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Evening Star, Issue 25927, 19 October 1946, Page 6

Prayers for the welfare and consolation of the Archbishop of Zagreb and Primate of Croatia, the Most Rev. Aloysius Stepinac, who has been sentenced to 16 years’ forced labour, will be offered in all Roman Catholic Churches of the Auckland Diocese on the direction of Bishop Liston. Quoting Cardinal Bernard Griffin’s statement on Archbishop Stepinac’s work for freedom, including his protest about Government discrimination against the Orthodox Church, and his efforts on behalf of the Jews, Bishop Liston said that no sentence could lower tho dignity or break the soul of such a man, and history would honour him as a patriot. At least one business owner in Wellington lias fitted up a piioto-elecu-ic ceil, tlie beam of 1 which extends across his shop doorway. As soon as anyone crosses tho beam a buzzer sounds, informing those behind a screen, or in the back premises that someone has entered the shop. No matter how momentary the break, the buzzer does its work with singular fidelity and strength. The device was installed in tnis instance as a precaution against theft. The proprietor, who works behind a partition out of sight, has missed one or two articles of considerable value, as he is unable to be behind the shop counter ail the time. In his opinion, there is not the slightest doubt that they were stolen. As a fioorbell alarm would be no obstacle to thieves, as they «ou!d step clear of the contact mat, he decided on installing the photo-electric cell device, which is in common vse for safes arid storerooms in banks and insurance offices in the United States. To commemorate the 'centenary of exploration by Sir Thomas Mitchell in central Queensland, that Australian State this week began the issue to the public of three special stamps: a 2-jd red for domestic and .Empire postage; a 3Jd blue for foreign postage; and a Is denomination in green All are of the same design, the dominant feature of which is a portrait of Sir Tlipmas Mitchell superimposed on a map of Queensland surrounded bv a circular band lettered in white, “ Centenary of Mitchell’s exploration of Central Queensland.” A river scene with sheep on-the.left and cattle on the right is at the base of the stamps, the design of which is horizontal in arrangement. The stamps will be on issue for three months, the usual term for such an issue.

A *copy of the complete official transcript of the proceedings of the trials of the Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg has been ordered by Sir Ernest Davis, who. will present it to the library of the Auckland' Returned Services Association. The record consists of 20 volumes, each containing over 300 pages. Ten children from a North Auckland school who correspond in Esperanto with children in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Holland, France, Brazil, and other countries, have spent a guinea on first-day covers of the new health stamps to send to their foreign friends. As 7s of this will go to the funds for health camps in New Zealand, the children have performed a double kindness by their action. The Netherlands Consul-General. Dr Jonkheer Van Panhuys, stated in Wellington yesterday that several of the evacuees from the Netherlands East Indies who were now in Australia were anxious to return and make their home in New Zealand. When the necessary financial arrangements had been completed with Batavia, he believed it might be possible to accede to their request. Dr Van Panhuys paid a tribute to the help the evacuees had received from the New Zealand Government, and said he had received the utmpst co-operation and every possible facility for the Dutch refugees who wished to makd their homes in New Zealand. A shipment of more than 2,000 tons of Australian steel and iron arrived at Auckland last night in the Union Company’s steamer Kairanga, from Newcastle' and Sydney. Building and allied trades have been feeling the effects, of shortages of these materials, and some assistance will be given by the cargo; which will be followed by another shipment in the freighter Port Pirie, which is held at Sydney by the waterfront dispute. A full cargo of hardwood, which is also in short supply, will arrive at Auckland tomorrow in the motor ship Port Tauranga from Coff’s Harbour, New South Wales.

A small fire in a planing machine at the premises of Emslie and Flockton, Princes street south, was dealt with by the City Fire Brigade at 5.15 this moriiing.