NEWS OF THE DAY

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 52, 4 March 1944, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

National War Savings | The figures for National War Savings for the city yesterday amounted to ! £l3B 9s. Quality of Bread In some quarters complaints are being made of the poor keeping quality of some of the bread made in Wellington. In some places there is a definite iieed for stale bread, but it is said that some wartime bread begins to turn mouldy on the third day after baking, and so, for all practical purposes, becomes unusable. Master Builders The following officers were elected at the master builders’ conference at Nelson: President, Mr. H. E. Townshend (Palmerston North); vice-president, Mr. W. p. Glue (Christchurch); executive, Messrs. It. C. Love, S. G. Shearer, T. N. Dickson, and L. Arcus (all of Wellington). The next conference is to be held in Gisborne. Two Years’ Probation Roderick Francis Sylvia, farm hand, aged 18 years, of Auckland, for whom Mr. Ongley appeared, pleaded guilty in the P.N. Magistarte’s Court yesterday to a charge of stealing a bicycle valued at £l7 10s, the property of R. W. Newport, the offence having been committed in Wellington on February 26. Owing to special circumstances he was admitted to probation for two years. Railway Officers Dissatisfied At a special meeting of the Palmerston North branch of the Railway Officers’ Institute held last evening in Palmerston North, grave dissatisfaction was expressed by- members of the continued delay- which has taken place in the setting up of a tribunal to deal with improved wages and conditions of employment in the Railway Department. A resolution was passed directing the executive to press for the immediate setting up of the tribunal which was promised in December last. Children’s Givings For the past 35 years children of the Presbyterian Sunday Schools of the Dominion have joined in contributiug from their own earnings to a special Christmas gift for missions. When the scheme was started in 1909 it brought a modest response of £33, but the total has continued to grow from year to year. Once again this Christmas all records have been surpassed and a total of £IOOS has been contributed by the children. This is to be given to the memorial and thanksgiving fund, specially for the restoration of the mission work of the Presbyterian Church in South China.

Training of State Wards There were over 4100 State wards in New Zealand, stated Miss Lomu Hodder when addressing the Palmerston North Citizens’ Lunch Club yesterday. Every effort was being made to turn them into responsible citizens, their interests were being continually safeguarded and every capacity they had for making good in the, world, to the the extent of providing the highest forms of education, was explored. Referring to recent adverse criticism of the Child Welfare Department, Miss llodder characterised it as unfair and disproved by the statement of the Minister of Education which revealed all the facts. Malformed Teeth Rabbits with malformed teeth are occasionally caught by trappers or shot by pea-rifie enthusiasts, and when such an event is reported a certain amount of friendly argument is caused. Once or twice this season instances have been reported of rabbits with tusk-like teeth being discovered in traps. Another instance has just been reported where a young trapper of school age caught a well-grown rabbit, the top teeth of which had grown inward and the bottom ones outward to a length of well over an inch. How such animals are able to obtain sufficient food to maintain themselves has caused much speculation. Deer Meat for Britain ‘‘lt is not improbable we will be able to retrieve for export some of the carcases of deer killed by official field officers engaged in the destruction of the animals,” said the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Parry, when incidental reference was made during the hearing of a deputation to the necessity for increased food shipments to the United Kingdom. Investigations into the possibilities of deer meat in this country had, he said, been going on since meat rationing proposals were under review. There was a great source to be tapped among species of the Dominion’s wild life which had become a menace in several parts of both islands. Efforts were being made to swell the number of field officers for the killing of deer. Fortunately some of the men experienced in this work, which was so often hazardous, were still with the Internal Affairs Department, but there had been many enlistments from the staff for military service.