DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 25 February 1943, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS

MOUSE FOUND IN BREAD. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 24. The finding of a mouse that had been baked in a loaf of bread led to Sunderland Bros., Ltd., pleading guilty before Mr Levvey S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court to-day on a charge of selling bread unfit tor human consumption. A line of was imposed. The prosecuting officer said that the bread had been delivered to an orphanage and when a white loat was being cut, a mouse had been found inside. The mouse had actually been baked in the bread. The night before, the machinery used in the factory in baking bread, had broken down, with the result that the flour had not been put through a sieve. „ ~ Counsel for th e firm said it was an unfortunate incident as the reputation of the firm was very high and they were jealous of it. The machinery had broken down, and it had not been possible to carry out the repairs in time, with the result that the flour had not been sieved. ARMY PAY FRAUDS DUNEDIN, Feb. 24. Charges of forgery and false pretences against Captain Jack Bayne Townsend in connection with alleged irregularities in acquittance payment of casual clerks employed by Army Medical Boards, were concluded. Lieutenant Phillips, field cashier 10th Brigade, Ashburton, stated he interviewed accused who when asked to explain the signatures which he admitted were written by him said the pay obtained was regarded as a type of overtime. Accused pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial. WARNING TO EMPLOYERS WELLINGTON, Feb. 24. In a statement, to-day the Minister of National Service drew attention to' the responsibility placed upon employers for ensuring that all members of their staffs have complied with their obligations under the National Service Emergency Regulations. . “ , „ . Now that the nineteenth ballot, comprising men in the 41-45 age group has been gazetted, said the Minister, every eligible male between the ages of 18 and 45 inclusive, whether single or married, should, by this time, have been called up for military service and he said he wished to impress on employers that it was an offence to employ an unregistered reservist. Employers should realise that they owed it not only to themselves, but also to the general war effort to see that everyone was playing a.full part in the performance of obligations imposed on him under the regulations.