NEWS OF THE DAY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 200, 25 August 1942, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Patriotic Race Mating

A profit of £85 was shown as a' result of the non-totalisator race meeting held at Te Awamutu on August 1 by the Te Awamutu Light Horse Association Racing Club, and $5 Proceeds will be divided between ?«*• *J olin Ambulance and the Patrotic Committee's funds. At the last meeting of the executive appreciation was expressed of the action of trotting owners at Hamilton in sending horses to compete in two spectacular trotting events. Mi»nnitrstooi Many instances of linguistic misunderstandings have arisen in Great Britain of late, principally on account °* the great number of refugees and soldiers at present concentrated there. One story is told of a FrenchCanadian soldier standing in the corridor of a train, leaning out of the window. A young woman, familiar with the route, warned him to "look out, as there was a tunnel not far away. When the train came out of the tunnel, the soldier approached the woman, and demanded angrily why she tried to kill him. "You English are mad/' he concluded. "You say 'look out,' when you mean look in'/' Fishermen*s Patriotic Elf art

A fine effort to raise funds for patriotic purposes had recently been made by the fishermen of the borough, said the Mayor of Port Chalmers (Mr. H. S. Watson) at the monthly meeting of the council last week. At the annual meeting of their society, the Mayor continued, the fishermen had decided to devote the proceeds of their next day's catch to the All Purposes' Appeal. The National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., which had sold the fish at auction, had not only waived its right to a commission of 71 per cent, out had granted a subsidy of 10/ in the £1, while the necessary transport had been provided free by the Railways Department. The amount raised by the fishermen was £205 16/11.

Macaroni and Biscuit Wheats The production of special maroroni and biscuit wheats was referred to in the report of the Director of the Wheat Research Institute (Dr. T. W. Hllgendorf) at a meeting of the committee. He said that the mararonl wheats produced last harvest were supplied to the milling company concerned, and when used in blends for making macaroni in preliminary trials, were reported as having a good effect on the quality of the macaroni. The mill had secured the sowing of all the seed supplied, so that there would be enough durum wheat for some commercial use next year. Dr. Hilgendorf added that some special biscuit vheats grown by the plant breeding lection at Lincoln had been milled and sent for biscuit-making trials. It Worked Once

™ cent from a Training College youth ballotted for military crvlce proves that it will take more than a war to prevent him keeping in touch with the activities of his fellow students. Informed by a friend that a college concert was to be broadcast from Auckland, he r 5? i" r* 11 ? onl ? r on ® wireless Eh J? d ~ y for , the whole battalion, the monopoly of an entire evening •entertainment would prove no easy task. His Ingenuity, however, proved equal to the problem, and in return for an hours guard - *y* n jPathetla wireless harre the set m™i« temporarily unfit for service. As a result the young «£&!!' Wa JL a ? le tune in undisturned OA the long-awaited night.

Storage of Food

a householder may .legally, store a month's supply of / f s od and as much rationed food as can legally be obtained, according to an announcement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Food (Major Lloyd He added that any food, wnicn a consumer made or produced himself could be held, provided it had been legally acquired. Officials of the Ministry of Food were empowered to examine any larder suspected of being overstocked. Lorry Driver's Mishap When traffic in Customs Street was at its busiest this morning, three sacks of wheat, upset from the rear of a loaded lorry as it swung into Gore Street, effectively blocked a part of the thoroughfare. The driver of the lorry, apparently hot realising the insecure position of the Backs, had turned into the side street as a continuous line of traffic approached in front, and it was not until after the vigorous sounding of horns by other drivers had attracted his attention that he was made aware of the mishap. One of the sacks split partly open with the fall, but the others were intact as willing hands helped to lift them aboard again. Lectures in Italy

Lectures on many subjects are delivered in the Italian camp in which Corporal D. J. Winter, Inglewood, is a prisoner of war, according to letters to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Winter. Writing on March 16, Corporal Winter said: "The week has passed much as (usual. I have listened to lectures on all sorts of subjects, including farming in Norway, whaling, biscuit making, banana growing in Queensland, submarines, the progress of the war, mining, Royal Air Force and pig farming. There is also a series of regular lectures on philosophy, economic history, farming, shorthand and so on. In one hut next door there is a clever Aussie, who tells stories from books as serials, almost word for word—he has just finished Dracula.'" The prisoners had been to many good concerts, said the writer, and they played a lot of bridge, five hundred and cribbage." 'I have found another chess player," he added, "and have made a set of cardboard men and a board. I have spent the last 24 hours in my bunk varying 3 little tiki out of a bone we had dn our meal the day before yesterday." Wellington Skyline Changes This week has seen the disappear- ? n ce of several familiar landmarks in Wellington city. The first to go was the solid squat square tower of the Hotel Windsor, a mass of masonry perched high up above the corner of Chew's Lane and Willis Street. With its departure Chew's Lane has been thrown open once more to through traffic. Another architectural feature whose crown and symmetry have been reduced is the brick-faced concrete tower on Nlmmo's premises, on the corner of Bond Street and Willis Street. Further down in the perspective the dome and clock face chamber of the *?. c, L_al. Post Office have been demolished by men in khaki. In view of the damage done to various towers of masonry, some surprise expressed at the immunity da ™a« e the lofty church ! Pet er's and St. John's. mn &?l. tow t r » of the Basilica, in Street, which were badly shat,well on the way to tAw?r^ o, ?oii i eltl L er of these { ?l? 'nward the consehrTC^„ t Vr K |ou C ,!' UrCh ItSC " m * ht