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SCU EK T ]T T1 ~l 'P CS
Chiefly Fine
The Commonwealth Divisional Meteoro
logist, at 0 pal. yesterday, lsued the fol
lowing forecasts for the ensuing 24 hours
Newcastlbe, Hunter and lIaneing: Seem
mlornilg mnlst and fog, dense in river
valleys and some scattered chowers on
cost, bit weather chiefly fine with node
rate to tilul tlay temalperturrs; slight to
fresh south-ealt to Ceat and north.east
~irisl Cast arn de e>#leads: Some
rro inlg tlrta t d r dg othenvrwisellj o
frw;h ot t inds; slight to moderateea.
N;"orthi Loast andi °'ableolnde: Somec
rmorning aiot and fogl, otherwise chilefly
,loudy, with scattered showers; light to
treolt sooth-cant wvinds; slight io moderato
Ne w South ranles: Some further seat.
tbredl lhowero, ptossibly thlnder at places
oil coast chiicft" north from Jerein Blay;
elso teln?necy to become cloudty anid tn
settled with oltowero in isolatled parlt o
,wect nod sootih-west; othlerwise chiefly
fine with cool to coll nighllt nd morning
frootl lad fogs, followed bhy mild do
tlnperraltres; notilti-cOtto north-gast
wcialle, liglht to freoli; alight to noderate
Sad Day for Family
It was a sad day for the Dries family,
of Kelso, Singleton, on Friday, when
Dleath struck twice, aMrs. Florence Dries.
(I, wife of Mr. Andrew Dries, and hier
grondson. Warwlek Dries, of Manilla
road, Tamwortl, both dying onu the same
hlir. The boy's fattier, Mr. Keith Dries,
tn killed it a motor accident near
'amwortll 12 mionths ago. Alter the
funeral service on Stilrday, the wolnau
nd boy wers buricil, one on either
side of the boy's father.
Gwydir for Overhaul
The Newcastle and Hunter River
Steamnhitr Company's steamer Owydir
is to tndergo annual overhaul from Jlty
II to 20. TIhe dail cargo servlce be
twveen Neca.stle and Sydney will hoe
omtlited as utslal There ill he "c
commonuntloon for a lihited numlber of
,aoaneigers on tihe Mulibluhb, which will
sail as advertised.
Census Begins Next Week
Next Monday the national ceasus of
in ll a roperty will begin, B" July
20 all ,arats, except a lew relating to
peroons in remote places, should be
posted So far as is possible, small
supplics of cards will be sent to outliing
ramps, stations and other centres where
there Is a email delivery, bitt It is ob.
viously impossible to do so in every case.
In general, persons remote from post.
offices will have to write for cards to
the nearest post-office and ask for the
reulluired nulmblr to be sent. A reasonable
view' will be taken of the delay so in'
curred. People are advised to get their
coardls early and to stludy the accompany.
ing instruetionas on ihow to fill them
in.
Grandfather with First Fleet
Mrs. Eliza Winton, aged OS, Ballina's
oldest resident, who died recently, was
a grand.daughter of Captain John
Smith, who was in Governor Phillip's
bodyguard when he landed at Botany
5Ba in 1788. She was an aunt aof Miss
Smith and Mrs Carroll, of Macquarie
street, Singleton, and a grand-ount of
Misses Clara and Mary Smith, of Huoter
otreet, Singleton.
Haze Over Harbour
A haze descended on Newcastle Har
bour about 9.0 o'clock last night and
Iv 10.30 p.m. visibility had become poor.
lThe look-out man :.t Noblsya signal sita
tion could not see beyond the end of
the southern breakwater. Thie steamer
Tanda, fromn Melboulrne eon route to
Yokohatma, was due at oNewcastle about
11 o'clock, but did not arrive until 11.45
p.m. Thie tasimnlllm temperature re
corded in Newcastle yesterday was ~S .S
degrees and the minimum 48 degrees.
The rainfall for thie 24 hours ended at
D a.m yesterday was 41 points. No rain
fell yesterdlay. Tile humidity weas 87
per cent. at 9 asa., ,1I per cent, at 3 ptm.
andl 78 per cent, at 5 p.m. Thie wind
was south-west all way. Mr. Cyril Grif
fithe reported that rainfall recorded at
hlia homeo at the Bar Beach for the week
was 170 points,
Anglican Prayer for China
A pleas for tihe strengthening of "God's
servant," the Cninese Generalislimo
(Chiiang Kaishek) ais included it a spe.
eiul prayer for China used iu Victoran
Anglican Chlrches, yesterday. The Arch.
bishop of Melbourne (Most RPev. F, W,.
Fiendi suggeated the prayer followingo a
plea by the Archbishop of York and
several other Bishops of England that to.
morrow there should be special prayers
for the nieeds of China. Thie text of the
suggested prayer was: "O God, Who are
thle Father of all, look down upon all
lthose who are suffering from the horroe
of war in China at this time. Beo witlh
those who have been bereaved of their
loved ones; stand beside those who are
woonded and sick, and prosper all the ef
forts made to help and succour them.
Use the miasionaries so that, by their
lives and deeds, they may be true nwit
,elsses of the Christian faith, Strengthets
Thy servant the OGenerallssimo in his heavy
burden of responsibility, and grant that
out of the presnt distress there nir
come a new knowledge of 1lhyself, ani a
consrclousness of Him Who came to he
the Savionr of the world, Thy Son, Jestis
Christ our Lord. Amen," Archbishop
Head hlas directed that any financial help
which may be given in the Clarch of
England be sent to the Diocesann egistrar,
Diocesan eHgiotry, Melbourne, who will
sens it to the Blishop of Victoria, IIong.
kong. .a
Car in Tighe-street, Waratah
Newcastle police would like to iiter'
view the driver of a dark sedan ear
which was travelling in a southerly direc
tion aloog Tigheostreet, Waratah, aboutl
6 p.m, on Saturday. The car hit an
object, continutcd for some dilstance, and
then was stopped by the driver, who got
ouet and made an examination. The police
believe the driver of the car might be
allo to help them in some inquiries they
are maklng.
A False Rumour
"Ruilour has it that a member of a
Newcastle Rugby Union side which
vislted Sydtry recently wo seent doing
o s lrdn thino on the Central Railway
Station, said .fr. J. Luoeombe, a mere
her of the New South \\'ales Rugby
Union Mlanagement Committee, at the
ninual renoion of the Newcastle R ugby
Union veterans on Saturday night. "It
,vas alleged," said .Mr. Luscombhe, "that
lie was standing outside tihe railway ien
tranice. plcilg peonies in tilhe tram line
nti glanirinc at the clock ini the tower
to find out his weight. I cnan assure
you that rulmour is untrue,"
Railway Instruction Cars
T'lhs Croimiis ionier for Raiwavs (Mr.
T. .T. Ifotliganl) ihar dcide to allown ttie
iublic to iinspect the travelling cars whlch
the department uses to give instruction
in the cosntry to employees unable to
attendl Railway Institute classes in the
ordinary way. Tlhere are two of these
cars, one equlippedl to showa all phases of
safe working of traffic and the other for
givi,? instruction in locomotive engtie
runnag and manngcement. Each is in
charge of an instructor waho, with the
aid of asp-to-date apparatus and diagrams,
gives lectures ald dtemonslrattlons to the
staff at convenient timnes and places.
The locomotiave instruction car awill arrive
at Broadmendow to-dvy, and will be open
for Inspection iby the publio from 2 p.m.
to 4 p.ii. on Thursdny, July 13.
Restrictions on Sport
Elimination of piremnierships in publice
schools sport, redluction of the permissible
ane limit for vboys comlpeting from 1i to
It yearv, anld abolition of evente at the
rombllnled sports for boys under 15, were
propoals tlihat had received conlsideration
by headmasters of the public schools, asatid
3!r. E. C. II. Taylor, sports~master of Mel
louorne Grammar Sclool, in an addreso to
old Meliurluans. Mr. Taylor urged old
boays' Eocieties of all public schools to
live the mnetters earnest consideration.
"Curtalliient of public schools sport," he
said, "would be disaotrol~." Emphoasine
the value of competitive sport for hool.
bovs in the develolument of character and
physiecl fitness. ir. Taylor said that the
training of hovys for atlletles cultivatt ]
Pelifdisciplsne and sacrlice and developet.
team apirit, initiative anld remaurce, which
were most useful In after lIfe,.
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