NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 93, 16 October 1940, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

Now Regrets It. Prophets, as is well known, have no honour in their own country, and at one time the same could be said of English musicians. In his address to Rotarians yesterday, Dr. Edgar Ford quoted several examples of English people who had changed their names to foreign ones in order to attract more attention to themselves, and he added that even New Zealanders were not above that kind of thing. There was once a popular Wellington 'cellist, he said, who went to South Africa and there called himself by a foreignsounding name, a change of name he probably now regretted. Goods Lost in Transit. The Minister of Customs has advised the United Kingdom Manufacturers' and New Zealand Representatives' Association (Inc.) that goods shipped in replacement of goods which had been ordered under third or fourth period licences, but which have been lost in ships sunk as a result of enemy action and which otherwise would have arrived in the Dominion prior to expiry of the licences on December 31, will be admitted under fifth period licences. These licences will be granted for the purpose without affecting the importer's normal allocation for the period in the event of the replacement goods not arriving until after the end of this year. For Netherlanders. For the benefit of Netherlands subjects and persons understanding the Netherlands language, the Netherlands Consulate at Wellington advises that the Netherlands Government in London has made arrangements with the British Broadcasting Corporation for a national Netherlands broadcast (Radio Oranje) which is transmitted daily at 18.15 G.M.T. (6.15 a.m. New Zealand Summer Time) over wavelength 30.96 metres. This broadcast can also be heard relayed over Java stations, on wave-lengths 19.80, 27.27, 29.24 and 31.40 metres at 12.45 p.m. and 11.15 pjn. New Zealand Summer Time. London's History. The bombing of London lends topical interest to an exhibition at the Turnbull Library. By means of books, maps, sketches, and old prints, the history of the great city is traced from Viking and Roman days down to the present. Some of the old woodcuts are very quaint. All phases of life in the metropolis seem to be covered by the exhibition. Of particular interest are the views of old historic buildings as they were in the Middle Ages or even earlier, buildings which might have stood for several more centuries had they not been the victims of Nazi "culture." Booklovers will find the valuable first editions and other works which are displayed of absorbing interest. There is more than enough material in the exhibition to provide secondary school children with a dozen fascinating history lessons, and there can be but few adults who would not be interested and instructed, too. Stipends of Maori Clergy. The impossibility of Maori clergy in the Auckland Diocese maintaining a reasonable standard of living on the existing stipends of £140 a year was stressed by Dean Fancourt when preaching at an evensong service in St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday night. "They cannot live on those stipends and have to make up a living by working on farms and on the roads," the dean continued. "The whole problem of the. Maori clergy is causing the Standing Committee considerable anxiety." Dean Fancourt pointed out that £3622 had been raised in the diocese last year for missions in other parts of the world. For the Maori mission, however, only £556 had been obtained. Stressing the need for meeting the problem, he indicated that it would be a subject for discussion during synod. Churches and State Housing. The influence of State housing schemes on the work of the Church was discussed briefly by Archbishop West-Watson in his address at the opening of the Christchurch Anglican Synod, states the "Press." "This is a matter to which we must give our attention at once," he said. "The prime necessity is the provision of ministrations for all our church people, and to that I am sure that even cherished parochial boundaries must give way. If necessary, sites must be secured for additional buildings, and, if necessary, boundaries must be redrawn. I propose to appoint a small commission to inquire into this matter and to report as soon as possible to the- standing committee." Tribute to Britons. "I wish a few people in New Zealand could spend a few nights in England and strike a bombing raid. It would shake some of those complacent souls who think they are doing their bit by working overtime at 3s 6d an hour," writes a Hastings member of the Second Echelon now in England. "I would like them to see some of the -tremendous sacrifices these people here make," he continued. "Even with tea and sugar rationed, some of these little country homes will always find enough to make tea for as many as a hundred of our boys on a march. People in England cannot do too much, it seems, for troops, especially the New Zealanders. I hope all the citizens of New Zealand, and not just the soldiers of New Zealand, will help repay the debt we owe the common people of England." Record Lambing Season. An exceptionally good lambing season has been experienced in the Auckland Province, and in some districts! percentages have no precedent in recent years. It is confidently expected that the record kill of lambs established in the previous season will be exceeded. Farmers throughout the province have expressed great satisfaction with the results. One man in the Papakura district reported 100 per cent, lambing, while another farmer j in Clevedon stated that his returns were up by at least 10 per cent, on those of last season. Plentiful feed during the autumn and winter resulted in ewes being in good condition, and, as a result, lambs are strong and healthy. A feature of the season has been the large number of twins born. Triplets and quadruplets have been reported. United Jewry's Wish. "We know for a fact that in the last war German Jews were most loyal to their country," said Mr. S. D. J: Cohen in an address in Hastings on the occasion of the Jewish Day of Atonement. "They fought and killed British Jews, just as British Jews killed German ones. There have been many controversies on the subject of Jew killing Jew," Mr. Cohen continued. "While no right-thinking person likes war, the Jewish religion does not forbid a Jew killing another Jew when at war any more than the Christian religion forbids a Christian killing another Christian at war. But nobody in their right senses would accuse German or Austrian Jews of being traitors for wishing and praying this very day for a British victory—not after the reward they have received within the last few years for what they and their ancestors did for Germany and Austria for generations past. So you will readily see world Jewry is united in one wish ; and desire, and that is for a British victory."