NEWS OF THE DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 8 September 1934, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

The honour of being the first to hole out in one on the Cape Egmont golf links goes to Mr. R. B. Fleming, a prominent member of the club. On Thursday he achieved the distinction by holing out from his tee shot at the ninth hole, a distance of 164 yards. The achievement was celebrated later at Rahotu. The Clifton Comity Council decided at its meeting yesterday that it considered there should be no restriction where lorries were used for feeding the railways, but where lorries were not used for that purpose there should be some restriction with the exception of vehicles carrying dairy produce to cool storage. Nine tuis on one tree, a kowhai, were seen yesterday by Mrs. M. Rutherford in her garden at Fillis Street, New Plymouth. Mrs. Rutherford was particularly interested in view of the article appearing in the News yesterday in which it was stated that one woman had seen eight in her garden. The tuis were often seen there in the early morning or at noon, said Mrs. Rutherford. Members of the congregation of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,. New Plymouth, held a working bee in the church grounds early in the week and planted 60 pohutukawas and other native trees to provide shelter for the building on the western side. The Rev. J. D. McL. Wilson remarked yesterday that the trees would improve the appearance of the site immensely when, they were fullgrown. It was hoped gradually to improve the grounds until the building was in a I really effective setting.

Callers at New Plymouth airport yesterday were Mr. E. F. Harvey, Auckland, and a Hamilton doctor who were on their way in Mr. Harvey’s private plane ZK-ACM from Auckland to Dunedin. Arriving at New Plymouth shortly after 9 o’clock yesterday morning, the Avian had made fast time in excellent weather from Auckland, and the travellers remarked that they hoped to reach Dunedin, via ports of call, before late afternoon.

The New Plymouth Debating Society held its final meeting of the season at the Hygienic rooms last night when the extremely difficult motion “That in all things the end justifies the means" was debated. The adjudicator, Mr. R. H. Quilliam, complimented speakers upon their arguments and offered useful, constructive criticism. The motion was moved and seconded by Messrs. A. C. Fookes and C. H. Strombom and opposed by Messrs. H. L. Garner and W. Moorhead. The motion was lost on a show of hands. Mr. H. P. Billing presided. As far as ratepayers of the Opunake harbour district are concerned, the last has been heard of the Opunake wharf and mole staging. The board has finally disposed of both the wharf and staging for demolition and a cheque has been received for the amount which, allowing for the expenditure already entailed therewith, leaves a credit of £4ll, which will be placed to the sinking fund, and will earn compound interest until the time when the board’s loan expires when the accrued amount will be placed towards the redemption of the loan. Canadians are very loyal to the British Empire and to British traditions, according to Mr. S. J. Robinson, a New Zealand resident who has just returned from a visit to Canada. No Canadian liked the suggestion, often made in other parts of the world, that the people of his country were gradually becoming American in sentiment, said Mr. Robinson. In the same way talk about Canadians loosening the ties of their nation to the Empire roused resentment. While the tour of Australia by the New Zealand Rugby team just concluded will have an effect upon the policy of the selectors of the AH Black team to tour Great Britain next year, none of the positions to be filled in 1935 is yet “mortgaged.” Every man chosen for the British tour will have to prove his merits in “trial” games which the New Zealand Rugby Football Union will conduct early in the 1935 season. This assurance was given by Mr. S. S. Dean, chairman of the Dominion Union’s management committee.

The fact that it was necessary last month to purchase bulk power on nine days and run the Diesel engine for a greater number of ’ hours than in the corresponding month last year, led to a brief discussion among members of the Opunake Power Board as to whether the flow of water in the rivers was becoming less each year. There appeared to be a difference of opinion on the point, but members seemed to be agreed that in flood time the rivers rose more rapidly and also fell more rapidly, due to the country now being better- drained and enabling the water to at once empty into the rivers instead of as formerly taking days to percolate through. “This is a very serious matter,” said Mr. A. E. Rankin at Monday night’s meeting of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce, when the subject of insisting upon the enforcement of marks of origin on goods imported to the Dominion was raised. He said Australia insisted that goods imported had to be marked with the name of the country in which they were produced. Regulations in New Zealand were not so strict, and countries like Japan were aware of the fact. Mr. R. L. Thompson said that Japanese experts had been sent into various countries to study patterns and the Japanese manufacturer had imitated everything he possibly could. A voice: They will be making New Zealand postage stamps next. After a season of great winter sports activity at Mount Cook the keas of the district have caught the ski-running habit Soon after daybreak they repair to their favourite glissading ground, the sloping iron roof of the Ball Hut, and to their screeching activity morS than to anything else can be attributed the early rising of the residents. In spite of stem discouragement the keas’ curiosity and mischievousness are unabated. A bedroom door carelesly left open attracted a flock of the birds, and one of the party of university ski-runners at present staying there had the lining picked out of a good pair of shoes and a pair of slippers badly gashed. The cultivation of oysters by private enterprise was advocated in a remit forwarded for discussion at the forthcoming conference of Associated Chambers of Commerce by the executive of the council of the Auckland chamber. The remit stated: “In order tp create further avenues for industry and employment this conference urges on the Government the desirability of removing the obstacles at present existing to the development of the cultivation of oysters on our foreshores, and, further, that the Government should be prepared to lease areas of suitable foreshore for this purpose to private individuals or corporations.”

Historic relics were exhibited at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Wednesday night, when an address was given by Mrs. Rewa Bennett. These inclued two greenstone hei tikis, one the property of Hongi Hika, some of Waka Nene, also a patiti, or short tomahawk, which had belonged to the Ngapuhi chief Kawiti, also the silver cup presented by Queen Victoria to Tamati Waka Nene, and the christening gifts of Queen Victoria to her Maori godson, Albert Victor Pomare, who was bom in England in November, 1863. A somewhat gruesome exhibit was the flintlock musket given to Hongi Hika by George IV. and called, significantly, “Patu-Iwi,” or “Slay the people.” This is an exceedingly tapu relic, as is also the taiaha, the property of the chief Kawiti, and the taiaha carved from black maire, once the property of Hone Heke.

Miners on the Ohinemuri goldfields use candles of a mild pink shade when working underground. This is a custom that has survived from the halcyon days of the field when thousands of men were employed by the major companies then operating. It was found that large quantities of the candles issued to the men were being taken away from the workings, and to stop this practice arrangements were made with the manufacturers to colour subsequent supplies. It is recounted by present day miners that this did not completely solve the .problem, as within a short time of their introduction, pink candles appeared in many homes, where they were greatly admired, and the position was further complicated by local storekeepers having pink candles on sale. However, pink candles are still being supplied by the Talisman Dubbo company to its men at Karangahake, the issue being six candles to each two men for an eight-hour shift.

Further lovely new spring coats and hats have opened out at Scanlan s Ltd., Melbourne Comer. Prices range from 11/- to 29/6 for hats and from 45/- to 89/6 for coats. Some lovely new Fuji tennis frocks have also arrived and are reasonably priced at 16/6 up to 24/6. Smart washing pique pull-ons also in stock at 4/6 to 5/11.*

Tire importance of the September race meeting in Wanganui is recognised by all persons interested in racing matters and they will be pleased to learn that suitable fast trains and cheap fares have been arranged. Attention is directed to the advertising columns in to-day's issue.*