LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 June 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grants to Home Guard and E.P.S. Provision for the expenditure of £lOO each by the Stratford Home Guard and Emergency Precautions Scheme authorities was made yesterday when the Stratford County Council approved of the estimates for 194142.

Major-General Holden’s Visit. Major-General W. C. Holden, War Office representative on the Eastern Group Supply Council, arrived in Wellington yesterday and subsequently attended a meeting of the War Cabinet. The Acting-Prime Minister, Mr Nash, said later that members of the War Cabinet had discussed with Ma-jor-General Holden the question of the work of the Eastern Group Supply Council and the provision of supplies for New Zealand.

Boxer’s Appeal Dismissed. Stated to have been a New Zealand amateur welterweight boxing champion and afterward a professional boxer, William George Parris, waterside worker, appealed on the ground of conscientious objection before the No. 4 Armed Forces Appeal Board in Wellington yesterday. He stated he was a Seventh Day Adventist. After evidence on appellant’s behalf had been heard the appeal was dismissed subject to the performance of noncombatant service.

Prisoners of War. It is of interest to know that not later than one week after his arrival in a prison camp, a prisoner of war can send a postcard to his family telling them of his capture and of the state of his health. British prisoners in Germany are allowed to send per month the following: Officers, 3 letters and 4 postcards; other ranks, 2 letters and 4 postcards; civilians, 3 letters and 4 postcards. All correspondence to and from prisoners of war goes post free. Photographs may not be included. Art Union Grant Refused. Among the grants to various philanthropic institutions from art union profits, announced yesterday by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr Parry, there was one of £2OO to the Wellington City Mission. The mission is not accepting this sum. "The board of trustees of the mission recently passed a resolution to the effect that it would not accept any grant from this source.” said the board’s honorary secretary, Mr D. S. Hancox, in a statement yesterday. Military Service Appeals.

A feature of the proceedings of the No. 4 Armed Forces Appeal Board in Wellington yesterday was the increase in the number of persons giving corroborative evidence in favour of appellants. This lengthened considerably the time required to deal with each case. Of 11 cases of conscientious objection, two were allowed, three were dismissed unconditionally and six were dismissed with a recommendation of non-combatant service. In one appeal on the grounds of public interest and hardship an adjournment sine die was granted. Court Martial Decisions.

The result of the proceedings of the court martial held in Wellington on Friday and Saturday last was announced yesterday. Major G. F. Vance, who was acquitted of the more serious charge brought against him, was found guilty of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline and sentenced to be severely reprimanded. In the cases against the non-commis-sioned officers, also charged with conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, Sergeant J. A. McK. Wallace was found not guilty, while | Sergeant R. A. Godtschalk was found guilty and sentenced to be reprimanded.

Charge of Drunkenness. A first offender for drunkenness, who appeared in the Masterton Magistrate’s Court this morning, was convicted and fined the amount of his bail, 10s. Paddy’s Market. i The Kuripuni Methodist Ladies’ Guild will hold a Paddy’s market in the Kuripuni Sunday School on Thursday. There will be several stalls at which a wide range of goods will be sold. Larrikinism in Blackout. An instance of larrikinism of a type encouraged by blackout conditions was seen in Napier late on Saturday evening, when an empty bottle was thrown from a motor car at the intersection of Hastings and Tennyson streets. The broken glass remained on the street, passing cars travelling over it and probably receiving serious damage to their tyres. Herd Testing Subsidy Renewed. An announcement that Cabinet had renewed the annual subsidy of Is a cow for herd.-testing under the control of herd-testing associations was made yesterday by the Minister of Agriculture. Mr Barclay. The total subsidy is limited to £15,000. Infectious Diseases. For the week ended yesterday, 20 cases of infectious disease and three deaths, from tuberculosis, were reported to the Wellington office of the Health Department from the central Wellington area. The cases were: Pulmonary tuberculosis (8), scarlet fever (5), diphtheria (4) and erysipelas (3). Blood Transfusion Service. An address of interest to the E.P.S., the Home Guard and the public generally is to be given in Masterton on Monday, June 30, by Mr C. Meachcn, secretary of the St. John Ambulance Association, Wellington. Mr Meachen is visiting Masterton at the invitation of the E.P.S. He will address a public meeting on the blood transfusion service and will solicit membership. He will also show films depicting the effects of incendiary bombs and measures to deal with them. Social Problems. Tomorrow there will be held at 8 p.m. at the Y.M.C.A. lounge a public meeting of women interested in seeking a solution for certain grave social and moral problems in New Zealand. A number of meetings, pioneered by the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union and attended by representatives of women's organisations, have already been held. At these a series of resolutions have been passed. Il is now proposed to submit these to a larger meeting for endorsement and suggestions as to a plan of campaign. Members of women's organisations and individual women interested in the public welfare are urged to attend. Spinal Meningitis.

The occurrence of sporadic cases of cercbro-spinal meningitis was referred to by the Minister of Health, Mr Nordmcycr. when his attention was drawn last, evening to the death in Wellington of a little girl from .the disease.

“The community is never entirely free from meningitis," said the Minister. “From time to time." said Mr Nordmeyer, "cases of cercbro-spinal meningitis are reported to the health authorities. but these occur in isolated cases and months may elapse before a further case is notified. It is only when the disease reaches epidemic proportions, as it threatened to do in the North Auckland district in recent months, that special steps have to be taken to guard against the spread of the disease. The discovery of sulphapyridine has revolutionised the treatment of this disease, mortality having been cut down dramatically."