NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 72, 20 January 1930, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

NUI’ES FROM ALL PArtfS* THE DOMINION DAY BY OAY« SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY. ‘ In response to a petition signed by 40 ratepayers of Raliotu, the Egmout County Council ou Tuesday authoris ed the alteration of the date of the weekly half-holiday in the county from Wednesday to Saturday. General approval of the change was expressed, nod it was stated other dis-c-lets in the country were favour--able to the change, while if any dis-t trict wished to retain a certain day they could make application to the. inspector. !

MOKAU COAL. \

Probably it is not generally known how long it is since Mokau coal came into the market first, sa\s the “Taranaki Herald.’’ Just fifty years ago the Hannah Mokau, a little steamer of 35 tons, brought twenty tons of coal from Mokau to AVaitara. The steamer was piloted about twenty-two miles up the river by Te AVetere, and the coal was brought down from the mine to the! steamer in canoes. ( MENTIONED IN CHURCHES. Quite a number of the teachers -attending the Summer School have made very appreciative comment ou the fact that in most of the New Plymouth churches on Sunday last, some reference was made to the gathering here. AVelcomes were extended to the visitors, and references made to the noble profession of teaching, and hopes expressed that the “school” would he successful and that the teachers would have an enjoyable time in New Plymouth. A STRIKING APPEAL, i Some prominent mm. in world affairs have visited New Zealand in past years. Their methods of speech and their general deportment the delivery of public addresses 1 have, of course, been varied, and probably no two have adopted similar methods. It is safe to say,however, that seldom has a speaker of similar type to Viscount Cvaigavon visited Dunedin (says the Otago Daily Times). He has none! of the devices of the orator; no working up to dramatic climaxes; 1 no arm or body actions; no peroration. His language is simple,his voice clear, and he has a Subtle sense of humour —the whole of his methods, in fact, are more conversa-

tional in character than anything else. i

ONUS OX THE OWNER. A member of th e executive of the Wanganui Automobile Associative) said at the last meeting of that organisation that, when a breach of the motor regulations was committed the owner of the car should bd held responsible unless he could i prove that someone else was driving and disclose his name. He oti.ce heard of a man whose car was borrowed by a friend during his absence in another town. The friend committed a breach of a by-law' while driving, aqd later the owner of the car received a summon,s. When he went to Court he proved that he had been out of town on the clay on which the offence was committed, and when asked who was driving the car in his absence be replied that he was fci, the habit of lending it to so many people he could not say who bad been using it, as it was in its customary place when he returned. The information was dismissed. The meeting decided to forward the suggestion to the Minister of Transport as a recommendation with regard to the ammendment of the motor regular tions. I