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Evening Star, Issue 24286, 29 August 1942, Page 4

Lighting restrictions for the week commencing to-morrow apply from 6.2 d p.m. to 6.53 a.m. The city organist, Dr V. E. Galway, will give a recital in the Town Hall to-morrow night, when a programme of outstanding organ music will be presented. Two of the compositions—- ‘ Caprice ’ (Botting) and ‘ Lullaby ’ (Bellhouse) —are being performed for the first time at these recitals. Items worthy of special mention are Bach’s ‘ Fugue in B Minor ’ and ‘ Organ Symphony,’ No. 6, first movement (Wider). Other interesting pieces are ‘ Concerto in D ’ (Charles Avison), ‘ Largo in E ’ (Handel). ‘ Prayer ’ and Cradle Song ’ (Guilmaut), Dirgo for Fidelo ’ (Vaughan Williams), and Toccata in F ’ (Wider) Dr Galway will be assisted by Miss Mavis Macdonald and tho Castalian Singers, who will sing three part-songs ‘ Where’er You Walk’ (Handel). ‘ Hio Away’ (MacMahon), and ‘ A Song of Enchantment ' (V. E. Galway). Throe spirituals will also he contributed by the Castalian Singers. There will be no charge for admission. “What is your weekly wage!-’” asked the chairman of the Armed Forces Appeal Board (Mr E. A. Lee) at Christchurch of an appellant. “ Just over three shillings an hour, 1 think,” quickly replied the appellant. “ Yes, but your weekly wage,” Mr Leo persisted. “ Well, I don’t really know,” replied the appellant. “ 1 give my wages to the wife, and she looks after them.” Engine trouble on the way dowh caused the express from Christchurch, which usually arrives here at 8.63, to be delayed until 10.3 last night. So far 1,318 tons of linen flax fibre and tow have been produced in New Zealand, and all but 100 tons of this has been exported. The first-quality fibre, all of which is being exported, goes to Scotland and Ireland. There it has been a valuable addition to Britain’s supplies of raw materials for tho manufacture of aeroplane wing and fuselage coverings, fibre hose, canvas, tents, shoe thread, webbing, parachute cords, and 100 or more different kinds of weather-resistant cordage for the Navy. The lowest grade fibre is being used successfully for the manufacture in New Zealand of seaming twine. A use for all the by-products of the growing and processing lias been found, except for a very fine fluff that collects in the factories. _ There are 17 of these factories, all in the South Island, and it is expected that they will have some heavy crops to deal with this year. An oil extraction plant is tho latest development in the industry.

After a lengthy discussion the Taieri County Council yesterday confirmed the special order for the abolition of riding accounts. No objections were lodged in writing to the proposal, but the council was not unanimous, the change of system being decided by a vote of four to three. Cr Stevenson remarked that the, council must change its methods with changing ideas, and that while tho old system had served its purpose, the new idea seemed to offer something better.

The need for keeping telephone and telegraph communications intact, particularly during the present period of emergency, is stressed as a matter of extreme national importance in a letter which the Director-general of the Post and Telegraph Department (Mr J. G. Young) has addressed to the South Island Motor Union “ During the past few months,” ho states, “a number of cases have occurred in which telephone and telegraph poles and other plant have been damaged by lires caused by live embers from gas-producing units igniting grass and scrub on country roadsides.” The director-general points out that any dislocation of the services at the present time might have farreaching consequences, and ho asks that action should be taken to alleviate the “ serious troubles ” that are being experienced by the Post Office as a consequence of roadside fires.

Manchester Unity members are reminded of the advertisement in this issue relative to lodge entertainment for the coming week, Hand and Heart meeting in particular. The Railway Department advertises in this issue that relief express leaves Christchurch for Dunedin at 7.58 a.m. and mail train loaves Dunedin for Christchurch at 8.45 a.m. on Saturday, September 5.