NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20876, 31 August 1942, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Infectious Disease Two cases 'of tuberculosis and one cerebro-spinal meningitis were reported to the Gisborne office of the East Cape health district last week One death resulted -from .tuberculosis. Rotorua Road Services tinder direction of the No. 1 Transport Licensing Authority, Mr. E. J. Phelan, with a view to conserving tyres, the New Zealand Railway Road Services are required to eliminate certain trips in* the Rotorua district as from to-day. Horse Beneficiary Dead A horse which became a beneficiary in the will of a well-known citizen of Dunedin, Mr. David Wilkie, who left a .sum of money in 1938 for its maintenance, ns it had served him faithfully for over 26 years, has died. It was 32 years of age. Farm Labour Released More ' than 561)’ ! Taranaki farmers and farm labourers have been released temporarily from the army so far thin month, according to Mr. H. G. Wilson, secretary ol’“ the' 1 Taranaki Armed Forces Appeal Boards The figures, he said, gave an'indication of the number of men released’ for -short’ periods of farm work in recent months;- 1 Gift Stock Scheme The ’gift stock "scheme suggested by thfe N.Z.R.S.A-. some" months “ago has been ' enthusiastically-' taken up in Southern Hawke’s Bay. The idea of the R.S’.A, Was that soldiers' returning from overseas and taking-up farming could be -given stock. < This would assist them ’to make'a start and also be an appreciation of their services to the country.- A Southern Hawke's Bay returned war services stock gift scheme has-been’ set up under the control of the Farmers’ Union;with Mr. H. S. Quigley as secretary, and mV R.'S.AV representative. The committee’’has 'been' at 'work ascertaining whether farmer? Would be prepared tc : give heifers to returned men taking up dairy-farming; , . , i 1 - Optimistic Indian “I am an optimist regarding the political situation in'lndia," said Mr. Ramji Saksena, • Indian- Government Trade Commissioner to' Australia and New - Zealand, in an interview on his arrival at -Auckland. He -thought that differences of method among the parties to the present dispute were being - unduly emphasised and that there was not an adequate appreciation abroad of the widespread common desire to prosecute the war to a- successful conclusion. The visionary Gandhi' had to be understood against the background of his whole life. Nehru, who was at- least as popular TTleader- 1 among the Hindus, was no pacifist and , was desirous of fighting the Japanese tooth and nail. Public Servants on War Duty The large proportion of Public Servic'd officers and employees who are or have been on active service- with the 'armed '’forces is mentioned in the annual''-report of the’ Public Service Commissioner, Mr; J. H. Boyes. Although’dt. the outbreak of war the number-'of males- in’, the Public Ser-■-vicel-was; not more than 14,000, there are at present 6054 officers and employees away and 623 have returned from military duty. The total who have served, therefore, is' 6677; To meet the position, the report states, every form Of work "which cannot positively be classed as essential is being discarded; A total oi 3200 Women have been employed so far for wartime duty. 'The impressive part played by them In carrying on the State service had made possible the release of such a high’'proportion of the male officers. '