NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20822, 29 June 1942, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Infectious Disease , Cases of infectious disease notified in the East Cape health district last week totalled seven, as follows: Three cases of tuberculosis, one of bacilliary dyseptery, one of infantile paralysis, one of cerebro-spinal' meningitis, and one of scarlet fever. Newspapers Essential “We have taken up the attitude that it is very important that newspapers should continue to be published in an emergency,” said Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M., chairman of the No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board, when hearing appeals in Auckland on behalf of employees of the two Auckland newspapers. Both/papers were congratulated by the board on the excellence of their record of war service. All the appeals were adjourned sine die. ' ’ 1 The Price of Matches Within the next few days a new order governing the price of matches will be issued by the price Tribunal. Notification of the new prices 'has already been transmitted to the retail trade. It is understood that an increase in the price of some lines will be authorised, 1 but not in others, safety and plaid wax matches still being obtained at a penny a box. In the meantime there appears to be a divergence in prices'charged by'retailers, some haying already made an increase while others have not. Conservatism in Banking “Bankers are often criticised for their conservatism,” ‘ said M.' W. F. Clouston, manager of the Invercargill branch of the National Bank of New Zealand, in a talk to members of the Invercargill Rotary Club'. “While this conservatism may at times not be to the liking of the customer, I think that, on the whole, it is a good thing for the banks and their customers also that banker’s should, if they epr', do so in the (Urection’of conservatism. Many a client has’ beyh fyom losses because his' bank manager was cautious." Mr. Clduston remarked that in his experience, “the man J 6n the otherside of the table” usually had enough optimism for two. It was only fight, therefore, that his optimism should 1 be tempered a little by the bank manager’s caution. Oliil State Papers The fact that some old Government records and documents contain confidential information not preyentedjhe Government ‘§endipg them to the mills ‘to be ' reconverted Into’ pew paper along with the was te "paper contributed' 4 by the 'public to' help relieve the shortage of paper in New Zealand.’ Recently more' than 30 tons of waste paper was thrown out by the head office of a Government department in Wellington: Because the papers contained secret informal tion an officer of the department supervised their removal and watched the’paper packed for transport in a special store. It was sent to the Mfafaiira mill, and’there packages wpre opened in the presence' of the postmaster, who also saw that no'prying ‘ eyes were set on ’the’ saperswill they had been reduced to’piplp..''' This quantity of paper was worth’ nearly Moo ds ’salvage, and it is an example of what valuable material lied? u&elfess in old’'record's.' ' ” 1 ~ ' ! '" '