NEWS OF THE DAY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 44, 21 February 1942, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Afore Bitcmti for N.Z.E.F. The projected Increase of produc tlon of biscuit eases to more thar three times the 1941 quantity was r„ 0 , fe £ red a letter from tht rimber Controller read during the hearing of an appeal for five employ ces of a boxmaklng company before the Chrifftchurch Manpower Com mittee. These cases were to be usee lor packing biscuits to be sent over seas to the military forces. Iron for the Home Guard Supplies of essential materials for Home Guardsmen now in camp in the Canterbury area have been provided freo of charge by the Canterbury Reclamation Board in the last few weeks, according to a report made by Mr. J. W. R. Byfield, a member of the board, and a member of .O uarte £master's department of r™ »u me £ uart, v "Had it not been r,„ h . 0 h Canterbury Reclamation Uoard the Home Guard would have been in very difficult circumsta ncrs over supplies of essential materials" he said. "Much of the material collected by the board is going directly nto the war effort and Is not returning any money to the hoard. And yet this board has collected £2880 in the current financial period, the highest amount for the four centres. We have supplied the Home Guard with pounds' worth of materials it urgently needed, such as iron bed steads for revetting trenches, stove pipes, iron bars and sandbags." Maori House to be Stored The Maori house from the Centennlnl Exhibition, which was accepted by the City Council soine time ago, will be stored in Chrlstchurch when suitable space for storage can be found. The Finance Committee reported to the council that the Minister of Native Affairs had asked when the council would be prepared to take delivery of the house. Officers of the council had been instructed to carry out necessary investigations as to suitable storage arrangements added the report. A portion of the report recommending that the house bo erected In the Rawhitl Domain when a suitable opportunity presented itself was referred back to the committee, after several councillors had expressed objections to that site. The Mayor (Mr. E. H. Andrews) wound up with the comment that If there was any honest way of getting out of acceptance of the house he would support It. However the committee had felt that it would not be right to reverse the decision to take the house. lie would niwhm Be L a b u eU P sltt ' than at North . 0 su Wst!on of oueatinn 8a Y .D rk l _ was out of the Stocd nntu .1 house would be the war he * be?Uir Biu! 1 ' Should be nWM

American Hospitality "Consider Oils your home, from tne attic to the basement." This was o^..- 0 . Was w flcomed by a business acquaintance in an American city recent y, Mr. D. C. Fairbrother told a meeting of the Christchurch Busied? m "p , C ,L ub v Tbe Americans, said Mr Fairbrother, are a colonial pe and do not stand on ceremony Everywhere they made him feel very welcome. "In fact," he said, "I can only sav they are 100 per cent New Zealanders in this respect." Orakei Golf Clubhouse Sold Constructed at a cost of £1000, the Orakei Golf Clubhouse was sold by 2o^ lon rT,^ esterday ' * or removal, for • irii £? was no reserve on the building The furnishings were also S .?« . T , he c , lub has in financial difficulties for some time owing to most of its younger members going on active service, and the company which leased and maintained the course and buildings decided to eo into voluntary liquidation. The land will revert to the Crown. Italian Style "I had my hair cut by an Italian prisoner of war," writes a Dunedin mcdical officer serving abroad to his mother. "I have never before had the Inside of my nose and ears tackled by a barber, and hope I don't rh-Tri 1 i afte l it- He was a nice rionty a ~w e harl a lon £ chat. I don t speak any Italian, but with a mixture of Latin and French we got along quite well. On the whole Latin words with an 'o' put on the end seemed the most effective." Survey of Schools Following a Gurvey of schools and other buildings in Auckland for most : suitable use for emergency hospital purposes in contingencies which might arise, the Minister of Education, Mr. Mason, and Minister of Health, Mr. Nordmeyer, who were accompanied by the Director of Education, Dr. C. E. Beeby and the Director-General of Health, Dr. M. Fr ;.u V Y c ? tt ' . conferred this mornine with Mr. j\ll an J. Moody, chairman, and Mr. C. J. Strange, secretary of the Auckland Hospital Board. The conference was a long one, and, seen later Mr. Mason said there was a full discussion of the needs of hospital and educational services in view of present circumstances, and of probable emergency conditions, particularly in respect of the problem of accommodation. The need of utilising other buildings was considered, he said, as well as the best allocation of existing buildings, and lu is believed that as a result of the discussion it will be found pos-1 sible to carry on all services with a degree of interference which must be considered slight in comparison with the difficulties th« war is inioosinu. '' J