General News

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23716, 14 August 1942, Page 4

General News

Sale of Bicycle Tyres “Because no specific prohibition was placed on the sale of tyres and tubes when a new cycle was purchased,” said the Minister of Supply (the Hon. D. G. Sullivan), “persons have used this omission as a means of procuring tyres and tubes. Cases have been instanced where a tyre and tube have been attached to a bicycle and sold as a fixture. This may have been within the provisions of the regulations, but it is certainly not in accord with the spirit of them. To close this gap, an amendment to the regulations has been framed prohibiting the fitting of new or retreaded tyres or any tubes to a cycle for sale, unless all the provisions of the Bicycle Tyre and Tube Control Notice have been complied, with. In other words, a cycle may be sold, but a permit is necessary for the sale of tyres and tubes.”—(P.A.) Vegetable Prices Fixed The Price Tribunal has fixed "celling” wholesale and retail prioes for certain lines of vegetables, During the period of operation of ceiling prices—a period to be determined by circumstances—the prescribed prices must not be exceeded. The maximum retail prices a pound for the North Island are: Carrots 3sd, parsnips 3Jd, pumpkins 4d, kumeras SJd, turnips 2d, swedes 2d. For elsewhere than the North Island they are: Carrots 3d. parsnips 3d. pumpkins 4d. kumeras aid, turnips lid, swedes IJd. —(P.A.) Rail-car Delayed The rail-car from Christchurch, which was due to arrive in Greymouth at 6.40 a.m., did not arrive until 7.6 a.m. yesterday, the delay being caused by traffic congestion on the Canterbury side. Patriotic Funds Appeal A Dominion-wide combined radio and telephone appeal has been arranged for Saturday night as part of the campaign to raise the balance of patriotic funds required in the current vear. A competitive spirit will be introduced by the pitting of zone against zone and province against province. Arrangements have been made with the Post and Telegraph Department for donations to be telephoned without fee to the nearest telephone exchange where no patriotic committee exists, and in other cases for subscribers to ring the local patriotic committees from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in country districts, and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the larger centres—(P.A.) Certificates of Registration Certificates are to be issued to all volunteers and men drawn in ballots, irrespective of their medical grading, who are not engaged in full-time service with the Army. The certificate is printed on linen-backed paper. Many changes of addresses have been made, and as the Army is anxious that certificates will reach their destinations promptly a request has been made that all men should notify the Area Records Office of their changes of residence. An Army officer said yesterday that under the National Service Emergency Regulations an obligation was placed on all men given leave without pay to notify the area officer of any change of address within seven days. The penalty on conviction for failure to give that notification was a fine of £SO, or three months’ imprisonment. Zoning of Deliveries Authority for the extension of zoning to wholesale as well as retail deliveries is provided in an amendment gazetted last night to the Delivery Emergency Regulations. 1942. —(P.A.) Gold Dredges in Australia A perplexing question came before the Arbitration Court at Greymouth, “Is gold mining or dredging being carried out in Australia?” Mr J. E. Laing, workers’ representative, in a claim for a new dredge workers’ award, said he had read in a paper that dredging hud been suspended altogether in Australia for the duration of the war, Mr H. F. Butlartd. employers’ representative, replied that a visitor from Australia. who had just arrived in the district,' had informed him that the dredges were working seven days a week. The matter was further involved when Mr A. L. Monteith (workers’ representative) advised that another visitor from Australia had recently informed him that no -dredges were in operation in that country. Subsequently, Mr Rutland received further information about six dredges which had been operating in the Commonwealth a week ago. Control Order Issued

The Gazette announces that the use of hair bristle or any substitute in the manufacture of brushware, such as paint brushes, tooth brushes, shaving brushes, and brooms, is now subject to the consent of the Factory Controller. It was stated last night by the Minister of Supply (the Hon. D. G. Sullivan) that because of difficulties in procuring supplies of bristles for the manufacture of brushware —supplies which in normal times are largely drawn from China and Russia —the Dominion's stocks were low. — (P.A.) Coal Supply Restrictions So far no indication has been received when the restrictions will be lifted on the supply to dealers of screened and unscreened coal from the Strongman and Liverpool mines. Originally, the restriction, when it came into force a little more than three weeks ago, was expected to last six weeks. It was stated yesterday that dealers are receiving only James mine coal, and that the Railway Department, essential industries, and medical institutions are being supplied with Strongman and Liverpool coals. Magazines Required for Overseas A further appeal for books and magazines for men of the armed forces serving overseas is made by the New Zealand Red Cross Commissioner in the Middle East, Major W. G. Tweedy, in a report received • recently by the War Purposes Commission. An appeal was made some time ago, but Major Tweedy states that the response so far has been negligible. “It is hoped that all those interested in the welfare of the sick and wounded will do their utmost to support this appeal,’’ Major Tweedy adds. Parcels for Prisoners in Italy

"My advice to relatives and of prisoners of war is that the best means of sending food is by the standard parcel from the Red Cross,” said Lieutenant-Colonel A. A. Tennent, who is visiting Invercargill, after being repatriated from Italy. He said that the food included in these parcels formed a very welcome addition to the camp diet. They included such things as dried milk, bully beef, salmon, herrings, packets of raisins, and cakes of chocolate. Soap was another useful article to include in a parcel, because soap was difficult to get in Italy at present. Warm clothing would be welcomed for though the summer was hot in Italy, the winter was very cold. He went on to say that there was small chance of parcels from the Red Cross to prisoners being rifled, but the fate of parcels addressed individually was uncertain. Juvenile Delinquency

The view that lack of parental control was the chief contributary factor to the juvenile delinquency being complained of throughout the Dominion was expressed to the Canterbury School Committees’ Association by the senior inspector of the Canterbury Education Board (Mr S. Irwin). Motion pictures were in themselves not harmful, but the effect of children being allowed to> attend too frequently had serious consequences. Answering a question, Mr Irwin said he noticed no particular benefit where Bible training was given, but he considered that this training would not show visible results until later years. The main difficulty was that many young parents were both working, and the children had no home life.

Devonport Precautions The construction of air raid trenches at Devonport at the homes of old-age pensioners, servicemen’s wives _ and widows in poor circumstances is to begin shortly, according to a statement made by the Mayor, Mr R. G. May, at a meeting of the Devonport Borough Council. The council had received verbal authority from the city enginer’s office to go ahead with the work, and was now only waiting for the written approval of the Public Works Department.