NEWS OF THE DAY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 126, 30 May 1942, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

When Kapiti Was Leased The wholesale destruction of native bush In earlier days was referred to by Mr. W. H. Field at the annual meeting of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. When he joined his brother In a lease of Kapiti Island some 55 years ago, he sala, half the Island was in grass, and in their lease was a clause compelling them to cut down all the bush on the Island. This clause in the lease was never observed, and afterwards Mr. Seddon co-operated in having the island taken over by the Government. To-day on Kapiti, even on the land that was formerly in grass, the native bush was gradually spreading out. Newton S.A. Corpt The fifty-third anniversary of the establishment of the Newton Corps of the Salvation Army, in Ponsonby Road, will be celebrated this weekend. Meetings will be conducted by Commissioner and Mrs. J. Evan Smith, the territorial leaders of the Salvation Army in New Zealand. The first gathering will commence in the afternoon in the Newton Citadel, and will be a continuous meeting for seven hours of prayer and intercession. Special services have been arranged for Sunday and the final meetings will be held on Monday. Adjutant and Mrs. Searle are the corps officers, and have been in charge for the past three years. In "The Good Old Days" Among points of interest noted in a proclamation issued by the Auckland Provincial Council in July, 1856, id the announcement of a hospital contract for supplies, itemising the prices. Most smokers of to-day would note with a touch of envy that in Auckland 80 years ago tobacco was sold at 3/ a pound, as against the price of 23/7 per pound asked nowadays. Other items in the list are: fresh beef and mutton, 9d a pound; potatoes, Id a pound; tea, 2/ a pound, and eggs, 1/3 a dozen. Housewives would agree with pioneers that those were "the pood old days." Basinets Ethic* "Persons goTng into business on any considerable scale must understand that part of their duty is to see that those from whom they get credit and who provide them with means of conducting their business arc protected." In these words Mr ! Justice Fair, when granting a bankruptcy discharge, indicated that it was the duty of business folk to watch the interests of their creditors equally with their own interest. His Honor said that in effect all creditors of a business man were his copartners, and the responsibility of protecting their Interests was placed on business people by the Bankruptcy Act provisions. It was a sound system, designed to keep out of business those people who did not realise their responsibility to creditors.

War Craves in Wellington There have now been 1308 exservicemen interred in the soldiers' cemetery at Karori. Many others are* buried in their own family plots Ninety-seven were buried in the cemetery during the past year. The columbarium has 315 niches for the reception of the ashes of servicemen whose remains are cremated. Golf Links Lost A loss of £269 for the year on the municipal golf links was reported to the Chrlstchurch City Council, compared with a loss of £116 last year. "Despite the reduction of fees rrom April 1 this year the position does not show any great promise for tJie 1942-43 season/' it was stated. Membership has decreased by 39. Between 20 and 30 subscribers have resigned because of military duties." Waldorf Auction Sale Buyers were present from all parts of the North Island at the auction sale conducted on the premises of the Waldorf restaurant. In Manners Street, Wellington, which closed its doors recently. The reason for this assembly of restaurant and tearoom proprietors, hostel and army authorities was the shortage of certain articles on the New Zealand markets. Competition between those in urgent need of such lines as cutlery, crockery and plated ware was remarkably keen. In many instances the prices given exceeded those originally paid for the goods when new; here and there lines realised 25 to 50 per cent on the pre-war price. It is a long time since so well furnished a dining and supper room establishment as the Waldorf was sold up in Wellington, and almost everyone in the business in the metropolitan area, as well as dozens from the country, attended the sale. Morale "Recently I read extracts from text books published in Germany on the subject of morale," said MajorGeneral Sir Andrew Russell at a meeting in Napier. "These extracts were scientific and ingenious, going into details about the superiority of the Germans and regarding you and me as a type of person outside, fit only to hew wood and to carry water. But they were on the wrong line. They treated morale as they treat propaganda—just turn on the tap and let it come down when they want it. We do not want morale for just the two or three years the war may last. We want it throughout our entire lives, whether we are at peace or at war. Morale can be called selflessness—the putting aside of one's own gains for the good of the community as a whole. How do you get morale? Ask God and He will give it to you, and if you follow this Idea and use it you can face whatever is in store for you, whether defeat or victory, with high courage."