NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 118, 15 November 1939, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

Rotary and Toe H,

Assistance being given to Toe H in Wellington by the Rotary Club was mentioned by the president (Mr. E. P. Hay) at the club's weekly lunch yesterday. He said that donations by members already totalled £53. "We have made ourselves responsible for anything up to £100," he added, "and I have no doubt that the further amount will be forthcoming." Deepest Mine in World. Johannesburg's gold mines, deepest in the world, have gone still deeper in their search for the precious metal. According to Mr. W. E. Watts, a resident of the city who is at present' visiting his old home in Christchurch, one of the mines had gone down to a depth of 12,500 feet, finding that the dedper the shaft the richer the assay, states the Christchurch "Star-Sun." Mining companies were allowed to keep £7 10s an ounce,' the remainder—which when he left was 18s—going to. the Government to provide, South Africa's war budgek* '.'••'.'■ .'•..*- Rock from.Edinburgh. A piece of. the rock on which Edinburgh Castle is built will probably be incorporated in the observation lookout at Signal Hiil as the foundation stone of this Dunedin Centennial memorial, states the Dunedin "/Star." A letter has been sent to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh by the Centennial Committee, notifying him of the proposal and enlisting^ his co-operation in having the stone transported to the Dominion. One Dunedin resident who left Edinburgh over fifty years ago was so enamoured of the idea that he succinctly remarked: "If the stone does become a part'of the memorial I will take a taxi to Signal Hill to have a look at it!" Incidentally, the Otago branch of the Institute of Architects expects to have the plans of the lookput completed by the end of this month. ' Traffic "Cops" on Motor-cycles. A strong protest against the use of motor-cycles by trafjfio' inspectors was made by Councillor Morrison at this week's meeting of the Lower Hutt Borough Council. Councillor Morrison said it was hideous to think of the use of such vehicles by men travellini| at speed. A man riding a motor-cycle at speed had no chance at all if he met traffic at an intersection. It was a matter of pure luck if a man riding a motor-cycle on traffic duty .avoided a serious accident. Motor-cycles might be all right for inspectors in Wellingr ton, where a mobile vehicle was needed along the tram lines and in heavy traffic, but they were nevertheless dangerous and there was no call to use them in the Hutt Valley.- The Mayor (Mr. J. W. Andrews) said a motor-cycle had been recommended by the senior traffic officer, Inspector Archer, who said he could not have 'used a car in a sensational chase he had made after a motorist through Petone, Lower Hutt, and Taita. Councillor Horlor also objected to the use of motor-cycles by traffic officers. No Eurasians for New Zealand. An announcement that the New Zealand Government had refused to grant any further permits for the entry of Eurasians into the Dominion under the scheme established by the St. Andrew's Colonial Homes, Bengal, is made in the .organisation's magazine, published in Calcutta. The article states that this year the Government refused admission to nine boy_. and seven girls on the ground that no half-caste Tongan, Fijian, or Anglo-Indian could be admitted. "Anglo-Indians have an inheritance of British and Indian blood of which we ire proud," continued the article. "Moreover, those sent to New Zealand were well educated. We used to be proud of the contrast between the freedom of New Zealand and the exclusiveness of Australia regarding, emigration. It is nothing short of a tragedy to have New Zealand shut against the Anglo-Indians, who have found^ it the best ap:d happiest land t<f dwell in, and to have the farmers of New Zealahd prevented from getting approved Anglo-Indians to till their land while there is an urgent need for more workers on ' the lafid and in merchandise." Damage by Late Frost. Fruit and potato crops in many parts of North Canterbury suffered considerably from a sharp and very unexpected frost on Tuesday morning, states the "Press:" Not for many years has there been a frost,so late or damaging to crops and gardens., Although it is yet too early to estimate the ex-, tent of the damage in most parts, fruit growers ir| the Loburn.and Rangiora districts consider that their losses will be heavy. Few apple trees escaped undamaged, and in some,places acres of potatoes were ruined- Some stone fruit crops also suffered. After inspecting their crops several Loburn growers said that most of the fruit, had been touched, but the pips were still healthy and - the fruit would grow. It could be expected that early fruit in the markets would not be up to standard. Some idea of the extent of the damage would be gained in December, when the fruit -would. be thinned out. More than £500 worth of damage to-young fruit trees was suffered by a Rangiora nurseryman. Many young.; apricot, plum, and peach' ,trees were killed or damaged. There is a possibility that a few. may survive, but the number saved will be negligible.