In the News

Southland Times, Issue 24871, 10 October 1942, Page 4

In the News

£1 Note in Waste Paper A Bank of New South Wales £1 note dated 1919 and a shilling were found in a bundle of waste paper received at the depot in Esk street yesterday. The note is still “good,” being exchangeable for a Reserve Bank note, and as the person who sent the paper in is known the money will be returned. A Good Average Nine lambs, seven of which are still living, have been produced by two Southdown ewes on a Waikoikoi property. One of the ewes gave birth to quintuplets, and of the five three are still living. The other ewe produced four lambs, all of which are doing well. It is reported that a large number of twin lambs are making their appearance this season. Registration of Women With the registration of women between the ages of 24 and 30, there have been increased inquiries at the Women’s Wai’ Service Auxiliary office about enlistment in the armed forces. Those who are applying state that they would prefer to join the forces than to be sent to work in factories or hospitals. The Air Force is the most popular of the services. There have been a number of inquiries about joining the Navy. It is expected that next week there will be even more inquiries, and the women at the Auxiliary office expect to have a busy time. Numbers of women are still required for the Army, Air Force and Navy and suitable applicants should have no difficulty in being placed. Holiday Travel It has been the custom for many years for Christmas holidays travellers to make their railway and steamer reservations many weeks in advance, but that is not possible this year. The Railways Department is accepting bookings only 14 days in advance. It is not known in Invercargill yet whether there will be any restrictions on holiday travelling. So far there are no restrictions on railway travel in the South Island, but in the North Island permits are required for any journeys of more than 100 miles. Not all Brass “A lot of people are under a misapprehension about what a military band really is. They seem to think that the band of the Royal New Zealand Air Force is a huge collection of brass instruments quite capable of blowing them out of the theatre,” said Mr P. L. Hodge, chairman, at the meeting of the Metropolitan Patriotic Committee last night. Mr Hodge added that there were many woodwind instruments in the Air Force Band, and it was capable of getting down to a whisper at the direction of the conductor. It would provide the people of Invercargill with a musical treat. Wooden Crosses A duty carried out by the Invercargill R.S.A., but one which is perhaps not generally known to the public, is the erection of wooden crosses over the graves of returned soldiers. If a returned man dies of a war disability the Government undertakes the erection of a headstone, and in other cases, of course, this duty is attended to by relations. Otherwise the duty is undertaken by the R.S.A. The crosses are of the simple wooden type made familiar by the thousands which were erected in the war cemeteries of France and other countries. Above the cross piece, are the letters N.Z.E.F., on the cross piece the rank and name of the returned soldier and the date of death and below his age. The association .not only erects the crosses, but also keeps them in a good state of repair. This involves considerable expense. The Dunedin R.SA.. erects headstones on soldiers’ graves, but it receives a regular donation from a Dunedin firm for this purpose. Chinese Holiday Chinese residents of Invercargill will observe their national day today m honour of the 31st -anniversary of the Chinese Republic. Fruit shops and laundries will be closed all day, and it the weather is fine the Chinese community will hold a picnic at Thomsons Bush. Over £9OO Required A sum of £933 will have to be raised this morning if Invercargill is to reach its National Savings quota of £2043 this week. The amount in hand yesterday was £lllO. Invercargill has reached its quota for 46 weeks in succession and it is hoped that this record will be maintained over a period of a full year Clarendon Phosphate The exploitation of the phosphate deposits at Clarendon is expected to yield about 100 tons of crushed phosphate a. day. This fertilizer will not be rationed, but will be sold by ™ er “ chants to augment the meagre allowance of superphosphate for topdressing The phosphate is not of as high a grade as that obtained from Nauru and Ocean Islands, but it will be welcomed by farmers who have been unable to secure a topdressing allowance under the rationing system. The output of between 20,000 and 25,000 tons a year from the Clarendon deposits will be only a small percentage of New Zealand’s annual requirements, but at the present time, when overseas supplies are short, it will assist the posi* tion materially.