Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-20
EVENING POST, Wellington: Wei
4 lington Is as yet not overridden
by multi colored signs contain
II Ing. among other colored lights,

IL ing, among other colored lights,
red and green, but what with
tail lights, colored signs and reflections
on wet bitumen, there Is certain
amount of confusion to motorists, not
in the immediate vicinity. perhaps. but
few hundred yards ahead, or at about
the distance the careful driver likes to
know what Is being done BY other
trafic.
A strong argument for the con
servation Of red and green Tor tramc
signals, and the elimination OF these
colors from all other street lights, Is
put forward in the following remarks
by an English writer:
Red is the color which we associate
with danger. Nowadays, 1t is often
merely decorative; for instance, when
used for q fire station, or petrol pump,
or as q lead toward doctor or dentist,
etc. Red does not stand out alone with
definite meaning. All colored lights are
being seriously overdone; an advertise
ment for somebody's whisky or cigar
cts overpowers and minimizeS announcer
effort on the side Of safety.
Someone must take this in hand, with
discrimination and common-SenSe fea-
soning. All red lights, except those Tor
definite danger warnings land for, say,
our back lamps should be prohibited.
Then, when we see red Light looming
into our line of vision there will be no
question Of its significance. We shall
not anticipate advertisement or q mere
ly public sign or even the fre station!
It will mean what red Is intended to
mean-danger to US.
The authorities should keep green
also exclusive, as we now understand It,
&C. tvyA
be absolutely distinguishable from all
other sundry signs. There are puppies,
blues and rose or white globes IN merry
abundance for decoration - leaving
green and red alone for important mat
tiers on the road that arc significant to
safety.
Poor Profits Stops
Nicxraguan Paper.
La Nticia Observation-Disclosures
Of the daily, La Nacion, which the es.
teemed Don Leonardo Montalban has
long conducted and edited in this cap
ital, ceased yesterday. It appears that
the suspension Is to be but transitory,
to allow opportunity for the reorganizA-
ton Of the personnel.
Since writing the foregoing paragraph
we have had the pleasure Of meeting,
casually, Don Leonardo Montalban, VINO
is the director both of Ell 0rafico,. Q
periodical review, as well as Of La Ma
cion. He told us relative to the discon.
tinuance of the latter paper that LA
Nacion ceases publication after this
date. Every paper should show LOT lts
owners a margin of profit, and failure
to function on that basis, should be SUI.
ficient justification for discontinuance.
l,.kA -
of La Nacion . little later, Don Nom
talban?"
well, I have tried to make good
paper Of La Nacion, and believe It
can be resuscitated after an interval.
journalism Is my profession, and dur
inR the breach in the operation OF La
Nacion I shall live through my work
for Ell Orafico."
"And what will be done with the es-
Enlistment in which was published La
Nacion2'
"The premises have been vacated
today, and possession returned to the
owner, Don Fernando Cordoba, who was
generous enough to allow us the rental
Of same without guarantee a. to any
definite period Of occupancy. It was
understood oetween US that the lease
would automatically cease when We no
longer continued publication Of the
paper. We are very grateful to Don
Fernando for his courtesy, and hope
again to enter with him into . similar
agreement for our mutual advantage"
"And what about politics?"
81 regret, Of course, that I shall not
have the same opportunities Is hereto
fore to discuss such matters, but Is
liberal I fervently desire that my party,
In its approaching incumbency, win 80
promote the welfare Of the country that
there will be no doubt of its worthiness
for future triumphs."
Needy Schools FAN
to Get Aid In Ceylon.
Ceylon Daily News, 0olombo-The
numerous complaints made In regard to
the manner in which bursaries are an.
nually awarded at the Ceylon Medical
College led the authorities to make some
inquiries into the matter. and these
have revealed the startling tact thai