LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 December 1940, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In the New Zealand University examinations Janet M. Jermyn (Canterbury College) passed in Education, Second B.A.

At a sitting of the Children’s Court at Greymouth to-day, three boys, aged 10, 12, and 13 years, charged with the theft of bicycle parts, were placed under the supervision of the Child Welfare Officer for twelve months.

Entirely eliminated from the military dictionary in New Zealand now is the word “conscripts,” which has been replaced by the inelegant coined term “ballotees.” Anyone drawn in a ballot, whether volunteer or not, comes under that heading.

The mo tor-vehicles licensed in New Zealand at September 30, this year, were .7227 fewer than at September 30 last year. According to official statistics the 1939. figure was 285,586, and the total this year was 278,359. Of these the cars numbered 196,229 apart from hire and rental cars and dealers’ cars.

“New Zealand is making a mighty good war effort. Let no one belittle it,” said the Hori. A. Hamilton, a member of the War Cabinet, when addressing the Burnham-trained troops on Saturday. “Before the struggle goes much further, that will be intensified, and, in support of you who comprise our fighting forces, we at home must give all we have got.”

Mr. W. H. Joyce, retiring«»registrar of the Christchurch Technical College, received injuries to the left leg when he was knocked from his bicycle by a motor-truck at 6.5 p.m. on Saturday at the corner of Armagh Street and Stanmore road. He was admitted to the Public Hospital. His condition last night was reported to be satisfactory.

Over 120 men attended the first daylight parade of the Greymouth Home Guard, held at Victoria Park yesterday morning. Exercises in modern military tactics were carried out under the direction of Colonel C. C. Butcher. There was also a good muster at the first day parade of the Cobden platoons of the Guard, held at the Cobden Domain, yesterday morning.

To reduce the heavy demand for wrapping paper during the Christmas shopping rush, the Minister for Supply (Mr. Sullivan) at Auckland, urged that baskets and shopping bags be carried by people making purchases. Scandinavian supplies of paper had been completely cut off, he ‘said, and another reason for economy was to-re-duce the demand on shipping space.— Press Assn, i

White Wool 3-ply in “Aotea” and Petp'ne brands, lid per skein., f , Also, navy blue wool, extra heavy weight, 3-ply, 1/6 per two-ounce skein. —C. Smith’s.—Advt.

Pictures will not be screened in Wellington on Christmas Night. The. city council decided at last week’s meeting, not to reconsider its previous decision not to grant permits.

As a result of a fall from his bicycle, on Saturday evening, John Joseph Sheahan, 3G, married, residing at 18 Blake Street, Blaketown, received facial injuries, and was admitted to the Grey Hospital, His condition is satisfactory.

A statement that the cost of the battle of Waterloo had been paid 11£ times, and still 16£ times its original cost was owing, was made by Mr. John Logan, Australian lecturer, speaking on financial systems in the Wanganui Opera House.

In one week recently there were 14 commercial travellers in Blenheim jobbing out Japanese piecegoods, said Mr. W. Bacon at the recent annual meeting of the United • Kingdom Manufacturers and New Zealand Representatives in Wellington.

The motor vehicles licensed in New Zealand at September 30, this year, yvere 7227 fewer than at September 30 last year. According to official statistics the 1939 figure was 285,586, and the total this year was 278,359. Of these the cars numbered 196,229, as apart from hire and rental cars and dealers’ cars.

Whether a school picnic should or should not be held, this Summer, was the question for discussion at a meeting held in Cobden, and it was decided, that the picnic should be held at Omoto, on the third Saturday in February. Mr. R. T. Roper was elected chairman, and Mr. E, Cressey secretary.

The number of men engaged in full-time subsidised employment in New Zealand (public works) on November 16—the latest date available on the published statistics—was 13,395, compared with the peak number of 16,265 at the same time last year. The statistics show that the figure oscillated during the year, the lowest return being 12,408 on June 29.

A crushed leg above the knee, broken nose, and abrasions to the left arm were suffered by Mr. S. R. Murdie, Rangataua, when he was attacked by a bull in a paddock. Mr. Murdie, who is making satisfactory progress, stated that a heifer grazing in the same paddock-saved his life. The heifer attacked the bull and drove it away.

“They passed this way.” That is the simple inscription on the Canterbury Pioneer Women’s Memorial, erected on the Bridle Path on the Summit road, and formally opened on Saturday, 90 years after the Canterbury Pilgrims landed in Lyttelton and walked over the hills to Christchurch. The foundation stone of the memorial, a stone shelter with conical slate roof, was laid a year ago, and the memorial was opened on Saturday free of debt —a tribute to the generosity of Canterbury residents and to the enthusiasm of the women’s committee.

After losing about £4OO in money orders and cheques from an outside pocket of his coat while walking to the bank in Ponsonby Road, a clerk belonging to a religious organisation in Auckland was lucky enough ultimately to recover it all. Unknown to him the wind xvhipped the paper money from his pocket, and when he reached the bank he found himself with a very small sum. He returned to the office. Later in the day a man handed him a cheque he found behind a fence, and children subsequently arrived with several more. One child picked up the equivalent of over £lOO in money orders and cheques. A detective recovered the remainder.

Be sure you try Robertr.on’s Germ Bread. On sale from to-day.—Advt.

“A lot of rot is talked about God in these days,” said Bishop Holland, addressing candidates for confirmation at Miramar. He was speaking on the words “Be ye followers of God as dear children,” and went on, “People say why doesn’t God do this or that; why doesn’t God stop the war? The answer to that question is: We won’t let Him! God, I think, must be wringing His hands over those who just sit in pews instead of being something, doing something, instead of ’following Christ, Why follow Christ? If we do not follow Christ then we shall follow the Power of Evil. Unless God controls our lives then the Power of Evil certainly will do so. It has been said that the war has ‘ruined 400,000,000 happinesses.’ The power of Evil has ruined all that is holy, beautiful; good and true. Had Germany cffpsen Jesus Christ as its leader instead of Hitler then this war and all its suffering and evil would not have happened.’”

An explanation of the method adopted to call up nurses for military service was given to the Auckland Hospital Board in a letter from the Director-general of Health, Dr. M. H. Watt. He said the . procedure was controlled by a sub-committee of the National Medical Committee comprised of representatives of the Health Department, the Army Nursing Service and matrons in the employment of hospital boards. The policy had. been to make demands on the hospitals in the four main centres as small as possible, bearing in mind the building programmes of the four principal hospital boards and possible needs for returning soldiers. He added an assurance that the department would take no 'action which would prejudice the smooth running of the Auckland Hospital. If the board desired a conference on the question with officers of the department he said he would be glad to arrange one.

Just arrived: A shipment of Ladies’ Silk and Cotton Vests in two styles—round neck and shaped top. In flesh and creme only. 2/11 each.—C. Smith. —Advt.