NEWS OF THE DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1935, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Chimney Fire Spreads to Walk The Wall covering the chimney caught alight when a chimney fire occurred in a shop opposite the Hawera railway station yesterday afternoon. The Hawera fire brigade was quickly in attendance to extinguish the flames and little damage was done, Consumers Steadily Increase. The number of consumers connected to the Opunake Power Board’s mains still shows a steady increase, the number at the end of the June quarter being 1696, with a total connected load of 2581 k.w. During the past quarter the number ot consumers had been increased by 12 and the connected load by 32.5 k.w. Finches and Budgerigars. A shipment of 330 small birds is included in the cargo of the Federal Line steamer Hertford, which has arrived at Auckland from Liverpool. They are consigned to fanciers in various parts of the Dominion. The birds, which comprise 30 budgerigars and 300 African finches, have been transported in three large, specially constructed boxes. In Praise of Egmont. “Certain peaks come to mind when one turns to gaze on Egmont, notably Fujiyama, Etna and some of“the cone-shaped mountains of Java, especially Charimai,” writes Bernard Martin, an English business man, in his book Over My Shoulder. “Egmont is snow-capped all the year round, and wherever you may be in this district you find yourself frequently turning towards the isolated mountain to watch thin wisps of cloud float past its summit, or, when the clouds are blown away, to gaze spell-bound .at the cold majesty of this lonely pea/.”

Eclipse of Moon. The fifth eclipse of the year, a total eclipse of the moon, will occur next Tuesday night, the full moon rising totally eclipsed as viewed from New Zealand. Moonrise will occur at 4.46 p.m., 16 minutes after the predicted time of mid-eclipse. The lunar disc will still be totally obscure I by the earth’s snadow, however, as the phase of total eclipse will persist until 5.20 pm. From 5.20 p.m. until 6.17 p.m. the earth’s shadow will be passing off the lunar disc. Penumbral eclipse, which is not likely to be detected by the untrained eye, will continue until 7.13 p.m.

To Matches by Air. -k letter received by the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby League from a New Zealand air transport company offering to convey the Canterbury League team to Auckland by air elicited the information that this method of travel is very popular among League teams in Britain. The chairman, Mr. W. S. E. Moyle, said that English players frequently f*ew to and from matches, and recently two teams of English schoolboys had flown over the English Channel to fulfil engagements with schoolboys’ teams in France.

All Blacks’ Prospects. “The All Blacks will have to show themselves a strong team if they are to have a victorious tour in Britain,” said Mr. J. T. Shippen, Melbourne, who arrived on Thursday by the Ruahine from London. “People in Britain are looking forward to their forthcoming visit, and will give them a great reception. They have a high opinion over there of New Zealand sportsmanship and New Zealand standards of play. Rugby is booming in England. I have always been interested in Rugby,” added Mr. Shippen. “I met Cliff Porter, the All Black captain on the 1924 tour, which I followed with great interest. I am hoping to renew our acquaintanceship in New Zealand before I leave for Melbourne.”

A fine selection of 60 horses of all classes, broken and unbroken, will be offered by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. and Newtpp King Ltd. at the Hawera horse fair on Saturday, July 20.