NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 86, 8 October 1943, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

WEATHER FORECAST

Fresh to strong north-westerly winds. Weather mainly cloudy with some periods of drizzle, chiefly in the morning. Moderate temperatures. The further • outlook is for a continuance of westerly weather. ' The Moon. —Full moon, October 14. High Water.—Today, 11.40 a.m.; tomorrow, 12.9 a.m., 12.32 p.m. Big 1 Eels Caught. < An. eel weighing 30£rt> has been caught by Mr. J. Hahn, of Moana, and he also landed a seventeeri-poundei and two sixteen-pounders, states the Christchurch "Star-Sun." Mr. J. Klempel caught eels weighing- 201b, 191b, and 161b. Inside one'eel was a young one Win long. Two.other eels had young. trout inside them, 4m to " bin long.' : , Day of Atonement. : This evening the'Jewish communities begin the celebration of; the. Day oi Atonement, the most sacred day in.the Jewish year. In conformity with Biblical law it is obligatory to abstain from taking any food and drink from sunset today until sunset tomorrow. Today service will commence at the Synagogue at 6.30 p.m., and tomorrow at 7.30 a.m., and will be continued throughout the day. The ritual of the Day of Atonement is devoted.to petitions for the forgiveness of sms committed by the worshippers, and confessions of transgressions are,, made during the prayers. According to Jewish teaching a person will not be forgiven on the Day of Atonement ior any sin committed agamst a fellowbeing unless he has righte.d the. wrong and has made amends to the individual concerned. First Strawberries. Two chips of the first of the new sea son's strawberries were offered |1 Auckland yesterday, and realised b£ each. Supplies, will be spasmodic unti] the beginning of November. It is expected that the crop will not be heavy this year as a much smaller area was planted and the shortage of labour has also had an effect on their production states the "New Zealand Herald. AI though the plants were favoured with good weather in the beginning of the season rain throughout the winter and September has retarded their growth. When offered for the first time lasl year, strawberries were selling at 3s 2d a chip. Medal Not Received. The ceremonies at Ruatoria attending the presentation of the Victoria Cross to the parents of the late SecondLieutenant Ngarimu have prompted the mother of a soldier who won the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1941 and later died of wounds to inquire why the decoration appeared to have been overlooked, reports the "New Zealand Herald." A member of an Auckland infantry battalion, Private G. H. Gpad, second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C Goad, of Thames, won the medal during the Libya campaign in Novem-ber-December, 1941. His death from wounds was reported on July. 11, 1942. "We have applied to both the Government and military authorities, who, while admitting that my late son won the decoration, disclaim all knowledge of its whereabouts," writes Mrs. Goad. "In fact, the authorities appear to take no interest in the matter at all." Tyre Situation. "The rubber position, which was a very critical one at the time of Japan coming into the war, has graduallly improved, and from advices received from overseas it is evident that the programme of production of synthetic rubber in Canada and the United States has progressed to the point where we can look to the future with satisfaction," said the report of the New Zealand Motor Trade Federation, presented to the annual meeting last night. "It is very encouraging to note that the United States of America have removed all rationing restrictions on all retread and recap tyres. . . . The Tyre Advisory Committee has continued to operate satisfactorily, and the thanks of the industry are due to this committee for the very good work which it has accomplished. Mr. H. G. Miller returned to New Zealand during the year and has now gone overseas again, with the object of trying to secure supplies of passenger .car tyres. The position in regard to the supply of tyres- for , commercial vehicles in New Zealand is satisfactory, but this cannot be said of passenger car tyres." Soil Conservation. "In a letter just received from the Director of the Soil Conservation Service in New South Wales, we have an indication that the New Zealand Council is not fully apprised of what is going on even in Australia," said the chairman of the soil conservation committee (Mr. L. W. McCaskill), when reporting to the Canterbury Progress League on the proposal to set up a Christchurch Catchment Board immediately, reports the "Star-Sun." Mr. McCaskill said that in New South Wales the. service had been functioning for nearly three years and had useful advice to offer both on mistakes made and results achieved. The Director did not seem to have heard of the New Zealand Council and had written to him for a copy of the New Zealand Act. He also suggested that they ought to send over one of their most suitable officers as the guest of his service to see what they were doing. "I think such action is essential," said Mr. McCaskill. "The issues here are too large, the .possible expense too great, for the suggested precipitate action to be taken." It was decided to forward Mr. McCaskiU's report to the local bodies concerned. •■■■'.. .