General News

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22517, 27 September 1938, Page 10

General News

Riccarton and Greater Christchurch The attitude of the Riccarton Borough Council towards the chances of the borough's amalgamation with the city was briefly outlined by Mr E. H. Andrews to last night's meeting of the Christchurch Beautifying Association. MiAndrews had described the arrangements for the control of Riccarton avenue, with joint control by the City Council and the Riccarton Borough Council, when Mr E. Eggleston broke in to say that the City Council might just as well go ahead and carry out improvements on itj own account, because, he said, "sooner or later you'll have Riccarton as part of greater Chx-istchurch." "Not if Riccarton can help it,-' replied Mr Andrews emphatically. Election Consciousness "Is your name Savage or Nash?" Mr J. R. Johnston was asked by election-conscious delegates at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association last evening when he put forward a scheme which he claimed was a certain method of raising substantial funds for the upkeep of the association's ground, Wilding Park. Briefly the scheme consisted of asking every affiliated lawn tennis player in Canterbury to pay the large sum of a penny a week into the special fund; to ask every former player to d"o the.same; and finally to approach 1000 sportsmen asking them to make the same contribution. Mr Johnston claimed that the beauty of the scheme was that no work would be thrown on club players. A collector could be appointed on a commission basis, and he was confident that the association's funds would benefit by some £ 200 a. ye*ar. Export of Eggs When the Tamaroa leaves Lyttelton to-day for Wellington to continue loading for Home, she will carry 18,000 dozen eggs from Canterbury for the English market. ( Measles in Auckland Although the incidence of measles in the Auckland mefVopolitan area showed no definite improvement last week, the position is better in country districts, according to the Health Department. The figures showed that there were again 62 absentees among 3787 employees of eight city firms, representing 1.63 per cent., which was the same the previous week, when a marked improvement was recorded. Three children died in the Auckland Hospital during the week from complications after measles. Two were boys aged four and six years, and the other was a girl aged four years. There were still 18 cases in hospital yesterday as compared with 20 last Monday. Fifteen of the patients have German measles; but there are no cases in which complications have arisen.— Press Association. "Hot-bed of Communism" That Victoria University College, Wellington, is a "hot-bed of Communism," was alleged by Mr W. L. Barker, National candidate for Wellington East, in a speech at Seatoun. Challenged on the point, he said: "I have seen the German Consul chased from the room there, and I have seen the Italian Consul insulted there. That is not education; it is not British justice." Southland Co-operation With Otago Representatives of the Southland Provincial Court Committee for the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition conferred at Dunedin with representatives of the Otago committee, with a view to co-ordinating the efforts of the Jwo organisations for a more attractive and comprehensive exhibit of the claims of the southern portion of New Zealand. It was felt, also, that some curtailment of expenditure could be effected by closer co-operation. The meeting was occupied with a general discussion in ap- # proval of the principle of the greatest possible co-ordination of effort, but decision on practical points could not be reached until the powers of the central committee, with general supervisory authority over the provincial courts as a whole, were known. Young Men in Politics The need for young men in politics was mentioned by Mr D. Pool, National Party candidate for the Eden seat, in an addess at the Gordon Road Hall, Mount Eden. "I have come forward • as a young man because I believe the government of this country requires young men who are prepared to take a part in national life," he said. "We have left it to the older men for too long, and we have been concerned with our own interests rather than with the interests of the nation." No Enthusiasm for Holiday If the attitude of children at the Beresford Street School, Auckland, is a reliable indication of the general attitude, school children are not as enthusiastic as thevused to be on the subject of holidays. At the official opening of the new additions on Saturday afternoon, the Minister for Education, the Hon. P. Fraser, jokingly put a motion to the children that they should have a holiday on Monday. To his obvious surprise, the motion was overwhelmingly defeated, about six children only favouring the holiday. The headmaster, Mr J. H. Hill, pointed out to Mr Fraser that the children apparently did not want a holiday, because they expected to use the new school premises that day, whereas it would not be occupied for several days. This fact was explained by Mr Fraser to the children, and he again put the motion that there should be a school holiday on Monday. The motion was declared carried on a show of hands, but the margin was very narrow. Travelling in Nazi Germany "There was no' doubt about our arrival in Germany," writes Mr G. Grant, a Dunedin school teacher on exchange in England, telling of a trip to the Continent last April. "Swastika flags, streamers, and placards were everywhere. The railway engines had swastika flags painted on them, and the slogan, 'One country, one people, one leader,' was demonstrated everywhere. The one and only salutation in Germany, and now in Austria, whether one is in a shop, cafe, hotel, train, or tram is always 'Heil, Hitler,' on entering and leaving. It is positively overpowering to one not used to it, and it was quite a relief to get into another , country." "Election Eggs a Speciality" Those who find that words are inadequate to express their feelings towards political speakers will be interested in a display in a shop window at Waipukurau. An 'enterprising businessman has placed in his window a large box of shags' eggs obtained during a "drive" by the Acclimatisation Society, and labelled them: "Election eggs—prices according to age." Educational Work of Museum An increase in the number of school children and teachers visiting the Canterbury Museum for instruction is recorded in the latest report of the museum and library committee of the Canterbury University College Council. During the second term 5469 children and 242 teachers visited the museum for instruction, the number of children being 2011 greater than in the first term, the report states. Fourteen cases of exhibits are now in circulation among city schools, and' the number of country boxes has also been increased, 15 boxes having been sent out 47 times to country schools. Dairy Conditions in Holland "It would not have passed the test of the Labour Government or any other Government in New Zealand," writes Mr G. Grant, a school teacher on exchange in England, telling of an inspection of a model cheese factory in Holland. "The cows were still indoors in a heated shed. They lay on raised platforms, with a trough at the back, and their tails were tied to the side of the byre to keep them clean. The cowboys' beds were in cupboards on the wall behind the cows!" Societies' Agreement With Hospital

Until the provisions of the Social Security Act become fully known the decision of the Auckland Hospital Board to terminate agreements with friendly societies will be held in suspense. This action was taken by.the board last night on the recommendation of a special committee which investigated the earlier proposal to negotiate a new agreement with the societies. It was stated that almost all the societies indicated that, in view of the changed conditions brought about by the Social Security legislation, the board should consider allowing the present agreement to remain in force until next March. —Press Association.