LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 September 1939, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Boy Scouts and the War.' A message has been sent to the Acting-Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, by the Dominion Headquarters of the New Zealand Boy Scouts Association, offering the services of the association to the country in any civil capacity in which they could be used. Clean Bill of Health.

The Masterton Borough Inspector, Mr T. A. Russell, informed a “TimesAge” representative today that the Masterton borough had experienced a clean bill of health for about six weeks, the last case of infectious disease being a scarlet fever patient, early in August. Infectious Diseases.

For the week ended yesterday, 15 cases of infectious disease and five deaths, from pulmonary tuberculosis, were reported to the Wellington office of the Health Department from the central Wellington area.' The cases were as follows: Pulmonary tuberculosis 8, diphtheria 4, scarlet fever 1, paratyphoid fever 1, and erysipelas 1. Exhibition Opening.

“My attention has been called to certain rumours put round by people with no information and no responsibility, that it is proposed to postpone the opening of the exhibition.” said the chairman of directors, Mr T. C. A. Hislop, Mayor of Wellington, yesterday. “This suggestion is completely untrue, with no foundation in fact whatever. Everything is now practically . ready for the opening, and all the overseas exhibits that are expect-, ed are, with very few exceptions, here, or are available.” Grown in Water. Hydroponics, or the science of growing flowers, fruit, and vegetables in water instead of in earth, will be introduced to New Zealand at the Centennial Exhibition. By adding certain vital salts to the water, a skilful hydroponist can grow in his bedroom ewer as fine a crop of tomatoes or chrysanthemums as ever flourished in a nurseryman’s garden. Practically anything that will grow in soil will flourish in water, and will in most cases do better than in solid ground. Scout Jamboree Abandoned. Because of the war V the New Zealand Centennial Boy Scout Jamboree will not now take place, announced Commissioner J. E. F. Vogel at the Jamboree Headquarters, Wellington, yesterday. It was to have been the biggest international youth gathering ever held in this country. He recalled that shortly before the outbreak of hostilities Jamboree Headquarters announced that in the event of war it would be necessary to consider cancelling the jamboree. Now the organisers had decided not to carry on with arrangements. The Forty Hour Week. The Ashburton Hospital Board has decided to request the Government that, in view of the war, legislation in regard to the 40-hour week be relaxed in keeping with the Government's request that production should be increased. The chairman, Mr W. G. Gallagher, moving the resolution, said he could net see how the Government s call for more production could be met if it continued to ask one section of the community to work 40 hours and other sections to work 60 to 70. In building operations the Government was giving the men large periods of overtime. The country was paying out enormous sums in overtime money. Students and Military Service. "The position of students of the University of New Zealand, who may be called on for service within or beyond New Zealand has already been given serious consideration,” said the registrar, Mr I. F. McKenzie, m a statement last night. “As the statutes of the university require the approval of the Governor-General in Council no relaxation of the rules governing courses and examinations can be granted without proper authority, he added. “Students are assured, however, that representations were made early last week in order that the necessary legislation on the lines of that introduced in the Great War might be approved at an early date. As soon as (he position is clearly defined, the university will issue a full statement to the colleges and students.”

Attention is drawn to an advertisement in this issue inviting applications from those desiring to serve in the Royal Air Force and the Royal N.Z. Air Force as pilots, air gunners and observers.