NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 21, 25 July 1945, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast to 5 p.m. Thursday:— Moderate northerly winds changing to southerlies late tomorrow.

Weather cloudy with showery periods mainly tomorrow morning and again with the wind change. Temperatures moderate but becoming colder. Further outlook: Very cold with heavy showers. A shallow depression is moving eastwards on to the North Island. A cold front is advancing over Otago. Full moon, July 25. Temperature at 9.30 a.m., 49deg. Rainfall for 24 hours to 9.30 a.m., o.oßin.

Rainfall from June 25 to date, 3.29 inches.

High water: Today, 4.55 p.m.; tomorrow, 5.24 a.m., 5.50 p.m. Sun sets today 5.19 p.m.; rises tomorrow, 7.35 a.m.; sets 5.20 p.m.

Episcopal Gathering.

The Archbishop and Bishops of the Anglican Synod will meet in Wellington tomorrow and on Friday for an inter-episcopal discussion on matters affecting the administration of the Church in the Dominion. The Bishops of Auckland, Waikato, and Waiapu are due in Wellington today, and the Archbishop of New Zealand and the Bishops of Nelson and Dunedin tonight.

Telegrams For Overseas.

Public telegraphic service is now restored to Poland and telegrams will now be accepted at the rates shown in the Post Office Guide. Messages must be in the English or. French language and code is not admitted. Telegraphic service is now extended to all parts of Italy except the provinces of Fiume, Gorizia, Pola, Trieste, and Zara. Telegraphic code addresses 'may now be used in telegrams to Egypt. The reply-paid service is again admitted in telegrams to Denmark.

Voluntary Loans

An assurance that the clause in the Finance Bill relating to the duration of the war did not apply to voluntary loans made to the Government, in many cases free of interest, was sought by Mr. C. M. Bowden (National, Wellington) in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon during the committee stage of the Bill. The Minister of Finance (Mr. Nash) replied that he had already written to everyone concerned to say they could have their money back at once if they desired.

Dislikes "The Island."

"I've been there five times, already, and I prefer to go to prison," said a man accused of drunkenness in the Magistrate's Court today, when a request was made by the police for his committal to "the island." It was stated that the accused had six previous convictions for drunkenness during the past six months and that efforts by his relatives to assist him had failed. Mr. W. F. Stilwell, S.M.i stood him down until Friday for medical examination with a view to his committal to Rotoroa.

To Check Vandalism,

When the Wellington City Council's local Bill to empower appointed wardens to take action in cases of vandalism came before the Wellington Colleges Board of Governors yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. V. Dyer moved that, while in sympathy with the objects of the Bill, the board was not in sympathy with the authorisation of wardens to arrest offenders without a warrant. Councillor ,E. M. Gilmer said she understood that the wardens appointed would be of the same stamp as the E.P.S. wardens, who had done good work. The Bill was merely intended to check vandalism, with which in some cases theft occurred also. The motion was carried.

Uniformed Politics

Alleging that disabled servicemen being treated in a Wellington institution were canvassed by a home serviceman in Air Force uniform and asked to join the National Party, Mr. J. B. F. Cotterill (Government, Wanganui) asked the Minister of Defence (Mr. Jones) in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon to consider taking effective steps to safeguard 'disabled servicemen recovering from war injuries against being pestered by party political organisers. The member also inquired if servicemen in uniform were permitted to engage in political activities.

Experience Gained.

"I feel sure that every county council in the country is proud of the meritorious work performed by former county engineers in the 'course of their engineering works in Libya, Italy, and the Pacific Islands," said Mr. W. Morrison in his presidential address to the conference of the New Zealand Counties' Association today. "The experience gained in the onerous Army jobs should broaden their views and knowledge and should prove helpful to their counties."

Day In Parliament,

International affairs occupied the House of Representatives last evening when the Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) moved the ratification of the United Nations Charter. The Prime Minister, who submitted his voluminous report on the San Francisco Conference on Friday, spoke for an hour and a half on the results achieved by the representatives of the 50 nations present. The galleries were well filled, and those on the floor of the House included the High Commissioner for Australia (the Hon. T. G. D'Alton), the Secretary of External Affairs (Mr. A. D. Mclntosh), and Mr. J. V. Wilson, an officer of the Department of External Affairs. Messrs. Mclntosh and Wilson were both members of the Dominion delegation at San Francisco. Discussion on the conference was uncompleted when the House rose at 10.30, and will be resumed at 7.30 this evening. There was further consideration of the Finance Bill yesterday afternoon, and this debate will be continued this afternoon.

Britain's Recovery.

Complete confidence in the speedy rehabilitation of Britain's economy was expressed by Sir Patrick Duff, newlyappointed High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, at his Press conference yesterday. Britain had remobilised the resources that had in the past contributed to her industrial progress, and there had been a tremendous ferment of new ideas. "We have a firstclass conciliation machine, and the relations between industry and management are uncommonly good," said Sir Patrick. "There is general acceptance by all classes of a programme of improved social services, and there did seem to be a very happy augury for the rehabilitation of Britain's economy " Sir Patrick added that he had little" apprehension about Britain regaining her place in the shipping world, and he was similarly optimistic about her place in the commercial air services.