DOMINION NEWS Presbytery And The 9 O'clock Silence

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 September 1947, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS Presbytery And The 9 O'clock Silence

The request of the Returned Services’ Association that the broadcasting authorities should restore the delicated minute at 9 o’clock each evening rnet with the unanimous support of the Dunedin Presbytery last evening.—(P.A.)

Pacific Airways “We want Britain in the Pacific air services,” said the acting-Prime Minister (Mr W. Nash) at a Parliamentary, luncheon in honour of Lord Nathan, British Minister of Civil Aviation, yesterday. “We did not want exclusive services by New Zealand, Australia, and the United States, but desired British participation,” Mr Nash said. That, he added, was the reason for British Commonwealth Pacific Airways coming into operation. —(P.A.) Internal Air Services

“I hope that before long every spot in New Zealand will be within a day’s flying of any other part of the country,” said the Acting-Prime Minister (Mr Nash) at a reception in honour of Lord Nathan, the British Minister of Civil Aviation, yesterday. Internal air services were expanding rapidly, and it was expected that air transport would soon reach the stage where it would be possible to fly from Stewart Island to Waipapak’auri in 24 hours.

National Savings The Greymouth postal district attained a full year’s quota of national savings last week. Twelve of the 20 postal districts have now exceeded their targets for the current financial year compared with nine such successes at the corresponding date in 1946. Of the 352 town and country quota areas, 327 obtained their amounts for the week, the best result.. since the start of the .quota scheme in October, 1941. The Waikato district, which has 47 quota areas, the largest number in any postal district, had its best week yet, with 40 areas reaching their quotas.

Knighthood Conferred An investiture was held at Government House, Wellington, yesterday morning, by his Excellency the Governor-General. A knighthood was conferred upon Major-General Sir Fred Thompson Bowerbank, E.D., honorary physician to the King, and he was invested with the insignia oi Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Altogether his Excellency presented 50 orders, decorations, and medals. At the conclusion of the ceremony the assembled guests were received by their Excellencies.—(P.A.)

“Miss New Zealand” Judges ■ Four judges have been appointed by the Wellington branch of the Royal Society of St. George to select the 17 district winners, and then “Miss .New Zealand” in the quest which the society is conducting to help its “Food for Britain” fund. The judges are Miss H. Iris Crooke, director-general of the New Zealand Red Cross V.A.D., Miss G. Helen Gard’ner, a Wellington teacher of singing and stage deportment, Mr Robert Steele, of Auckland, a photographer, and Mr Philip A. Smithells, who is to be director of the School of Physical Education to be established at Otago University next year. As soon as the contest closes on October 11, the judges will begin their tour of New Zealand to interview every candidate at selected judging towns. Districts winners, who are to receive a prize of £lOO each, will be announced as soon as they are chosen. Seventeen of them will be brought to Wellington for the final j udging.—(P.A.)