LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 August 1942, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

T.ieft From Shop.

An entry was gained during the weekend into the shop in Queen Street occupied by Mr F. L. Turner. Several shillings in money were taken from the till. The intruders gained access to the shop by opening a window. Next Batch for Camp.

Available men from the last ballot and others now available from previous ballots will be dispatched, to training depot camps in the Central Military District on August 20. Those not yet available are largely men who have had postponements of service granted, and those in respect of whom appeals have still to be heard.

Saving in Electric Power. Investigations by the hydro-elec-tricity branch of the Public Works Department show that the restriction placed, on the use of radiators between 4.30 and 6 p.m. to conserve electricity during the difficult winter period effected a reduction of 12,000 k.w. on a peak of 250,000 k.w. recorded just before action was taken to minimise the use of radiators.

Repairs to Post Offices. . Temporary repairs to post office buildings in the Wellington province in consequence of the two recent earthquakes will, it is stated, cost about £20,000. No decision has been made in the meantime concerning the rebuilding of the. abandoned Eketahuna post office. The staff are carrying on satisfactorily in temporary premises.

Indoor Basketball. After an excellent game, the Wairarapa Interhouse representative indoor basketball team which played Palmerston North at Palmerston North on Saturday won by 13 goals to 12. Four five minute spells were played. The combination of the Wairarapa girls was particularly good. The members of the team were: Misses M. Gadsby (captain), J. Gemmell, C. Moylan, J. Palmer, I. Palmer and C. Wright. Mr L. Askew was manager.

Potato Shortage. Marketing problems were discussed in Australia by the. Minister of Marketing, Mr Barclay, who has returned from the Commonwealth. One outcome of his visit will be the importa- ( tion of an additional 100,000 sacks of barcley from South Australia for fowl and pig food. New Zealand imported 41,000 cases of navel oranges this year compared with 35,000 cases last year, said Mr Barclay, but the greatly increased local demand would make further shipments difficult to arrange. There was not the remotest chance of the Dominion being able to import potatoes from Australia, where the position concerning this commodity was more acute than here. Sure relief for Coughs, Colds Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 24