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Evening Star, Issue 25325, 6 November 1944, Page 4

When Mr W. A. Hadlee, on behalf of the Manawatu Cricket Association asked at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Cricket Council what the prospects were for supplies of cricket balls iu the present season. Mr I. B. Cromb replied that arrangements had been made for importation of about 8,000 or 9,000 balls from India. An import license had been obtained from the New Zealand Government, but the approval had not yet been granted by the Government of India, and this was all that was holding up their immediate transport.

Last week 24 towns in the Dunedin postal district obtained their National War Savings while the district position for the_ period in question was as follows:—District" weekly quota, £5,990; investments received, £7,560. Forty-seven towns in the Dominion havo now attained or exceeded their annual quotas for National Savings, and it is distinctly gratifying, to the Dunedin National War Savings Committee to learn that no fewer- than 12 of these places are located! in the Dunedin postal district.

" Wherever we find a people with a distinct love for traditional national music, there we have evidence of a people strong in character, well marked in their national disposition," said the Rev. Father Fogarty when speaking at a concert given at Geraldine. "On the other hand," he added, " a people light and frivolous, easily entertained .with cheap clap-trap jingle, are usually a people with scarcely any love of tradition or of those grand and noble characteristics that go to the formation of sound national character. My earnest prayer and cherished hope is that some day New Zealand will be able to talke a righteous pride in her own national music. Then, and only then, will we really begin to walk in the full blaze of national freedom and national glory." Seeing an oak gramophone cabinet being sold at an auction rooms the other day, a Christchureh man decided to buy it and make certain alterations. The cabinet was knocked down to him at 255. When he got it home he started his alterations by taking' off the back, and there he'found a purse- containing' 19s lld._ He is now exceptionally pleased with his purchase at 5s Id. '

Advice has been received of the death in England of Mr Henry George Anker, who was head steward of the Rangitane when it was sunk by a raider near New Zealand late in 1940. Mr Anker and his wife were killed during a flying bomb raid when their home at Wimbledon was demolished by a direct hit. Employed for many years by- the New Zealand Shipping Company, Mr Anker was taken after the sinking of the Rangitane, together with about 45 other members of tlie crew and about. 42 passengers; He was a prisoner in, Germany for three and a-half years, and was repatriated onlv a short time ' before his,'' death several months ago. He was employed by a British firmafter his repatriation, and also worked for the Ministry of Supply. Mr Anker, who was aged 68, served in the merchant navy in the last war and was at Gallipoli. Two interesting reports on the standard of work of first-year Latin students and on the teaching of Latin in the schools generally, were presented to the Auckland University College Council at its last meeting. Professor C. G. Cooper said he considered that about 40 per cent, of those who took Latin in the first year were wasting their time. This was due occasionally to> lack of ability, but in the vast majority to gross de 7 ficiencies in previous training. The remaining 60 per cent., with very few exceptions, were ill-prepared to .attempt the work of the class, but, given proper facilities, something could be made of most of them. Much of the teaching of Latin in schools was mechanical and trivial, and) there was little sign of appreciation of true Classicism. Reform was urgently needed, and co-operation between the schools and universities was essential. Mr E. M. Blaiklock, who lectured in Latin from 1927-40 at the college, eaid.that the standard of Latin I. declined over that period. Latin studies were at their peak in Auckland in 1910-20-A burglary, apparently carried out by boys, resulted in a small sum of money ami a set of spanners being taken during the week-end from the service station of Mr W. Partel, at the corner of Crawford and Police streets.

" Do you mean to tell me you do not lock up your jewellery and leave your door unlocked when you go away from your place? " exclaimed a barrister in surprise when cross-examining a detective in the Auckland Supreme Court last week, " I do," replied the police officer. " Then you don't live in the Sandringham district, I suppose," commented counsel, referring to evidence that a number of houses at Sandringham had been rifled by thieves. " No," said the witness, " I live in the police station."

Since the Dunedin Community Sing Committee began featuring -the ' Airman's Hymn ' two years ago, almost 1,000 copies of the words nave been supplied in response to requests. The words, which are sung to the tune of a popular hymn (' In This Hour of Trouble '), have found a popular appeal among a representative section of the community, but supplies have now been exhausted. The last copy was posted by the sing committee secretary (Mr J. F. Himburg) in response to what lie considered one of the most_ appealing requests, that of a girl of eight years who forwarded a contribution of 3d and a health stamp for return postage.

" Australia and New Zealand cannot feel safe until the Japanese are driven from the islands lying north of Australia and eventually overwhelmingly defeated, "said the Hon. F. M. Forde. Deputy-Prime Minister of Australia ana Minister for the Army* while in Dunedin. Many people in, Australia and New Zealand had the mistaken idea that victory over both Germany and Japan would be achieved within the next few months. " Such an assumption is quite erroneous," said Mr Forde. "It is possible that Germany may not be able to hold out much longer, tout we must realise that the Nazis will probably fight fanatically on their own soil. After Germany's fall it will most likely take about 18 months to bring about the final defeat of Japan." Good time for the receipt of an airmail letter from Britain is reported by a Dunedin business man. It was posted in London on October 24 and delivered in Dunedin this morning—l 3 days later.

The medical superintendent (Dr A. Kidd) reported to the monthly meeting of the Waipiata Sanitarium Committee that during September 21 patients were admitted, 17 discharged, and 136 were in the institution at the end of the month. He recommended l as t suitable for admission to the sanatorium, four patients from Southland, one from South Canterbury, one from Waitaki, and one from Ashburton —a total of seven. On October 27 the associated boards had patients in the institution as follows:—Southland 70, South Canterbury 27, Ashburton 7, Waitaki 16, South Otago 10, Vincent 6. Maniototo 3— a total of 139. Since the previous meeting eight patients from three h6spital districts had been discharged, and there was a waiting list of 13 patients from four districts, three patients haying been notified that beds were available.