LIGHT GLOBES

DOMINION SHORTAGE UTILISING BRASS BASEB RETURN TO FIRMS ESSENTIAL Before long there will be no such thing as walking into a hardware shop, asking for an electric-light globe and getting one—unless the customer brings the brass base of a worn-out globe to trade in. Notwithstanding the aid of lighting restrictions in reducing the use of globes, New Zealand has been short of them for a long time. Large manufacturing countries have no lamps to spare for the Dominion, whose recently-estab-lished and small manufacturing industry can carry on only so long as it has reclaimed parte of old lamps to use. The New Zealand industry is dependent 011 the reutilisation of brass bases from globes imported in past years. The owners of all brands of lamps formerly imported in any quantity, representing seven internationally-known makes, have pooled their interests in a combination factory in Wellington. They have served notice on retailers concerning the return of old bases, and the retailers will be required to pass the instruction on to the public. To give the public time to get used to the idea, the scheme is being started on a 50 per cent basis and will be gradually stepped up. Retailers ordering lamps in June will be required to produce bases for half their orders, and the requirement will increase 10 per cent monthly until in November and after it will be a case of "no bases, no lamps."

ARMY VEHICLES SPEED

COMPLAINTS IN THE CITY INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS Complaints of excessive speeding by Army motor vehicles were mentioned at a meeting of the Automobile Association (Auckland) last night when it was decided to make personal representations to the district military headquarters. After hearing a report from a patrol officer in the South Auckland district, the chairman, Mr. F. G. Farrell, said it was a question whether representations should be made in the interests of the drivers themselves. Other members quoted instances of speeding in Manukau Road in the city, one stating that 50 miles an hour was a common speed. The opinion was expressed that some of the drivers were inexperienced and were accordingly taking unnecessary risks. A deputation was appointed to wait on the military officer in charge of the transport.

DEATH OF A CHILD

FATHER FOR TRIAL EVIDENCE AS TO INJURIES (P.A.) NEW PLYMOUTH. Wednesday As a sequel to the death of a child aged nine months on December 3, its father, Colin Clifford Taylor, of Waitara, was charged in New Plymouth today with failing to provide adequate medical care. He was committed for trial. Evidence of the condition of the child when brought to her was given by the district nurse at Mokau, Sister I. M. Sinclair, who said that the father ascribed scalds on the child's body to bathing in water that was too hot and bruises to a fall from a table. Asked why he had not brought the child to her sooner, he said it was difficult to get out from his home up the Mokau River. Dr. H. C. Barrett, surgeon at the New Plymouth Hospital, said he thought the conditions disclosed that the child had been desperately ill for some days, although that might not be evident to a lay mind. The child would need to have fallen from a considerable height on to a projecting object to have received a stove-in injury of the chest wall. A launch owner, Mr. H. W. Sampson, gave evidence that his launch made daily trips up the Mokau River from October to January 17. FALL FROM GANGWAY MAN CRITICALLY INJURED When he fell - from the gangway of a ship on to the wharf yestercftiy afternoon, a radio operator, Mr. John D. Digweed, suffered severe concussion. He was admitted to the Auckland Hospital in a critical condition, and had shown no improvement last night. CAR SOMERSAULTS YOUNG MAN INJURED (0.C.) MOREINSVILLE, Wednesday A broken leg and other injuries were suffered by a young man, Mr. Douglas Brightwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Y. Brightwell, of Swamp Road, Tatihei, on Sunday night, when his car skidded and somersaulted on a bend on the Tahuna Road, about eight miles from Morrinsville. Mr. Brightwell was driving alone.

REFUSAL TO OBEY ORDER

PRISON FOR DEFAULTER (0.C.) ROTORTTA, Wednesday

Charged with refusing to obey a lawful order, John Burns Chrichton, from the Strathmore detention camp, wis sentenced to the maximum term of three months' imprisonment by Mr. W. H. Freeman, S.M*, in Rotorua. It was stated for the prosecution that some time ago Chrichton, who in civil life was a solicitor, had been sentenced in the Rotorua Court to two months' imprisonment on a similar charge. Upon returning to the camp this week upon release from the Auckland Gaol, he had intimated that he would not obey any orders and had accordingly refused to obey an order issued to him the next morning.

FAILED TO REPORT

AUCKLAND PROSECUTION A military defaulter, Edward William Keymer, aged 36, appeared before Mr. J Morling, S.M., yesterday, admitting a charge of failing to report for service. Sub-Inspector Macnamara said accused at first gave a false name. Sentence of one month's imprisonment was imposed. CHARGE DISMISSED (0.C.) PUKEKOHE, Wednesday A charge against Don Sears, fruiterer, of Pukekohe, of selling liquor without ft licence was dismissed by Mr. F. H. Levien, S.M., in Pukekohe. The case had been adjourned. Sergeant Kelly said nine bottles of whisky and 56 bottles of ale were found on the premises. The magistrate replied that some people laid in stocks of certain goods these days against price rises. There was no evidence that people had been loitering about the premises, or that there were other circumstances iadieftA- m 3*?u©r wiJe being soid.