NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 129, 28 November 1944, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

WEATHER FORECAST

Pressure is high over the Tasman Sea and a wedge of high pressure is advancing on t-» the South Island. Forecast to 5 p.m. tomorrow: Moderate to fresh southerly winds, becoming variable tomorrow.

A few brief showers today, but weather fair to fine tomorrow. Temperatures coo?. Further outlook, probably fair. Temperature at 9 a.m., 57 degrees Full moon, November 30. High Water.—Today, 2.41 p.m.; tomorrow, 3.15 a.m., 3.46 p.m. Sun sets today 7.34 p.m.; rises tomorrow 4.43 a.m., sets 7.35 p.m. Replacing- Middle East Men. "What we want is to replace these men from the Middle East. If we do not get these Grade I single men the men overseas do not come home," said Mr. J. C. Corbishley, the secretary, in Napier at a sitting of the No. 7 Armed Forces Appeal Board recently when cross-examining an appellant for the retention of a Grade I single man. P. and T. Contributions. The latest contribution received by the National Patriotic Fund Board from the Post and Telegraph Department staffs from voluntary deductions from their salaries* for patriotic purposes is £150, representing the forty-fifth instalment. This amount brings the total contributions to the National Patriotic Fund from the P. and T. staffs to ; £13,114. Coal for Householders. | The day for the use. of bituminous coal for household purposes had gone, said Mr. C. H. Penney, Under-Secretary for Mines, when speaking at the official opening of the Waitewhena mine, near Ohura, says the Taranaki "Daily' News." People, he added, must realise that these deposits must be preserved and they would have to learn to make use of the enormous non-caking deposits of the Dominion for household services. They would find after a short trial that it was as good as the bituminous coal. The Colour Line.

"The colour line is here in the Pacific," said the co-secretary of the International Missionary Council, Dr. J. W. Decker, speaking sat a public meeting m Auckland, "and I have been urging people here and in Australia not to

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forget that north-west of you lie one billion coloured people; and the arrangements we make in the post-war world—our White Australia or White New Zealand policies—are going to be given the closest attention. What we do in some of these things is going to be the acid test of our sincerity, of our devotion to a stable and secure and warless world. Much depends on the attitude and actions that take place across this chasm. Let us not forget that the chasm is there." Water Therapeutics. The intention of swimming authorities in Hamilton to promote water therapeutics and help disabled servicemen to regain physical attributes by teaching them to swim was indicated by Mr. E. Hj Grocott. president of the South Auckland Swimming Centre, speaking at the inaugural meeting for the season of the Hamilton club. In addition, crippled children and other non-swimmers would be given every assistance in becoming proficient in the art. Use of Sulphanilimide. Mention was made at the annual conference in Hamilton of the New Zealand Veterinary Association of the great value of sulphanilimide in veterinary practice, says the '-Waikato Times." In particular it was declared that this new preparation was of the utmost value in controlling outbreaks of strangles in horses. An example was given of a serious outbreak in racehorses, in which all the horses affected were treated promptly and capably so that they were back on the training tracks again within three weeks of becoming ill, while the spread oi the infection to contact horses was prevented by the use of this drug. Wrapping- of Bread. The responsibility for the wrapping of bread normally rested upon the shopkeepers who were resellers of loaves and not on the bakers, stated a representative of the baking industry at Auckland. He was commenting on suggestions recently made that, provided there was sufficient paper available, the wrapping of bread should be made compulsory. When the shortage of paper developed during the war the Minister of Supply requested the public to provide their own paper or wrapper when purchasing bread. That practice had been carried out for some considerable time, < stated the representative. It would seem that until the Minister of Supply announced that there were ample supplies of paper to restore the obligation on shopkeepers to wrap the present practice must continue. Cables to the Forces. All cheap-rate Christmas greetings telegrams to members of the Forces overseas must be lodged by December 5 in order to ensure delivery before Christmas, stated the PostmasterGeneral (Mr. Webb) last night. The Minister said that during the period December 6 to 25, inclusive, the 2s 6d (E.F.M.) cablegram service to members of the Armed Forces overseas would be subject to the following alterations:—(a) To all places other than the Middle East, South Pacific Islands, and N.Z.A.P.O. numbers, ser- | vice would be entirely suspended; (b) to the Middle East, although the service would be maintained, messages containing seasonal greetings texts would not be accepted; (c) to the South Pacific Islands and N.Z.A.P.O. numbers, the normal service would be continued. The Minister said that during the period of suspension of the half-crown service the G.L.T. service would still be available to all parts of the Empire. G.L.T. telegrams to Australia cost 2s for 12 words and to most other Empire countries 5s for 12 words. It was mentioned also by the Minister that during the period December 6 to 25 the United States authorities would not permit any telegrams of a greetings nature.