FALSE ALARM

Grey River Argus, 5 January 1940, Page 7

FALSE ALARM

GERMAN DEPTH-SOUNDERS ) ON SYDNEY BEACHES. SYDNEY, January 4. The military authorities announced that two tins,, containing scientific depth-sbunding instruments of German origin, have been washed up at the Wollongong and/ Stanwell Park beaches, on the south coast. The discoverer of one of the tins is. in hospital. After finding the tin, he attempted to open it with an axe. With the first blow, the instrument exploded, showering him with fragments of metal. A warning has been issued to bath-, ers, to treat instruments with cate,, should they happen to find others. DUMPED FROM SYDNEY BOND! (Received January 4, 11.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 4. . The mystery associated with the German depth-finding explosives that were found on the South Coast beach, as cabled to-day, has been solved. The Customs Department explains that a large number of these depth-finding bombs, have been in. bond for many-.years. Apparently, they had been, taken from a foreign ship. These bombs have since been dumpted twenty miles out at sea, but apparently the tide carried some of them ashore.

N.Z. WAR NURSES’ PAY.

WELLINGTON, January 4. Included in the total daily rates of pay for members of the second New Zealand Expeditionary Force on . embarkation, announced by the Minister of Defence, Mr J'ories, are thee following for the nursing service:— Matron in chief 21/-; matron, 18/-; charge sister, 16/-; staff sister 16/-. sister 14/-; staff nurse, 12/-; masseur, 'according to. rank.