NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 258, 30 July 1942, Page 4

NEWS IN BRIEF

War Administration A meeting of the War Administration was held yesterday. The Acting-Prime Minister, Mr. .Sullivan, stated that an extensive review had been made of the war effort in many fields, including Army establishment, production, manpower, and Maori war.effort. New Rongotai Scholarships. In the next four years the members of the ladies’ auxiliary of Rongotai College hope to raise £2OO to establish Two scholarships at the college and £5O has already been placed in a trust fund' for that purpose. The auxiliary has also given £2O for the purchase of books for the library, and has assisted to raise funds for the college gymnasium. ' , \ Main Trunk Trains. Passengers on the Main Trunk trains are still being conveyed by road past the slip which has put the permanent way out of commission at Pukerua Bay, and it is not now thought that a through train service can be resumed till tomorrow, when it is hoped to have a single track available. Meanwhile trains are running about 20 minutes behind schedule, due to the delay caused by transhipping. Military Default. x For Jailing to report for military service, Frank Albert Choldcroft, electrical operator, aged 24, was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment by Mr. Stout, S.M., in the Magistrates’ Court, Wellington, yesterday. He was charged! also with breaking, entering and theft and remanded for a week. The following reservists were convicted of failure to obey a military order and committed to defaulters’ detention: —Sydney John Boniface, Halsey Lincoln Christian, Robert John Thompson and Wilson Langman. In Prohibited Area. A sentence of one mouth’s imprisonment was inflicted by Mr. Stout, S.M.. on Arthur Rudolph, coachpainter, aged 38, convicted in the Magistrates’ Court, Wellington, yesterday of trespassing in a defence area; Senior-Sergeant G. J. Paine saidl Rudolph’s actions were suspicious, he being found in a reserve where petrol was stored, and he was taken in charge by the police. His actions suggested a mental case more than anything else. Rudolph explained that he was used, to going to the place to fish, saw no notice and did not know it was a prohibited area.

Sugar for Soldiers’ Cakes. Patriotic'organizations making cakes to include in parcels for members of the Forces overseas are now obtaining a special sugar ration for the purpose. 'The secretary of the National Patriotic Fund Board, Mr. G. A. Hayden, has advised patriotic councils that supplies necessary for cakes will be issued by special arrangement and that all legitimate requests for suppliers’ cake tins will be met. The ■Wellington Patriotic Council is at present packing for men overseas 6000 parcels, each of which contains a cake weighing a few ounces over one pound. Supplies of sugar, eggs; and fruit were obtained through the rationing controller. Earthquake Repair Jobs. Up till yesterday afternoon oaOS earthquake repair jobs in Wellington had been signed for by the owners of the premises affected. By far the greater majority, or these jobs are fallen or damaged chimneys, the cost of ivhich may range from a pound or two up to £2O, according to the work which has to be done. How many of these jobs have been attended to so far is not yet known, but all the builders and bricklayers concerned are to furnish returns to the city engineer s department tomorrow, in order that a progress report may 6e furnished the council at its meeting on Monday night.

Women in the Anny. . . One of the sights which is attracting a good deal of attention in Wellington is the display of work now being tackled by women in the Army and Navy. In order to give some idea of the range or work which young women may be trained to do efficiently, machinery has been fitted up in some of the large show-windows, where girls wearing denim uniforms may be seen at work on electrically-driven, lathes, Morse code machines, typewriters and teleprinters, demonstrating to the public that women’s fingers are every bit as deft aS men’s. The object of these practical demonstrations is to induce other girls to get behind New Zealand s war effort.

National Savings. . Last week 77 towns obtained their National Savings quotas. Though the quota assessment fo reach town is on ’the comparatively low basis or o/- a wees, from each household, experience shows that the requisite amounts are not alway* easy of attainment; Of the total of over 300,000 Naional Savings deposiors, approximately 40 per cent., are savers who contribute mainly by legalai deductions from salary or. wages. Ibe remaining 60 per cent, are individual depositors and it is these people who have the raising of the weekly quota very largely in their hands. National Savings is a patriotic work which is of real value .in the winning of the war. -The money invested) is used solely for war purposes. Railway Officers’ Institute. , The annual conference ot the f«ew Zealand Railways Officers’ Institute ended yesterday, when officers for the ensinng year were appointed as follows .—lJemdent, Mr. M. J. Forde WeUingtonte North Island vice-president, Mr. A .»>• Shepherd (Auckland): South Island vicepresident, Mr. J. S. Roscoe (Chrischurch); general treasurer. Mr. u. J*. Wilson (Wellington): executive committee (all members of Wellington branch , Messrs A F. Gilmore, T. D. Lewis, .1. S Lynch and C. D. Abrahall. (trafte branch) A. J. Martin (locomotive rnnnin" branch), T. D. Trcwern (locomotive technicalbran ch), P. B. McLeary (mmn- , and W. E. Renal (stores branch) ; amlitors, Messrs “ml reaSohdeTeditor M ihe official organ of the institute.

P Two a hundred delegates from all parts nf New Zealand attended the annual conferenZ of the New Zealand Co-operative Pig Marketing Association, which ua» presided. Mr. Allum, welcoming the Jlelegntos, said there was « tnrnover o £5(10.000 last year, plus f o A 4 f O ’X O OOO subsidiaries making a Joint o f The time was approaching when ti c dustrv would rank even higher. - It tilroadv had 10.000 farmer shareholders. For‘an industry to succeed there mu. t be the utmost co-operation between units. There could be no thought of mnflmj; tween country and town interests, which must go forward together till the war was won, to establish better conditions for the people. —P-A.