NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 60, 8 September 1931, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

Government Buildings Tram Stop. The Wellington Automobile Club w advised by the general manager of t -Tramways Department of the Ci Council last night that he is unable move the tram stop for south-bou; tramcars at the Government Buildim It was resolved to make further repi scntntions in the endeavour to secu tins concession for vehicular traffic. Licensing Alpine Guides. The recommendations of the speci committee set up by the Tourist D partment for the licensing and co trol of alpine guides arc fully approve by the Federated Mountain Clubs ( j\ew Zealand, and at a meeting of tr federated Clubs held in Wellington c .Saturday it was decided to express 1 , t, he w P^ m? Mi"ister, the Eight Ho, Ct. W. Forbes, the federation's appreci: ion of his intention to bring dow legislation on the matter at an earl date. "A Vice-presidents' Club." In. giving details of the formation o a new cricket club which sought aff hation with the Wellington Mercar tile Cricket League, a delegate at th annual meeting of the league last ever ing said that the club had more vice presidents than players. Mr. A C GroJ, who presided, suggested amii laughter that it could be cllled a Vice presidents' Club. Later in the evenin^ the delegate said that £8 or £9 ha! been, donated to the club by the vice presidents. Continuity of Training. The formation of a regimental cade detachment affiliated to each Territoria unit is authorised by the Defence De partment, the object being to ensur continuity of training in the case o cadets who leave school before reach ing the age of eighteen years, and wh, wish to join the Territorial Force N< detachment is to exceed 20 per cent of the establishment of the parent unit Cadet uniform is to be worn, togethe with the badges of the Territorial uniconcerned. "The | Know-How That Counts." "It is not the time in dome the <?„ at,7 the real test> b«" the know-how,'» said Mr. Justice Blair in the Supreme Court to-day, in discussing what a speciaUst wo £ fl be m s_ titled, to charge for his services. Ris *~ f 3'ory o f a burglar wh efi nor i*a n * °pea a safe> a"d charS- ;? 10J dolla. rß *» the work, which took *£ i \l ffii nuteg- When questioned "One dnl? *?' *A" bur«lar rcP«^: la?s fm- if I" thl WOrk ' and " doliars tor the 'know-how.'" New Zealand Naval Division. After a cruise extending just over «™nWe *ks> dmin S which she covered of th ? MS- mM e> 'SS of the New Zealand Division, returned of i U,f land £ eßter4ay. Her'last port Th,,r^ W3Si Suva' which she left on Thursday last. She visited Tonga, Th, « v? Group ' Samoa > Fit and rtf, Ip met the Blo°Ps Monica and .Laburnum once or twice on the cruise, and the throe ships engaged in combined exercises at Suva The squadron regatta was held at Suva and ™« veronica Cup was won by the'Diomede by a narrow margin, the Veronica being second, and the Laburnum third Ihe cup was presented by the Navy League as a mark of appreciation for the work done by Commander Morgan and the men of the Veronica during the Napier earthquake. It is the sfuad^ ron trophy and is won on points for sailing and rowing events contested by officers and men. The flagship will leave Auckland again on 29th September and will not return until 9th December. Her first port of call will be Wellington, after which she will so south via the West Coast of the South Island, callmg at several of the Sounds then making calls at various ports from Bluff northwards. ■ National Readjustment. ' "Looking at the position of the country generally," states the- annual report of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, "we may be pardoned if we sit e *h. e obvious truth that our major difficulties will disappear when conditions mako it possible for industry and commerce again to prosper. In the meantime, as representative of those interests in Canterbury, the chamber must take a full share in the necessary national readjustment, watching every move carefully, and advising the public and the authorities on each developpent which affects the prospects of industry and commerce. Never has there been a period when a ehambcr of commerce- could do more service not only in the interests of commerce' but in the interests of the whole community; it must be remembered, however, that to a great extent such a body is powerful in relation to the number of constituents it represents It may be hoped that every business man in Christchurch will realise this during the coming year, and, if not already a member, will decide that he should join at once. It has been well said that subscription to a chamber of Rommcrco is not a donation, but an insurance premium." Hydro-Electric Activity. Statistics are now available in connection with the electric generation and supply industry for the year ended 31st March, 1931. Notwithstanding the cessation of operations by the Government station at Arapuni in June, 1930, expansions are recorded in practically all :he important phases of the industry in :omparison with the year 1929-30. Persons engaged recorded an increase of ) per cent., and there was a similar insrease m the total salaries and wages Jill for the year. The total number )t units generated was 7 per cent jreater than the previous year The mmber of units generated per head of >opulation rose from 480 in 1929-30 to 107 in 1930-31, or by 6 per cent. Eeveue received for the year amounted to t,4,446,140, against £4,308,255 in 1929----0, an increase of 3 per cent. Espcndi-ui-c for Ihe year increased by 5 nrr -"■ «-:.pi1«1.«.u.1 i ,,-, wind, ,cp,-, s ,!hl he .-miount invested in the industry dvnnee.l from £27,Gn0,333 in iflH^O 3 £29,]97,174 in 1930-31, or by C\Z out. Iho capital outlay per head of m ■opulation moved from £IS7"> In ; r :iO.4P, or W4 per cenr . '° \{

m- Fewer Marriages. ice Statistics of marriages celebrated „! (luring the two six-monthly periods end- ° ing in June, 1030, and 1931, show Dint 'P> the economic depression is not without ill- its repercussion upon the social aspect ibt of tllc Dominion's population. In the |ut first half of the year 1930 some 5550 . marriages were celebrated, as against ". only 5250 during the same period of as 1931, a decrease of (JOO in number, cquion v-aleiit to 10.4 per cent. he Back to Books. P- The primary school holidays, which er began on 21st August, terminated tost cla>'> an(l the thrtfo R' s are now taking the place of games, ktte-flying, and J o other pursuits recently enjoyed all day ). long without let or hindrance. Most le- secondary schools resume work next ut week. Victoria University College stu- , dents began serious study again yes-j 111 terday. All the seats of learning k- owing to examinations looming ahead n - towards the end of the year, look on , this term as very important for the P imparting of finishing touches to the L1> stores of knowledge accumulated by Jg the pupils. J s New Zealand Poetry. -,t ■ "}, do, n', t think New Zealand poetry » in the bulk is any more depressing it. than the poetry of any other country " rs said J£ r- A• E- Mulgan in an address 'on jNew Zealand literature at a meeting of the Leys Institute Debating Union in Auckland last week. "It is certainly richer in content than that of Australia. Ho also remarked that before a really outstanding novel could be written in New Zealand, more attention would have to be paid to character is portrayal, and less to physical setting. y Disarmament. 0 "I wish to call the attention of n. Church or England people to a pcti- '• tion m connection with the forthcom- '■• ing Disarmament Conference." says c the Bishop of Christehurch in his monthly letter in the "Church News " I believe that forms for signature have already been sent to the clcrev 1 and I hope that they may be signed by - large numbers of people. The terms of ■ the petition do not go beyond what 1 any Christian man ought to"agree. with c and contain nothing extravagant. In 3 a matter which concerns the very life i and existence of civilisation we can in , ) this way do a little to strengthen the . hands of lovers of peace, and disarm < - the apostles of fear and suspicion." < ' Hospital Board's Task. * The sum of £30,000 has already been I spent by the Auckland Hospital Board , on outside relief, and there are still ] seven months of the financial year to i come. In the estimates the total sum c provided for the year was only £46 500 B so a deficit is inevitable. The chairman i of the board, Mr. William Wallace, and 1 the Bey. W. C. Wood are going to Wellington, next Tuesday to try to get the 1 Government to come to the board's aid v states the "Auckland Star." There' a was some talk of an extra levy on the| local bodies that contribute to the board's income, but Mr. Wallace does nof want the board to do that, and he and Mr. Wood intend to ask Mr. ' Forbes to make a straight-out grant of £50,000 to enable the board to cope with the ever-increasing drain on its resources, caused by giving so much outdoor relief to the unemployed. Mr * Wallace points out that if the board * were to stop giving relief the situation " would be very ugly indeed, and he " thinks the Government is bound to re- f cognise that it must come to the board's ? aid in the present crisis. Vehicles Overturn. A lorry-load of Maoris, while travel- e^ ling from Hangatiki to Otorohanga on P> a recent night, collided with a sedan A car. The lorry turned over twice, and . threw its passengers all over the mam ™- road. One Native had a log broken. £ The passengers in the eedan car suf- £ fered from shock. The undergear of m the car was considerably damaged, and se the lorry was a complete wreck. One or of five cars conveying members of the A Auckland Watersiders' League foot- m ball team to Hikurangi overturned when ?< rounding a bend a few miles out from in Whangarei. Fortunately, no one was pc | hurt, with the exception of a few minor ?, c cuts. f' ha Migration Figures. \% The latest Abstract .of Statistics wl shows that during July migration was ar at a particularly low ebb. In compari- *n son with July, 1930, arrivals are fewer to by 1026, or 54.3 per cent., and depart- COl ures by 690, or 32.5 per cent. Of et< the arrivals, immigrants intending permanent residence in the Dominiou show the greatest diminution, having fallen EL off by 66.1 per cent., while tourist traffic was less by 60 per cent. Of the departures, New Zealand residents departing permanently were fewer by 5.3 per s cent. During the month the Dominion int lost by migration 88 of its "perman- "F emt" population, as compared with a T^ gain of 153 during July, 1930. An ex- * « amination of the seven months cunvula- bui tive figures of migration for 1931 i v SP' comparison with 1930, gives a better V u conception of the restricted movement l m of the overseas travelling public. Ar- n ax rivals have decreased by 33.7 per cent, adc —immigrants intending permanent resi- eat denco by 39.1 per cent., and tourists by are 38.4 per cent.—while departures have £2' declined by 27.6 per cent., of which unj New Zealand residents departing per- the manently-show a decrease of 6 1 per the ;ent, - l oth