NEWS IN BRIEF

Southland Times, Issue 24831, 25 August 1942, Page 4

NEWS IN BRIEF

CHRISTIAN ORDER CAMPAIGN—The campaign for Christian Order in Invercargill will be advanced a further stage tomorrow evening, when a mass meeting will be held in the Civic Theatre. The speakers will include the Very Rev. G. C. Cruickshank. Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Dunedin, and Principal A. L. Haddon, M.A.. of the Church of Christ College, who is also secretary of the Christian Order Committee in Dunedin and writer of a recently published treatize on world movement toward church union. PATRIOTIC EFFORT.—A highly successful bring and buy sale was held by the Waimahaka Patriotic Committee on Saturday and it was expected that the proceeds of the effort will be substantial. Produce and live-stock were offered and a mock court proved to be a good producer of revenue. Messrs* P. Frampton. C. Todd and E. Croad, of Invercargill, were the auctioneers for the sale of produce and succeeded in producing good returns. Mr P. Linton Hodge, chairman of the Invercargill Metropolitan Patriotic Committee, was present and conducted a .community sing. Items to the programme were contributed by Miss Dorothy Foothead, Mrs Anne Melrose and her pupils, Messrs B. Inkster and E. Palmer. Mr J. Beattie was chairman of the proceedings. FOR NORTHERN CAMPS.—A draft of men for northern camps is to leave Invercargill by a special train this morning. CONSTABLE ASSAULTED.—Wiremu Hiroki, aged 25, a Maori soldier, was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment in the Magistrate’s Court at Auckland for assaulting Constable Vincent while in the execution of his duty. The police stated that the constable was speaking to a group of Maori soldiers in Queen street on Saturday evening. Hiroki rushed in and hit Constable Vincent in the mouth, causing a tooth to go through his cheek, then assaulted another constable and knocked his helmet off. The scene became ugly and a baton had to be used to arrest Hiroki.—P.A. RAILWAY STATION ROBBERY.—The door of the Henderson railway station was forced on Sunday night and the safe blown open with gelignite. Cash amounting to about £lO was stolen.—P.A. ROUGH WEATHER.—Stormy weather prevailed in Tuatapere and surrounding districts over the week-end. Fences were blown down along the coast between Orepuki and Tuatapere, and slight damage was done to sheds in the Papatotara district. About 8.30 p.m. on Friday the electric power failed and was not restored until 11 o’clock. Linesmen were again out in the early hours of Saturday morning, and though the weather cleared later, heavy rain again fell on Sunday night.