General News

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24895, 7 June 1946, Page 6

General News

Evidence at Trial of German General A motion that it be a remit to the Dominion conference of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. Association that “in view of the action Major-General Inglis had taken in appearing as a witness for General Student, the association urge for his withdrawal from the War Crimes Commission," was heavily defeated at a meeting of the Wellington branch last night. In discussion of the motion, Mr E. Chambers said it would be another injustice to judge General Inglis in his absence. It was quite possible that he had been misrepresented in the cabled reports. In any case he was probably in a better position to speak on the matter than those at the meeting. Other speakers commended Major-General Inglis for his ' courageous action in standing by his convictions.—(P.A.) Second Anniversary of D Day ’Yesterday was the second anniversary of D Day, when the Allied Armies under the command of General Eisenhower invaded Europe, landing in Normandy. The first communique issued on June 6, two years ago, at 9.32 a.m. (British time) read: “Under the command of General Eisenhower, Allied naval forces, supported by strong air forces, began landing Allied armies this morning on the northern coast of France.” Pacific Air Service Carrying 26 passengers, the Pan American Airways’ Skymaster which arrived in Aucxland on Wednesday mgbt, reopening the regular south Pacific service, Was scheduled to leave Whenuapai at 1.30 a.m. to-day, on return to San Francisco. The passengers included several New Zealand girls who are travelling to join their future husbands in America, several businessmen and their wives, and a four months’ old child. The official party which arrived in the Skymaster, is remaining in the Dominion for a week, and will return on the second Skymaster next week. During their stay members of the party will visit Wellington and the thermal regions.— (P.A.) State Bakeries Favoured “We are wholeheartedly behind the Otago Labour Representation Committee in its support for State bakeries.’’ said the secretary of the New Zealand Bakery Trades Employees’ Union (Mr A 4 A. McDonald). Mr McDonald said that through State control of the baking industry certain essential and badly-needed reforms could be brought about. Day bald g was one important change greatly favoured by workers He said it would lead to saving of materials. so that greater quantities would be available for overseas. Some master bakers, he said, opposed day baking because they considered it would lead to the public eating less bread because of staleness.—(P.A.) Improvements at Lincoln College Representations made by the chamber for improvements at Canterbury Agricultural College Lincoln, were receiving urgent consideration by the Government, Mr W S. Mac Gibbon reported to the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce last evening. Government officials had reported that proposed Improvements were on the No, 1 priority list and that plans had already been completed for new blocks in the college buildings. Work was expected to start within three months Air Mails to North America

Information was received by the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce from the Postmaster-General last evening that the routing of air mail letters to North America via Britain was a temporary measure and that a direct service would be resumed as soon as possible. The charges for air mail depended largely on transport and handling costs, which had risen considerably during recent years; but the question of reduced postage vzould also be considered, the letter added. Visitors to Waitangi “We have had 17,000 visitors to Waitangi dtiring the last 12 months,” said Mr Vernon Reed, honorary secretary of the Waitangi National Trust Board., “and every visitor, either in parties or individually, was conducted through the historical and Maori sections, and, had all matters of interest explained. This innovation has created a noticeable desire for knowledge of New Zealand history, especially of the period in which we specialise, that is from early times to just after 1840. The popularity of the explanatory lectures has been shown in the large increase of visitors during the two years. From the few thousand visitors annually we were accustomed to receive, the numbers have now risen to double the pre-war figures.’’—(P.A.)

.Greymouth Milk Rationing Rationing of milk in Greymouth has been temporarily averted. Efforts made on Wednesday to obtain supplies from further afield, mainly in the Hokitika district, were successful, and yesterday morning United Dairies was able to restore the cuts made the previous day in supplies to individual customers. The company now considers that it will-.be able to 'maintain normal supplies for a fortnight. The milk-in-schools distribution has been temporarily abandoned, because of the failure in the supply of milk from Christchurch. At this period of last winter, up to the end of July, Christchurch dairies supplied up to 500 gallons of milk to Greymouth weekly. When the schools resumed recently after the term holidays an order was placed for 50 gallons This was delivered, but on May 25t a similar order was declined, and an indication was, given that, because of the inadequacy of the Christchurch metropolitan supply, Greymouth could not hope to obtain any-relief from that quarter to assist in meeting the winter needs. Additions to Auckland Zoo A pair of guanacos, a pair of lions, and one male iaguar arrived in Auckland on board the Kurow from the zoological gardens, Melbourne. This shipment is part of a group of exhibits being sent from Melbourne in exchange for a male hippopotamus sent by the Auckland zoo a few months ago. The animals, which were stored on the after deck, stood up to the voyage fairly well although all were sick during a patch of rough weather coming across the Tasman The male lion was the most upset by the voyage, and yesterday he lay very quietly in the bottom of his cage and did not take much notice of the bustle around him.— (P.A.)

Choice of Employment ( A scheme whereby boys and girls of school age would be given the opportunity to study the prospects of future employment before they made a haphazard selection of jobs,’ was outlined by Mr P B. Watts at a meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce last evening. Mr Watts, who represented the Junior Chamber, stated that the scheme would be treated on a national basis, and that an endeavour would be made to have comprehensive studies of professional, industrial, and commercial life an integral part of the school curriculum. ‘‘The Junior Chamber has been concerned,” he said, “by the misfits and inefficiency in industries and the lack of intelligent choice of a profession.” The scheme of “tackling the trouble at its source” had the support of the Education Board, the Vocational Guidance Centre and the business people, Mr Watts added. Interim Arany Enlistments

About 200 applications for enlistment in the interim army, about half of which are from personnel at present serving; have been received by Central Military District Headquarters. Enlistments from Wellington, Wanganui, and New Plymouth have been fairly high in proportion to the total, but the response from the East Coast has been somewhat disappointing.— (P.A.)

Girls for Nursing Profession “There are large numbers of girls who . would offer themselves for em-< ployment in our hospitals if we went the right way about getting them,’’ said the Hon. Mary Dreaver, M.L.C., in an address at Ashburton on Wednesday evening. “I remember one girl who waited on me at table when I first entered Parliament. When I asked her why she didn’t go in for nursing, she told me that she had volunteered, but had been turned down by the matron because she was only a waitress. I got into touch with the hospital, and now that girl has passed all her nursing examinations, including the State medal with honours. There are many more girls like this who just don’t get a chance,” said Mrs Dreaver.