NEWS OF THE DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26630, 28 November 1947, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Ration Coupons Meat coupon No. 4 will expire on Sunday, and No. 5 on December '7A full row of coupons has the value of 2s Id for adults and Is Id for children, the H coupon being worth lOd and the J coupon 7d. Butter coupons No. 5 to 7 will be available up to December 21, and No. 8 will be current from December 1. Each butter coupon entitles the purchaser to 6oz. Tea and sugar coupons No. 5 to 8 will be current until December 21. Each sugar coupon entitles the purchaser to 12oz, while the value of each tea coupon is 2oz. An extra 31b of sugar is available until December 31 on production of coupon No. Y 26. A special six-monthly issue of tea coupons is made to persons who have reached the age of 70, and two such coupons, each of Boz, are available for the three-monthly period ending on January 31. Expectant mothers, nursing mothers and persons who have reached the age of 70 are entitled to an extra Boz of butter a month on production of coupon No. 5. Naval Hospitality About 600 Dunedin children will be the guests of the officers and men of H.M.N.Z.S. Bellona at a party on board the vessel this afternoon. The children will be from orphanages, Heritage, and the friends and relatives of the crew. Golf a Religion

“ I do not play the game, but I think [ understand its terms,” said Mr Justice Christie in the Supreme Court at Nelson, when asked by counsel whether his Honor played golf and was familiar with its terms. “ I have it on good authority,” added his Honor, “ that golf is not a game at all—it is a religion.” Cat Mothers Rabbits A Blenheim cat, the mother of several young kittens, has offered no objection to the addition of some baby rabbits to her fold. The cat’s owner dug the young rabbits out of a bank, and, not having the heart to let them die from exposure, took them home “to see what would hapen.” Now the rabbits are part of the family. Need for Friendship "Any association which will foster friendship in the city is always welcome,” said the Mayor, Mr Cameron, at a social held in the Town Hall Concert Chamber last night by the Dunedin Prisoners of War Association. “ Education and science are highly desirable in the life of the people, but friendship between individuals and social classes is just as important.” Gift Parcels Arrive

The vessel Athenic, with 34,679 gift parcels weighing 246,3771 b, arrived in the United Kingdom last Sunday, according to advice received from the General Post Office, says a Press Association message from Wellington. The parcels were posted during the period from October 1 to 14 in the Otago, Southland, Nelson, Wellington and Gisborne districts as well as other centres in the southern half of the North Island. Police Seek Assistance

Difficulty is being experienced by the South Dunedin police in tracing the movements of Nicholas Burke, a City Corporation trackman, who died in Hospital on Thursday of last week from injuries received when' he was struck by a motor cycle on the Anderson’s Bay road at 7.40 the same morning. The police have made a request that persons who witnessed the accident or saw Mr Burke immediately before it occurred should communicate with them.

Cupro-Nickel Coins The issue of cupro-nickel coins was begun in the Auckland district on Wednesday, and at the same time a token quantity was put into circulation by the Reserve Bank, pending receipt of major supplies. Inquiries made by the Daily Times yesterday showed that none of the new coins has been sent to Dunedin yet, nor is there any indication as to when they may be expected. Only four denominations half-crowns, florins, shillings and sixpences—have been issued, as no threepenny pieces have yet been received from the Royal Mint. Indian Reasoning

Medical treatment in India was made difficult by the psychology of the people, said Brigadier Dr A. B. Cook in an address on medical missions m India to the Christian Business Men’s Association in Auckland. In one case it had become necessary for a young Indian girl to have her arm amputated, the doctor said, but her family would not agree to it. - They reasoned that if she lost her arm she would not be able to carry a water pitcher; if she could not carry a water pitcher she could not get a husband; if she could not get a husband she might as well be dead. So they took her back to their village, presumably to die. Grub Causes Power Failure

A tiny grub was responsible for throwing the southern half of the North Island into darkness on Monday night last, it was revealed by State Hydro Department officials in Napier yesterday, says a Press Association message. An official, who has just returned from a visit to the hydroelectrical station at Tuai, reported that the power black-out had been traced to a mason bee grub which had lodged across two terminals on the cut-out panel at the Tuai station. An investigation showed that the clay nest of a mason fly, at the rear of the panel, had come apart, allowing the grub to fail through a narrow slot directly below and on to the two power terminals. It was then that a large part of the North Island found itself without power. The load was transferred to the Mangahao station, which was unable to cope with the demand, causing a second break in the power supply.

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