NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 83, 5 October 1944, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

WEATHER FORECAST

A depression is moving eastwards frrom North Auckland. An anticyclone is centred east of the South Island. Forecast until 5 p.m. Friday:— Fresh southerly winds. Weather cloudy to overcast and cold with some brief rain still likely.

Further outlook, fair. Temperature at 9 a.m., 46 degrees. New moon, October 17. High Water.—Today, 7.42 p.m.; tomorrow, 8.4 a.m., 8.40 p.m. Sun sets today 6.30 p.m.; rises tomorrow 5.47 a.m., sets 6.31 p.m.

Whitebait Scarce. Poor catches of whitebait have been recorded in Hawke's Bay this season, owing mainly to the frequent freshes which have ocurred in the Ngaruroro River, the most profitable source of supply, says the Gisborne "Herald." Damages for Eviction: Damages of £59 with costs were awarded to Thomas Phibbs in a civil action at Westport brought against Emily Ogden for alleged .wrongful eviction from a house damaged in a tornado. The • amount awarded, a _ Press Association message states, was half the total sought. The hearing i was before Mr. G. G. Chisholm, S.M. , Blood Transfusion Service. The work of the Wellington Blood II Transfusion Service shows further extension. Since April 1, 1944, 942 members have responded ;and donated blood at the Wellington Public Hospital and 60 at the new Hutt Hospital, as against 798 for the same period last year, m There was an increase of 204 calls on hi the service. Dogs Worry Sheep. st Sheep-worrying by dogs in the Awa- hi nui district was causing farmers con- ti cern, stated Mr. W. J. Steed at a meeting of the Mangonui County Council. S£ Over 100 sheep had been worried by tl dogs in the district, said Mr. Steed. a ] One evening a pack of 18 dogs had n < killed a number of sheep. The pack hwas rounded up, and only three of the dogs were wearing' registration i r collars. a] Salvation Army Project. "Will the Prime Minister advise A the House if he is in favour of the pi Salvation Army's project of bringing ai into the Dominion as migrants British h boys between the ages of 10 and 17?" ti asked Mr. W- J. Broadfoot (National, U Waitomo) in a notice of question in vv the House of Representatives yester- E day. Mr. Broadfoot also inquired M whether if the project was regarded p favourably the Prime Minister would n grant financial assistance to the Salva- si tion Army to assist in its efforts to ti foster 'immigration "on such souno! rt lines." c i It is Sabotage. £ "Perhaps you think that the pur- H chase of five gallons of gasoline with- si out coupons, the obvious overpayment s; for a radio tube or a piece of lug- s; gage, the 'chiselling' on some price regulation is merely a minor transaction, affecting no one but you," says ta paragraph in the "New York Times." ti "But you're wrong. Consciously or v otherwise, you are sabotaging the war j] effort, betraying the men overseas. It f takes two to make a black market, s Without the public's acquiescence, the n black market could not exist. Stamp r out the racketeers and the profiteers! fc Pay only ceiling prices, use ration r stamps where necessary, shun all un- t derhand deals." t N.Z. Club in Eome. I The reason men in the ranks were I not able to stay overnight in the New tZealand Forces Club in Rome was not 1 .due to any order by General Frey- £ berg, but to a strict and invariable 1 order by the Allied Commander-in- % Chief (General Sir Harold Alexander), said the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives yesterday when re- t plying to a question from Mr. J. Acland £ (National, Temuka). Mr, Fraser added £ that an endeavour had been made t to secure an exception from the order i for the New Zealand troops, but with- : out avail. Residential camps had been 1 set. up outside the city for'l\the men i in the ranks, and they were brought ] into Rome on organised sight-seeing < tours and visits to other places of in- '<■ terest. • 1 Fisherman's Luck. Monday, the day for which fisher- £ men have long waited, seemed suit- 1 able in every way for good catches of trout in all parts of Marlborough. : There were plenty of fish in all ! streams —they could actually be seen— ] but apparenty they had more whitebait than the average Blenheim resi- ! dent and just weren't hungry, says the Marlborough "Express." They : won't rise—except occasionally more lin sorrow than in hunger. The result ; was a one-fish catch all round with ■ one hat-trick reported, a three by a 1 well-known solicitor. Two fishermen 1 went to the Pelorus and opened the • attack as soon as midnight struck. ; They, too, caught one apiece. All the , fish caught were in excellent con- ■ dition. \ Food for Troops. ! Between next month and the end of , October, 1945, over 200,000,0001b of [ fresh vegetables will be sent to troops ' overseas through the Internal Marketr ing Division in Auckland. In addition • large quantities of dehydrated, canned, . and quick-frozen products will be .• shipped. "Already the Dominion's 3 over-all requirements for civilians, i Armed Forces in New Zealand and in . certain overseas areas, and for processing plants have been contracted for," said Mr. A. H. Honeyfield, Auck- - land manager of the division, on Tues- - day. "The produce will come mainly. r from commercial growers, with only a small proportion from the State vegetable projects. The contracts, ~ which extend to the end of 1945, cover c cabbages, carrots, cauliflowers, celery, lettuce, peas, and beans. The Grain and Seed Merchants' Federation is I obtaining contracts for potatoes and c onions on behalf of the Internal Marketing Division." - Day in Parliament. r Except for the preliminary business c at the commencement of the aftery noon sitting and an announcement , s during the evening by the Prime . Minister that the Victory Loan had n been over-subscribed, the whole of 0 yesterday's proceedings in the House a of Representatives was devoted to d consideration of two Auckland Bills. One, the Auckland Harbour Board II Empowering Bill, met with no opposin tion, but there was considerable discussion on the second measure, the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Bill, which is designed to provide an improved drainage system for the whole of the Auckland metropolitan area. One clause giving the Drainage Board authority to raise special loans with- ,, out taking a poll of the ratepayers r- was forced to a division in the coml' mittee stage, but many members of ~. the Opposition voted, with the Govt~ ernment in support of the clause, 1 which was retained by a substantial majority. By sitting ten minutes be- (.:" yond the usual time for adjournment, X the Bill was put through the final stages and passed.