NEW ZEALAND NEWS ITEMS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 33, 9 February 1939, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS ITEMS

Grocery Returns. Returns showing the current wholesale prices of a variety of grocery lines, compared with prices ruling on December 1, have been sought by the Department of Industries and Commerce from wholesale merchants in Auckland. It is understood no reason for the request was given. Not a Back Number. At the meeting of the Waikato Presbytery on Tuesday morning delegates from Waihi declared that it wa* erroneous to think that the mining centre was a back number. The mining industry was far from being finished, but, even if it were, Waihi would still flourish, as the district was fast being developed as a dairying centre, and the monthly revenue foi butterfat already exceeded that foi mining. I'arcnts and Careers. “I have found in Hamilton thac many youths have not the slightest idea what they want to be and on this subject their parents are often worse, commented Mr. J. D. Hislop, placement oflicer, in an address to the Hamilton Rotary Club. As sure as a boy showed ap.itude as a carpenter his parents would want him to study for medicine. Fortunately when the matter was carefully reasoned out by officers of the placement service and parents the wisest course was usually adopted. Quality of Trout. ••Some falling-off in the trout fishing in New Zealand seems inevitable,” said Lieutenant-colonel B. D. Court Treatt, of Hongkong, who has been fishing in the North Island, mainly at Rotorua and in the Waikato, and has now come south to try the fishing here, where he was told it is better. In an interview with the Christchurch Press, he said that trout were put into virgin waters. They grew to an enormous size till they overtook the food supplies, and finally a balance was struck. The same thing had happened in South Africa. “Wellington” Neckwear. In the near future the young men of Wellington will be able to display the city's coat of arms on their neckwear, the City Council having given a tie-manuJacturing company permission to use the coat of arms during the Centennial year. The Mayor (Mr. T. C. A. Hislop) said the Government had given permission for the use of the New Zealand coat of arms on various souvenirs and the tie company had taken a good deal of space at the exhibition. Councillor P. M. Butler said the ties should be made in NewZealand. The Mayor said the ties —Are made up in New Zealand from imported materials. His Ait i Was Bad. BoyiSh exuberance led to a minor disaster in Cambridge the other day. Attempting to throw a hard green pear aver a tree in the Jubilee Gardens. n small boy misjudged his mark, and the pear, soaring upwards, crashed through one of the faces of the town clock, situated in the nearby tower. Although the boy’s aim was bad, his sense of propriety was good, for he immediately sought out the borough supervisor and told him of the accident. It was found that the hole left in the clock face was almost the size of a man s head.

How Did the Jury Know? “I don't want you to misunderstand me, and I don’t suggest that you know anything about the question from any personal experience,” said Mr. Justice Callan in the Supreme Court at Auckland on Monday afternoon, when a seafaring witness was giving evidence. “But tell me,” His Honour went on, indicating a bottle of gin, ‘‘would that be a convenient size to drop in the hip picket and conceal by putting the coat tails over it?” When the witness said, ‘‘Definitely,” the jury, evidently hardened men of the world, nodded sagely and the case went on its way. And His Honour smiled. “Closer Co-operation Needed.” The opinion that there should be close co-operation between the Labour Department and the Health Department was expressed by Mr. H. E. Moston, Secretary of Labour, at the annual cor "erence of the New Zealand branch of the Royal Sanitary Institute in Christchurch. Mr. Moston said that the expansion of industry in the Dominion was now receiving attention, but the well-being of the workers should also receive the greatest attention, as good working conditions would increase harmony between workers and employers. Honey Yield. According to the Apiary Instructor at Greymouth (Mr. C. R. Paterson), the yield of honey on the West Coast this season will be well below the average, owing to the wet season, although there is still a chance of supplies building up over the latter part of the season (says the Grey Star). This, however, will depend on the rata blooms which, however, are not nearly so prolific as they were last year. It appears certain that there will be only a small surplus of honey for the local market and none for export. Of the four districts in Mr. Paterson's territory, Marlborough, Nelson, Buller and Westland, the former is the only one with a satisfactory surplus of honey this season. Three-course Meals Condemned. The view that railway stations in New Zealand should provide a buffet meal of cold meats and salads instead of a hot three-course meal was expressed at Christchurch by Lieuten-ant-Colonel B. D. Court Treatt, of Hong Kong, who has been trout fishing in the North Island, and has now gone to the South Island to fish. He said that It must cause a great deal of waste catering for an unknown number of people, and, besides, the passenger had to hurry through the meal in the time allowed. In Sweden there were excellent buffets at the stations, and the same should be possible in New Zealand, a land which produced the things required for buffet meals.

Business Men’s Sports. A programme of sports events in which Napier business men will compete has been arranged by the Napier Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club for its weekly meeting on February 23, to be held in conjunction with the Keep Fit Week campaign. The events include a 100 yards run, hop, step and jump, high jump, shot putt, relay and sack fight. The competing teams will each comprise five men and in all events the points will be awarded according to the performance of the weakest member. There are indicai tions that the entries will be very | numerous.