Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 11 August 1948, Page 4

Local & General

j Pamir Becaimed I The barque Pamir was becalmed f eai'ly this rnorning 512 miles west- | southvvest of Cape Reinga, the i northernmost point of New Zea1 land, aecording to a radio message | received yesterday by the - Union 2 Company. The vessel had travelled ! 440 mhc-s since Saturday1 and hasi | 700 miles Lo go before Teaching | Auckland. c | Dearer First Day Covers | The post offiee has increased its I charge for servicing first day covers I tor philatelists and stamp dealers | overseas. The fee is now l£d each I cover, but if addr'essed covers are 1 supplie'd and only the stamps have | to be affixed the qharge is reduced i to ld. The Stamps Branch .says it | "is not in a positibri to service covI ers on behalf of residents. in New | Zealand, whethef intended for | delivery in New Zealand or over1 seas." I Kenny Technicians | Whq'n Mrs. V. Horton and Miss J. I Truax, the two Kenny technicians | Vho have been assisting in the S treatment of poliomyelitis patients | at Auckland Hospitdl, return to the » jUnited States soon they will take 1 wfih them the appreciation of the | Auckland Hospital Board. A motlon | congratulating them on their work | Was carried by the board last night1 ! after the chairman, Mr. John £ Grierson, had paid a tribute to their | work and their eo-operation with | the other members. of the staff. !c "Brains Trust" The world's tally of "Brains Trusts" will be increased if branches of the New Zealand Society of Accountants adopt a suggestion niade by the president, said $ Mr. F. H. Harris. "I do think," he I said, "that each branch should have 1 the equivalent of a 'Brains Trust' or 1 a panel of members who are willing | to answer questions, supply ex- | planations or to give advice to ! members who desire such help." He fi mentioned "quiz sessions" ~as an | alternative, but gave his preference I to permanent panels.