NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 33, 9 February 1932, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

Anti-Japanese Movement.

_ The continuance of Japanese aggression, at Shanghai is arousing th.o keenest resentment in the Auckland Chinese community, and the outcome of efforts toward the union of the political factions represented in New Zealand is the proposed' formation of an antiJapanese organisation (states the "New Zealand Herald"). A successful preliminary meeting toward this end was held in Grey's avenue on Sunday evening. The name of the organisation is the Hok Lun Wa Kiu Kong Vat Kau Kwok Wiii, a, free translation of which is the Auckland Chinese Salvation of China and Anti-Japanese Society". More than 100. Chinese residents were addressed in Grey's avenue yesterday by the Chinese Presbyterian missioner in. Auckland, the Bey. Y. S. Chau, who has been approached by representatives of Chinese societies in Auckland to promote the national spirit. A notable feature of the meeting was the enthusiasm for the national movement displayed by members of organisations' which, prior to Japan's campaign, were divided in political thought; \/ .■:;-, :. ; ' •;■•••■ 'f' : ■•• •■■■ .',;-..- ;;-.■ ■ Cheap Cricket. In the course of the Plunket Shield matches played at Wellington during the Christmas and New Year holidays, a photograph was published in. "The Post' * of a number of cricket enthusiasts -watching the play through holes m the fence round the Basin Reserve. At : last night's meeting of the Management Committee of the Wellington Cricket Association reference was made to other methods adopted at the same time for securing a similar result. Free use was made of complimentary passes, in conjunction with pass-out checks, to beat the turnstiles, and despite the fact that extra precautions had been, taken in the way of barbed wire/ many spectators scaled the fence. -It was considered, that in one way and another the1 association lost a considerable amount of revenue, and it was decided to take steps -to see that the same thing did not occur in future.. Trams and Traffic. ( ' Mr. Lea McKenzie, who recentlyreturned to Wellington after an extended visit abroad to Great Britain and the Continent, while speaking at a meeting of ■ the. Civic League last evening, expressed' the opinion that trains had practically outlived their ; usefulness. He, was. not saying that, Wellington was going to do. away with her trams . right away, but it. was something for which provision had to be made. Trams were too great a complication in modern traffic. Willis street would be wide- enough for motor traffic for many years to come, but the time was not far ahead when the street would be inadequate for trams and fast motor traffic—and motor traffic was fast in New Zealand, to an extent that had surprised him on his return. Ho' considered, also, that the manner in which Wellington streets were obstructed by parked cars constituted a nuisance that would not be tolerated in English cities. New Street Needed. Bounded by Waterloo road, King's crescent, Pretoria street, and Witako street,,: in Lower Hntt, is a. large area of land . which cannot be utilised* .to. full advantage for want of a road; Many of the sections in Waterloo road are of very great depth, and there are in addition two large areas which until recently were used for market garden purposes, and which, have comparatively; small frontages to streets.. The Lower Hutt Borough Council, on' the motion of Councillor A. Mcßain, decided last evening to call; a conference of owners affected to ascertain whether they could agree to a road forty feet wide being made from King's crescent to Witako street to give access to the land in question. It was suggested \>y Councillor Grierson that the question of access from Pretoria street to "Vyitako street might be considered at the same time. . . Spencer Range Crossed. The feat of crossing the Spencer Range, near Murchison, was accomplished by Mr. G. Lawn and Mr. Lionel Wyn while on a prospecting trip in the vicinity recently (states the '' Christchurch Times"). They crossed over a 7000-foot saddle, at the head of the Matakitaki Valley, where they had been searching for gold. They then climbed Mount Fitzroy, to the north of the Oxenam Station, in a thick blanket of fog which lay over them, for five hours. When the. fog lifted they could see the Ada Station lying at the foot of the ridge, with a gigantic shingle slide nearly 4000 feet long, leading down to it. The men slid and scrambled down the natural pathway, which led them out below the bush line, and safely leached the station. They spent the night there, and sot out for their camp again at 10 o'clock next morning. Early iii-the afternoon they were back at Matakitaki, , ' :_

A Little Argument. Evidence for the plaintiff having been completed, counsel for the defendants in a civil action in the Supreme Court this morning moved for a nonsuit and proceedea to enumerate the grounds upon which tho applications were based. His Honour Mr. Justice MacGregor interruptea, suggesting that as the jury wcro not concemea with legal argument they might like to have a spell outside. One of the jurymen, not tho foreman, answered for the rest and his comment settled the 'matter. "Oh, a little argument's all right," he said, looking up at his Honour. His Honour laughed. "All right," he said. The jury icmainca in .their places and counsel carriea on, one quoting from several, text books. Wapiti and Moose. That there will be an open season for wapiti and moose in the Southland Acclimatisation. Society's district from. Ist March to 30th April, both days inclusive, is announced in the latest "Gazette." Many special conditions are outlined in tho "Gazette" concerning the shooting of each typo of importea game referred to. Tho licence for wapiti will cost £5, and will bo issued only to parties of two stalkers, without dogs. ■ Breach of the regulations may bo met with a fine not exceeaing £20. In regard to moose the licence fee will be £10, and the provisions of the regulations are similar to those applying to ■wapiti, except that the number of stalkers is not stipulated. . : ' Tar Sealing an Economy. At* the suggestion, of Councillor A. Anderson the Lower Hutt Borough Engineer is to'give a comparison between the cost of maintaining certain macadam streets in the borough and the cost of maintaining the same streets if they were tar sealed. The Mayor, Mr. W. T. Strand, said he entirely agreed with Councillor Anderson in his suggestion that it would- be found cheaper in tho long Tun to seal the streets. The council some years ago had been of that opinion, but the loan had been turned down by the Loans Board. In addition to the question of economy there was the question of Health and convenience to be consiaered. Randwick road should, the' Mayor considered, be pavea by the Main Highways Boara, as it was a main arterial road.