NEWS OF THE DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 1935, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

King’s Birthday Holiday. j The Taranaki Daily News will be. published on Monday, the King’s Birthday holiday. A cldse, holiday will be observed by the post office, so that advertising or other matter for publication should be forwarded by other meiiis.

Woman, the Exception. “Woman,” remarked Dr. Home, quoting an old saying during a lecture at New Plymouth last night, “is the only thing that weighs and wishes to be. found wanting.” Man Caught in Belting. Joseph Smith, an employee at the bacon factory of Messrs. T. H. Walker and Sons Ltd., Hawera, suffered minor injuries and shock when he was entangled with machinery belting at the factory yesterday. He was removed to the Hawera hospital, Where his condition last night was reported to be satisfactory. Not'Entering Politics. The question of entering party politics was discussed in committee by the North Taranaki provincial conference of the Farmers’ Union yesterday. After a lengthy discussion in which ah interesting address was given by Mr. W. A. Sheat, South Taranaki president, it-was reported that a remit by the Ofnata branch expressing the opinion that the time was ripe, for the union to consider the question of entering politics had been defeated. Japan’s Milk Industry. The milk industry of Japan has made great strides in recent years, states an extract from the Japan Exporter of April. Because of tremendous consumption in Japan#the need for reasonable _ cost of production and skilled and hygienic technique in the manufacturing of milk has been realised. Nowadays Japan’s productivity of milk is not only sufficient to meet tire home demand, but also to supply the foreign markets.

Music With Meals. Music would put them in a good frame of mind tp start the day, remarked a speaker at the Farmers’ Union conference at Inglewood yesterday in urging support. to a Mangaehu -remit asking that the Broadcasting Board be requested to extend the breakfast session until 9.15 a.m. It was stated that many farmers at present were unable to breakfast before 8.30 a.m. Members sympathetically passed the remit without dissent.

Solidly For De-rating. How the opinion of farmers in Taranaki is solidly in favour of derating of land for loading purposes was instanced by Mr. T. T. Murray, Toko, at tha Farmers’ Union conference at Inglewood yesterday. Three years ago, he said, a local bodj; candidate was returhed at the'top of the poll comfortably. Prior to this election he had intimated that he was not in favour of derating and had secured his seat by a margin of only one vote. Next election, Mr. Murray prophesied, if he still opposed derating he would lose his seat.

State Lotteries Advocated. Greeted with applause on rising to mdve his “hardy .annual,” Mr. W. J. Maloney, Omata, yesterday had no difficulty ip securing almost unanimous support to his remit at the Farmers’ Union conference at Inglewood urging the Government to institute State lotteries. In urging delegates to “push” the remit at the Dominion conference Mr. Maloney made it clear that he was not a gambler. If he thought it possible to wipe out gambling and drinking altogether he would keenly advocate that, he said, but because he feared it was not possible he thought it preferable to bring them under proper control.

Menace of Biddi Biddi. The necessity for taking steps to check the spread of biddi biddi, which was having a very detrimental effect on the sheep and wool industry in that it had an adverse effect on the pastures and caused a serious loss to wool growers by deteriorating the wool, was stressed by backblocks members at the Farmers’ Union conference at Inglewood yesterday. It was stated that it cost 3d a pound to eliminate the seeds from the wool and that some buyers would not bid for such wool. The conference decided to impress on the Government the necessity to assist the Cawthron Institute with finance to enable it to liberate parasites, which could be obtained from Chile.

Different Points of View. It was too late, remarked a delegate when Mr. T. T. Murray stated at the farmers’ conference at Inglewood yesterday that as the results of the efforts of the Farmers’ Union the embargo on the exportation of boneless beef had been lifted, two months after the efforts to effect its lifting had begun. He had made £lO over the sale of three bulls as a result, he added. “I lost £6 over two bulls,” remarked the other delegate in support of his contention. The number of cattle going to the yards at present showed that it was not too late for all, affirmed Mr. Murray. Work for Health.

“The young person who had just left school is often in a most difficult position in these days,” said Dr. G. Home in an address at New Plymouth,'“but he should recognise the importance of getting quickly into some sort of occupation, for wages if possible, but if not, for the sake of the stability and character that work will give. Otherwise he may become a national liability or, worse still, a national menace, for idleness is a most potent enemy to a healthy existence on both the physical and the moral side. It may not be at all times obvious, but it requires very little thought to arrive at the conclusion that it is a most salutory thing to work for one’s living.”