Schoolboys’ Patriotic Effort.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 November 1940, Page 4

Schoolboys’ Patriotic Effort.

Without any prompting from their elders, a number of schoolboys in a seaside town not far from Dunedin have pooled their pocket money, and have sent a number of parcels of comforts to men from the district who have gone overseas with the forces, and have also sent letters to the men. The whole scheme was arranged among themselves, and it became known only when they had to ask for an amount of postage of which they were short.

No More Tough Steak? The toughest steak can quickly be' changed to the tenderest of beef by a new tenderising process recently discovered by scientists of Mellon Institute (U.S.A.). Instead of placing freshly slaughtered animals in coolers and keeping them near the freezing point for eight weeks, as packers do, the scientists warm the carcases up to 85 degrees F., and ripen the meat in a few hours. At these high temperatures enzymes rapidly dissolve the tough connective tissues, and so make the meat tender. Decay is prevented by the use of a newly-invented sterilising lamp which kills bacteria and moulds.

Sports Finance in War. The anxiety of at least, one sports organisation to help its parent body through the difficulties caused by the war was reflected in a resolution passed by the management committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association. The New Zealand Cricket Council depends for part of its revenue on a percentage of the gate takings at Plunket Shield matches, but no such fixtures are to be held this year. Mr W. L. King suggested, however, that the same percentage should be paid to the council from the friendly interprovincial fixtures which are being arranged. "I notice in the council's balance-sheet that the finances are falling behind. The council can do with all the help it can get," said Mr King. The committee agreed to this unanimously, and in a subsequent telephone conversation with Dunedin it was learned that the Otago Cricket Association also approved of the suggestion. ;