SYDNEY CROWDS TO ITS MANY BEACHES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 188, 29 October 1927, Page 12

SYDNEY CROWDS TO ITS MANY BEACHES

THE SUN’S SYDNEY TETTER.

HOT BREATH OF SUMMER TIME OF SENSATIONS SYDNEY, October 20. Summer has come with overwhelming ardour. Yesterday the temperature jumped in one bound to 98 degrees in the city, with a breeze which seemed to blow from a blast furnace. The interiors of buildings, however, were still cool, some because the heat had not yet penetrated their roomy cloisters, while others, such as the Union Steam Ship Co.’s offices and the Marble Bar, by reason of the cool air system which keeps their temperatures at a pleasant level all summer. . New Zealanders who came over this week were seeking cool spots, some by the seaside and some elsewhere. But this is the real Sydney, when the streets are gay with colour and warm with sunshine and everyone curses the heat. Cold winds whistling down the narrow streets and bitter rain and hail are pleasant memories, but as realities they are harder to bear in Sydney than the most torrid days. * * * Call of the Beaches After all there is no reason for anyone on holiday in Sydney to have one moment of distress from the heat, for the leagues and leagues of surf beaches are a glory to behold on summer days, with the breakers ever rolling in, unceasingly. The life-saving teams which are a feature of the Sydney beaches are said to be the most efficient in the world. They certainly have effected some wonderful rescues and produced some heroic swimmers. On a day such as yesterday every beach within easy distance of the city by tram or ferry is thronged up till a late hour and the late trips home are packed ones. The sunburnt faces of youths and girls, mingling with the city crowds tell that summer is really here at last, and that the surf is winning back is devotees after months df winter weather. White Wings Throng Harbour The troubles of ferry masters. began in earnest last Saturday when the yachting and motor-boating seasons were opened. Two fine yachts, the Bona and Tanda, have been added to the fleets since last season. The Tanda was built at Hobart for Mr. Prevost, a Sydney architect who navigated it across to Sydney with the help of a Naval officer. She is a fine type of cruiser and has already been on some long trips on the coast. The Bona belongs to Mr. Lloyd Jones who bought her in Brisbane. She was built in Sydney some time ago and is a handsome two-master with an engine. Her appearance created quite a sensation in yachting circles. Collisions and capsizes marked the opening of the motor-boat season and one hydroplane, the Century Tire, which capsized, sank at once. Turning sud-

denly at 50 miles an hour was the cause of this accident. To Save the Aboriginal Though Mr. Stuart Doyle, of United Theatres, stated before the Movies Commission that pictures showing the native life of the Australian aborigine are not popular in America,, nevertheless, that dusky survivor is receiving much attention at the hands of biologists, not only in Australia, but in other lands. Recently Dr. Warner, who is attached to the Rockefeller Foundation, arrived in Australia to study the black. Yesterday this scientist returned in the Malabar from northern Australia. His conclusion, come to after closely studying the native, is that the blackfellow shows the same degree of intelligence as the white man, under similar circumstances. Dr. Warner’s plea is for the black to be kept away from the influences of civilisation. He claims that ,the natives are happy and live wellordered and much more moral lives than the white Australians. He even bars missions, and for this he has been severely taken to task by the chairman of the Board of Missions here. * * * Tin Hares in New Zealand Passengers arriving by the New Zealand steamers this week, gave it as their belief that the tin hares would be established in Auckland very shortly, in spite of protests against them. One stated that a company had been formed to lay down a large sports ground where the greyhounds would be released to

chase the mechanical quarry. On this area, also, such events as the Davis Cup and big football matches would be played, there being accommodation for 50,000 people. How there can possibly be any interest in the tin hares without betting facilities is what puzzles the Sydneyite, who can now bet on them to his heart’s content. In Queensland, however, it is not legal to bet on the tin hares, and they claim they get plenty of fun out of the sport. =* * * Sensations Every Day Sydney has its sensations every day and recent ones have been right out of the box. Following closely upon the discovery of smuggled Chinese, several of whom have since died, came a staggering murder of a well-known grazier in the Blue Mountains while motoring to Bathurst. Three men have been arrested in connection with this affair. A slight reversal of the ordinary order of things was shown in a case at Parramatta where a wife tried to kill her husband with a hammer, and was bound over to keep the peace. In a big city, of course, it is natural that there should be numerous outbreaks of human passion, but those of recent date have been unusually thrilling. Coming on top of the elections and heat waves, they make people wonder what is coming next. Today a brawny policeman threw his arms round the neck of a bolting horse in Circular Quay, and the horse stopped, after carrying him a fair distance. WILL LAWSON.