DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 23 July 1942, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS

PETROL SALE PROSECUTION. WELLINGTON, July 22. Adopting the recommendation of the Chief justice, who expressed the opinion that upon the evidence presented. it would be quite unjust to convict, the jury at the Supreme Court, after retirement of ten minutes, acquitted Francis Bedford. 40, soldier and motor-driver, oji charges alleging the unauthorised salp of petrol, and with supplying Charles Norman Young, without making an entry in the vendor’s stock schedule, and similarly supplying Young and Bell Ltd. LAUNDRIES DECLARED ESSENTIAL WELLINGTON, July 22. Tlie Minister of Industrial Manpower (Mr McLagan) announced today that all laundry factories, dry cleaning and dyeing works, except Chinese laundries, were declared essential on July 15. Mr McLagan said that these concerns were handling laundry and dry cleaning for the forces in camps and on leave, as well as doing work for married women, v.ho were employed in essen-' tial war industries. In addition, many public institutions and others had to rely on these institutions for washing and dry cleaning. The Minister said it would be appreciated that laundries were rendering an importI ant service, particularly from the view of public health, and consequently they must be maintained.

BRITISH ADVISER FOR E.P.S.

WELLINGTON, July 22

The E.P.S. organisation in New Zealand is to receive the expert service of- Mi' A. D. Wilson, who recently arrived at Wellington, on loan from the National Fire Service, London, the Minister of Civil Defence (Mr Bodkin) announced to-day. The loan was arranged by Mr Jordan, on behalf of the New Zealand Government. Mr Wilson will make an investigation of the effectiveness of the existing fire protection position in various /listricts, and will prepare a helpful 'Deport. He will also address E.P.S. authorities and fire fighting personnel!. Mr Wilson, who is a native of Auckland, left New Zealand in 1924, and joined the London Eire Brigade in 1934. About the end of 1940, he was seconded to the London Regional staff, from which he was seconded to the Home Security Office in May, 1941. In association with other experts, he helned in the organisation of the National Fire Service, in which he was Assistant Fire Force-Commander. He was also closely associated with the organisation of regional services in England and Northern Ireland. He had full experience of fire, fighting during the German air raids on England.