NEWS OF THE DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 27 March 1937, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Devon Street Accident.

As a baby car drew into the kerb in Devon Street, New Plymouth, yesterday the driver opened the door suddenly and a following cyclist collided with the open door and was knocked off his bicycle. No damage was sustained by the car or the cyclist. Fell and Hurt Back. Slipping off the edge of the pavement in St. Aubyn S«treet, New Plymouth, shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday when he deviated to allow people to pass, Mr. Frank Parker, aged 36 years, fell and injured his back. He was taken to hospital where his condition last night was reported to be satisfactory. It is understood Mr. Parker has been living recently at Wanganui. Pcculiar Condition. Clearness of the air and the long range of visibility towards evening on Thursday was eonnected with wireless warnings of a coming storm by many New Plymouth resid&nts. Later a halo round the sun, a vivid sunset with peculiar cloud effect and a large halo round the moon late into the night seemed to point to something unusual in the weather. The Only Wheelbarrow. "It is rumoured that work at the Harewood aerodrome has been stopped because • of the only wheelbarrow having been destroyed by Mr. Semple. Is this so?" This question was addressed in wrlting to the Mayor (Mr. J. W. Beanland) by a councillor at a meefcing of the Christchurch City Council. Mr. Beanland gave an assurance that although the barrow had been broken very effectively its destruction had not caused the abandonment of the aerodrome scheme. Change In Business Prnctice. "I remember the time when business was very different from what it is today," said the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. W. E. Barnard, during an address to the Christchurch Business Men's Club. "There was competition, but it was of a very friendly kind, and thero was a place for every business man. To-day there are cutthroat practices which would never have been countenanced 25 or 30 years ago, when there were not the conditions to force them." Mr. Barnard's contention was that increased population would offer business men the opportunities at present denied them. Apples for Export. The size and fiavour of apples grown in New Zealand, particularly those of the Cox's Orange Pippin variety, formed the subject of enthusiastic comment by an English vlsitor who himself owns large apple orchards in Gloucestershire. "I did not know that the Cox's Orange Pippin could grow to such a size and still retain a perfect flavour," he said. "I am told that only thc smaller sizes are used for export, owing to the fact that most English purchasers expect at least four apples to the pound. Howevei, I am certain that a market could be developed for the larger sizes as well." "Unofflclal" Tcam Ties. The ties worn by thc membsrs of the Australian Davis Cup team — dark green embroidered with gold kangaroos and unicorns— attracted attention when the players arrived at Auckland from Sydney, and the manager, Mr. C. E. Sproule, had an interesting story to tell of what he described as the team's "unofficial" ties. He said that when in London with the last Davis Oup team he was given the ties by Malcolm McEachern, the Australian basso, who is the Jetsam half of the well-known pair of singers Flotsam and Jetsam. As the ties were in the Australian colours Mr. Sproule distributed them among the team, and they have been adopted as the "unofficial"

ties. "Asking for the Moon." "When I first became Minister the Trades Hall officials thought that they only had to ask for the moon and they would get it," said* the Hon. H. T. Armstrong, speaking at a farewell social to him given by the East Christchurch branch of the Labour Party. Outlining the difficulties which always confronted a Minister for Labour he said that at first he had seemed to clash with everybody. With the trade union officials "the sky was the limit." However, New Zealand now had a lot to be thankful for— if the Government had not been able to satisfy everybody- it had fulfilled every promise it was possible to fulfil in one year, He claimed. Good Batting Side, Speaking at a valedictory gathering At Taihape in his honour Mr, T. C. Lowry, manager of the New Zealand cricket team to tour England, said he was at a loss to understand why there had been so much criticism of the team. Some of the critics did not even play cricket, and yet they had seen fit to criticise the selection. In his opinion the team could be regarded as a good batting side, although one critie had facetiously announced that the team would not get a bat. Mr. Lowry said he attended the Plunket Shield match at Auckland and

was most impressed with the batting of Carson and Wallace. He felt assured that New Zealanders would not be disappointed with the team from the point of view of batting. Effective Braking. The story is being told of a traffic inspector at Wellington being given a very thorough demonstration of the effectiveness of the brak.es of a motor-car. A business man was driving his car and it was necessary for him to stop at one of the intersections in the city before the way was clear for him to proceed. He did not stop dead but was "creeping," and it was this that caused a traffic inspector to approach him and call for a test of his brakes a little further down the street. The driver of the car was to drive at 25 miles an hour, the traffic inspector following behind on his motor cycle, ancl when he raised his hand the motorist was to stop, he being asked to observe the signal by keeping an eye on his rear-vislon mirror. The motorist willingly responded, Off he started, the traffic inspector on h motor-cycle travelling behind him. Very soon his speedometer showed 25 miles an hour and with the first movement of one of the traffic inspector's hands from the handle-bars of his cycle, on went his brakes. They very hydraulic brakes and their success was tremendoqs. The car stopped dead, altogether too quickly for the traffic man, who was unable to stop m time to avoid piling up on to the car. We can steam dye your faded clothes to look like new for a few shillings. Suits and Costumes Double Dry Cleaned ar.d Pressed, 4/6. 3. K. Hawkins and Co., cnr. Devon and Liardet Streets.*

Loose Hcadstones. Monumental masons at Christchurch have been advised that permits for the erection of headstones in cemeteries will not be issued unless the stones are pecurely flxed to the base stone. A report to this effect was made by the reserves committee to the Christchurch City Council. It was stated that a young woman had been injured by a falling headstone in the Bromley Cemetery and the committee's attention had been drawn to other loose headstones in the cemetery. One stone, a heavy piece of granite, could easily be thrown over without undue pressure. The council approved the committee's action, and authorised an inspection of headstones so that any which were considered unsafe could be made sound. Visitors to New Plymouth are invited to Scanlan's Melboume Corner, to view the firm's fine stock of new autumn and winter millinery, coatp, froeks and knitted frocks, suits, cardigans, .iumpers and raincoats.- Scanlan's has a re; utation for selling reliable and good quality goods at reasonable prices, Inspection is cordially invited. No one is pressed to buy.* In conjunction with the visit of the H.M.A.S. Swan to New Plymouth Breakwater from April 3 to 5 the Railways Department is running an excursion train from Opunake on Sunday, April 4, connecting at Te Roti with the usual 9.0 a.m. Hawera-Breakwater Sunday train. Cheap Sunday fares have been arranged. Particulars of train arrangements will be found in the advertising columns in this issue.*