NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 April 1923, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

This business of names to cover more tliiin one country is ;i troublesome one (writes “Kollinstone” in the “UritisliAustralasiair’). Australasia is a blessed word to me and every journalist uho , has to write of Australia and New Zealand, but New Zealand has waxed fat. ami kicks. She will have none ol it. One can sympathise, and all of us who receive courteous notes ol reprool from Sir dames Allen every week, pointing | | out that here or there we have sinned by writing ‘Australasia." or. stiil 1 worse '‘Australasian." while muttering ; “damn” beneath our breath, acknuw- | ledge that he i< quite right. Our bad I habit is noxious to other people. | though so 'tremendously convenient. | There is far too much Australia and j wattle bloom, and far Luo little New Zealand and kauri pine, in the word I "Australasia'’' fairly to label the cniii tents of a parcel wrapping up the two : countries, in one phrase. Act such a j label is badly needed. Will not Air , .Massev or Sir -lames Allen invent one: jlt wslid be a charitable act. for one . ! must constantly write oi two .-neb ' i ,-lf.s‘lv a- sir. ialed lountries, together, J ' and the necessity for constant repiti--1 t ion of ' Ausiralia and New Zealand. ! j "('oinnionw calth and Dominion" "Au.- ! ! iralimis and "New Zealanders." di-;-J; iriuts thought . v.m.tes spate. and J ; o if „l the article. If sumo New /.<a- ! 1 p.,,,1 ,aw ..null, will devise a new pnrt 4. ninmean word into which bu own | j cuiurv and Au-trr.lia tail be eomimlj . I,| v packed. future generations ul 1 jm/rm,lists will rise up to rail him 5 i ' l, '" olt ' •{ i |ii, said Unit a i onima oner, ui-t \. .he <;overn.„ei,t ol .be United Slates 'll two million dollars, ibe "Net. ''"i.. i’l Herald" relates. The Tarilf Mill, in Jl which I la* mistake occurred, provided l ' that “foreign fruit plains, etc" should J l,e admitted free ol duty, the rlrn In- j _| m g i-i encourage Hie culture id *'lei ; I piTulr varieties of fruit trees ami crape j s vim-s in that country. AN hen the In "1 i v.a- printed "(uivipn fruit plants. | .8 | ~t , . " ; id "foreign Irilit. plant-, etc. i 1 ; ..mi :i J a result oranges. grapes. lentous I _I | | : j i; ;is, etc., cjuiie into the l n ! l V‘ | J Stares live of duty for a vein'. Ino J i the Hovel nmeiit lii-'t two ==| i million dollars in revenue. r- I -5 j Perhaps one of the rea-ons lor the “« P.,lid abroad that Mont Diane K in =J ; Switzerland a belief so much resentj ci! by Frcncluium-is that tie; uiun-l p| j~n !,i- way home from Cham.mix lias to PI I pass a I'Tvneh Customs harrier, as ii j J i he were coming in from a foreign toitu|try. The reason is that Chamonix lies f! ■ in that curiously anomalous district ! known as the zone fram in', perhaps the „ only one place in Coininental Korop • ' : which really enjoys free trade. Al§r though politically French for ( U'tcms [ 3 purposes i[ i> neither l‘ ranee mu "J i Switzerland, and the stands ol bill it In | ii.-untrios can enter lively. I hi- privi- ; pee which dates from the not distant i lime when Savoy was mil !• rfin-'i at

i nil. i- me.v about to be abolished, and ! altlioiisr,ii tie.- Uovenimont has an- ! nouneed its intention of spending roiiI sill, raldo sums in the neighbourhood to I enmoeu-ate for its loss, the most ohi vioils result to the liil'eigncr will lie the ! more than probable rise- of Cbanmnix j hotel prices, owing to tae increased | cu't of provisions. | A Woudvillo .settler. Mr W _ Coi line, has discovered a new blight on ! oe of Ins .stringv bark tree- (slates the j “i’ahiatua Herald"). A l first sight it 1 looks as if the stalks are all scaly, but | close examination discloses tiny shell | cases like small sea shells, closely i acki ed together, each eiuitaiuiiig mimlieis I of coos. The eases are suit and exude j a vermilion i olourcd matter which i leaves a. stain. So Inr I lie Might haj not affected the trees. A liraiuh has I been forwarded to the Agricultural l)e----1 part incut lor further information. | It was stated at a conference ol the | Auckland Presbytery (reports the | ".Star"), that [hi- paucity o| nen was j causing sc lb mix ‘eucceu. There are ; 2t>,783 Pr< sbylel iati people- or pi-nple l ".ho calf themselves j’re.-hyi ei'ians - williiu the jurisdiction of the Auckland IV. si -, p ry. and roughly. only mu half

>-''!id"(i Hi •! riel s pari ietilari-ed ;e 1 eq'uU I .r-tcntiini in the loulitry wet';- ! lukir I- a . 1 l.irga viil- . and North of tinBuirua. wbil-l ru'inil ah'.iut .\ne!:land ;.ii, growing settlements in bet ween I In. luinga. .Mi.tint Ed'-u. and Mount Boskill. in the area t.eyond Mi Sm.ii't toward- Otaliubu, and from Epsom luiru aiung Vi'iu'l iirangi IL.ait. In il-e diii'ilinn oi IxI!* ■l' - 11 1 ‘ -all i! -•-i• ii b: 1 1 a--t l i-li lies ol "No Man's Laud." "It i- stated ibal a cut of C.T*.<’•w ill h- made in tin- Kducat'on Nut" llii year. Ihe sr ; ,(,.nielli i- deniod hy the .Minister, but nevertheless he lias c aumciic'd by limiting xttlisidifs. This matter will require caretiil nlleiu inn. The nietbud of eondiieiing sebool iomtnitte, eli-i'tioiis calls for some reh-rm. Selmol supplies could lie- pui'i based on a I i-upera t ive plan. Tree scluinl books attl! slatiouery needs tnoiv boo-ling. A 11 ;jit-r pio|jorlion e.l maic ieaelier- no school .Stall's belli lie urged. Tin- Min-i-ii-r promis.-d to iuerease i 0111111:11Cornell's powers: we still look lor a sign uf i lie execution of the promise."- Annual report of W ellington Belaud I nnimittecs' Association. The i .iso of a tteiii who wander.’l ilium a. I'uilhall tieid. found a team -hurt, and took a hand in the game, only to find that he "did not elul r--inlid it." and to learn, on inquiry, that it wt: League, was mentioned at Hi,. Wellington Pie.d‘v I uiou’s me ting

leeently. The slatemelit that ‘'I;• (U not. kit.what genie he tv!t., ph-', ing raised a vvnernl laugh. "II lie had be--i playing tinder some ri I'erec.- he v --ua nut have known wiiet i'eiu'' he win playing" was the opinion ; ‘i one m-ie-!ii-r. and ihe laughter wax tedouhn 1. Under | tevious legisiatioit no an lliut'ily existed for the payment ol wai gratuity to British women who serve! 111 New Zealand hospitals in i l".‘ l nited Kingdom during the war. but uuilei si’etion lo of tic I-inanee Act. 1822. tin anthority coiiierred on the Miut.-lor ol I)..fence by -eeiion 1 ol the Exited it unitary Forces Amendment Act. Bib's, t pay a bonus to members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Foret■ alter servile therein beyond the seas, was extendril tu authorise the payment of a bonus.’ at the British rate, to or on account of any persons who. though domiciled out of New Zealand, served for not les s than six months as members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment or as General Service Workers in New Zealand hospitals, and were paid inr their service by the New Zealand Hu-vi-innieiil. Applications from tie -e who are entitl'd to this bonus and arc now domiciled in New Zealand shone! he forwarded to the oli'e or in charge. New Zealand Expeditionary Force. War Accounts anil I’ceoi'iD. Buckle s--i.. Wellington. The High I'emiiii-sen.or. Loudon, will deal with application-' from tlai-t- resident in the United Kingdom.