NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 2, 28 September 1943, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion Day

Flags were flown from most ‘Wellington public buildings yesterday in observance of Dominion Day. which 'actually occurred on Sunday. The status of the country was changed from that, of a colony to a Dominion on September 26, 1907, so -that New Zealand hud ranked as an oversea Dominion of Great Britain for 36 years. “The Dominion” was first published on the first Dominion Day, and is therefore 36 years old.

Large Sunspot Reappears. A large sunspot which disappeared round the sun’s western limb about September 13. but was not reported, reappeared round the eastern limb yesterday morning. It will be favourably placed for observation 'luring tlie weekend, states Mr. G. V. Hudson, Karori.

Yacht Raised. . The Wairere II has been raised from the bottom of Evans Bay, where she had lain since she sank jn a big storm a ago. She now floats at hei 'moorings, dismasted, but not otherwise severely damaged. The raising operations were carried out with the assistance of Mr. Headland and the crew of the Wayfarer. «

Jail for Clean-Up. Arrested at an early hour on Monday morning, with no money and nowhere to sleep, George Henry Skeggs, seaman and labourer, aged 58, was sentenced.oy Mr. Stout, S.M.. to three months imprisonment on a charge of being idle anddisorderly in that he had insufficient lawful means of support. Senior-Sergeant G. J. Paine said accused’was in a filthy condition and required a good clean-up. Funds For War Amputees. , The New Zealand War Amputees' Association has received the following donations from members of the Commercial Travellers’ Club: Mr. S.L. Fleming (J. J. MeCaskey and Son), £o0; Mr. J. H. James (G. BramaH and Co.), £A>; Mr. G. H. Mooney (G. H. Mooney and Co.). £25; total, £lOO.

Ladder-proof Stockings. .... A representative of a hosiery firm stated during the hearing of an armed forces appeal case in Christchurch that it was possible to make women’s stockings that would not l ladder, -but that they would lie twice as coarse as those produced at present. Women, he said, demanded that their stockings should be as fine as possible.

Smoker Sets Bed Afire. Due to a smoker falling asleep and setting a bed ou fire, the central fare brigade was called to a private board-in--bouse at 245 Willis Street at 9.04 o'clock last night. The smoker was awakened and made his escape, out smoke was pouring from the room when the brigade arrived. It extinguished the outbreak with bucket pumps, lhe mattress, bed and lino were damaged.

Fire Destroys Washing. Smart work by the fire brigade saved for destruction a two-story inodern dwelling at 13 Marion Street, M ellington, when an outbreak of fire occurred at 11.4 a.m. yesterday through sparks from a copper fire igniting material in a washhouse attached to the rear of the house. Smoke was pouring from the top of the building when the brigade arrived. The wash-house and its contents were damaged by fire, the most serious loss being that of the almost irreplaceable washing. Preferred Tlie Wharves. “You have put yourself in a very serious position and I think the matter will have to go further,” said the manpower officer at Auckland when a man who had been directed to employment at the gasworks admitted to the manpower committee that he had worked at the gas works for two hours, after which he left and worked on the wharves. He had four children, and at the gas works he would have earned only £4 Ils a week. On the wharves lie averaged £lO a week.

Higher Output of Lime. During -the. last six months a steady increase has been recorded in the output of lime in Southland, the H inton figures showing that more than 60,000 tons were handled for the period. Tins is an increase of about 25 per cent, over the same period in 1942. The record was reached in the week ended May 1. when 4663 tons were dispatched. The recently established works at Fernhills are now turning out about 40 trucks a day, and the new works at Lady Barkly will be ready to begin, operations shortly. Purge of Rolls. .. . An electoral campaign director in Wellington said vesterday that the electoral rolls were badly in need of a thorough purge. In the widespread electorate with which he was concerned, he visited four streets in a particular district. Going from house to house, he found that there were 46 names on the roll whose addresses were, given as in those streets but who did not live there. Some bad died and others had moved away. In another case a woman who has lived for over ten years in'America hau been included.

Anzac Officers. , The following officers were elected for the ensuing year at the aimual meeting of the Anzac Mounted Division Association President, Brigadier K. L. Stewart, D. 5.0., 0.8. L.; vicepresidents, Major G. F.. Yerck, Lieut. J. Stellin, Lieut. AV. Smith; hon. secretary, Mr. R. B. Magee; hon. treasurer, Air. G. M. Abbot; lion, solicitor, Lieut.Colonel J. F. B. Stevenson; hon. auditor, Mr. R. E. Selby; committee, Messrs, r. deß. ’Brandon, E. F. Casey, O. Coombridge, F. Goldsmith. E. Graut-laylor, J. B. Grange, 11. M. Haycock. R. A. Kerr, L. Nairn. J. Thompson, IV. AVard. Sir George Grey Anniversary. Eighty-two j’ears ago lust Suuaay, on September 26, 1861, Sir George Grey arrived in Auckland to take up his second term of office as Governor of New Zealand. He had beeu summoned from a great work be was doing as Governor ot Cape Colony to grapple with the difficult situation that hud arisen in this country following the Taranaki AVar and just prior to the outbreak of the AAaikato War. Tie continued to show far-siglitea statesmanship in his control of affairs till in 1868 he was bluntly recalled and superseded by the Colonial Office.