NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 41, 26 September 1928, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

MOTES FROM ALL rD.fUiv THE DOMINION GAY oV LAV, HERE, THERE, AND 4JVER Y W i. L’ dJ ILiihoiir Beauty Spots. ■‘Almost every line of beauty the Auckland Harbour'ever possessed is being slowly desecrated,” said Mr G. W. Hutchison, addressing a meeting of the Town-Planning Association at Auckland. "The Harbour Beard has only (n continue its policy of reclamation long enough and there will He no need for a bridge. The two‘shores will meet. If-there are any beauty spots left ill our harbour ij is because the Harbour Board ‘has overlooked them.’ ” XXX Proposed Aerodrome. The Prime Minister informed Mr T. M. YVilford in the. House of Representatives that he would communicate with the Minister of Defence with a view to having the Director cf Air Services prepare a report on tho suitability of "Gear Island for an aerodrome. Mr Wilton! bad suggested that before a final selection was made hy jthe Mayor of a site at Lyall Bay something should be done to have Gear Island inspected, so that an inferior site would not he chosen. xxx Unusual Accident. A curious accident recently befell, n. large, mol or V-tj’ at. Vy:’ipawn. The Viu' jc; was imi, slanging-on the main road Just over the river while the driver went into a -house for a few minutes. When lie returned he was astonished to find tlieKldrry, which was loaded with a large pen of young calves, embedded in a paddock on the other side of the road on the river hank. Apparently th e engine was left running, though the brakes were said to ho on, and the lorry turned by seme means, crossed the road, broke through a fence and came to rest at the bottom of u hank in the paddock. Luckily it did not capsize, so neither the vehicle nor the calves were injured, xxx Familiarity Breeds Contempt. One would think that with the frequent reports of serious accidents and fatalities reported iu the newspapers, in connection wiK benzine" explosions, greater care would

be exercised by people, esjwcuuiy those who are occupied m handling it daily. The other -cayAin New Plymouth, a car witliTs purled up •lu L out Ox . r\v -■ CC. i_Oi LI.C j- -, 'N ' -■ h ; '4 , vtciuu. J, iiij ciILC-.1U.c0-.- It»cl L i 0 stepped torwai'd proAAkui l(; pump tne uerniiiie, all' the oiiae. purring away at' a. .-wtiri-u&uCc-d cigar* eue! Truly . ' iWiiueuy • ■bre’eds.contempt.’' A suuijituy opcarreiictowas noted in btrailorh , om'.T ukiLiothl —Ertnam Argus. XXX Unfair Packing. What is .said to be Lire rust prosecuuon in i\ew Leaidliu tor ua-urr packing of apples was’ cumiucA/U against G. .Chapman, aim bomSs£h Li:w Magistrate’s Court at We’mfSgtcn, before Mr E. Page, S.M. Eor the dmence it was contended tuat uicro mul been no intention to deceive. 4be season, was nearing .its close, and even had the packing of the fruit been unfair it was a mitigating circumstance that the fruit was sold at a considerable loss. George Chapman, juu., who accepted full responsibility in the event of a conviction, was fined £lO, with £1 Us XXX A Clever Ruse. in their choice of ITui;, hellhirols and tins are said to have a delicate taste, which runs eagerly to grapes. With this knowledge in mind, the caretaker at the sanctuary for native birds on Little Barrier Island (Mr Nelson) is keeping a. watchful oye on the large crop of grapes which will soou commence to ripen. Last year the birds found the grapes early, and Mrs Nelson hit on a novel plan-To 'checkmate their encroachments. She Tiled

J u ;ly f.i: a - ■ L - u iJ ’ ~ v ' ‘' ‘ L them out oa luo paths around tuc vines. In a lew minutes tuis and bollhirds were round the tins in scores, and s 0 busy feeding were Ihev Unit the tuis forget their traditional enmity against the Dellbirds and did not attempt to chase them away. The next day the manhers greatly increased, and by the end of the week Mr Nelson began to think that Doth species had entirely forsaken the hush and come lc , ti le house. By this touch or feminine ingenuity th e caretaker family were ensured a good supply of fresh grapes and an ample store of jollv for the winter months.