NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 102, 27 October 1945, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast to 5 p.m. Sunday:— Moderate variable winds, northerlies predominating. Weather cloudy. Moderate temperatures. Further outlook cloudy, scattered rain likely.

Pressure is high west and north, of New Zealand. New moon, November 5. Temperature at 9.30 a.m., 57deg. Rainfall for 24 hours to 9.30 a.m., nil. ..'

Rainfall from September 27 to date, 5.28 in.

High water: Today, 10.27 p.m.; tomorrow, 10.41 a.m., 11.18 p.m. Sun sets today 6.55 p.m.; rises tomorrow 5.13 a.m., sets 6.56 p.m.

Improved P. and T. Service.

"In the future,. perhaps within 10 years, the bulk of the mails will be carried by airj and snowstorms will not affect communications, which will be maintained by radio," said Mr. E. E Earnshaw,- postmaster at Waimate, speaking at a function held before his departure for Tauranga, reports the Christchurch "Press." He said that investigations were being made in Australia, the United States, and Great Britain with a view to introducing new and improved methods in the post and telegraph service. Successful Street Day. The street day collection for the Wellington Nurses' Convalescent Beach Cottage Society on Thursday realised £1361 14s 3d. Sister Kirkpatrick, on behalf of the society and the nurses, expresses warm appreciation to Wellington people for their wonderful response to the appeal, and also extends thanks to all who gave of their time and experience in organising and collecting. This amount of £1361 does not include the £200 Mrs. Whatley and her committee gave as a donation because their workers were unable to assist in the street day. Hydatids. Figures relating to the incidence of hydatid disease in New Zealand, quoted by Sir Louis Barnett, chairman of the Hydatid Research Committee, in a letter to "The Press," Christchurch, indicate that the disease is more prevalent in Canterbury than in other parts of the Dominion. The latest figures available, those for 1943, show 101 new cases in the public hospitals in New Zealand. Thirty-one other cases were readmissions. The deaths for all New Zealand were 14. Christchurch Public Hospital had most cases, 24, and Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin, nine. The total number of cases for the North Island was 77, and for the South Island 55. For 53 years to the end of 1943 there were 4002 cases in the public hospitals in New Zealand, and 687 deaths. Smoking In The Town Hall. For some years past the City Council has had in mind a bylaw to prohibit smoking at boxing and wrestling matches in the Town Hall and in that has been supported by the two associations. Now the bylaw is in legal form; it reads: "No person shall smoke or be permitted to smoke in those parts of the Town Hall building comprising either the main Town Hall or the Con-

cert Chamber at any time during any performance, function, or. entertainment unless permission to smoke . . . shall first have been given in writing by the Town Clerk." The prohibition, then, is not absolute, but the intention is to decline permission for all wrestling and boxing matches. The police have been asked to enforce the bylaw from November 5. Auckland has a similar prohibition, and by report it is well observed. Electricity For Caravans. Anticipating a general demand for an electricity supply to be available for caravans at camping grounds, the Automobile Association (Nelson) suggested to the South Island Motor Union that an endeavour be made to have a standard type of plug-in equipment installed and also to arrange, for a uniform. charge to be arranged throughout the country for such a service, states the Christchurch "Press." A letter from the association said that increased use of electrical appliances in caravans would warrant such arrangements. The executive of the union felt that there was not" yet sufficient demand for such a service (as was being arranged in Nelson) to.be made general, and that at present the position would be met by advising caravan owners with plug-in equipment to carry a number of appropriate adapters. The question was referred to the camping committee of the Automobile Association (Canterbury) for investigation. King' Country Liquor. "If it should be decided to allow licences in the King Country,' then it would seem a proper case for the introduction of some such system as the Invercargill Trust system or for municipal authorities, if they wish, to run hotels," said Mr. J. D. Willis, counsel assisting the Commission, in his submissions ' yesterday afternoon, to the Royal Commission on Licensing. "Alternatively, there could be some form of community control as advocated by Taumarunui residents. In any event, restrictions as to Maori, women should continue. The Commission may have to consider whether in any event Europeans only should be allowed chartered clubs" from which; liquor must not be taken away for consumption off the premises. If it is thought that the present law should remain unaltered, consideration will nave to be given to. the abolition of the c.o.d. system; any such system is [Open to abuse." • ;