NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 80, 2 October 1945, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast to 5 p.m. Wednesday:— Fresh but decreasing south-easterly winds. Weather cloudy with scattered light rain, but improving temporarily tomorrow. Temperatures cold. Further outlook, cold and changeable, with further showers. A trough of low pressure lies across the North Island and a depression is centred in the North Tasman Sea. New Moon. —October 6. Temperature at 9.30 a.m., 45 degrees. Rainfall for 24 hours to 9.30 a.m., Rainfall from September 2 to date, 3 73in ' High Water.—Today, 1.18 a.m., 1.38 pm.; tomorrow, 2.7 a.m., 2.27 p.m. Sun sets today, 6.27 p.m.; rises tomorrow 5.52 a.m., sets 6.28 <p.m. ' Dangerous Ramp. The lack of distinctive illumination at the foot of the southbound approach to the Thorndon Ramp off the Hutt Road was held by last night's meeting of the council of the Automobile Association (Wellington) to constitute a decided menace to vehicles and lives. The council decided to approach the manager of the Electricity Department of the City Corporation, Mr. L. B. Hutton, with a view to having the approach more safely indicated at night. Membership Boom. * Signs of the practical revival of motoring concurrently with the end of the war were shown by the applications for membership of the Automobile Association (Wellington) approved at last night's meeting of the council. A swift jump in applications brought the September total to 129, which was most encouraging, said the chairman Mr. E. A. Batt, in comparison with only 46 applications in September last year. Sunday Entertainment. The Wellington City Council yesterday afternoon, at the suggestion of the Mayor (Mr. Appleton), decided to defer consideration of stopping Sunday entertainment until early in the new year. Mr. Appleton said that on Sunday two big transports came in, and they had over 8000 personnel in the city. That sort of thing was likely to happen on and off until Christmas, and possibly later, and it was absurd to talk about closing places where these men could go. There would be nowhere else for them to go. "Stay-away" Strike. The children who have been absent from the Pukemiro School for the last two weeks on a "stay-away" strike to obtain safe travelling arrangements are expected to be absent again this week, states a Huntly correspondent. A parent indicated on Sunday that they were still firm in their resolve to stay away until a bus was provided. No communication in the matter has been received from the Minister of Education, Mr. Mason, or the Education Department. About 12 children are involved in the action, which was taken to obtain transport which would make it unnecessary for them to walk along a private road. It was stated that a bull in a paddock nearby was able to get on to the road and the children were frightened of it. "Eagle's Nest." Writing to his father at St. Clair, Sergeant G. B. Falck gives the following interesting account of a visit he paid on August 14 to Hitler's home, states the "Otago Daily Times." "This morning we went to see Hitler's place. First, there is the town of Berchtesgaden, then a little higher up the hill are the houses of the Nazi leaders, and at the top of the mountain is the 'Eagle's Nest,' Hitler's hide-out. We had a good look through Hitler's house, Goering's house, and Bormann's house. These three places, together with the SS troopers' barracks, are badly destroyed by bombing. I had an extra good look through Hitler's house, but I could not find him. The next thing for us to see was the 'Eagle's Nest' right on the top of Mount Kehlstein. You cannot just go up when you like, as the road is so steep. You go up at set times in convoy. This road more than anything else has convinced me that Hitler was quite mad. It is about five miles long, is very steep, is tar sealed, and you pass through five tunnels built through solid rock. At the, end of this road there is only one house—Hitler's. Goodness knows what the road cost to build. This house of Hitler's is very sensibly furnished and is lovely inside. I sat in Hitler's easy chair in front of his big open fireplace. What a wonderful view he had from the window of his sitting-room! Incidentally, the place is quite undamaged."