DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 25 March 1947, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS

J-FORCE RADIO PLAY COMPETITION

WELLINGTON, March 24

A radio play competition, open to all New Zealand personnel at present serving in Japan with the British Commonwealth occupation forces has been instituted by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service in collaboration with the Army Education Service. New Zealand broadcasting rights of prize winning plays will be retained by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service, but it is hoped that it will be possible to have plays produced in Japan for broadcast from the Second N.Z.E.F. radio’station WLKW.

ARMY OFFICER CANDIDATES’ ■ COURSES WELLINGTON, March 24. Army headquarters, announcing the recent completion of the first of the regular force officer candidate’s courses at Trentham, states the course was full and exacting, and the standard set was high. Commenting on the course, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Brigadier W, G. Gentry, who acted as commandant, said that probably the outstanding feature of the course was hard work put in by all candidates. “We set a high standard, and those who have been recommended for commission in the regular forces should be representatives,” he said. “They wil be a very welcome addition to our depleted ranks.” Headquarters states the results of the course are most satisfactory, and successful candidates who accept commissions offered them will be announced early in April. A feature of the course was an execellent .series of lectures given by authorities on their subjects on current affairs and modern scientific developments.