All Black Enlists.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 119, 18 April 1940, Page 6

All Black Enlists.

' Tlic well-known Rugbv and cricket representative, R. G. Bush, lias enH«tb(l for service with trie military forces He was an All Black full-back in 1931. Huge Storage TankThe Public Works Department is constructing, on a hill above Rotorua, a largo storage tank to hold oOO.OOU gallons of water. Its purpose is to supplement the town supply. A Good Catch. A salmon trout, weighing no less than 121 b and measuring 32in long, was caught in the Otaki River, near the mouth, by Mr F. L. Young, on Tuesday. The'fish is said to be the first of its kind caught in the river.—Otaki correspondent. Ballot Denied. “There is no foundation for the rumour that a secret ballot is being taken throughout the New Zealand coalfields to support the Australian miners who are on strike,” said Mr T. Hall, secretary of the Northern Miners’ Union, when private advice received from Australia was referred to him. Arrest Eluded, Since March 12 liberty has been enjoyed by Raymond Stanley Hill, Hastings, who escaped from a train at .Laupiri, on the Main Trunk, when being conveyed to a Borstal Institute. Hill, who is 19 years of age, escaped while being transferred from Auckland gaol to Waikeria Borstal institute to serve a sentence of three years for breaking, entering and theft in Nelson, Wellington, Palmerston North, and Auckland. Inroads of Pacifism. During a discussion by the Wellington. Education Board of the action ol a teacher in chairing a pacifist meeting, quoting from the Bible, “He that is not with Me is against Me,” Mi W. D. Pike said that, as a member of one church, lie could say that Pacifism was making inroads into the vitals ol his church. A minister on his circuit was a pacifist of no mean order, and had been tackled by the church courts. He felt hound as a citizen to protest against this teacher's action and considered that the hoard should put the responsibility where it should rest—with the department. Importance of Breathing. The opinion that not one child in New Zealand schools was breathing correctly was expressed by Mr I. W. Mudford at a meeting of the Wanganui Education Board, yesterday. Mr P. A. Sinithells, Superintendent of Physical Education, who was present, stated that the teaching of breathing was a subtle process and a job for specialists. “We have tried the teaching of proper breathing in schools for 25 years in England and made a failure of it,” lie added. Mr Mudford stated that there was no reason why a failure should be made of it in tin’s country. There was plenty of pure air and it was only a question of proper instruction. Mr Sinithells agreed that the matter was important, but again stressed that it was very complicated.

Dog Causes Accident. Knocked down on the footpath by a dog, lan William Ross, aged two, son of Mr and Mrs W. S. Ross, of Claudela.nds, fell heavily and suffered serious head injuries. Thefts From Motorists. i Motorists in Hastings and Napier are concerned at the prevalence of thefts of petrol and petrol coupons. The latter are frequently removed from parked cars. Request Declined. By seven votes to five, the Wellington Edueatidn Board has declined to participate in the national campaign through the schools for the collection of brass, lead and copper. Shooting License Refunds. Special arrangements for soldiersportsmen to obtain refunds of the unexpired portion of their shooting license fees on leaving for overseas were decided upon hv the council of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society last night. Release of Kiwis. Authority to take up to 10 pairs <)1 North Island kiwis for release on the bird sanctuary island of'Kapiti, Cook Strait, was received last night by the council of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, from the Department of Internal Affairs. Preservation of Beaut” Spots. The possibility of establishing a national trust in New Zealand, on the lines of the British society, to safeguard for all time famous beauty spots is referred to in the report of the president of the Rangitikei Scenery Preservation and Tree-planting Society (Mr S. A. R. Mail-). White Swan Observed. Two wild white swan have bcen_ observed recently on the Foxton-Hima-tangi lagoons, reported Mr T. Andrews, range] - , to the council of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society last night. He remarked that it was the first time these birds had been seen in the wild state in the North Island. Pheasants Allocated. Allocations of 300 pheasants for liberation in many parts of tile district have been approved by tbe council of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. Tbe chairman of the game committee (Mr W. A. R. .Tones) said that already 120 birds had been released, at Palmerston North, Feilding and Taihape. Seditious Literature. Concern at the operation of subversive influences and rhe distribution ol seditious literature, specially among Maoris, was expressed at a mooting of the Wairoa Harbour Board, which decided to draw the attention of the Government to the position, with a request that it take immediate steps to remedy it. Girls In Bank Service. Vacancies in the male staffs of banks in Auckland caused by enlistments and territorial home defence duties are being met chiefly by the temporary employment of girls. From the large numbers of girls appearing on the hank staffs, it is obvious how excellent has been the response to military sendee by male officers. Award Wages. Next Wednesday, April 24, lias been set down as the date for a conference of representatives of the New Zealand Employers’ Federation, the New Zealand Federation of Labour, and the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation, to consider the proposed application by the Federation of Labour foi ail order to he made by tbe Court ol Arbitration for an immediate and simultaneous increase in all award wages. Fighting Services Fund. An outstanding example of sacrifice to aid the Dominion’s war effort is provided by Mr R. Weir, an inmate of tbe Old People’s Home at Awapuni, who lias saved £5 and donated it to the Fighting Services Welfare Appeal Fund. The total for the fund in Palmerston North lias now reached £3309 6s fid, including a further donation from tbe staff of tbe Manawatu-Oroua Power Board (monthly contribution) of £2 10s 6d.