LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 May 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bus Leaves Road. A road service bus when nearing Waiho yesterday morning went over the side at Mclntosh’s Hill and rolled over twice. Of the seven passengers Mr Noel Gillespie, of Waiho, received serious head injuries, Mr James Novis, Halswell, Canterbury, had a cut wrist and injured ribs, Miss Florence S. Gilbert, Auckland, injuries to the head and body, and a man named Gilbert a head injury which was not serious. The others were not hurt. Theft From Hotel Safe. The sum of £lO7, mostly in notes, was stolen from a safe in the office of the Metropolitan Hotel, Wanganui, on Sunday. Entry was gained through an office window which was unlatched. Gelignite had been placed in the keyhole of the safe, but had not been exploded. Gelignite was also left in the office. The safe was opened with a key. The licensees of the hotel are Mr and Mrs M. M. O'Brien. Detective-Sergeant J. K. Robertson and Detective J. Murray arc making inquiries. Starting Work too Early. Five milk roundsmen who appeared in Auckland before the Industrial Magistrate, Mi- J. A. Gilmour, admitted breaches of their award by starting their rounds before 3 a.m. Mr C. P. Smith, of the Department of Labour, said that apart from the unfair advantage gained over other roundsmen, their action was calculated to cause dissatisfaction among roundsmen who observed the award. Remarking that these were the first cases of the kind to come before him, Mr Gilmour gave judgment for the department for a penalty of £1 in each case. Recruits for Navy. The favourable reports received on the first three batches of scheme B candidates (men between 20 and 30 years of age with prescribed educational qualifications) recruited in New Zealand for service in the Royal Navy were referred to by the Minister of Defence ,Mr Jones, in an interview in Wellington last evening. These men. he said, were entered in the first instance as ordinary seamen with a view to their subsequent selection, if found suitable, as sub-lieutenants in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Airmail Service. The Postmaster-General. Mr Webb, announced yesterday that, advice has been received that owing lo the situation in Iraq, the Empire airmail service between India and Egypt was temporarily suspended. In the meantime. the public was recommended not to route airmail correspondence for the United Kingdom via Cairo and Cape Town. So far as airmail correspondence for the Middle East and Africa was concerned some delay in reaching destination must, occur owing to the necessity of the final stages of the journey being completed. by ;ea.

Meningitis Outbreak. A territorial who was demobilised at Kensington Camp on Wednesday after completing three months’ training at Waiourti, died of spinal meningitis in the Kawakawa Hospital on Saturday night. As a consequence all the territorials now in camp at Kensington are being confined to barracks, □nd the schools north of To Hana have been closed. So far four deaths from meningitis have occurred in Northland, all in the Kaikohe and Kawakawa districts. There are now nine definite cases in the Kawakawa Hospital, as well as two suspects, and one suspect in the Rawene Hospital. General de Gaulle's Thanks. The following telegram has been received by the Prime Minister. Mr Fraser, from the Leader of the Free French movement. General de Gaulle. Fort Lamy: "From the territory of Chad, I have learnt of the warm welcome which you so kindly gave to Governor-General Brunot. I wish to express to you my sincere thanks and to take this opportunity of telling you of my groat admiration for the bearing of your troops in the Middle East in those splendid battles in which we have had proof of the true feeling of comradeship which lhe Free French forces have for their New Zealand allies." Notifications from Airmen. The difficulty being experienced in ensuring prompt delivery to next-of-kin of notifications from or on behalf of airmen serving overseas was mentioned by the Minister of Defence, Mr Jones, in an interview in Wellington last evening. He said that, next-of-kin in the event of a change of address, should immediately notify this fact to the Post and Telegraph authorities and the Air Secretary, Air Department. Wellington. Next-of-kin could also help by asking airmen overseas to notify their commanding officers of such changes of address so that. the records at the Air Ministry could be amended. Glow From Hawke's Bay Towns. Observations made from (he sea indicate that restrictions made on the lighting in Napier and Hastings are not sufficient to eliminate sky-glow, and the district controller of lighting. Mr H. H. Wylie, says that further restrictions will be necessary in both towns. A party which cruised about Hawke's Bay for three and a half hours up to eight, miles out. clearly saw the glow over both towns, particularly over Hastings, and they observed the effects of the lighting, which was varied according to a pre-arranged timetable. The lights of cars travelling between Napier and Hastings were par- ; ticularly discernable, as well as those| on the Napier hills.