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Evening Star, Issue 23687, 21 September 1940, Page 10

What is technically known in the printing trade as a one em 12-point quad, a piece of metal used in type setting, is a small thing in itself; indeed, the end surface is but the 5-32nd part of an inch square. Yet, on that minute surface of a specimen shown us to-day by Mr H. S. Shacklock, of this city, is imprinted the whole of the Lord’s Prayer. The, interesting curio came into Mr Shacklock’s possession a few years ago when he was presented with it by a fellow passenger on the voyage between England and the United States. This is indeed a case of multum in parvo.

The secretary of the local branch of the Crippled Children Society a few days ago received a telephone inquiry from a well-known elderly Dunedin lady as to the financial progress of the branch in view of the many calls on the public ipurse for patriotic purposes. She expressed a desire to help the society to carry on as usual during the war period and undertook to forward a donation. The cheque which came to hand was for £IOO. This generous gift is highly appreciated by the society, which expresses its thanks to the anonymous donor for her publicspirited action.

“ I was much impressed when I first came to New Zealand hy the variety and quality of the flowers you have here growing in the open without protection,” said Dr W, A. Riddell, High Commissioner for Canada, at tho Hutt Valley Horticultural Society’s spring show. “ New Zealand is a land of flowers. There is more variety here than anywhere else I have travelled, which includes South America, and many places in the north temperate zone. At a time when we find so many nations organised to destroy and deface, it is helpful to know that there are people striving to assist Nature in the creation of something beautiful.”

The absence of many young men on active service has resulted in rabbits being left in peace (says the Auckland ‘ Herald ’). In large tracts of land in the northern part of the Waitemata County they are to be seen in considerable numbers. In districts regularly visited by sportsmen the rabbits generally come out only at dawn and dusk, but in the hill country of Helensville they now appear at all hours of the day. The fact that ,22 > rifle ammunition is 'at • present unobtainable gives the rabbits a further opportunity to go unmolested.

The partly-repaired bow of the Norwegian tanker Ole Jacob, which was damaged when she collided with the British motor ship Armadale off Cape Campbell on the night of July 31, is now taking shape, and the ship is expected to be fully repaired in about a fortnight. Working two 12-hour shifts a day, about 60 men employed by Mason Brothers, an Auckland engineering firm which secured the contract, have repaired practically all the interior damage, and have straightened and readjusted most of the buckled plates since the ship arrived at Auckland oA August 20.

“ Once a New Zealander always a New Zealander ” is the tone of a letter recently received from a member of the First Echelon in Egypt. He speaks of the new hat issue as follows: “ We had an issue of topees recently, mainly because the old felt hats were .getting too old. Some of them were definitely disreputable after 11 months’ wear. For all that they are typically the Tommies’ headgear, you can always pick an Enzedder in spite of the disguise and without looking for any identification marks. Maybe it’s just the tilt of his hat or the way he* walks, but there’s an unidentifiable something about him.” Referring to a cinema show he had visited recently, the same writer says, “It was rather spoilt, however,/by the fact that the open-air picture theatre was back to back with another, with only a fence between. You actually hear rather more of the second picture than you do of the one you go to see.” Finally, the letter expresses something of the spirit of ail the troops wherever they may be: “Wo know, of course, that there may be a sticky time ahead, but, when it does come we’ll be ready. The sooner it starts the sooner it will be finished. We’ve got a job to do, and we want, to get it finished dnd go home.”

In the Police Court this morning William Thomas Moyle (38), a shunter in the Railway Department, was charged with the tlielt of a case of apples, valued at 9s fid, the property of the Government internal Marketing Department, and, in June, 1938, with the theft of a tarpaulin valued at £5, the property of the Railway Department. Mr C. 11. Stevens appeared for the accused. Detective-sergeant Hall, in asking for a remand until Thursday next, said that the accused had been employed by the Railway Department for the past. 17 years and although the value of the goods named in the charge was not great, the nature of the thefts was considered by the police to be serious. The remand asked for was granted, hail being fixed in the sum of £SO, accused to report daily to the police.

Since Tuesday £1,025 has been subscribed in Masterton for the relief of distress in London.—Press Association.

A mild winter and the warmth of the Waverley suburb have combined to produce for one resident there the earliest crop of new potatoes ho has known. Sown out of doors in April, the tubers, which are of the Catriona variety, have responded to the mild conditions to a degree which now makes them a good edible size. One shaw revealed 16 potatoes, none unduly small, while the largest were much bigger than the average new potatoes which are offered for sale in November or December. The condition and appearance were first-class.

A charge of wilfully shooting a trotting mare valued at £2OO was brought against a 13-ycar-old boy at a sitting of the Children’s Court at Ashburton yesterday. It was said that the boy fired two bullets at the mare, which died of the injuries. The owner said that he would not claim compensation because the payments would fall on the boy’s parents. Admonishing the boy, the magistrate (Mr H. Morgan, S.M.) said that if ho came before the court again he would be severely dealt with.

Mr P. Neilson, M.P., has received the following letter from the Minister of Education (Hon. H. G. R. Mason) ;—“ I have pleasure in advising you that I have approved a grant to cover the cost of providing more adequate staffroom accommodation at the Mornington School.”

Eight officers, four staff members, and 220 other ranks of the 6th Battery, N.Z. Artillery, will parade at the South African Memorial at the Oval at 10.30 to-morrow morning to attend a church service. They will then march through the city, accompanied by a band, to First Church where the Rev. W. A. Stevely will conduct the service.

Edward Henry Golding (37), a chemist, charged in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court with assaulting Ida Winifred Whitelaw so as to cause her actual bodily harm, was remanded by Mr Stout, S.M., to Wednesday. The magistrate refused bail, saying it would probably be in the accused’s own interest not to have it. The police alleged that Golding slashed the woman with a razor.—Press Association. Men who are drawn in the ballot next week for Territorial service, who are passed medically fit and not exempted, will be expected to go into camp immediately. This was stated by the Minister of National Service, the Hon. R. Semple, in a telephone interview with the Christchurch ‘ Press ’ yesterday. Answering a number of questions about the operation of the ballot, Mr Semple emphasised that men selected for Territorial service in the ballot next week would not be exempt from service overseas at a later date. 11 Men included in the ballot next week for Territorial service will not be exempt from future overseas service,” the Minister said, “ They will be included in future ballots for overseas service Those who are balloted on Tuesday will be called on for medical examination immediately, and will be asked to go into camp in October. That is, they will be called on for service immediately after examination, and after details such as examination and exemption are settled.”

The Railways Department advertises in this issue particulars of cheap excursion fares and train arrangements in connection with Kurow Jockey Club’s races at Oamaru on 28th September. Special train, stopping at. certain stations, will leave Dunedin 8.45 a.m., arriving Oamaru 11.45 a.m. (connecting with train to racecourse at 11.55 a.m.). Return train leaves Oamaru 5.49 p.m., arriving Dunedin 8.54 p.m. Items of interest to Manchester Unity members are advertised in this issue. Juvenile members of all branches should be interested in the Albion meeting. The attention of Manchester Unity members is drawn to an advertisement in this issue. 1