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Evening Star, Issue 24294, 8 September 1942, Page 2

High prices were paid at a salo at Invercargill for all manner of lost and unclaimed property recovered by the Railway Department. The forgetfulness of passengers and others was seen in the wide range of articles, which included umbrellas, walking sticks, lampshades, suit cases, and masculine and feminine underwear. Up to 27s was paid for suit cases, the contents of which were unknown, and'overcoats tied in bundles found eager buyers, who had little opportunity of deciding on the size of the clothing before bidding. Walking sticks and umbrellas brought up to 255. The salo was held in tho department’s goods shed and was well a (tended.

The Otago TTosipUul Board notified tho Mosgiel Borougli Council lust uiglib that the matter of a district nursing service for tho whole district was under consideration. An antique hell which is ■believed to have belonged to Lady Jane Grey has been received by the Invercargill libnrarian, Mr H. B. Farnall, for tho Churchill auction collection, Tho bell, which has been presented by Mrs A. G. Macleod 1 , of Thomson’s Crossing, is intricately made and as well as its historical associations is interesting for its design and workmanship. Another gift, this time with early New Zealand associations, is a Maori greenstone axe, found in the Wyndham .Ridges some years ago, and 1 presented by Mrs F. Milne, Braxton Valley, Wyndham. In granting a mother's appeal for her remaining son to be transferred to a local camp, tho chairman of tho No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board! yesterday commented on her splendid family record. When questioned, tho mother stated that she had four other sons in the forces, three of whom were in Fgypt, and ono in an overseas camp. Sho emphasised that sho was not appealing for tlio remaining son to be released from camp, hnt said that she felt, in tho circumstances, that she would like to have him near home. ■ “In economic and industrial disputes we commonly name two factors, capital and labour,” said the Ven. Archdeacon W. Bullock in his address at the opening of the Campaign for Christian Order in the Civic Theatre, Christchurch, last evening. “ But there is a third factor, often forgotten—the consumer. For we are divided into three sections—tho haves, the have-nots, and those who are being had. Neither capital nor labour would produce without tho consumer, yet how often they both conspire to take what they want out of tho consumer. Ask the housewife. Until wo remember that the only purpose of production is to benefit the consumer, wo shall never make any economic system work. Production for service must be our primary consideration and tho new slogan for our day.” As tho result of what the magistrate described ,as an act of mischief rather than anything more serious, a young mar., aged 22, pleaded guilty in tho Police Court this morning to the theft of a Scout hat, valued at 10s.—Seniorsergeant Pucker said that accused and three other men had attended a dance at Konini, and had, at the conclusion of the proceedings, each taken a Scout hat from tho dressing room. The other three men had been dealt with and fined £2 each.—The magistrate (Mr Bundle) described accused as ‘* a young fool,” and asked him whether he < would, <hvo an undertaking not to drink at Sanoes in future. Accused gave the undertaking, and His Worship dismissed the charge, subject to the payment of £2 and 10s, the cost of the hat. Laurence Imrio was fined 20s, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment, on a charge of drunkenness. In tho Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr H. W. Bundle, the Public Trustee proceeded against Owen Smith McConnachie for the recovery of rent due (£34 17s Id), and for possession of a ,dwelling in Forbury road. The defendant did not appear, and judgment was given for plaintiff for tho amount claimed, with costs (£2 2s) and solicitor’s fee (£1 11s 6d). An order for possession on or before September 29 was made, the warrant not to he issued provided the amount due is paid before that date. Surgical instruments for the battlefield and for civilian hospitals are being made much more quickly to-day by new methods worked out in a British factory. Surgeons’ knives and specialised delicate instruments arc still hand-forged, and receive individual treatment, but most of the essential instruments at present in use are standardised, ns nearly ah of them are for the British and Russian Governments. The many varieties of surgical forceps can therefore be made from drop forgings. Uniformity in these stampings is the aim so that the instruments may he machined and set, and, after minor adjustments from a skilled operator, turned out with perfect workmanship. Apart from a considerable reduction in cost, production is now 10 times as quick. Instruments for Russia have a special coating of copper as an additional protection against corrosion. The first of a series to be built for tho Royal New Zealand Air Force, a New Zealand-built “ crash ” rescue boat has been launched in Auckland. A 40ft launch, constructed entirely of New Zealand timbers, most of which is kauri, with two 110 horse-power Diesel engines giving it tho speed required for its work, the craft is built from a design of Sir Hubert ScottPaine, a leading English designer. Although mainly designed for the rescue of air personnel, the new launch is equipped for salvage work, and may also bo used for servicing flying boats. “ Society needs far more than simply reshuffling if we are to build a new order of social justice,” said the Ven. Archdeacon W. Bullock in his address at the opening of the Campaign for Christian Order at Christchurch last evening. “ You cannot build a just order among men and women who remain unjust in all their thinking. Wo have to cultivate a clearer sense of fair play in all parts of society. Class prejudice blinds ns. We know only too well how when a man is drunk an a first class carriage we are tempted to say lie has a seizure; but when a man is drunk in a. second class carriage we say he is drunk. How we love sweeping condemnations of other classes or races! The Atlantic Charter will demand some revolutionary changes in our thinking and acting. Evidently we shall not be able to insulate ourselves from the rest of the world, nor shall wo be able to fleece them by rigging the exchange rate.”