NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 18, 16 October 1942, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF

Angling Prospects The Wellington Acclimatization Society advises that all rivers and streams m the district are in excellent condition foi fly-fishing at the weekend. Still Coming from Crete. It is stated by men who have just returned to New Zealand from the Middle East that, months after being reported missing, men are still filtering back to Egypt from Greece and Crete. Bequests Under Will. Under the will of Mary Rothney Orr, Christchurch, widow of Alexander Orr, ot Methven, farmer, the following bequests are made :—Dr. Barnado’s Homes, £-000 , Cholmondeley Memorial Children s Home Incorporated, Governors Bay, £2OOO, Christchurch Domains Board, £lOOO. Paper Salvage. . , , ~ Regulations gazetted last night enable the destruction, at the discretion of a judge, of obsolete records of the Supreme, Arbitration and Appeal Courts, providing the records are not less than _ -0 years old. The object of the regulations is to foster waste paper salvage. Price of Wool Packs. A price order gazetted last night establishes a maximum retail price for 1942 wool packs, whether of New Zealand or overseas origin, of 7/- each, except that outside the four centres retailers may add to the nearest halfpenny freight charges incurred up to a maximum price inland of 7/3. St. Luke’s Day. A special service is to be held at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Wellington, on Sunday evening next (St. Lukes Day) for members of the medical profession and nurses. Members of the IV ellington District Free Ambulance Board and the Wellington Hospital Board have been invited to be present.

Car Conversion and Theft. « Three charges of car conversion and one of theft of two necklaces valued at £lO were faced bv Stanley Simon Sauer, a soldier, aged 23, in the Magistrates Court, Wellington, yesterday. Sauer, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on each charge, the terms to be cumulative.

German Offers Cigarettes. While he was lying wounded alongside a captured German officer who spoke excellent English, states a New Zealand soldier who has returned from the Middle East, the German offered him some cigarettes. They were a well-known New Zealand brand, which obviously had earlier been captured by the Germans. Motor-Car Lighting. “’I do not think the lighting restrictions affecting motor-care are being properly enforced,” said Sir Alexander Roberts, president, at the annual meeting of the Automobile Association (Wellington), last night. “It is remarkable the number of cars which pass through Lower Hutt with both headlights full on.”

American Potatoes. In an article about the release for sale of American potatoes it was stated yesterday that the net price of 961 b. was 31/- wholesale. Actually the price of the 961 b. crate is 36/- wholesale, with an additional 5/- charged on the crate. If the crate is returned in good condition the 5/- is credited to the buyer. Body On Railway Van. . The dead body of a United Nations soldier was found early yesterday morning by a shunter in the Auckland railway goods yard on top of a freezing van attached to a train which arrived from Frankton the previous night. The body was identified as that of Private Grady Emmett Bush. Death was due to head injuries. An inquest will be held.— P.A. Blackout Breach. For failing to conform with the emergency lighting regulations during the blackout trial on September 3, Mrs. Lex Brocherie, Karori Road, 'Wellington, was fined £2 and costs by Mr. Stout, S.M., in the Magistrates’ Court, Wellington, vesterday. Defendant, who pleaded guilty, said that of the two occupants of the house at the time one, her sister, was deaf and the other was an invalid. Neither had heard the siren warning. Air-Raid Shelters. Power for E.P.S. authorities to determine the time& and circumstances at which air-raid shelters may be used is contained iu an amendment gazetted last night to the Emergency Shelter Regulations 1942. The amendment also enables’ E.P.S. authorities to determine what number of persons may use . any shelter and the manner in which the occupants of the shelter shall conduct themselves while in it. Usual penalties are provided for any breach. Great Artillery Fire. . The opinion that the. New Zealand artillery fire is the best in the world is expressed by an infantryman who has just returned from the Middle East. He said that the Germans recognized this, too and had a very wholesome respect for it. He added that the German was a fair and game fighter and generally treated the prisoners well. The German, showed nothing but contempt for the Italians, who, said the New Zealander, were hardly worth mention as soldiers. Civil Defence. . . An outline of the regional system ot adviser to the New Zealand Government, aml formerly regional defence commas gsSS’XW® measures. Manufacturers and War “If the public realized- tnav t srs-s-SS-of articles, they would nave u appreciation ot the efforts ot o facturers ?"d tb e worker Web tories,” A AinuHctnSAssociation, Mr. president of the N r a thie, “'Sf JBSW. » in his address to . threatened, and nediency, and when . principles of this natureare at stake it is very regrettable., Gr int, to Free Ambulance. . G Following the reading of the minutes which recorded an increase of £ooo m he annual grant of the Wellington Hospital Board to the WellingtonDreeAmbm lance, making the sum £2300 (subject to review), the acting-chairman, Mr. But ton, said that there was no doubt about the justification ot the claim for an in creased grant, and Ute chairmani, Mi. Castle, and members ot the “CSP I "* Board had met them m the best o spirit. They had one and all taken a most reasonable view of the matter. Mr. Button also drew attention to tne mcreased work, of the Free Ambulance now had to do in connexion with, the establishment of the branch inronThe official report .showed 64 calls in con nexion with Otaki.

Free Ambulance Station at Hutt. At the monthly meeting of the Wellington District Free Ambulance Board yesterday the long-debated subject of a station at Lower Hutt for the liree Ambulance was once more referred to. M . G. L. Giesen, who is a member of the Hutt City Council, said that the matter of transferring the present fire brigade station property to the I'ree Ambulance had been mentioned at the last meeting of the council, when it was decided to have the property valued. He did no. think there was any doubt about the board getting the property; it was only a matter of the adjustment of the terms ou which it should change hands. Mr. K. L Button, who presided, said that the site was ideal from the Free Ambulance point of view, and expressed the hope Hint there would be a more definite re!>ort on the mutter by next meeting.