NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 121, 24 May 1945, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast to 5 p.m. Friday: Moderate to fresh north-westerly winds, turning temporarily to moderate southerlies tomorrow, with a brief period of showers. Weather otherwise fair. Temperatures cool. Further outlook fair. An extensive anticyclone is centred west of Auckland, while a cold front is advancing north-eastwards on to the South Island. Temperature at 9.30 a.m., 50 degrees. Rainfall for the 24 hours to 9.30 a.m., nil. Rainfall from April 24 to date, 3.65 in. Full moon, May 27. High Water.—Today, 2.58 p.m.; tomorrow, 3.16 a.m., 3.40 p.m. Sun sets today 5.6 p.m.; rises tomorrow 7.30 a.m., sets 5.5 p.m.

War Widows' Association. The fact that a war widows' association was being formed in Auckland was mentioned by Mr. B. Kingston at!a I meeting of the Auckland branch of the Second N.Z.E.F. Association. He deplored the necessity for such an organisation, and said it was absurd that these women should be expected Ito live on a pension of £2 a week. It I was unanimously decided that a remit asking that the question of pensions for widows and children be reviewed on a basis of compensation for the loss they had suffered should be sent to the Dominion conference of the association. S.M. on Maintenance. That some men held strange ideas as to the best way in which to secure the return of their wives from whom they were separated was the comment made in the Magistrate's Court, Greymouth; by Mr. A. A. McLachlan, S.M. They appeared to think that non-pay-ment of maintenance would ensure a return of marital bliss. The experience of the Court was that the better way was to keep up the payments and thereby spare the wives the agony of instituting proceedings and appearing in court. Watchmakers' School. ■■ The first New Zealand school for apprentice watchmakers has been opened by the Auckland branch of the I New Zealand Horological Institute, re¥orts the "New Zealand Herald." welve students were enrolled and it is expected that the number will be increased next week. The school was officially opened by the president of the institute, Mr. J. Murrell, who expressed pleasure at the good beginning. The director of the school is Mr. C. Smith, of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Te Aro Flat and Beyond. Members of the housing and townplanning committee of the City Council visited Adelaide Road and Newtown on Tuesday afternoon to discuss on the spot various aspects of the proposals for the zoning and replanning of Te Aro Flat and the areas to the south. A number of bodies are considering the general plans prepared by the council, among them the Greater Wellington Electors' Association, the Institute of Architects, women's organisations, and other interested groups. The Beautifying Society has already expressed its viey/s, which'are rather critical of the present scheme, which, the society considers, is inadequate, as it is not related to a general city plan. More Honey Sauce. An interesting letter received by the Hastings Borough Council from the schools meals organiser, Hastings, England,. expressed great. pleasure at the last gift of New Zealand honey sent from Hastings, Hawke's Bay, states the "Daily Telegraph." The letter stated that the gift was used in school canteens solely for children, and previously these children had not been supplied with such a luxury. The letter went- on: "If you could have witnessed the children partaking of their sweet course, you would have derived much pleasure; as one five-year-old declared, 'I cannot eat any more pudding, but I'd like some more honey sauce.'