Car Conversion Charge.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 March 1943, Page 2

Car Conversion Charge.

A Maori youth, aged 17| years, on a charge of unlawfully converting a car was remanded in custody for a week when he appeared before Mr L. J. Taylor, J.P., in the Masterton Magistrate’s Court this morning. Organ Damaged by Water. Damage which may run into hundreds of pounds was done to the organ in the Civic Theatre, Christchurch, when water broke through the roof during a storm on Wednesday night and flooded the pipes. The organ will be out of use for at least a month while slow heat is applied to the pipes in an endeavour to dry the skin reeds. Enjoyable Dance. An enjoyable dance was held in the St. Patrick's Hall, Masterton, last night. Bright music was supplied by Mr Jack Barnes’s Orchestra and John Garney, of the Marine Corps was an efficient M.C. A Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss Joyce Jones and Lance Corporal A. McGrath. There was a large attendance of servicemen. Supper was served by a committee of ladies. Help for Patriotic Campaign. At today’s meeting of the Masterton Patriotic Committee an offer was received from the Masterton Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Navy League to hold a shop day in help of the patriotic funds. A vote of thanks and appreciation was passed to the ladies for their spontaneous offer. It was also reported that Mr H. M. Morton had offered his window in Queen Street for the duration of the campaign. A motion was passed thanking the Wairarapa Hospital Board for releasing Mr Bennett (“John Bull”) for the duration of the campaign. Stabilisation Regulations. A suggestion that the Prime Minister should make a statement on the war in the Pacific and the situation generally before the House adjourned this week was made by Mr Schramm (Government, Auckland East), in the Address-in-Reply debate in the House last night. On three previous occasions, he continued, he had objected to secret sessions being held. “If we tell the people the truth they will get behind us and see the fight through to a finish,” he said.' While he admitted that the issue of regulations and ord-ers-in-council was unavoidable, he believed there were many on which the House should be consulted before being issued. The Stabilisation Regulations were a case in point. They were deficient in some respects and gave no protection to the tenant of business premises or offices. It was useless to stabilise rents if protection was not afforded the tenants. Mr Schramm asked the Prime Minister’ to have the position rectified by amending regulations, as the position in Auckland was getting serious.