LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 February 1939, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mauriceville Rainfall. During the night 48 points of rain fell at ’Mauriceville and will benefit the pastures, which were becoming very dry. Aero Club Cabaret. Members and their friends are reminded of the cabaret to be held in the clubhouse at the Hood Aerodrome ■ next Saturday night by the Wairai rapa Aero Club. Arrangements have I been completed and the gathering should provide an excellent night’s entertainment for patrons. No Change in Title. 'the biennial conference of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants in Wellington yesterday decided to rescind a decision to alter the title to the New Zealand Union of Railwaymen. and to retain the present name, which has been in existence for 53 years. The motion came before the last conference as a remit and was - carried, but was not put into effect because of legislative difficulties. Germany Will Suffer. ‘■Germany will suffer as a result of the Jewish persecution there,” declared Mr Thomas Foster in an address under . the auspices of the British-Israel World Federation in Wellington last night. He said that in the past every country from which the Jews had been expelled had suffered extensively. He quoted numerous examples from history to support this contention, and said that Germany would be no exception. Fishing at Taupo. Fishing at Delatour’s pool. Waitahanui. on Monday, Mr D. M. Hanna landed the record fish on the fly for this season in Taupo when he took a perfect specimen weighing 11,Jib. On a second visit to the same pool he landed one of 91b. The larger fish put up a great fight and took more than an hour to land as the angler had only an Bft rod and very light tackle. Mr A. A. MacDonald, India, at the mouth of the Waitahanui Stream, took five good sporting fish, including one of 5Mb. Fishing at Whakaipo Dr D. N. W. Murray, Auckland, with Dr H. M. Goldstein, took 20 good fish, using mostly the yellow matuku fly. Black Wool Appeal. The Wairarapa secretary of the Church Army (Mrs C. C. Jackson) has ■received word from the secretary of the Church Army, Bryanston Street, London, that 6,000 children were given Christmas dinner this year provided by New Zealand children and the sales of black wool. New Zealand lamb was included in the menu. The sum of £2O has already been sent this year to Mr Robert Whibley, hon secretary of the Church Army for the Dominion, to be sent on by him to London. Further contributions of wool have been sent in to the depot, the F.C.D.C. store, Masterton, from Messrs O. A. Bunny, C. C. Jackson, W. H. Donovan, C. Hodgins and Ngaamu Road settlers. New Zealand Hospitals. “It can safely be said that all Australia is watching with interest New Zealand’s social security legislation,” said Mr C. S. Coll, secretary to the Minister of Health and Home Affairs, Queensland, who left Auckland for Australia yesterday after a month’s visit to New Zealand. Mr Coll said he was greatly impressed with the efficiency of the New Zealand hospital system, particularly the equipment and development of the massage and X-ray sections. The Director-General’s organisation had also impressed him. The Queensland hospital system, which was adopted in 1925, was based entirely on that of New Zealand, particularly in the financial aspects of subsidy and rating. Mr Coll also paid a tribute to the efficiency of the New Zealand Tourist Bureau, which he described as the finest he had ever seen. Wrote to Himself. It is not often that a person has perfectly just and proper reasons for writing a letter to himself. Such an opportunity has 'fallen to the lot of Mr H. S. Feast, of the staff of the Christchurch City Council, and president of the Canterbury Surf and Life-Saving Association. Recently a public meeting was held in Christchurch concerning the raising of funds for the Lord Mayor of London’s appeal for help for German refugees. Mr Feast, as acting-town clerk, sent out letters asking for donations from various sporting bodies. Mr Feast was also apparently in the fortunate position of knowing what reply one of his letters would receive. When he read the letter, which he said was signed by a “most important person,” at a recent meeting of the Surf Association, a member moved that the letter should be received. It was. “I thought of that when I wrote it,” observed Mr Feast.

World Affairs for Schools. The Minister of Education (the Hon P. Fraser) has written a special message for the current issue of the "Students’ Digest,” a sixteen-page monthly paper which explains current world affairs in a simple and concise way for teachers and students in colleges and schools throughout New Zealand. This journal, which is now in its sixth year, is full of useful paragraphs and articles, illustrated with pictures and explanatory maps. Topical subjects treated are: —The Rome Talks, the Open Door in China, the Struggle in Spain, Italy and the French Colonies, the Anti-Comintern Pact, New Zealand’s Import Regulations, Memel. The “Students’ Digest” contains also articles upon personalities of the day, great figures in history and art. a stamp collectors' column and a general assortment of newsy paragraphs on topics of the day. The publishers are at Box 1198, Wellington.

False Claims by Music Teachers. The Music Teachers’ Registration Board of New Zealand is concerned about the use of fictitious titles and distinctions by persons teaching music. according to information given to "The Press.” Christchurch. The registrar of the board. Mr E. C. Cachemaille. stated that there was no law to prevent this practice, although those who made false claims to existing distinctions, such as a music degree in the University of New Zealand. could be prosecuted. The board felt that the public should bo warned of the deception thus practised, as there were persons trying to enter the musical profession as teachers or performers by making use of degrees from entirely unknown sources or of qualifications from examining bodies which had no recognition. These titles were entirely worthless, and there was evidence of definite harm to students from the work of these unqualified teachers.