Sara Cohen School opened

Beautiful weather favoured the little ceremony that marked the official opening of the new open-air school at Caversham yesterday afternoon, the first school of its kind in the district. The building, which was completed in six weeks by Messrs Love Bros, faces to the north-west, and consists of two rooms open to that aspect, and well lighted and ventilated on the other three sides.

The central figure at the opening ceremony was the Hon Mark Cohen who, in welcoming those present, said it was largely owing to their good offices that the school was there. The Hudson brothers, who had purchased an acre of land adjacent to the children’s playground, fell in with the suggestion to build a kindergarten and a special wing for retarded children from the primary schools of the district.

Mishap to steamer

Auckland, June 11, at 1.10am: Wireless advice was received early this morning that the steamer Manaia, from Tauranga, ran ashore on Slipper Island, Mercury Bay. The Manaia is a steel twin-screw steamer of 1159 gross tonnage. She was built by W. Denny and Bros, Dumbarton, in 1898, for the Northern Steamship Company.

More transport demanded

For some time the residents of Anderson’s Bay have hoped for increased transport facilities between the Bay and the City, particularly at busy hours. The matter was discussed at the annual meeting of the Householders’ Association last evening, when the Chairman (Mr Somerville) said the tramways department had been asked to speed up the service, but had been unable to do so owing to the single line. It was proposed that a bus be run from the city at midday, 12.30pm, 5pm and 6pm to relieve the congestion. “A bus holds 40 people,” said Mr Somerville, “and would be a great relief at rush hours.” Mr S.B. Macdonald was also of the opinion that something should be done on those lines. “At busy hours the trams are in a disgustingly crowded state,” he added. “We do not want to be breathing over each other, and for the sake of hygiene, the congestion should be relieved.”

The wonders of rubber

Through the entrance of the Rubber House at the stand of the Rubber Growers' Association at the Ideal Home exhibition, London, you find yourself in a quiet, dignified hall. Quiet — because wherever you tread you step on resilient rubber; dignified — because of the beautiful blending of the colour tones which are possible with this material. The rubber floor looks just like parquet, it is not expensive and is easily cleaned or polished.

Covering the stairs with rubber makes footsteps sure and silent.  In the dining-room rubber flooring again lends beauty and quietness. 

Rubber flooring in the kitchen is grease-proof and non-porous; easily cleaned, and lasts for ever. The rubber-lined sink saves your precious crockery from breakage, as do the rubber-topped table, dresser and tray. 

Probably in no other room is rubber so indispensable as in the bathroom, in the form of beautiful azure tiles which are easily wiped over. Round the shower hangs a rubber curtain to match your floor and walls, which protects them from splashes, by the bath is a sponge rubber mat on which there is nothing nicer to tread, and in the bottom of the luxurious bath a mat which 

prevents accidents from a sudden slip.  — ODT, 11.6.1926