NEWS BREVITIES.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 381, 12 March 1937, Page 3

NEWS BREVITIES.

BLOOD TRANSFUSION. Members of the Wellington Blood Transfusion Service were informed by Sir James Elliott at their annual meeting last night that the blood of people killed in accidents was being used in Russian hospitals. Several previous speakers had remarked that in all places, even in New Zealand, blood transfusions were not given gratis, as in Wellington. The speakers supported the voluntary system. LABOUR’S REGARD FOR SOAP-BOX A promise that Labour candidates who have reached the rarik of Cabinet Ministers do not intend to forsake the “soap-box” during the next election campaign was given by the Hon. P. Fraser, Minister of Education, at the Auckland civic reception to the Prime Minister. “The open-air meetings at street corners have been wonderful schools, at least, political kindergartens, and even universities, for many Labour representatives,” said Mr. Fraser, “and the same pro cedure will be adopted by Cabinet Ministers, as well, as others, at the next election.”

LANDED AT LAST. Mr I. L. Richards, Avenue Road, New Plymouth, has been identified as the winner of £2OO in the “Landed ai Last” art union. Like Mr. A. Clarke, the Auroa farmer who secured the first prize of £2OOO, Mr Richards hasbeen a regular but hitherto unsuccessful participant in New Zeitland art unions.

FARMERS’ UNION. “Every provincial executive should have a representative on the Dominion executive. It may have saved a ft'W shillings to reduce the number of delegates, but we have lost touch,” said Mr J. Boyce, at the Manawatu provincial executive of the Farmers' Union at Palmerston North to-day.

OTAGO CROPS. Unseasonable weather -generally fn Otago is causing some concern in farming districts, where in many cases crops are backward and farmers have been unable to complete harvesting. Their position ie not bright and unless conditions improve considerably before long they will be threatened by a severe feed shortage during the winter months.