News of the Day

Taranaki Daily News, 21 August 1942, Page 2

News of the Day

Deleted From Draft. Army headquarters, New Plymouth, announced yesterday that H. L. Thomson, Frankley Road, New Plymouth, who is held by appeal, is deleted from a recent draft of reservists called for service. No Senior Rugby Play. Because insufficient men are available for Rugby teams, no senior fixtures will be played at New Plymouth to-morrow. The army, which usually provides up to four teams, is unable to field any, and because of the school holidays secondary school pupils are not .available for high school teams. As Others See Us. "His explanation of the bankruptcy," said Mr. Justice Callan at Auckland when granting the annulment of the bankruptcy of a man because the debt had been paid, "is that he could not accommodate himself quickly enough to the low standard of living of New Zealanders." 'That appears to be the position," said Mr. V. N. Hubble, who appeared for the bankrupt. "He has since gone back to America." Drill and Discipline. "It has long been the habit of civilians to make fun of military drill and military discipline," said Dr. I. L. G. Sutherland, at the annual meeting of the Sunlight League at Christchurch. "But the whole aim of discipline is to make soldiers, sailors, and airmen ready, in the face of real danger, to obey orders without question, to reach their objectives and to stick to their fellows— in other words to exhibit morale or group courage." Women's War Work. Much confusion exists among women, it was stated at the Auckland: headquarters of the Women's War Service Auxiliary, concerning the purpose of the current recruiting campaign, for which a major publicity aampaign will be eonducted throughout next week. Numbers of women have identified recruitment for the armed services with compulsory registration for industrial purposes. The registration of women in the 22-23 agegroup is for the purpose of transferring labour to essential industries. The W.W.S.A. recruiting campaign is for the enlistment of women for full-time service in the armed forces. Note From German Censor. Attached to a letter from Mr. F. E. S. Long, a former Y.M.C.A. secretary at Christchurch, and now a prisoner of war in Germany, is a note from the German censor. Mr. Long complains that the mail must be held up somewhere because he had not heard from Christchurch for some time, but the German censor in a note on the bottom said there must be a hitch in the Empire routes. Mail taken over by the German authorities was censored and given out in the shortest time possible. Australian and New Zealand letters were dealt with at once in view of the long distances to be bridged. Bad Old Days. Bad old days at school were recalled by several older speakers at the opening of a new classroom at Lepperton yesterday. The modern open-air building painted in bright colours set Mr. H. H. Hunter, senior inspector, on a quest for contrasts, and he found one in a grey stone building in the South Island. On the door of one room was a notice, "Accommod-tes 99," but he remembered an occasion when 136 children were crammed into the room in charge of an adult teacher and a lad. "I myself taught in a room where there were 120 pupils," Mr. J. A. Valentine, Taranaki Education Board chairman, said later. "It was not teaching, but slave-driving. Thank goodness those days have gone." Duties of Home Guard. "You are only out of camp because you are on your father's farm, and your Home Guard record Ls not encouraging," said Dr. A. L. Haslam when cross-exam-ining a reservist who applied for exemption from military service before the Armed Services' Appeal Board at Christchurch. "My report from the Home Guard is that out of 13 parades you have attended three. But for your employment you might now be overseas, and as you have been given some consideration from the board you should at least be prepared to serve faithfully in the Home Guard." Later Dr. Haslam asked the appeallant if he could not manage to serve three months in camp. "Well, three months is a long time," said the appeallant. "It all depends upon what you are doing," replied Mr. E. A. Lee. Advance display of spring millinery at Scanlan's Melbourne Corner, New Plymouth. Watch our windows for smart pastel felts. All the lovely shades available that can be so becoming, including silver grey, manoa green, mellow, glow, dove, crysant red, barley beige, copper rose, black and horizon blue. Prices are very reasonable too. and remember, you can be extravagant in felt hats — they are coupon free.*