NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 11, 8 October 1943, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF

Angling Prospects

In the Rangitikoi and Manawatu districts the big rivers are uuflshable, but should be in good order by Saturday, reports the Wellington Acclimatization Society. Rivers and streams in the West Coast area should also be good. M liters in the Wairarapa district are clear except the Ruaniahunga, which is very full. Rivers and streams in the Hutt area are clear and should be in good order ‘by the weekend.

Guide To Car Values. A booklet containing the -new prices of all motor vehicles from 1936 to 1939 will be published»by the New Zealand Retail Motor Trade Association this year. The association did not publish a guide to used ear values last year.

Academy Exhibition. . . There will be a private view oE tlie paintings included in the annual exhibition of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts at the National Gallery in the.D.I.C. building, Wellington, this evening, Ibe exhibition will be opened by the GovernorGeneral, Sir Cyril Newall.

Ken in Auckland. Residents of Mountain Road, Epsom, Auckland, have been entertained tor the past few days by the presence of a kea,which has been observed in a tree near a house. The bird has endeavoured' to invade the nest of a blackbird, but the latter has not been slow in ejecting it. Legalized Steal? War insurance at present was described as a “legalized steal’ by a delegate at the annual meeting in Wellington yesterday of the New Zealand Retail Motor Trade Association. The association decided to ask for immediate relief from war insurance in respect of motor vehicles.

Apt Phrasing. There was a motoring ring about a phrase used in the formal business ot the New Zealand Motor Trade Federation annual meeting last night by the president, Mr. H. Henderson. He moved that, the- minutes . “as circulated m the ‘Radiator’ ”be adopted ! The Radiator is’the federation’s official publication. .

Reducing Exercise. . “One of the finest exercises tn the world to cure the overeating habit is to grasp the edge of the table firmly with both hands and push yourself vigorously backwards when you’re asked to have a second helping.. Three times-a day or this - will work wonders, according to reputable authorities,” says a bulletin issued by the Health Department.

Early Foresters’ Court. The eightieth anniversary of the foundation of Court Ci'ty of Auckland, which is almost the oldest Foresters - Court m New Zealand, occurred on Tuesday. This epurtis one of a few which pioneered the system whereby those who needed assistance could receive help by virtue of their membership of a friendly society.

Life-Saving Awards. ... The issue of 7359 awards—certificates of proficiency —is recorded in the annual report of the New Zealand Council of the Royal Life Saving Society, an increase of 678 on the number for the year previous to that'under review. ,The increase was largely made up of the three lowest grades of awards, most of which are issued to primary school. children.

Liverpool Mine Idle. The Liverpool State mine was idle on Tuesday while an electric motor; which operates the haulage at the middle brake, was replaced by a higher powered motor. A new motor was installed during the weekend, but was apparently not of sufficient power to start the haulage with a full load, and as a. result the output of the mine was less than 300 tons on Monday. The mine resumed on Wednesday. Bamford Shield. ■ The Bamford Shield, awarded annually to the club, college or school gaining the greatest number of life-saving awards in the year ending May 31. has been won this year by the New Plymouth Girls High School. In the past 10 years this school has won the shield four times, been second twice, an third once! M ang.anui Girls’ College was second and W aitaki Girls’ High School third.

Wigrain Shield. ’ The Wigram Life-Sa-mg Shield award for the year ended May 3il last has been won by the Wanganui branch of the Royal Life-Saving Society. The-trophy, which was presented by the late Sir Henry Wigram in 190.2, is awarded every year by the Dominion Council to the branch which shows the greatest increase in points gained for certificates won, over the average points gained in the previous two years. The Otago branch, which won last year,, was second this year. Bank Holiday in P.O.W. Camp. Probably the last thing one ..would imagine being celebrated in a prisoner-of-war camp in southern Germany would be Bank Holiday (August 1), a day that is recognized only in Great Britain, yet such was the case. A Wellington sergeant, who was taken prisoner at Crete, writes under date August 4, that Bank Holiday was marked by a special sports, meeting and a review and dance at night. “Jerry,” for the occasion, allowed all lights on till midnight, so that the fun could continue till that hour. Yellow Vegetables.’ For the .benefit of those who are not quite sure just what are the yellow vegetables mentioned in a recent advertisement on balanced diet, published by the Department of Health, a departmental bulletin states that they are few—earrots, swede turnips, golden or yellow turnips, yellow corn, kumara, marrows and pumpkins. While ihc two last-named are popular, the bulletin, notes, they are not very valuable from a nutritive point of view. Lack of yellow vegetables, which are providers of vitamin A, increases the tendency to night blindness.

From 3086 to One. In December, 1938. new car registrations in the Dominion reached a record monthly figure of*3oB6pin July, 1943, new car registrations were a ■ reedrd “low”—one. Mr. H. Anderson, president of the New Zealand Motor Trade, Federation, announced this at the annual meeting of the federation in Wellington last night. The total of cars registered at March 31. 1943, was 285,746, a drop of 15,000 during the war period. Army vehicles assisted to some extent in maintaining registrations.

Bail Debts And Endowment. A King Country member of the New Zealand Retail Motor Trade. Association sends a cheque to the silver, jubilew £25,000 permanent endowment fund of tlie association each lime he is paid a b.id debt. This was stated at the association's annual meeting yesterday to be a fine gesture, as the-particular member was in a small town and could not have a big turnover. One'of the first objectives of the fund is to provide a budget for the association’s technical training plan. It is aimed to have the fund fully subscribed within three years on a basis of direct giving and interest-free debentures.

No Convenient Time. He had never known when it was a convenient time to collect money, said Mr. C. 11. Edmonds, general secretary of the New Zealand Retail Motor Trade Association, at the annual meeting in Wellington yesterday when he spoke on the raising of money for 'the association’s £25,000 silver jubilee endowment fund. Air. Edmonds said that it was because there was no “convenient time" that street days were so successful. Alen saw a girl selling flags and could not pass without having a flag for their buttonholes. If they did not see the. girl they did not chase her—not for the flag, anyway.

Famous Plane’s Ownership? A member of the Merchant Navy now iu New Zealand, who was formerly j’uunected with aviation in Britain, considers that the de Hnvilland Comet aircraft wii.i which Scott and Black won the 1934 Londou-Alelbourne air race, belongs either lo Janies Alollison or to the estate of Alollison’s former wife, the late Amy .Johnson. A cable message published on Wednesday said the plane was now lying derelict in a field at Gravesend, and the de Havilland company,‘if the owner can be found, will purchase it for presentation to the Science Museum, where Amy Johnson’s “Jason,” in which she flew to Australia, is exhibited. The man who offered tlie opinion about the ' plane s ownership is a George Aledallist, being given the award for his part in making 25 consecutive trips to Dunkirk during the evacuation, lie also holds the C.G M„ and the D.C.M. from the last war. He says that when he last, heard of Alollison the latter was engaged in the air ferry service between England and America.