NEWS OF THE DAY
Early Lambs The earliest lambs to be reported In the Wanganui district this season are on the farm of Mr. R. W. Orton, Maklrlklri. He has a number, the first or which arrived last Friday, and despite the boisterous weather conditions the lambs are doing well. The lambing season In the Wanganui district generally Is In full swing by August. Headlights for Trams Trials with various forms of obscured headlights for Invercargill trams have been the means of evolving a very successful type of hood which, while completely eliminating sky glow, gives perfect track vision with a range from 150 to 200 feet, while passengers can be clearly seen at plcklng-up points. A report to this effect was presented to the Invercargill City Council recently, and the meeting decided that negotiations for permission to Install the hoods should be undertaken with the lighting authorities. Damaged Church Windows The work of removing the stained glass windows from St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Masterton, after the recent earthquake disaster, was carried out by a Te Awamutu painter, Mr. (now Sapper) L. S. Churchfield, states the Star's Te Awamutu correspondent. Five windows at the rear of the church altar were taken out completely undamaged, while two others shattered by the 'quake were left. The rescued glass was valued at £1000 when the building was erected. Sapper Churchfleld was complimented by his commanding officer for the work of removal. Sold! The church bazaar was on. But the man on the roof did not share the merriment of the crowd in the hall. He was painting the roof. The people came and bought and went, but the man on the roof kept his brush slapping. The afternoon was dragging to a close and the people were drifting away, reluctant to leave their annual "bring and buy." At last, the man on the roof, his Job completed, came down from his perch and went Into the hall to get Jhis good shoes from under a seat where he had hidden them. They I were not therel They were not under any of the seats. They had been sold at the oddments counter. Chwrch Obligation* A strong emphasis on the Christian principles of the sacredness of the human personality, and on the responsibility of tne Church in the social, economic and political spheres of life, is contained in a finding arrived at by a conference at Lower Hutt within the past few days of delegates from presbyteries all over New Zealand. The conference was part of the Presbyterian Church's share in the current Campaign for Christian Order. The finding was as follows: "The Church has an obligation not only to care for the Christian culture of the individual, out also for the directing of the investigation of those aspects of social, economic and political life that concern the individual personality, with a view to taking the necessary action or demanding that it be taken." Policing Awards « kn * w i.', much work has Been done in Auckland on Saturdav of late?" asked Mr. Justice Tyndall of a witness in the oalnters' 1 wiF° urt °' Arbitration, S nThZ 1 ?® replied that he f 3 ™! of a °y work being &® 01 " Saturday mornings recently! •Jiw 5J , k , now mc \ re than you do." said his Honor, who added that reSy» l e , h ? d aß . B J sted Pinters to « C private residence in Auckland on a Saturday morning. He had even assisted to hold the ladder, and make morning tea for them. Of course the winters did not know that their assistant was the President of the Court of Arbitration. "Do you Ret double time for working on Saturday morning?" he asked one of the 1 painters. "Don't you worry about that," was the reply, "my missus will see to that." "That may be a new method of policing awards," remarked his Honor.
He Found a Coin While walking along a footpath the other evening a New Plymouth man with an acquisitive sense saw a shilling glinting in the half light. He stooped, but the coin remained firmly embedded In the bitumen. Then he saw several amused boyish faces peering from a nearby doorway. So he stooped again, prised the coin up with a penknife and waved it triumphantly at the watchers. It was not a shilling but a silvered halfpenny attached to a four-inch nail. Time Signals Replace Chimes Observatory time signals are now replacing the Wellington Post Office clock chimes on the radio. The chimes have been out of action since the recent earthquake, and as from last Tuesday the time signals were broadcast from 2YA at the clock hour throughout the day. The signals consist of six "pips," the last of which denotes the exact hour. The only chimes New Zealand will now hear through the radio will be the chimes from London, usually heard immediately before newt broadcasts. Coincidence in Unmet A curiously close similarity in names threatened confusion during the empanelling of the grand jury in the Supreme Court, Wellington, this week. Two men came forward when the registrar called "Archer Edward Burge." Questioning by the registrar elicited the fact that one of them had that name and the other man was Arthur Edward Burch. Burch was sent back to the public part of the Court, but strangely, his name was the next to be drawn from the barrel, and as he was walking away he had to turn In his tracks | and take his seat, after all. Customers Considered In a city milk bar last evening two thirsty youths clambered on to the stools and called for milk shakes. One ordered his favourite flavour, but the other thought he would try a change, and asked for a littleknown one. With consideration for her customer, the sweet young thing behind the counter said, "Oh, that's not a nice flavour! I'd advise you to try another one." Whereupon the customer ordered his usual, apparently unwilling to venture into the unknown realm of multitudinous flavours, and determined to preserve his freedom of selection. Bull in Draper's Shop A finely-built Jersey bull peacefully grazing in a well-fenced paddock is a pleasing sight, but the effect is not so pleasing when the bull takes it into its head to do a little shopwalking, as one decided to do this week in Commerce Street. Frankton. Entering the drapery shop of R. McCreesh It sauntered past the counters and after gracefully overcoming an obstacle in the shape of a mirror it proceeded through the back of the snop Into the proprietor's residential quarters. Having made its inspection of both the shop and residence It took Its departure from the back door, much to the relief of both the proprietor and his employees. Life of Parliament That a war cabinet of 13 in New Zealand was the equivalent of a cabinet of 1300 in the United States, and nearly 600 In England, was the opinion expressed by a member at a meeting of the Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce. Such an idea, he commented, was ridiculous, and while there might have been some cause for a suspension of the election for one year twelve months ago, an indefinite extension of the life of as had now been made, denial of a principle which affected the constitutional rights of the people. The Chamber decided $J° rwar d an expression of keen disapproval to the Prime Minister, rl i»i Leader of the OpPosition. Mr. Holland, and Mr. \V. Assoctated Chambers
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 166, 16 July 1942, Page 4
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