NEWS IN BRIEF Rotary Conference

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 113, 6 February 1941, Page 9

NEWS IN BRIEF Rotary Conference

The annual conference of the Rotary movement in New Zealand will be held in Wellington on March 11 and 12 next. It will be purely a business conference. The name of the district gov-ernor-designate, in succession to Mr. D. A. Ewen, will be announced at the conference.

Incinerator Out of Commission. The new Wellington City Corporation incinerator at western Lyall Bay will be out of commission for a time, owing to damage done by a recent lire in the wooden portion of the superstructure over the main hopper.

Returned Soldiers. The financial membership of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association on December 31, 1940, was 34,272. an increase of 7822 on that for the corresponding date of the previous year. It is expected that membership will reach -10,000 by March 31.

Forest Fire Warning. Instead of the usual drab notice warning passers against starting fires, the State Forest Service is now posting a new ty-pe of warning. This takes the form of a metal sign, on which is shown a burned forest in black against a background of red. Below is a line of print in large letters warning against forest fires.

College Pupils in Ban-acks. Next Monday the pupils of King’s College, Auckland, will go into barracks till the end of the week, and in place of school work they will have military training and be under military discipline. Instead of going under canvas, the boys Will receive instruction at the School itself, with the school constituting a military barracks. Major A. H. Hunt will be officer commanding the unit.

Mast From Old Wreck. The discovery has been made on the coast near Karekare, of a mast believed to be from H.M.S. Orpheus, which was wrecked on the Manukam bar on February 7, 1563. A vessel of 21 guns, the warship carried a complement of 259 officers and men, 189 of whom lost their lives. A strong wind on the west coast last week moved a sand bank and bared a portion of the must. Subsequently several feet of it was revealed. The wood is partly rotted, but the copper fittings are in good condition. .

Shortage of Dog Collars. A report that it was Impossible to obtain supplies of dog collars for the current year because of the loss of a shipment of buckles, was made at a meeting of the Mount Albert Borough Council. The contractor to the council was 26,000 collars in arrears, and was unable to indicate when supplies would be forthcoming. Surplus collars from previous years totalled 231. but were not sufficient for the council's requirements. The town clerk was empowered to interview local bodies which were affected, and to make such representations as he considered necessary to the Internal Affairs Department. Artificial Respiration.

A treatise on artificial respiration, In the form of a six-page pamphlet, has been issued by the Department of Health in co-operation with the Department of Internal Affairs. Clearly written and illustrated, it is Intended to be a manual of essential instruction In the treatment of asphyxia caused by the blast of highexplosive shells, pressure on the chest among demolished buildings, the inhalation of sand or dust when injured, waves of intense smoke, broken gas pipes, and contact with broken electric wire. The pamphlet, which is number H—H.3., no doubt will be sought after particularly by Civil Guardsmen.