NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 118, 21 May 1941, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

No Rhodes Scholars, This Year. Official advice has now been received in the Dominion confirming earlier cabled advice that in view of the large number of Rhodes Scholarselect whose scholarships have been suspended for the duration of the war. the Rhodes Trustees have decided not to hold elections for 1942 scholarships. This means that no Rhodes Scholars will be selected in New Zealand during 1941. Lady Galway Guild. The question ot changing the name of the "New Zealand Lady Galway Guild" has been raised at Dunedin. At the fortnightly meeting of the Otago Provincial Patriotic Council Mr, Edgar hazlett said he thought that the guild should be distinctively associated with < New Zealand and that the present title should be-changed to the "New Zealand CacMeF' Guild." He expressed a hope that when ; the Mayor of Dunedin, Mr. A. H. Allen, and Mr. J, J. Marlow are in Wellington shortly in connection with patriotic work they will bring this matter up. The guild being connected solely with patriotic women workers of New Zealand, Mr h'azlet; considers it should have a title making this perfectly clear. l)ei<ta Students. The position of dental students in relation to military service has been ot t'.inec to the Otago University Council in a tetter from the Minister ot National Service (Mr, Semple). The Minister stated that the question had been fully discussed by the National Medical Committee and the War Cabinet and a recommendation had been made to the Armed Forces Appeal Boards to postpone service for dental students who had reached a stage of professional studies at which they would normally qualify within two years This decision did not limit the authority of appeal boards, however, and students could lodge appeals to bring personal circumstances before the boards. "Foi the Boys." The secretary of the National Patriotic Fund Board (Mr. G. A. Hayden) stated yesterday afternoon that, although he was unable to report that he had a piano for use at Waiouru Military Camp, he had received in response "to his appeal last Saturday a mandolin and case and a mandolinguitar with a book of simple instructions which enabled anyone to play tunes on the latter instrument These are the gift of Mr. and Mrs Charles Maxwell, of Wellington, and accompanying each instrument was a card bearing the following message:"With the best of luck to the boys Mr. Havden's appeal for a piano was made after his return from Waiouru Camp, where he was asked if he could possibly obtain one as a gift or on loan.