DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 652, 1 November 1909, Page 3

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI

A WORKER'S SCHEME TOR BROKEN J TIME. ■ 1 «• (By. -.Telcgreph.-rEpecUl • Correspondent.)'"-. ■

' 1 Watiganui, October 31 J • Regarding the - cable,.'releifiiice to \tlio:yellbvr'. Vi'l appearance^ 1 ot tho planet-Mars, J Mr;' l -."J Hard,director of tlie . Wangauui' - : ' ( t ■states that tho cablo.is ratiier - vague..H; is no "Astronomical Society" ;so called, tho' ■!j British'; Astronomical . Association and tho ■ ltoyal Astronomical feociety .being tho two . prni-< .] cipal in Britain. ;• Mr... Ward' ados:—. 'iho statement 1 in the cable is; somewhat ab-i surd, seeing that we aro told that 'a• gloomjr •. ■'.] yellow .veil enshrouds immense tracts, obliterate : ;j nig tbo canal markings', • Now ..the.. portions . , | of .the planet where the canals aro seek are■' " J ot'a yellowish hue to begin with, and how aro 1 wo to detect a. yellow veil superimposed upon v..: a .ycllqw ground?. It the .Joikt;.'p£; ■ -1,1 it, soiiewbat of a' i>ta\c. Certainly 'seeing' ,i , i .in• these parts'' haS' not good'as;mJi'it'-v.iv.il lmvc been expected at this jipijosition, but t.iia ■■■ j down' .to.,,the "cbndiUoni;v' 1 ;'i prevailing. T!l6' appearance of. a. ' portion ,ot- . tho whito pblar iiiarkmg breaking • away oi -1 standing isolated from tlic mam body for a ■' i short time before it disappears is nbt singular. . J This has often bcon observed, and is one of - ..■;■! the strongest arguments in favour ,of tho polar/ :• j cap being ic4 or.snovf.". i "Mr. T. ljovegrove, president ot thojWater-, ,j sido Workers' (Jnioui has" pilt forward an ex-, ~1 cellent' scheme" for tlie. utilisation of;;mep's;.■/; broken time:' His idoa' is to -loaso a few acres. ■ of Innd so that, when work vis not available oil' tho wharf, any men,\who for tho timo - being are unemployed,'shall work tliereoli.vrith 'the. bbisct'ofi'Tttisijig^^egctablo.".and garden All ; tfould.'bo "shared co'*. ; '| operativclv, taoh. nun being paid .according to . i the amount 6t',work he piits ini Mr.lcoyeerovo:. v;.yj oohsidprS''.Hlnt.7.if.i '.th'e •■'result;.' only ambunts'-to:,;' .'. ;f| sixpence per hour it will bo better .than wait*-, .] ing 'about' tho wKarf Earning 'nothing: ••<Jodgihg'iV>.£! bv the ' fbcop\icni the/.schemo*j»t,.«,.*3 liieetinr -of tho.-union on. Saturday,, it seems ; . .. J nsvif: inciiilwS-S": the- samo fopiniou.v. his been' decided Jo'«*tßrt..om a. modest scale it <; ;.j SererVil irien have alrendjv given in .their., 1 „,; ■. ) linines as-participator?-.in thevsoliemc, and pieco of. .land . is- to, "be secured ,as soon possible; when \an::imrticdiate . start \vill , t», i .J made i ~ „ , j Owing to - the ..recent^.-, cold. . snap-... .hiving. caused a check-', to ~tin. growth of plants apd ~i flowers, the Horticultural Society's spring she* J ha» been; postpoW4itt'-Noveiiib?t.2f\aa«^f^r.^l