Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 76, 10 July 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Stor3' of Singapore Mr Winston Churchill lias told the British House of Commons that the papers received from General Wavell about the los of Malaya and Singapore are not suitable for publication in wartime. World Record Broken Wooderson's world record of 4 minutes G 2-5 seconds for one milewas beaten by Gunner Haegg, 'who recorded 1 minutes (i 1-5 seconds at Goteborg, says a cable message from London. Trophy From Lord Bledisloe A gift of £2.") to.establish a trophy for daffodils at the spring show has been received by the Canterbury Horticultural Society from Lord Bledisloe. In a letter to the society Lord Bledisloe expressed his continued interest in the organisation, discussed gardening problems, and mentioned that he was still obtaining specimens of New Zealand plants for his own garden.

Lawyers' Drive for Waste Law records of many types and vintages were received at Christchurch by the Canterbury Law Society in response to an appeal for waste paper made to its members. Old text books, law reports, statutes and supplements of all descriptions were contributed, the quantities varying from three to 15 sacks of material from the 70 offices which helped towards this patriotic, appeal. No personal papers were included. New Library Books At the July meeting of the Whakatane Public Library Committee the following books were selected:— Faro's Daughter, Georgette Heyer; -The Monarch of the Glen,. Compton Mackenzie; Travels in Tartary, Pet■•r Fleming; The Sands of Fear, Augustus Muir; The Long Alert, Philip Gibbs;, That Day Alone, Pierre Van Paassen; The North Wind Blows, Anne Hopple; 'V" for Vengeance, Denis Whcatley; A Thousand Shall Fall, Hans Habe; H. M. Pulman Esquire, John P. Marquand; In Two Latitudes, Simenon; The Bright Pavilions, Hugh Walpole.

Highway Across Panama The Jirst highway across the Isthmus of Panama lias been completed at a of 4,000,000 dollars, and is ready for military use. The highway runs l'vom Colon to Panama City and supplements the canal and railroads and is much-needed means of transportation. A Sword Swallower ? A surprising amount of digestive ability was recently displayed by a girl. «l" three (states the Christehurch StaixSun). While playing in a shed she swallowed a large ballbearing, a nail over an inch long, and a large tack. Her anxious parents rushed her to the hospital, fearing the worst, but no serious complications resulted. She is now back at home, apparently none the worse for her enterprising swallowing feat.