NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 38, 14 February 1940, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

Bowls in Christchurcb.

A complaint by Mr. H. H. Hey that several city clubs were using eggshaped jacks Jed to a wholesale condemnation of equipment at a meeting of the Christchurch Bowling Centre, states the "Star-Sun." Others said that the colour of the jacks was at fault, and mats and boundary pegs were also criticised as- not complying With the rules. Delegates undertook to bring the matters before their clubs Accommodation in Grandstand.

A proposal to accommodate schoolboys in the Athletic Park grandstand during the Exhibition period was received at last night's meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union management committee, as the old Newtown School, which" had' previously been intended for both boys and girls, is now available for girls only. It had already been arranged for a Young Farmers' Club party to billet in the grand stand, but as the accommodation problem, was less serious than at first thought, the plan was dropped. On the motion of Mr. J. N. Millard. who remarked on the exceptional behaviour of the Northland children during their recent visit, the request was acceded to, details to be arranged later.

Snow Low on Egmont.

Snow lying thick over a great part of Mount Egmont was an unusual February spectacle that presented itself when the clouds cleared away after several days, states a New Plymouth correspondent. With a sharp nip of winter, such a coating of snow has not lain so low on the mountain at this time of the year for many years. Half a dozen members of the Stratford Mountain Club optimistically packed their skis to police the slopes on the east side of Mount Egmont and were rewarded with the unusual experience of ski running on tracks as good as in winter. Snow fell even more heavily on the southern slopes, the level being halfway down Fantham's Peak, the altitude of which is about 6000 ft Whale on Beach.

Believed from a description to be of the strap-toothed variety, a whale of about 35ft in length and over 6ft high has been washed up at Ocean Beach, Whatipu, about a mile from Huia, states the "New Zealand Herald Judging from marks and punctures on its body, it is thought that the mammal was killed by a swordfish. Near the high-water mark, the whale was discovered on Saturday morning, so it is presumed that it was left by Friday night's tide. The whale's jaws, which are somewhat similar to those of a porpoise, are nearly 3ft long. Two tusk-like teeth of an inch in diameter protrude from the ends of the bottom jaw. It was not known yesterday how the whale would be disposed of. The strap-toothed whale is common to waters round New Zealand.

Mayoral Chain Design. The investment of the Mayor of Otahuhu, Mr. C. R. Petrie, U.P., wath the newly-designed Mayoral cham was carried out at the Borough Council meeting on Monday night, states the "New Zealand Herald." The ceremony was performed by the Deputy Mayor. Mr. A. Murdoch. Mr. Murdpch. recalled that the council had decided some time ago to have a fitting borough insignia incorporated in the design of the badge of office. The historical background of the borough had been given prominence in the design, which depicts on an enamel centrepiece the traditional Maori canoe, the Tainui, being transported across the old portage between the Waitemata and Manukau Harbours, now the r.orthern borough boundry, Portage Road. In the background the old Maori fortified position, now known as Mount Richmond, is depicted in colours. The links on either side of the design bear I the names of the former Mayors.

learning How to Find Information.

One of the mpst important of all adjuncts to education was the school library system and library service generally, said the Minister of Education (the Hon. P. Fraser) at the opening of the City Library yesterday afternoon. Particularly was that so in post-primary schools, not that children should be encouraged to soak up Information, for that would get them nowhere, but that they should understand how to use the library to the besl advantage and should know where and how to look for the information they needed. Children in secondary schools were taught to understand and to operate the modern system of cataloguing. Replying to laudatory remarks regarding the country library service, instituted by him, Mr. Fraser saic that this system now had 35.000 books in circulation and was reaching people who previously had no library facilities at all..