NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 105, 28 January 1943, Page 4

NEWS IN BRIEF

More Train Delay As the result of a derailment in the Pctone shunting yards at 7.35 yesterday morning, blocking the main line, suburban trains were delayed, causing inconvenience to many passengers. As a long-rake of wagons was being shunted, one Went off the line at points in the yard and drew a number of other wagons With it. The end of the long rake projected on to the outward main line. Various suburban trains were delayed, from 9 to 16 minutes. The Melling train did not run owing to the blockage and passengers on the Waterloo train due at Wellington at 8.20 were brought in on the train due at 8.4 u, which arrived in Wellington station at 9.4 a.m. ' Apples in . The Education Department has informed the Wellington Education Board that the apples-in-schools scheme will be continued this year. Theft of Typewriter. For having stolen a portable typewriter. valued at £2l, the property ot the National Bank of New Zealand, Arthur Rupert Plumridge, instrument maker, aged 24, was sentenced by Mr. btput, S.M., in the Magistrates’ Court, Wellington, yesterday to one month’s imprisonment. Detective-Sergeant W. McLennan said the typewriter had not been recovered. Degrees Conferred. In addition to the list of degrees conferred by the University of New Zealand on January 22, announced in a Press Association message from Dunedin, tlie following University of Otago students have b'een , awarded the degrees ot Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery:—William Ross Aitchison and Kenneth Hardie Patterson. New American Service Club. Plans for the new American service club in Wellington which is to be erected on the Harris Street side of the new Central Library, are being prepared by the Government. The Sketch of tbe new premises has been approved, and working plans are at present being drawn. Lhe structure will be a ground floor one only, but such is the space available that the rooms will be spacious and conveniently disposed. Volunteers for Radiolocation. A special endeavour is being made at present to recruit girls and. women into the Women’s Auxiliary Air lorce, for direct entry into the radiolocation units of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. 10 give all eligible women an opportunity to volunteer for this vital and interesting work, the local Womens War Service. Auxiliary office, which is receiving all applications, will remain open to nine o’clock on Frday nights, for the duration of the appeal. Talented Dunedin Student. —. A Dunedin boy, James William Kingsland, who heads tfie list for New Zealand in the Public 'Service entrance examination, is a son of Mr. James ixingsland, electrical engineer. He is a student at the Technical High School, where he has been taking an engineering course. In 1940 he won the Burt .Scholarship, and the following year tbe Callander Scholarship. Kingsland is 16} years old, and is at present spending a holiday at Mt. Cook. —P.A. National Savings. After an excellent response on Monday, when £2133 was invested in National Savings in' the Wellington metropolitan area, the local National Savings Committee advises that on Tuesday receipts were only £556, a total of £*A>B9 for tivo days. This leaves a balance of £o3ll to be subscribed by Saturday to reach the quota of £BOOO. “Brighter news, it is pointed out, “should, not blind us to the fact that there is as yet no justification for a slackening ot effort; our position is still acute. Realizing this and knowing the position ol >v eliington’s savings quota citizens should at least see that the quota is reached. Real Democracy Movement. The first annual conference of the Real Democracy Movement was held at Lower Hutt on January 22. Delegates from <ill over New Zeuluud .ittendeu. Unanimity was reached on all matters of policy and administration, and the Billowing officers were elected: North Island Executive: Mr. C. I ! . Claaseii; Rawene; Major R. 0. C. Marks, D.C.M., Wanganui; Mr. F. Allen, Auckland; Mr. F. D. Danks, Auckland: Mr. R. G. Young, Hamilton (secretary). South Island Executive, Mr. F. Whiley, Christchurch (president) ; Mr. O. E. Willyams, Christchurch (secretary): Mr. W. L>. Brockie, Christchurch; Mr. H. B. Parkin, New Brighton; Mr. R. J. Henderson, Invercargill. It was noted that nearly 50 per cent of the executive are returned soldiers.