NEWS OF THE DAY

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 7, 5 December 1930, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Solo Fights. Two first solo flights were made in Taranaki yesterday—by Mr, K. Boldawav of Wangnui, at New Ply. ! mouth, and Mr. \Briau Haybittle, of Hawera, at llawera. Lafly Avsator. Yusterduy Miss Aline Barton flew from Mastertoi; to New Plymouth and back. On the. journey up she lost liti- way in hazy weather and had to land in a, held ;it. Taihape. At 3.30 p.m. .she, sot) oat on the reLurn journey, and word. U;,IS subsequently received that .she had lauded safely. Aerial Escort. Oscar Garden arrives in Wanganui on, December 10. The AVanganui Aero Club is making an endeavour to have three 'planes of the Federation in Wanganui on that date, and the hope has been expressed that the 'plaes would fly out to meet him. It i>s proposed that they should then escort him to his landing on, the racecourse. A supervisor has been elected foi' the landing.

Royal Naval Reserve. An assurance! that the suspension lit military training would in. no w i . v affect the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve was given by the officer commanding the New Zealand) Naval Station, Commodore Geoffrey Blake, :it the annua] inspection of the Audiland division of the reserve. In emphasising the value of the training the commodore said the cruisers oi the Australian, and New Zealand stations were responsible for the trade routes but a body of men like the reserve was necessary to look after the harbours and to carry out patrol and coastal work '" t«nie« of need. First Farmer, First Sinner. Speaking at the gathering which welcomed the Minister of Education to Queen's Park School, Wanganui, on Wednesday, Mr W. A. Collins, (chairman of the Wanganui Education Board Referred to agricultural bias when commenting upon the Ministers' statement that a change was be.ng made in the educational system to discover the aptitude of each child. Mr Collins said that he belonged to the oldest profession in the world and everybody was a descendant of the? man who started it — Adam. The Hon. W. A .Veitch, speaking a little later, capped l Mr. Collins" reference by reminding his heaters that Adam was not only the first fanner, but the first sinner. (Laughter). Esquire. Some people feel hurt if their names are prefixed by "Mr" on an envelope. To be legally entitled to "Esq.", according tot strict British practice, you must be one of the following—The ,son of a peer, a baronet, .;)}• knight, the eldest son of the younger wij| of a peer, one of the King's at-Arms, or Heralds-at-Arms, a regular officer of the army or navy of the rank of captain or higher, a county sheriff, a J.P.. a sergeant-at-law, a] K.C.( a companion of one of the orders of knighthood, one of the principal officers in (household ,a deputy-lieutenant, a commissioner of the Court of Bankruptcy, a master of the Supreme Court, a Royal academician, or the holder of some office in virtue of which .you tajkei prepedence. of /pure.s.

A Parable.... When Sir Otto Niemeyer arrived at Suva lie was entertained to lunch by the Chamber oj Commerce, lie. declined (says au exciiaugej to say any tiling about the position in Australia, but sai<| he would content himself with a parable .and they could' draw their own conclusions. Ho said thai a man once went lion shooting.. He was accompanied by hi.s wile ami mother_in.-law. While he was in Ins lent his wile called out "Come quickly, the lion is attacking mother." -He picked up his gun and went outside. He saw tin lion glaring at his mother-in-law, while his mother-in-law glared at Ihe lion. "No, no,'' he said, "tin* lam lias got himself into a mess, and he will have to get himself out of rt."

Destruction of Deer What must be considered successful results in regard to the destruction of deer in the back country behind Haunter Springs arc being obtained (states lhe "Christchurch Star'"). Two men operating in the vicinity of Lake Tennyson, the head water of the Clarence River, have shot a total of 5-lfi head, and they recently delivered a tally of 300 tails at the forest ranger's office. Another two men operating on the Tarndale, adjoining the lake country, are reported to have secured over ■"")<)(' head. This party effected a sale of 5(1 spotted fawn, hides, which have a very fine appearance when tanned and dressed. The two forestry employees operating to the north-west as far as the dividing range have »experieneed twenty-live days of rain and snow since they left for camp in mid-October, and theii bag has suffered accordingly,