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Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1931, Page 4

“Or. Guy has informed me that he would not attend the council meeting unless it was held in a Wooden building,” stated the Mayor, Mr. A. J. Graham, prior to the commencement of routine business at the meeting of the Palmerston North City Council on Mondav evening. “I therefore take it that we have his apology for absence,” he added, amidst laughter.

A quantity of cinhabar moth eggs have been obtained by the ’ Wanganui River Trust frdm the Department of Agriculture . and placed on large patches of ragwort along the banks of the river. Mr. T. W. Downes and his staff have recently bben spraying ragwort in the scenic reserves with good results, an inspection over the xveek-ehd revealing tnat most of the plants treated had been killed. In reply to a question as to the probable amount of increase in the postal rates to be made by the Government, an officer of the department says they will be doubled. His reason for the statement is, says the Manawatu Times, that the present revenue from postage is just over a million and the Prime Minister said a further £900,000 was expected from that source, wliich allows for a shiiikage in volume of business.

“Lukewarmness in religion, and tepid Christianity, such as is seen in the world to-day, is nauseating in the sight of God,” said Archbishop Averill whfih preaching at Christchurch On Sunday. “It is ridiculous to look upon Christ merely as a religious enthusiast. He laid down great principles of. life, not details, or rules of organisation. Another thing that is wrong with the church is lack of proportion. That magistrates’ notes of cases were not infallible was pointed out by Mr. Justice Herdman in the Supreme Court at Auckland during the hearing of a claim for damages arising from, a motor-car collision. In cross-examina-tion coilnfcel referred to the discrepancies between some of witnesses’ Statements and their evidence given in another court. The difference was revealed both in counsel’s own notes and in those of the magistrate. “You know how many mistakes are made in magistrates’ notes,” said HiS Honour. “Counsel in taking notes also make mistakes. An application for a remission of the pilotage and other dues on the motorship Taranaki which put into Auckland to land doctors, nurses and refugees from Napier after the Hawke’s Bay earthquake was made by the owners, the Shaw, Savill and. Albion Company, Limited, to the Auckland Harbour Board. It was decided to remit the dues subject to validating legislation being obtained. !

The Auckland Public Library, in its 50 years’ existence, has had only two librarians, Mr. Edward Shillington, who occupied the post for 33 years,, and .Mr. John Bair, who has been librarian, since 1913. On the occasion of the-library iubille celebrations last September special reference was made to the long and faithful services rendered by, Mr. Shillington, and in his memory a tablet has now been placed in t! e library. The inscription reads:— Ims tablet is placed here to commemorate the services of Edward Shillington, rs librarian of the Auckland Public Libraiy, 1880-1913.” ' .

The nursing profession is a sisterhood in the true sense and many acts of assistance and generosity to Wfi nurses who suffered losses in the earthquake at Napier have been re P°“®“; When it became known at.the Nurses Home at the Auckland Hosmtai that seven nUrßes from Napifir had arrived at Motuihi Island With not much more than the clothes they stood in, a decision wits quickly reached among the nurses to provide the visitors With full kits. Wardrobes were turned over and the contributions to the gift were sue that it Was possible to forward to the island two boxes of first-quality clothing sufficient to fit out each of the nurses.

The view that electric tramway systems are now practically doomed as a means of transport ip-Great Bntam was expressed bn Tuesday by Mr. . Moses, architect, of Auckland, who returned by the Maungahm after an extended torn- abroad. The Tr^ u9 P^ t Commission, in judging that rail trac tion should be banned from British streets, had only followed public opinion which had long condemned this, method of transport as cumbersome inelastic and inefficient, Mr. Moses said. Motorbuses were rapidly taking the place o trams all over England, not only m thickly populated areas, but also iu towns where the population was scattered, as in Auckland. As a forcible illustration of the ruinous power of rust, tlie county engineer (Mr. J. T- M. Brewster) submitted a bridge bolt to Saturday’s meeting of the HorowhenUa County Council. Used in the construction of the mam. W aikanae bridge in 1992, it was origmully one and a quarter inches m diameter. The portion exposed to the elements had rusted to half an ich in diameter and was in grave danger of damaging the structure by collapsing.

Mighty bargains characterise the Melbourne Clothing. Co.’s great summer Sale now proceeding. The following afford huge savings. Fancy tweed sport stilts reduced from 69/6 to 29/6. Men’s tweed epott coats now 12/6. Young men’s smart Kaia; poi tweed sport coats now 32/6. Kaiapoi sports trousers now 22/6. Railway tweed trousers now 11/9. Navy drill bib overalls now 7/11. Indigo drill overall suits Pflw 11/jSj*