NEWS OF THE DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1935, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Schoolboy Injured. An Opua Road schoolboy,.. John Lockley, was admitted to New Plymouth Hospital yesterday with a fractured leg, the injury being the result of a fall in the school grounds. His condition last night was satisfactory. <■ Restoration of “Cuts.” The restoration of the wages “cuts ’ of employees of the New Plymouth Harbour Board will be considered at the next meeting of the board.. Notice of motion to this effect was given by the chairman, Mr. C. E. Bellringer, at a meeting of the board yesterday. Government of Samoa. “The military mind is not suitable for the government of Samoa,” said Mr. F. Milner, speaking at a meeting of the League of Nations Union at Christchurch. “It should be governed by men versed in ethnology, anthropology and the traditions of the British Colonial Office.” He said that elsewhere British rule had done its best to preserve local institutions, and this should have been done in Samoa. “Tricycle Bandit.” A small New Plymouth boy has reason to regret a kind action yesterday when he loaned his “trike.” A nursemaid left the boy outside a shop with his beloved bicycle while she made some purchases. In the meantime another small boy, a stranger to the owner of the tricycle, asked with a smile “for a ride to the corner and back.” Although the other boy and his nurse waited for some time the “bandit” did not return while they were there. Calamity Averted. One of the difficulties that beset a Rugby five-eighth with ideas of penetrating the opposition faced G. Sangster when he attempted a cut-in for Taranaki against Southland at Stratford yesterday. He was almost through when his vis-a-vis, clutching desperately for his legs, secured a firm hold on his trousers. Whether it was innate modesty or the stoutness of the cloth that brought the Taranaki man to a standstill is not known, but his progress ended, and as play swung away he was seen wriggling back into the clothing ne so nearly left behind. Fastest on Field. With the fastest men in the Taranaki Rugby team descending at top pace upon a wavering Southland defence in yesterday’s match at Stratford, there was one would-be player who had no difficulty at all in keeping about five yards ahead of the rush. When at last Taranaki reached the goal-line he was still ahead, and as the ball was grounded he shot away in an electrifying burst of speed. He was a well-educated and patriotic dog, for he had refrained from interfering with the movement, and spent the next few moments in the safety of the dead-ball area vigorously wagging his tail.

New Zealand and World Affairs. “It is time that New Zealand voiced an opinion in world affairs,” said Mr. F. Milner in an address to the League of Nations Union at Christchurch. “We are quite grown up now, with the All Blacks to boast of. Yet when, in my primitive ignorance—if you can imagine such a state in a senile pedagogue—l approached Mr. Coates and asked him what could be done about the economic position arising through lack of resources in Japan, he said that such matters were usually left to the British Government.” Road or Rate Subsidy.

Whether the council would be better off under the suggested new system than under the present rate subsidy, was a question that exercised the minds of members of the Ohura County Council on Wednesday. They were discussing a suggestion that the Government should be asked to introduce legislation this session authorising payment of £1 for £1 subsidy on roads other than highways, instead of the present rate subsidy. Members agreed that the suggestion would favour committees that had a network of metalled by-roads, but it was very questionable if it would benefit the Ohura county, which had a considerable mileage of unmetalled roads. The council decided to take no action.

Outsize in Pansies. Much admired at the Whiteley spring flower show yesterday was a collection of 30 assorted pansies with an abnormally large, average measurement of more than three inches in diameter. They were grown at Mrs. T. C. List’s garden at “Maranui,” New Plymouth, by Mr. G. H. Huthnance, who has had consistent success with this kind of pansy for a number of years. Displayed with a border of apricot and reddish-gold violas on a trailing background of delicate green lycopodium, the blooms were one of the outstanding exhibits, their varying shades and well-defined markings almost rivalling their size. Court for Ohura.

The opinion that there was little possibility of having sittings of the Magistrate’s Court reinstated at Ohura was expressed by members of the Ohura County Council on Wednesday. A letter was received from the Ohura Chamber of Commerce asking the council's views whether representations should be made to the Minister of Justice. The chamber considered the present was an opportune time to move, as the train services to and from Taumarunui were suitable. Members of the council, however, pointed out that previous representations had failed, when the train service was more suitable than at present. It was not advisable to press matters like that on the Government when there were more urgent matters such as roads and bridges required by the district. Low Prices in New Zealand.

The cheapness of many of the articles displayed in shop windows in New Zealand has impressed Mrs. W. de Hoog, a visitor from Johannesburg, South Africa, who is touring New Zealand. Compared with what would have to be paid in South Africa, the prices in New Zealand of many of the little things a traveller has to buy have impressed her as being very low. She says she has particularly noticed the cheapness of fruit, meat and vegetables; but she has found also that many manufactured articles are cheaper in New Zealand, in spite of the high exchange rate, than they are in South Africa, where the currency is on parity with sterling. Theatre Patrons’ Habits.

The extraordinary habits of some theatregoers at New Plymouth was the subject of comment to a Daily News representative. “You would be surprised,” said the manager of one of the theatres, “how many people strike matches on the walls of the foyer after the programme is over, and throw down burning matches and cigarette butts on the carpets. People arriving at the theatre quite often toss smoking cigarette butts at their feet as they enter, notwithstanding the fact that special boxes for this purpose are provided. One hesitates to think they would indulge in such habits in their own homes.” He added that although one of the theatres had recently been redecorated more than once scratch marks from matches had had to be removed from the renovated walls.

Our Double Dry Cleaning process is now in operation. Suits and Costumes renovated for 4/6. J. K. Hawkins and Co., Dry Cleaners and Dyers, corner Devon and Liardet Streets, New .Plymouth. Stratford depot: Rudkin’s Con-