NEWS OF THE DAY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 197, 21 August 1942, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Poorer Cream Quality

Reference to the noticeable decline In cream quality during the past three years was made at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Dairy Company in Hamilton yesterday. ?u r ' ' £ etc h, officer in charge of the Dairy Division in Hamilton, said a ♦ C^ ,d "R 4 explain the cause. gradlng of , cream an «l butter n ° " c ' d , ed ( very closely. He was '"fhnedto agree with the suggesa prime cause! Üb ° Ur * hortage was School Howlera Schoolboy howlers are often quoted ?vL» eX i? mp of mentality, and two that have come under notice lately g,rls ln a . secondary school. was asked to give deflnitions of honorary titles of public J7» e 2'" ? ,Q concerning B °, ne g'rl gave the answer: A J .P. te a man Tn a Judicious preGlcament. Another member of the same class said the late Rt. Hon. Richard John Seddon was "the longest premier in New Zealand." OU Parnell School Site No action is to be taken for the present by the City Council in the on-2i.f xe, J? pt n «, ,rom rates the old Parnell school site while under lease to the Disabled Servicemen's f.!^ 8 i ta ? 1,8 , h 7 lent League as a vocational training centre for disabled It was found that a ?JKS la . 1 b i U y afl needed to enable the land to be leased for 50 years at a peppercorn rental, and that if a clause as to the rating were included tnere might be complications. The council thought it better to have the rating position reviewed from time to time. Future E.P.S. Handbook* The National Service Department will have further Issues of handt£«A25 c ?u Mry ' or E.P.S. organisations and the general public. In certain cases the Department's enterprise will obviate the need of local publications for which supplies of paper may not be available. No. 3 handbook will be concerned with i wardens. The principal districts will be requested to supply local Informat lon which will be Incorporated > in the booklets as a special section J for each area in which the copies 1 will be distributed.. i Scramble for Tick ft $ I A wild scramble for discarded totalisator tickets ensued at Riccar- ( ton when Heidelberg was disquali- ' fled in the Spreydon Hurdle race. 1 Holders of winning tickets on Native < Song, which was placed first, and < place tickets on Donadea, which fln- s Ished fourth but was placed third, t became excited when they learned i of the revised placlngs. From the ( scratching for tickets and bits of a tickets ln the straw that covered the n lt as obvious that many t valuable tickets had been thrown f away. The search for dividend-win- \ P..* 8 -i lcketa^)Y ent on till after the t K V . hlle nex ,t day the hunt c was still being continued. f Youth am 4 Ditdplme i ssjfa * fo r °OTmmont r ti!Fr l "{ F ""' ' to comment that when young men n In circumstances where there was a no urge of need to steal committer! s offences of the kind they had to be t taught that the community was ore- c pared to protect Itself from their t Irresponsible raids. Speaking tor * one of the offenders, Mr. Allan J. r Moody suggested that the root of c the trouble lay ln an economic con- a dition that gave young men too much \ money and released them from the s disciplinary Influence of home and f straitened circumstances before they a had, realised the relative value of f discipline and money. He agreed t theonW cure in such cases was c ££? "lenders realise that the i law was paramount. he

That Russian Film This matter has been dealt with ?? me manner as other similar applications, stated the Mayor Mr i J. A. C. Allum, when a letter came : ™£? re »i e Cl - y Coui *'l last night Pw « S i a *? a , ins t action preventing the filming of a Russian historical nl" 1 on a recent Sunday. His Worship said an explanation had been given to and accepted by, the New s ? Clet y for Closer Relations with Russia. Birds in Gardens N^ lve birds were absolutely protected and It was not permissible to take them for introduction into gardens, stated a letter received from the Department of Internal Affairs by the Christchurch Domains Board rhe board proposed to keep the birds in captivity until they became acclimatised and would remain in the 7i!^ s . was st ated that apparently the only course open was to plant trees which would attract the native birds. The parks and gardens committee will investigate the position further. A Library Tourist "Most people think that Hervey Allen, author of the best-seller Anthony Adverse,' was a muchtravelled man when he wrote that book," said Mr. E. J. Bell, librarian oi the Christchurch Public Library, in an address to members of the Christchurch Business" Men's Club. "But in 1933, when I was in Chicago, Mr. Allen gave an address to a librarians' congress and he told us that he had written most of that book in a New York public librarv. All the descriptions of the countries came from Mr. Allen's reading of books, and not from his first-hand experience." Dance Bands Carry On An article In a British newspaper pays a great tribute to the way American and British dance bands have maintained such a high standard when so many of their men have been taken for service in the forces. Many of the bands affected are familiar to New Zealand radio listeners. The orchestra of Ambrose, for Instance, lost seven men to the air force at one swoop, and many of the leaders themselves, including Eddie Carroll and Sydney Lipton, are also serving. Many radio singing personalities, including the wellknown Denny Dennis, are also doing their bit.

Escaped in a Barrel To spend four days Jn a tar barrel on a snip was the ordeal undergone by a 17-year-old Czech youth while making his escape from the clutches of the Nazis. His cramped quarters did not permit him to lie down or sit down—he could only crouch. At the end of the third day he became violently 111, and thought he was going to die. When he tried to stretch himself he found that the warmth of his body had melted the tar on the inside of the barrel, and he was stuck fast to the side. It was only with tremendous exertion that he was able to free himself and creep ashore when the ship reached friendly territory. Longer Working Week In an appeal before the Armed Services Appeal Board at Christchurch, an appellant said the reservist worked 40 hours a week and had not done any overtime. "Is that all?" asked Dr. A. L. Haslam, who represented the Crown, "and you ask for total exemption. Most men who come before this board are prepared to work more than 40 hours a week." Dr. Haslam asked if it would not be possible for other members or the firm to work longer hours and so release the reservist, for 40 hours was not good enough. The appellant said he was working on a hard and a?ranS raC . t PriCG ' 3nd th °Ugh the was not altogether satisfactory, it was not thought profitable Haslam sug2 ny an °malies that existed might be easily rectified. The ward reserved its decision.