LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 20419, 22 September 1938, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Malls Reach London. The Chief Postmaster at Thames advises that the letter mails despatched by the Wanganella from Wellington r.i September 1, and by the Monterey from Auckland on September 2, ir rived in London on September 10. Band Instrument Trustee. At yesterday’s meeting of tho Thames Borough Advisory Committee, Cr. A. Garrett was appointed as tho Committee’s trustee for the new band instruments. Two other trustees liavo yet to be appointed. Vehicular Traffic Prohibited. Due to the position being dangerous, it was decided by the Borough Advisory Committee yesterday to prohibit the use of the pathway up the Wantahi Valley beyond the War Memorial turn-off, to vehicular traffic. Community Chest Grant. At a meeting of the Borough Com munity Chest Committee yesterday, after the Borough Advisory Committee meeting, it was decided to accede to a request that a grant should be made to the Band. The amount of the grant was fixed at £lO. Drinking King’s n'ealt/h. “The King has specially stipulated, as his father did, that his health may be drunk in other things than liquor,” said Bishop Bennett, Bishop of Aotearoa, in a public address on the liquor issue at Christchurch. “The King would rather,” he said, “have his health drunk in Avater or things like that.” Cortner Improvements Suggested. The question of improvements at Burke Street and Beach Road come" was raised at the Advisory Committee meeting yesterday by Cr. J. Morley. He suggested that the corner could be rounded off considerably in order to provide a greater degree of safety for motorists. It Avas decided to investi gate the matter.

Chamber of Commerce Success. The announcement in yesterday's Is sue that finality had been reached by the Thames Chamber of Commerce in connection Avith the guarantee of the poAver reticulation of the Coast Road, was received Avith the greatest satisfaction by business people and residents of Thames and the Coast. For a lengthy period iioav the Chamber has been negotiating with the Valley PoA\ T er Board on this question, and it is due to the efforts thus made that the stage is hoav set for the work to be undertaken." Correct Pronunciation. With Avorld attention focussed on tho crisis in Czechoslovakia, reference is constantly made to the names and places appearing in the news, but rarely is the correct pronunciation of them used. The British Broadcasting Corporation is a fairly reliable guide and some examples based on 8.8. C. pronunciation are given as follows: Czechoslovakia (Zeckoslovmrkia); Sudeten (Soodayton); Prague (Prarg); Dr. Benes (Benesh); Dr. Hodza (Hodehia); Herr Henlein (Henline); Eger (Ayger).

“Cold Pig” on the Shelves. “Every bookseller of any size has his graveyard of Avdiat he terms ‘cold pig’,” said Mr. A. J. Coveney in an address to the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Libraries’ Association. “It is not Avhat a bookseller sells, but Avliat lie doesn’t sell, that creates his

biggest problems. To justify his being called a bookseller he must of necessity keep a representative stock, knowing at the same time that quite a percentage of his stock will not find a ready sale. A feiv copies of an important book left over may easily absorb all the profit from those sold.”

Need For Immigration. Support for a scheme of immigration for New Zealand Avas given by tho Hastings Chamber of Commerce at a meeting on Monday night. The meeting discussed the Avliolo position and it was agreed that the question vvas one of the most serious affecting the Dominion at the present time. It ivas suggested that many of the exiled Germany Avould make excellent immigrants. The meeting passed the folloAving resolution: “That the Associated Chambers of Commerce be asked to impress the Government Avith tho urgency of the need of a well-planned and extensive immigration policy, together Avith any other practicable moans toward a rapid increase of population as being essential to the future security and Avell-being of Noav Zealand.”