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Evening Star, Issue 23379, 23 September 1939, Page 12

From 2 a.m. to-morrow Now Zealand summer time will commence, and clocks will be advanced 30 minutes. Citizens, no doubt, will follow what has by now become a practice, and make the necessary time adjustment before retiring. Summer time will continue in operation until Sunday, April 28, 1940, when clocks will be put back the 30 minutes. The establishment of a child guidance clinic service at the Auckland University College was approved at a meeting of the Auckland University College Council, states the ‘ New Zealand Herald.’ The report of the Finance Committee recommended that the question of the expense involved in the conversion of a room for the service be submitted for the favourable consideration of the November financial meeting. The proposal was originally considered by the council and the Professorial Board two years ago, and approved on condition that no additional finance was required for its operation.

One effect of the restriction on petrol supplies, particularly noticeable on the Great South road, is a reduction in the travelling speed of many motor vehicles (says the Auckland ‘ Herald’). Petrol consumption rises with the speed, so that by travelling at a slower pace than usual, motorists can effect economy. Garages have also been kept busy adjusting carburettors so as to reduce the inflow of petrol. With a narrower jet speed capacity is automatically reduced. That the Fijian Rugby side, despite its unbeaten record in the Dominion, had learned many lessons was emphasised by the manager, Mr J. B. K. Taylor, at a luncheon given by the Mayor of Auckland (Sir Ernest Davis. Fijians looked to New Zealand as their guiding star in Rugby, he said, and they had not been disappointed. Though nervous at the start, they had been given such a fine receptio'n everywhere they wont that they rapidly settled down and played their best football. The crowds everywhere were most impartial—indeed, sometimes they seemed rather partial to the Fijians. Mr Taylor thanked the-New Zealand Rugby Union and its subsidiary bodies for the splendid way in which they had organised the "tour. At the conclusion of the luncheon three cheers were given for the mayor for his consideration to the team.

The mayor (Mr 'A. H. Allen) acknowledges with thanks receipt of the following donations to the appeal on behalf of the New Zealand Council for the Adoption of Chinese Refugee Children Previously acknowledged, £763 11s 8d; St. Clair Presbvterian Sunday School. £3 10s; total. £767 Is Bd. 1 The Hospital Committee of the Hospital Board reports that an offer from the University of the use of the present basketball court as a tennis court for the nurses during the incoming season, subject to the board paying all expenses and restoring the basketball court to its present condition when finished with, has been approved. A sum is to be contributed towards the cost for the use of the Otago Lawn Tennis Club’s court by the house surgeons.

An interesting programme has been ararnged by the city organist, Dr V. E. Galway, for his next after-church recital in the Town Hall to-morrow evening. Special mention may be made of the performance of the Polonaise in A major and Nocturne in G Major by Chopin, and also three Preludes which are being played for the first time at these recitals. Fredric Chopin, born a few miles from Warsaw in 1810, gives in his music a true picture of the chivalry and heroism, the beauty and sadness which have marked the long and ofttimes tragic history of Poland. Other items of interest are ' Largo in G ’ (Handel), Andante from the F Minor Fantasia (Mozart), Fugue in E Flat (St. Ann’s, Bach; Chanty (Whitlock), being played for the first time at these recitals, ‘ The Flight of the Earls (traditional melody arranged by Stanford), march from ‘ The Prophet (Meverbeer). Dr Galway will be assisted bv Miss Anita Proctor, who will sing ‘ dear Ye, Israel ’ (Mendelssohn), and Mrs C. M. Barnett and Miss Kathleen' Begg, who will be heard in a vocal duetj ‘ Morning Hymn ’ (Henschel). There will be no charge for admission.

“ Many employers have shown a decided hesitancy to entering further engagements in the employment of more junior workers,” reported Mr T. Conly. of the Dunedin Vocational Guidance Association, at a meeting Inst night. This was attributable in part to war conditions and in a greater degree to the uncertainty regarding the securing of manufacturing materials. The position was not causing any immediate concern, for few boys were seeking employment. In fact, many would-be employers ” had to go without.” as was evidenced by the fact that only 15 boys have been placed in employment so far this month, as against the August total of 32. a direct result of the scarcity of juvenile labour.

Clearing the decks in anticipation of the Government’s war finance legislation (now expected to be introduced on Tuesday), the House of Representatives made good use of the daylight sitting by disposing of a number of minor measures on the Order Paper. The technical amendments to the Meat Bill made by the Legislative Council were approved within a few minutes, the House then passing the Patents Designs and Trade Marks Bill, the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill, the Native Purposes Bill, the Protection and Contractors’ Liens Bill, and the Local Legislation Bill. The last measure provoked a long discussion, Opposition members taking exception to using a machinery measure for validating irregularities to secure powers which should be obtained by a local Bill, properly advertised. The programme was completed at 4.55 p.m., leaving on the Order Paper two Government measures introduced during the day—the Rural Housing, providing improved facilities for building homes for farmers and their employees, and the Pharmacy Bill, a technical measure embodying an arrangement with the industry. Answering a qujstion from the Opposition leader regarding next week’s work, Mr Fraser gave a definite promise that the war finance measure would be introduced on Tuesday night. When Mr Hamilton asked if the Government intended to debate the Bill that evening, Mr Fraser replied that members could arrange that matter themselves.—Parliamentary reporter. In granting divorces, it was most important that the custody of the children should be determined by the court, said Mr Justice Blair in the Supreme Court, Wellington. In two applications for divorce which came before His Honour the custody of the children was not explicitly stated in the petitions. “ I consider the children in these cases much more than the parents, who can look after themselves,” said Mr Justice Blair. “I am not going to have these children left, and I am not going to have them wandering about New > Zealand not knowing which parent is responsible for their wellbeing. The custody of the children should be explicitly stated in all petitions.” His Honour refused to grant two petitions till they were amended to show which parent was to have custody.

An open-air amphitheatre in Chicago, lit by 200,000 matches, was one of the most impressive sights seen by Mr Cecil Barnett, of Christchurch, who has returned from a trip to Europe America. The amphitheatre had been hired by the Chicago ‘ Tribune ’ for a •musical festival, and at a given signal all the lights'were blacked-out, and the whole audience lit matches, the effect being both strange and beautiful. The concert was given by 8.000 performers, including 1,500 accordion players, an English singer, and a Negro glee club. Incidentally, the ‘Tribune’ looked after its own interests by selling its papers in the amphitheatre for 10 cents, whereas on the streets they sold for three cents.

Everyone knows how desperate, a hungry animal becomes, and this trait seems to have lingered in man to the present generation (says the Auckland ‘Star’). For instance, a young man dropped his lunch over the side of the ferry. It was a flat package, and the day was calm. The small parcel fell on the ledge outside the lower deck rails, and lay where the slightest touch might send "it into the sea. Nothing daunted, (the young man clambered over the side, and hanging on precariously with one hand, reached down and retrieved his lunch. A slip of the handgrip and he would have been in for a cold swim, which all goes to show the value a man places on his food.

Typical of the way in which war conditions are making" themselves felt in every department of life was the adjournment of a compensation claim that was to have been- heard by the Arbitration Court (says the Auckland ‘Herald’). The evidence of medical witnesses was required, but when it was found that the doctors concerned were engaged in the examination of military recruits a postponement became inevitable.

A result which is considered very satisfactory under the present conditions was attained yesterday in connection with the Dunedin Free Kindergarten Association’s Street Day Appeal which augmented the funds of the association by the sum of £ll2 The council of the association expresses appreciation of the good response, and also of the help of the band of willing workers who took part in the appeal. The Benevolent Committee of the Hospital Board reports that during August 46 eases for relief were dealt with at a cost of £69 13s 6d.

“ Would you tell me,” writes a corlespondent, “ if a person can take action against another who calls out or jeers at him in a public street?” The answer is that if the words used are of an insulting nature, action may be taken, and the offending person, if convicted, would be liable to a fine not exceeding £o. It is obvious, however, that one’s feelings might be hurt by a passer-by calling attention, for instance, to the style of one’s hat, or the colour of one’s tie, without being actually insulting. It would depend, in that case, on the temper of the recipient of the jibe, and possibly on the relative sizes of the jiber and jibee, as to what action would be. taken, I

“ The housing programme will be continued just as fast as it is humanly possible for us to do it, utilising the services of all the men and material that are available,” said the Minister of Housing (Mr Armstrong) this mornning. When the tradesmen at present working on the construction of buildings at military camps were finished it was hoped that they would take up. their previous work where they had left it off. Emphasising the necessity, for keeping on with the building programme, Mr Armstrong pointed out that, while about 6,000 skilled workers were engaged directly in the work, it was estimated that some 4,000 to 4,500 other people were dependent on it.— Christchurch Press Association.

With tho approach of the summer sailing season owners of motor launches are facing the problem of how to obtain petrol (says the Wellington ‘ Post ’). At present no provision is made for the acquisition of the spirit for use in pleasure craft, and if no relaxation is made in the prohibition hundreds of power boats throughout the Dominion will be immobilised. This in turn will have its effect on yacht racing, as launches are necessary for judges and other officials, as well as for picking up capsized centreboafders and tnejr crews. On Port Nicholson, where racing goes on in weather that would cause concern to those used to more sheltered northern waters, the use of power craft to follow yacht racing is essential. Motor boat owners are confident, however, that they will be treated like owners of private cars and allowed to use a reasonable quantity of petrol every month. The Taieri County Council decided yesterday that employees on war service will have their positions kept open. In the Police Court this morning, .John Hussey, who had a list of 61 previous convictions, but who had not been before the court for the past two years, was charged with drunkenness and using obscene language. Hussey admitted having been drunk, but “ did not remember ” indulging in bad language. The magistrate (Mr J. R. Bartholomew), relying on the evidence of the arresting constable, convicted Hussey and fined him 20s, in default three days’ imprisonment, in addition to 10s, , or 24 hours, for drunkenness. A first offender was also fined 10s, with the usual default, on a charge of drunkenness.

Arrested last night as a second- suspect, Leo Leonard Colhoun (25), a labourer, was charged in the Auckland Police Court to-day with breaking and entering the shop of Ernest M‘Feat, Karangahape road, on September 12, and stealing jewellery valued at £672. On the application of the police the accused was remanded to September 28. He was released on bail in the sum of £IOO and instructed to report to the police daily.—Press Association.

Notifications of Sunday services as enumerated below appear in our Sunday services advertising columns:—Anglican: St. Paul’s Cathedral, All Saints’. Presbyterian; First Church, Knox Church, St. Andrew’s, Musselburgh, St. Stephen's, Roslyn, Kaikorai, Maori Hill, Wakari. Methodist: Trinity, Central Mission, Mornington, St. Kilda, Cavershatn, Dnndas Street, Abbotsford, Cargill Road, Maori Hill. Baptist; Hanover Street, Caversham, Mornington, South Dunedin, Roslyn, Sunshine, North-east Valley, Green Island. Congregational: Moray Place Church, United. Church of Christ: St. Andrew Street, North-east Valley, South Dunedin. York Place Hail, Salvation Army, Playfair Street Hall, Christian Science, Theosophical Society, Spiritualists, Salvation Array (North Dunedin). The Choral Society of the Dunedin Training College, under the baton of Mr George E. Wilkinson, will present a programme of varied interest in Wallace Hall, Training College. Logan Park, on Wedneseday, assisted by Miss D. Drake and Mr R. Laurenson as soloists. The society will present selections from Montague Phillips’s tuneful light opera ‘ The Rebel Maid.’ A varied selection of part-songs and instrumental items will make up an attractive programme. The weekly old-time dance will be held to-night in the Early Settlers’ Hall. The music will be supplied by the Sports Orchestra, assisted by Hogg’s sound system. Particulars of the Railway Department’s train and fare arrangements in connection with the Otago v. Southland football match on September •30 are advertised in this jssue.