Shipping Hampered.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 138, 11 May 1940, Page 6

Shipping Hampered.

Yesterday's southerly gale seriously delayed shipping at Wellington, the only" vessel to leave port being the Rangatira for Lyttelton. Bull Breaks Loose. \

Through a bull breaking loose operations at the Inilay freezing works, Wanganui, were held up for nearly hall an hour on Thursday morning. While being penned for killing the bull lifted the door with its horns and escaped. It was eventually shot. Bible-ln-Schools.

“The work done in the last five years has been really amazing, and if members continue in the same way they will win their objective of the Bible as a real part of national life,” said Rev. N. E. F. Robertshawe at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Bible-in-Schools League. Hour of Destiny. “This grave news is the tolling of a great bell telling us that the hour of destiny for the British Empire and Christian civilisation has come, that the war has begun and there will be no stopping till it is over,” said the Bishop of Wellington (lit. Rev. H. Holland) at. the annual meeting of the Bible-in-Schools League, in Wellington, when he referred to the latest German invasions. The British Way.

“It is cause for congratulation that we, in the Farmers’ Union, have no need of compulsion,, and that without ’it we are proceeding steadily and successfully with our organisation,” said the president (Mr It. Sievers) at the annual. meeting of the Makara-Hutt Valley branch of the Farmers’ Union. It was to Ik hoped that they should not have to rely upon compulsion to carry on their organisation for, after all, "the voluntary ryay was the British way, said Mr Sievers. Bricks Without Straw.

The position of the farmers tb-day was similar to that of the people of ancient Israel: when they were ordered by the Egyptian Pharaoh, to make bricks without straw, said Mr R. Sieveis, in his address to the annual meeting of the Makara-Hutt Valley-branch of the Farmers’ Union yesterday. To-day the farmer was being asked to make bricks without straw, while a large proportion of the country was encouraged’to pursue its way very much as it did before the crisis arrived.

Tour For Farmers. A tour of the Waikato district is to be made by a party of 40 Wairoa farmers under a scheme sponsored by the Wairoa Co-op. Dairy Company. .Massey College Term. The first term at Massey Agricultural College ended yesterday afternoon, and lectures will be resumed on June 4i Students who are members of the college squadron of the Manawatu Mounted Rifles will go into camp from May 20 to 31. . ' / Labour Officials Resign. Rumours that a section, of the Te Awamutu branch of the New Zealand Labour Party was dissatisfied with the Government’s policy, and that resignations were likely, culminated at the monthly meeting of the branch, when 10 resignations were received, including those of the president, secretary and the assistant-secretary, and three executive members of the branch. Camp Pohangina. “Camp Pohangina is an increasing asset of outstanding value to the association and its members,” states the annual report of the Palmerston North Y.M.C.A. “The interest in Camp Pohangina is growing each year and' the camp committee, with long-range; vision, is planning to ensure that not only the property and buildings, but also the programme of the’camp will be of increasing value to the boys of today and the hundreds of younger boys who will be eligible for attending camp in a few years’ time.” America and War.

A marked change in the general United States attitude toward the war has occurred during the past three months, according to observers among the passengers on a liner which passed through. Auckland on her. way to Australia. Whereas early in the year the great mass of the people insisted oil remaining aloof from the conflict, it is said that they now feel they must inevitably bo involved and arc, asking the the question why, if that is the case, they should not join the battle immediately on the side of the Allies. Social Security Act.

A little-known clause in the Social Security Act came before the notice of the Supreme Court at Hamilton during the hearing of a claim for damages brought by a cyclist who was injured in a collision with a motor-car. Counsel said that while plaintiff was in hospital he had reoeived £2 10s a week from the Social Security Department for his wife and children. Under the Act this money was repayable in the event of plaintiff succeeding in liis claim, and an allowance for ■ this had accordingly been made in the special damages claimed. Standing In Buses. To conserve oil fuel additional standing passengers will now be permitted to be carried on buses. The Minister of Transport (Hon. R. Semple) has announced. “In the past the number of standing passengers has been limited by two considerations —safety and comfort,” said Mr Semple. “In view of wartime necessity and the need for economy, particularly with oil fuel, it has been decided to suspend the provisions limiting the number of standing passengers to one third of the seating capacity of the bus. Each bus will now be permitted to carry an additional number of passengers provided the safety factor is not prejudiced.” ■ Donation Returned.

The Pahiatua County Council has had the unusual experience of having a' donation returned. When arrangements were being made for children of the schools of the Bush district to visit the Centennial Exhibition the county made a grant to assist children of poorer parents to make the trip, and .of this sum £1 was given to the Mangatainoka committee. At its meeting on Thursday the council received a letter from the chairman of the Mangatainoka committee (Mr N. Power) thanking the council for its donation, but as the amount raised locally, £42 Is 9d, had more than covered the expenses, the county s donation had been returned.