DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 26 November 1942, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS

STUDENTS’ VACATION WORK. p.A. WELLINGTON, Nov? 25 The position of male university students in relation .to the direction to work during Summer- vacation, was explained by the Minister of Industrial Manpower, to-day. He stated that all mal.e students/vere available for direction by district manpower officers, and would be im er ' viewed and directed by these officers to whatever work of national importance was in need of their services. Many students were due to enter camp for three months military training, but the Government had decided, in view of the manpower position, that if they are required for work of national importance, they will be released. The only exception was of students in dental and medical corps, who will be required to enter camp in February for a month’s training. Some students had made their own arrangements to work during the long vacation, and m cases of students doing practical work, necessary for their professional training, such as mining, and engineering students these arrangements would not be interfered with, but they would be required to notitv the district manpower officers as would other students, who made arrangements to work during the vacation, and these arrangements also, if of sufficient national importance, would not be interfered with. Mr McLagan added that students were particularly required to assist in freezing works and farm work. BIG FIRE AT CLINTON. p.A. GORE, November 25, One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Clinton destroyed a large part of the business area of the township in the early hours this morning? Five buildings, comprising one of the main business portions, were razed. The damage is estimated at thousands of pounds. The buildings destroyed were an unoccupied shop owned by D. A. McLachlan, store and offices of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, stores and offices of Dalgetv and Company, confectionery shop occupied by Mrs W. R. Webb and a large general store occupied by John Dickinson. The last-named building was formerly the Grand Hotel. and converted into 1 a general store some years ago. No fire-fighting apohances were available, and attempxs to check the flames proved fruitless BATHER’S FATAL COLLAPSE. P.A. DUNEDIN, November 24. While bathing at Anderson’s Bay to-day, John Redmond, aged about 16-, collapsed in two feet of water. After artificial respiration had been applied by his companions for half an hour he was taken to the Dunedin Public Hospital, where he was found to be dead. OCEAN BEACH FREEZING WORKS. P.A.- INVERCARGILL, Nov. 24, On the unanimous recommendation of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, the Minister of Agriculture (Hon. J. G. Barclay) has approved of th P transfer of a part interest in'the Ocean Beach Freezing Works to the Co-operative Wholesale Society of Great Britain. Advice to that effect has been received from the Minister by Mr A. L. Adamsonj secretary of the Southland Executive of the Farmers’ Union. It is understood, however, that negotiations between New Zealand interests and the present owner, Mr Arthur Sims, of London, have been opened recently, and that there is still a possibility that an agreement may be reached.