Extra rations arrive
Fundamental duality
American store ship USS Arctic arrived in the lower harbour yesterday morning after a passage of 27 days from San Francisco. The vessel, after undergoing medical inspection, was berthed at Port Chalmers to discharge about 200 tons of foodstuffs for the American destroyers at Dunedin. The Arctic is to sail this morning for Lyttelton, Wellington, Auckland, Pago Pago and Honolulu.
Jesus Christ knew the truth of dual nature in man. He saw the constant warfare between the two natures, and again and again He threw his full weight on the side of the better and loftier nature on behalf of a perplexed man or woman struggling towards the vision that glimmered in the soul. Paul knew the truth and the agony of the dual nature. "I want to do what is right, but wrong is all I can manage. I cordially agree with God's law so far as my inner self is concerned, but then I find quite another law in my members which conflicts with the law of my mind and makes me a prisoner to sin's law that resides in my members. Miserable wretch that I am, who will rescue me from this body of death?" And who can withhold pity from Robert Burns, nay, cannot repeat with him in his anguished cry, "O that the man would arise in me, that the man I am would cease to be."
Pax Americana
In entertaining the American War Fleet we have suffered a sea change. It is like a vaccination — and of course a vaccination affects you through and through. Perhaps I am wrong in calling the American Fleet a War Fleet. Rear-admiral Marvell, presiding over the Dunedin vaccination, tells us that "there is no more peaceful set of people in the world than naval people; their business is with warlike armaments, but nobody anywhere loves peace better than the naval officer." — by 'Civis'
Riches of Whakaari
White Island contains enormous deposits of valuable fertilisers, according to investigations made by the White Island Agricultural Chemical Co, the present owners of the island. The material of the old crater bed has been widely tested and found to be a fertiliser of unique quality. A careful estimate of the quantity available for shipment near the beaches is over 2,000,000 tons. The island also contains considerable deposits of guano and sulphur available for immediate shipment.
Don't call them that
Many of the American fleet visitors have taken strong exception to the appellation "gobs" which has been applied to them in some quarters. When referring to the matter yesterday, a member of one of the destroyers' crew said that the appellation was an insult, and he could not understand why it was applied to the American sailors.
Digging out Friendly Bay
Dredging operations were commenced in the Oamaru harbour on Wednesday afternoon. During the morning the dredge proceeded into the roadstead for about a mile, paying out a length of chain on its return. This is to act as a guide, and the dredge works this particular area. Although the work is rather slow, and fairly costly (£40 per day), it is very effective, and a large quantity of silt was scooped out of the inner harbour. When the dredge is full, it steams three miles out to sea, where it deposits the spoil. — ODT, 15.8.1925
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Extra rations arrive
US Navy supply ship USS Arctic unloads stores at Port Chalmers for the visiting naval fleet. — Otago Witness, 25.8.1925 Fundamental duality American store ship USS Arctic arrived in the lower harbour yesterday morning after a passage of 27 days from San Francisco. The vessel, after undergoing medical inspection, was berthed at Port Chalmers to discharge about 200 tons of foodstuffs for the American destroyers at Dunedin. The Arctic is to sail this morning for Lyttelton, Wellington, Auckland, Pago Pago and Honolulu. Jesus Christ knew the truth of dual nature in man. He saw the constant warfare between the two natures, and again and again He threw his full weight on the side of the better and loftier nature on behalf of a perplexed man or woman struggling towards the vision that glimmered in the soul. Paul knew the truth and the agony of the dual nature. "I want to do what is right, but wrong is all I can manage. I cordially agree with God's law so far as my inner self is concerned, but then I find quite another law in my members which conflicts with the law of my mind and makes me a prisoner to sin's law that resides in my members. Miserable wretch that I am, who will rescue me from this body of death?" And who can withhold pity from Robert Burns, nay, cannot repeat with him in his anguished cry, "O that the man would arise in me, that the man I am would cease to be." Pax Americana In entertaining the American War Fleet we have suffered a sea change. It is like a vaccination — and of course a vaccination affects you through and through. Perhaps I am wrong in calling the American Fleet a War Fleet. Rear-admiral Marvell, presiding over the Dunedin vaccination, tells us that "there is no more peaceful set of people in the world than naval people; their business is with warlike armaments, but nobody anywhere loves peace better than the naval officer." — by 'Civis' Riches of Whakaari White Island contains enormous deposits of valuable fertilisers, according to investigations made by the White Island Agricultural Chemical Co, the present owners of the island. The material of the old crater bed has been widely tested and found to be a fertiliser of unique quality. A careful estimate of the quantity available for shipment near the beaches is over 2,000,000 tons. The island also contains considerable deposits of guano and sulphur available for immediate shipment. Don't call them that Many of the American fleet visitors have taken strong exception to the appellation "gobs" which has been applied to them in some quarters. When referring to the matter yesterday, a member of one of the destroyers' crew said that the appellation was an insult, and he could not understand why it was applied to the American sailors. Digging out Friendly Bay Dredging operations were commenced in the Oamaru harbour on Wednesday afternoon. During the morning the dredge proceeded into the roadstead for about a mile, paying out a length of chain on its return. This is to act as a guide, and the dredge works this particular area. Although the work is rather slow, and fairly costly (£40 per day), it is very effective, and a large quantity of silt was scooped out of the inner harbour. When the dredge is full, it steams three miles out to sea, where it deposits the spoil. — ODT, 15.8.1925
Otago Daily Times
5 days ago
- Otago Daily Times
Julie Andrews dances to her own tune
At 93, Julie Andrews is the oldest of about 100 dedicated volunteers at Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral on Hereford St. She has been a volunteer with the Anglican diocese for more than 50 years, and admits sometimes people get her confused with her more famous namesake. 'They look at you twice sometimes. Often, when we get American tourists, they would get a photo with me and then go home and say they got a photo with Julie Andrews.' As a young girl, Julie dreamed of joining her school choir. 'I was turned down. I couldn't sing,' she said. Her decades of selfless service earned her a nomination for the Canterbury Volunteer Recognition Awards. The Christ Church Cathedral has been central in Julie's life. 'I went to St Michael's Church School in the 1930s. We used to walk hand-in-hand down to the cathedral.' All five of her children were baptised there. Julie trained as a nurse before starting a family, then shifted her focus to voluntary social work – spending about 30 years helping at Christchurch Women's Hospital and the City Mission. She also served as a verger at the cathedral, assisting clergy during services. 'I got too old, so I volunteered to work in the gift shop.' It's the friendships she has formed through volunteering that Julie values most. 'It's been my life really, supporting people, making wonderful friends.' Two friends in particular have become especially dear – fellow volunteers Allison Blackler and Thelma Willett. 'We call ourselves the Wednesday girls,' Julie said. The trio have volunteered together at the cathedral gift shop for the past two decades, and they're not shy about ribbing each other. 'She keeps us on the straight and narrow, and tells us if we do something wrong,' Blackler said. 'Are you saying I'm bossy?' Julie responded. The Wednesday Girls love their voluntary roles. 'We get to meet people from different cultures all around the world, it's great,' Blackler said. Still, they miss the old days in the original cathedral. 'It was always busy back then, before the earthquake. So many people just wandered in, regardless of what time of the year it was. 'People still stop by (the Transitional Cathedral), just not as many. But we do get tour buses full of tourists quite often,' Julie said. Tourists are often fascinated by the cardboard design of the building, but Julie has a more practical favourite feature. 'I love the underfloor heating.' Among her fondest memories is the royal visit in 2014, when Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, visited the Cardboard Cathedral. 'It was so lovely to see them, they smiled at me.' She also got to talk to Prince Charles, now King Charles and Duchess (now Queen) Camilla when they visited the Cathedral Square site in 2019. 'He said he'll be back again in 10 years when the cathedral is rebuilt.' Julie suffered a stroke a couple of years ago, which has slowed her down slightly, but she has no plans to stop volunteering. 'I'm heading for 100, but as long as my health holds out I'm going to keep coming in as long as I can.' When asked how she feels about the many lives she has touched over the years, Julie simply said: 'I don't think like that, no. It's just a way of life.'
Otago Daily Times
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- Otago Daily Times
A good run
Harriers traverse the hill below Waverley, Dunedin. — Otago Witness, 6.10.1925 The St Kilda Harriers held their weekly run from the Anglican Boys' Home, Anderson's Bay, on Saturday. There were some 20 runners. The trail led round the back of Waverley and on towards the Soldiers' Cairn, across the hill, and round the Tomahawk Lagoon, where they met the Civil Service Harriers, both clubs joining in a good run to the Anderson's Bay tramcar terminus. Here the St Kilda gave the whistles for the run home, in which J. Dunn. C. Tidey, and W. Steffans showed up prominently. The club was afterwards entertained at tea and spent a most enjoyable evening as the guests of Mr and Mrs Gerrard. In spite of all that has been written regarding the necessity of obtaining licenses to drive a motor vehicle a good deal of ignorance continues to be displayed in the matter. Both the police and city traffic inspectors have held up drivers and taken their names for not being in possession of such licenses, and in some instances convictions have been recorded. There seems to be an erroneous impression that by paying the sum of £2 and getting a license to use a vehicle a driver has complied with the law. Such, however, is not the case. It is also necessary to obtain a license to drive, in respect of which the sum of 5 shillings has to be paid. Over here There will be no hesitant reserve in the sentiment with which the people of Dunedin will receive the contingent of the American Fleet arriving to-day. An anticipative glow of enthusiasm has already been kindled, and the realisation is not likely to disappoint the promise. The omens of the Australian visit are strikingly auspicious, and New Zealand will not be behind in the sincerity and warmth of the reception which it will accord. The incident of the visit captures the historic imagination and stirs the sense of racial community. The United States are not a part of the British Empire; but, waiving matters of history, we may emphasise the point that Britain and America, with their different Constitutions and politics, are now associated in bonds of amity which, there is good reason for believing, will never be loosened. Politically, these visitors will be the representatives of a foreign country. Yet it is impossible to regard as foreigners the people in the United States who claim the same ancestry as ourselves, and with whom we enjoy a joint heritage in the possession of a common tongue and allegiance to the same code of law, the same ideals of individual liberty, of popular government, of popular self-restraint, and of ethical obligations. No one who knows the American fails to appreciate the existence of marked differences between the two countries. We prefer to think of the Americans as our cousins, with whom we of the British dominions in the southern seas share in a humble measure the responsibilities for the solution of the problems of the Pacific, and to them we extend the welcome that it befits us to accord to those who stand in a close relationship to ourselves. — editorial Brief brush with decimal Regarding the visit of the American Fleet to Dunedin, the Bank of New Zealand has arranged to exchange American coinage for British currency, should such coins be presented. The exchange will be made on the following basis: Cent, one halfpenny; silver dollar, 4s 1d; gold half-eagle (five dollars), £1 0s 6d; gold eagle (10 dollars), £2 0s 10d. — ODT, 10.8.1925 Compiled by Peter Dowden
