LOCAL AND GENERAL
War Expenses Account. The sum of £2.585,246 in interestfree loans and donations to the War Expenses Account has been received by the Minister of Finance, Mr Nash. Bookmaker Fined. In the Dunedin Magistrate's Court on Saturday, Isaac Henry Curtis, described as a bookmaker in a comparatively small way of business, was fined £5O on a charge of having used his shop as a common gaming-house. He had two previous convictions. Petition Presented. As a result of the meeting held in Masterton recently, a petition from petrol sellers and employees affected by the petrol restrictions, was handed to the Prime Minister by Mr J. Robertson, M.P., who was accompanied by Mr R. Jordan, representing the signatories' to the petition. Trade Treaty With Canada. The trade agreement between New Zealand and Canada, which is due to expire at the end of tfiis month, has been extended for a further year till September 30, 1941. An announcement to this effect was made last night by the Minister of Customs, Mr Nash.
Appeals for Patriotic Funds. The first year of war has seen a remarkable voluntary response by the public of New Zealand to appeals for patriotic funds. When interest-free loans and donations to the Government’s War Expenses Account are taken into consideration also, it is evident that more than £3,500,000 has been subscribed for various aspects of the war effort.
Motor Car Hits Bridge. An accident occurred in Masterton on Saturday night when a car travelling north and driven by Mr D. S. Marsden, of Oriental Terrace, Wellington, collided with the left hand wing of the first Waipoua River Bridge. The car was badly damaged, and the five occupants had a. lucky escape from injury, as the timber of the bridge wing pierced the car. Red Star Football Club Social.
The president (Mr A. Corskie) presided over a fail- attendance of members and supporters of the Red Star Football Club at a wind-up social held in the Orange Hall on Saturday night. Opportunity was taken to make a presentation to Mr Neil Harding on the occasion of his recent marriage and to farewell club members who are to leave on active service.
Death From Bullet Wound. Mr John Couchman, aged 33, proprietor of the Vacuum Cleaning Company, Wanganui, who was found in a chair in the manager’s office of the Commercial Bank of Australia. Ltd., on Friday with a bullet wound in his head, died in Wanganui Public Hospital that night. The coroner, Mr S. M. Rixon, opened an inquest, at which evidence of identification was called. The inquiry was then adjourned sine die. School Dental Service.
“The school dental service,” writes Mr Austin Furniss in the “Dental Magazine,” is not designed to provide extractions for a very large number of •casuals,’ so large that the dental officers would be employed whole-time alleviating the sufferings of youth and profiting them nothing in the greater and more far-reaching problem of good health resulting from a sound dentition. It is an educational scheme of conservative dentistry and that alone is its justification." Boy Loses Foot.
Through a mishap with gelignite on a Rua Roa (Hawke’s Bay) farm on Friday Neville Cowley, aged 14, received injuries which resulted in the loss of his right foot. A bag of gelignite was hanging in the cowshed, and it is understood that the boy removed a stick and lit it with a match. Taking fright, he dropped the stick on the floor and trod on it to extinguish the flame. The resulting explosion shattered his foot, which was later amputated in Dannevirke Hospital. Students’ Dance.
A dance organised by the night students of Wairarapa College and held in the College Assembly Hall on Saturday night, proved an outstanding success. The floor, which had received attention at the hands of many youthful assistants, was in splendid order. Music was supplied by Mr Arnold Barnes and extras were played by Mr T. Hicks. Mr W. Jaspers carried out the duties of M.C. Supper was served by a students’ committee. A Monte Carlo waltz competition was won bj’ Miss D. Lyttle and Mr A. Campbell. A special prize was won by Mr H. Butler and Miss T. Davis. Dance at Te Whiti.
A dance arranged by the Te Whiti Junior Red Cross Society was a splendid success, the sum of £3 being added to the funds. A competition for a dressing table set donated by Mrs Gunderson and a pair of fancy coat hangers donated by Miss Joan O’Hara resulted in Mrs F. Rogers being first and Mrs W. Bradley second. Several Monte Carlo dances provided much amusement. Excellent music was supplied by Mr Len Daysh who came from Martinborough for the occasion, giving his services free. Extras, which were very much appreciated, were played by Mr W. Woods. The prizes for the Monte Carlo dances were donated by Mrs Gunderson. Broadcast Announcements.
Disapproval at the payment of money for publicity through the commercial broadcasting stations was expressed by the Mayor of Woodville, Mr R. R. Johnston, at a meeting of the Hawke's Bay Provincial Patriotic Council. Mr Johnston said he noted that some £5OO had been allocated for broadcast announcements in the campaign for provincial funds. opening next month. It was an amazing thing if the Government could not extend its services free of charge for patriotic work, specially as the publicity would actually not cost it anything. The secretary, Mr F. R. Watters, said the charge was described as ' “nominal." “Why shouldn’t we go the whole hog.” put in another member, "and ask for free postage and free travel on the railways to and from meetings?" The meeting decided to enter a protest against the Government's action in making a charge for the broadcast announcements.
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