NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 21, 20 August 1928, Page 5

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Rugby Action Deprecatedv. Fjrom the fact that Wairarapa, while having a specially selected team to contest the Raufurly Shield match at Christchurch recently, fulfilled its other obligation in the South Island with a depleted team, the Otago Rugby Union holds that a wrong policy has been adopted. In deprecating such a policy, the union suggested that matches other than those for the shield were considered comparatively unimportant, and the question was raised as to whether it would be worth while making any future fixtures with unions adopting the practice. A motion conveying these opinions was placed before the New Zealand Rugby Union’s Management Committee recently, and it was decided ito pass it on to the Wairarapa Rugby Union, for that body’s comment. XSX X X Children and Anzac Services, Having conferrs® with Colonel ■ Hall, president of the R.S.A., and representatives of the Headmasters' Association, the executive committee of the Wellington Education Board recommended the board to continue -the arrangements for the An&ac Day memoral service to be held as hitherto at each school, and that from each school in the Wellington district a boy and a girl “be selected who, under charge of a teacher, should / represent the school at the memorial service at the Cenotaph, The R.S.A .authorities had kindly offered to find a special position for the school representatives, and would supply for the Wellington Education District a sufficient number of hymn sheelts to serve all the schools on condition that thes© hymn sheets were kept for use from year to year. The recommendation was affirmed. , xx s s New Zealand “Mahogany,” Apparently “mahogany” wood milled from D’Urville Island, in Cook Strait, is destined to play a pro-i minent part in future building operations, as far as panelling and furnitffre are concerned (says the Lyt-f tleton Times). It was only recently that a fairly extensive tract of country on the island was worked for kohekohe, which is the Maori name for the (tree. The timber is taken across to Nelson by launch, and then shipped to Lyttelton or Wellington. The first of D’Urville Island mahogany to be used m Christchurch will be for panelling in the new National Insurance buildings in Hereford street, jusit west of the Bank of New Zealand corner. The New Zealand State Forest Service has something to say about the wood. In a recent publication it states that kohekohe is desirable for doors, panelling, stairs, mantels, and interior furnishings, on account of its pleasing grain, its attractive colour, its polishing qualities, and its easy of working. kxs x . Plenty of Fish, Many people la Chrirtchurch Pave been surprised to receive ia the last few days parcels ot #sh some heme scat anonymously (says o, ln ) The explanation comes from me Selwyn river, which was la hood a short, fime ago. When, the flood receded dozens ot flsh were left stranded ia pools in the river bed. They did not remain long undisturhed. One party too* a trawimg net, dragged it once through aS pool and went away again fish. Soon the river - very popular redezvons. In J 5 coarse, Ranger Dighy was » ata recent Sunday , ‘ > busy day for several peoquite a u us y J nle Parties went out to Ithe Sel ’ rimply collected fish, and went ‘ Bat they did not ail away agam. a party depart 'vv itb tue • , , .4* p I nut With the Object of that i went out wun were finding a cheap mea cbserve considerably 4to “”“^ er examiatr„m a distance the i„g their car ' J a c atch after the fish were not sue that So they stayed to ' watC “ . tuai. ranger make quite fun, and saw t ere is a good haul of Ins own. . uonidedlv amusing m something decidedly tramping thins a *“* ' wve ; bed, with blithely across BUdden- . bag full ot Poshed Bsh, I accosted hy a ranger!