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Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 258, 9 October 1931, Page 4

A Blow to the Clergy “The clergy have suffered a further blow in that it has been ruled that they must pay the unemployment tax on the value of their free houses in addition to the salary tax,” states the Church News. “We understand that the department has agreed to the proposal of the provincial secretary, Archdeacon Simkin, that the tax value of the houses should be calculated jm the basis of one day’s pay in sis.” Pianoforte Recital A pianoforte recital was given at St. Mary’s School last night by Mr. Gordon Bryan, exanifner for the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College, of Music. Mr. Bryan has done a great deal of concert work in various parts of England, am* during the past six years has broadcast 175 times from stations in the British Isles. In his repertoire he has specialised in pianoforte concertos, having given over 100 public performances with orchestra, in 25 different works, while in chamber music and solo work he has avoided as much as possible the orthodox programme. Mr. Bryan played many numbers, which were much appreciated, the evening ‘being a musical treat for the audience.

Special Prayers Prayers specially prepared for use by the Archbishop of New Zealand in the present crisis and for the Peace Conference in Geneva next February are published in the Church News by Bisliop West-Watson. “I hope they may be widely used,” states the bishop in his monthly letter. “We want to prepare the way by prayer and faith and to keep the matter constantly before our minds,” he adds. “The burden of armaments is again crushing the nations as it did before 1914. Fear is the inspiring motive of this terrible competition—fear of other nations and fear of trusting disputed rights to arbitration. In ordinary cases petitions at church doors are to be deprecated. but in this case 1 think that we might well try to give all our people the chance of signing the great petition which is at present before us.”

CSanges in Sea Bed Changes are apparently still goingon in the sea bed in the vicinity of Napier, according to the Dannevirke News, as during last month the tide at the inner harbour commenced to fall for about 20 minutes, the total amount being about two or three feet, and then came back to normal. When information on this subject was asked by the chief surveyor at Napier, the harbourmaster, Captain H. WhiteParsons, reported that he had no information regarding alterations in levels of (he sea bottom in the roadstead, which are supposed to have taken place lately. The owner of the Westshore ferry launch reported to him that on September 13 he saw the tide running out of the inner harbour at about seven or eight knots. This continued for a period of 20 minutes, during which period the tide fell some two or three feet and gradually came back to normal. Prior to September 12 Captain White-Parsons said there was water between the two leading beacons at Petane, but now you can walk over the area on dry land, and in his opinion there lias been an upheaval in this vicinity.