NEWS OF THE DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 21 September 1940, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Additioiis to Rcinforcements. The New Plymouth Army office advises the following additions to the 4th l-einforcements: Infantry Unit No. 1, N. F. Boyd, Hawera; Divisional engineers, D. G. Harrison, Lepperton. Fireworks Problem. The Ngamotu beach committee's annual fireworks display on Guy Fawkes Day may have to be cancelled this year. The question was briefly considered by the committe this week and in view of the impossibility of importing fireworks iit was decided to ascertain if any were being made in New Zealand. Another Successful Concert. Nearly £10 was taken at a further community sing organised bv the New Plymouth ex-patients' Association in the Workers' Social Hall on Thursday evening. Funds are for the New Plymouth hospital Christmas cheer fund. The artists who assisted during the evening were: Messrs. N. Gadd. A. Gadd, B. Milne, M. Chong, and a Maqri party. Prospective Teachers. Contrary to an impression created by a report submitted to the Taranaki Education Board last Wednesday, there will be five pupils from the New Plymouth Boys' High School who desire to enter the teaching profession and in respect of whom application will be made for admittance to the teachers' training cojlege next year. Petrol for Taxis. An increase to 180 gallons a month in the basic ration of motor spirits for double shift taxis has been approved by the Oil Fuel Controller, says an Auckland paper. This increase will only be given, however, where it is definitely established that the additional quantity is required. The controller also requires evidence by applicants that their vehicles are operated on the double shift basis. Women Police Wanted. Steps are being taken by the Government to appoint women as members of the New Zealand police force. The sum of £1400 had previously been placed on the Supplementary Estimates for this purpose and the Commissioner of Police, Mr. D. J. Cumnvngs, is now calling for applications for positions. It is stipulated that applicants must be either unmarried or widowed and between the ages of 25 and 40 years. . . Beach Receipts Higher. ~ Po'ssibly because petrol restrictions 'have ' kept New Plymouth people closer to their homes or perhaps because of the large proportion of fine Sundays, winter receipts at the Ngamotu beach committee's palladium have been substantial ly j higher than last year's. The gross tak- 1 ings for the period from April 1 to September 11 were £198 19s 8d above those for the same period of last year. Clothing Going Overseas. Denying the rumour that clothes collected by the Lady Galway Guild were not being sent overseas, Mr. G. A. Hayden, secretary of the National Patriotic , Fund Board, in a letter to the Mayoress of New Plymouth, Mrs. E. R. C. Gilmour, stated that already 400 tons had been sent. While there had been delay at Auckland, this was due to space shortage in overseas ships, but it had been overcome and clothes were shortly to be dispatched. Moon and Planets. Early risers this morning may be able to see the moon very close to the planets Saturn and Jupiter. The three bodies

may be seen in proximity when they rise to-night about 10 o'clock, but as the night progresses the moon will draw steadily nearer to the two planets until, by sunrise, it will form a close triangle with them. Later in the day Saturn will disappear behind the moon in occultation, but this phenomenon will occur after the two bodies concerned have passed below the horizon. Honorarium Increase. The honorarium of its statistician, Dr. S. C. Allen, New Plymouth, considers the Taranakai centre executive of the Cancer Campaign Society, should be increased from £25 because of the increase in his work following the centre's greater activity. A notice of motion to this effect was accepted by the executive at a meeting at Hawera. A request from the medical practitioners of South Taranaki that the British Empire Cancer Campaign Society should endeavour to secure a standard charge for the diagnosis of pathological specimens sent to the pathologist at Wellington was referred to the medical committee to furnish a report at the next meeting.