NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 288, 3 September 1942, Page 4

NEWS IN BRIEF

Defaulters’ Detention. Two more men who had failed to render service as members of the a fmed force were committed to defaulters detention by Mr. Stout, S.M., in the Mag-, istmtes’ Court, Wellington, yesterday. They were Maurice Frederick Clark and Arthur John Martin, and both pleaded guilty to the offence.

National Savings Campaign. Last week 77 towns, including five ot the provincial centres, attaineo their national savings quotes. Mith the quickening of interest which the recently announced “spring offensive on the home front” is expected to arouse, increased successes may be in evidence shortly. There are many places at which but very little additional support is needed Lo ensure the regular attainment of the Tdlotted quotas.

Women Tram Conductors. Four tramway authorities in Aew Zealand have arranged to employ women, and there are now over 120 at work, said the national secretary of, the Tramway Employees’ Union, Mr. 1. A. Hansen, yesterday. Women -conductors were working in Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin, and in Christchurch, authority' had recently been taken for their employment. So far the Auckland Transport Board was the largest employer of women conductors with 60 at work.

Minister Misses Train. The spectacle of intending passengers arriving seconds late for the Limited express when it leaves the Auckland station is quite frequent, but ou Monday evening it was the Minister ot Labour, Mr. Webb, who strolled nonchalantly on to the platform after the train had travelled not more than 25 yards. Mr. Webb is used to seeing the express depart from No. 2 platform, and it did not worry him to see a train leave 'from No. 1. until he realized that he had missed his train and would have to spend another night iu Auckland.

Vegetable Crops. In the opinion of a number of market gardeners in Auckland who were questioned on Tuesday concerning the prospects of increased production, the problem would have been greatly simplified for the authorities if the Government had acceded to the commercial growers request for registration. It would tnen have had available accurate returns of acreage, manpower and crops, as was me case with all other farm products in New Zealand. Now that an enormous increase in vegetables was called for, the.u growers said success would depend much more upon the expert than upon the efforts of private growers. High Wages Criticized. Very high wages paid to young people were a cause of the moral delinquency discussed so much at present, according to the Rev. Lawrence Rogers, who was the speaker at. the Christchurch Businessmen’s Club this week. He said that girls of 16 years were far too young to learn home to live without supervision in flats and withstand temptation when up to £6 a week. He said he thought that the Government was making a grave mistake in taking girls away from their homes to do highly-paid jobs in other towns. “And behind all this is the fact that there is nb religious back; ground to the young people of today, he said.

Tennis Association Officials. At the annual meeting of the M ellington Lawn Tennis Association last night the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. C. G. White; vice-presidents, Messrs. K. r. Cooper J. L. Mac Duff, A. Mantell-Hard-in- and Miss Nunnelley; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. K. A. Faulknor; man-a-ement committee, Messrs. Wise, bharp, Wilson Telford. O’Connor, Aiderton, Hocking, Dt. Stout and Miss Turner. Miss Turner was congratulated by the chairman, Mr. Cooper, on being the first woman to be elected to the management committee in the 62 years of the association’s history.