NEWS OF THE DAY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 171, 22 July 1942, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Memorial Park Area A report presented at the annual meeting of the Auckland Centennial Memorial Park Board yesterday afternoon stated that 1299 acres of land on the Waltakere Ranges had been acquired by purchase, and 699 •ere* had been donated. Negotiations had been completed, but purchase and payment were awaiting survey 2Li ,ocumen l ß ,n connection with 6719 acres. Gifts or promises awaitins flnalisation affected an additional 380 acres. The total was 8000 acres, and expenditure. Including commitments, was approximately £10,950. Mt. Eden Reserves Stating that he understood no Scheme 13 labour would be available after the end of September, the parks superintendent, Mr. C. Mccormick, reported to the Mount Eden Borough Council last evening that, if this were so it would be Impossible to keep the borough reserves up to their present standard. He pointed out that visitors to Auckland availed themselves of the opportunity to view the cltv and harbours from the summit of Mount Eden, and he suggested representations be made to the Department to continue the employment of the men under Scheme 13 on the mountain. The council decided to make the representation suggested. Unflinching Derire "1 spoke to many British seamen who had been torpedoed, not a few of them more than once, and they were unflinching In their desire to continue the struggle," states Servant A. J. Rust, of the R.N.Z.A.F., In a letter to his parents in Wellington describing his experiences In one tn many places visited by him In America. The city, he mentions, was British and American sailors, 8 the army, and merchant many of whom waited ■h?J! «t°£ orders to rejoin another 2nd\hJ . h w ope y°M are O.K. at home this -ill? people are not slacking &BKS New Misleading Appearance ■nee, a bottle of milk d»itv*££« Christchurch recently was unS? i«l drink, tests ?"v& them wrong and It was then that 35 jnalyst discovered what had misled t t en L?n rT , e housewife telephoned Delivery Committee to say that there waa n thick layer of dirt In the bottom of the bottle. An inspector collected th? bottle and agreed with her. as did the analyst .ee n he saw the milk. After the miiK had been proved pure by all tests, the analyst tried to scoop out some of the dirt for analysis, but \ be was unable to do so. The supI ET d dirt was in reality a curious I Main In the glass of the bottle. — —— —

Trapping Opossums The Auckland Centennial Memorial Park Board has received an application for the trapping of opossums at Piha at 1/ per skin royalty. One of the members of the board said that opossums had been trapped in the locality for the last generation. It was stated that the board had not actually taken over the area referred to, but it was decided to approve the application for the season, subject to the formal consent of the present owner of the land. What Are The Be Lights? Two lights have been shlnlnsr brightly in the Great South Road area during the last two nights, giving rise to some speculation among residents in the surrounding district. Looking like pre-war street lights, they were noticed from Armadale Road, Remuera, appearing to be along Great South Road, between Market Road and Newmarket. When Inquiries were made at E.P.S. headquarters this morning, an official stated that it was a matter for the block warden only. Consequently, as the block warden's name is not known to those who noticed it outside his area, the lights will probably shine until someone else reports the matter. Hole in the Road Complaint was made by Mr. F. H. Gifford at yesterday's meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board of a hole in the road at the entrance to the Northern wharf. It caused considerable Inconvenience, he said. The chairman, Mr. Hendry Luke, said he would undertake to see what could be done to remedy the matter. The superintendent, Mr. D. Holderness. said the railway track was the responsibility of the Railway Department to maintain. Repairs were being carried out, but he did not understand why so long a time had been occupied in the work. He had been told that labour had been the problem. The Railway Department and the City Council were the responsible authorities. Maoria Foil Enemy The brilliant use made of a smoke screen was told by Major Rangi Royal, M.C., in an address at Gisborne on aspects of the Maori Battalion's part in the desert campaigning. Major Royal returned recently from service with the battalion in the Middle East. On one day, he said, enemy tanks had tied the Maoris down from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. X . being shot at, the Maoris devised a smoke screen, and while a few of them made as much noise as they could with a haka the remainder attacked under the protec*™oke screen. The enemy MariY-P surrendered when the rrrnn frOITI the smoke J n . d When they found out ii been fooled by only verv Zt" in' U Was **> late V to resist. In that encounter the Maoris ™ 9 . Prisoners, killed 265, and sent 70 to the R.A.P., so that a whole panzer battalion was wiped