will probably be sought as souvenirs of the occasion. Similar papers have been conducted at jamborees in Europe and Australia.—Press Association.