LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 7 October 1949, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

A bottle containing a letter from Arthur Ebbett of the bargue Pamir was found on Oreti’ beach, Invercargill, on Saturday. The letter stated the bottle was thrown overboard Qn Sunday, June 12 in latitude 46.12 south, longitude 151.50 east. The Famir was. then 15 days out of Port Victoria, South Australia, and it was hoped to round Cape Horn on July 16 or 17. The writer asked the finder of the bottle to communicate with him.

An education syllabus and course for hospital officers which would carry with it a diploma in hospital administration was approved at the annual conference of the New Zealand Hospital Officers Association at Timaru. The president, A. J. Philips, said that the diploma would be issued by the Department of Health to those completing the prescribed course and steps would be taken to ensure reciprocity with British and Australian authorities through the Department.

Mass will be celebrated on next Sunday, October 9, _at Kotuku 8 a.m. and at Rotomanu 10.15 a.m.—Advt.

At the annual meeting of the Ru - nanga Tennis Club, held in the Runanga Library last Wednesday evening, the following officers were elected: Patron, Mr E. Todd; president, Mr S. Kennedy; secretary-treasurer, Mr J. Soster; trustees, Messrs J. Soster and J. Curragh; club captain, Mr P. McTigue, P. Clelland, N. Williams, Mrs B. Dunn, Mrs H. Wilson. There was a good attendance, and indications were that a few new members would be joining the club. The balance sheet showed the club to be in a sound financial position. It was decided to proceed with a working bee this week-end to get the courts and ground in order. Good work had been done on the new pavilion, which should be finished this week. One team, in the A grade competition, was nominated for the W.C.L.T.A. competition. The opening date was set down for October 15.

Take “De Reszke” —See Wally Haybittle’s New Look Railway Hotel, Kumara Junction.—Advt.

New uniforms are early next year expected to be available for the New Zealand police, stated the Commissioner, Mr J. Cummings, yesterday in an address to the Police Association conference at Wellington. Referring to radio communication in police work, Mr Cummings mentioned the speed with which radio photos could be transmitted, enabling the police to check on fingerprints and other details of suspects. Rr Hon P. Fraser, Prime Minister, informed.the conference that he would b e prepared to consider further the Question whether injuries received by members of the force going to or from duty should be regarded as injuries received in the execution of their duty.

At Dunedin the National Council of Women cn Wednesday resolved unanimously to uphold headmasters of schools there in a critical attitude towards the School Journal. This followed the action of a parent, Mrs M. Mclnnes, in reading extracts from a recent story in the Journal, “Our Street”, designed for the third and fourth standards. She said she did this so that women present would know of so-called literature which was being presented to the children. She said she objected to slang expressions, crude drawings and bad grammar, which had appeared in some of the articles in the School Journal.

Have you seen Jeff’s new bar ? Empire. Hotel, Ross. —Advt.

Intensive planning for the London to Christchurch international aii- race in 1953 is to take place in Australia and England. Mr A. B. W. George, secretary-treasurer, and Mr Hume D. Christie, president of the Canterbury International Air Race Council, left Auckland yesterday by flying-boat for Sydney. There they will confer with civil aviation companies and departments, also Air Vice-Marshal Cole, wffio organised the Melbourne Centennial race. The New Zealanders will then go to London for talks with the Royal Aero Club, which is organising the race, the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, and the Air Ministry. “We hope also to interest, aircraft construction firms operating on the Continent”, Mr Georg e said. Because o£ weather conditions, the race is likely to be held in the last week of September, or the first in October, 1953.

That the Government should restore the bounty it used to pay in destroying oppossums, with object of their eradication from New Zealand forests, is to be urged on the Government by the Institute of Surveyors, at whose conference a resolution was unanimously adopted that intensive efforts were needed. It was emphasised if the native bush was to be saved from the effects of continuous defoliation, the oppossums must be eradicated .

The Greymouth Jockey Club Committee will make an inspection of the proposed seven furlong track at Omoto at the week-end. After inspecting the course the club will consider the advisability of having a survey made and ootaining tenders for the work.

The Ngahere gold dredge, which was stranded at Atarau last month, vy.as refloated this week. Repairs to the broken bucket ladder will be made by a gang of workmen who are to arrive from Christchurch shortly. The work is being supervised by a Lyttelton firm of marine engineers.

The response to the appeal for volunteers to train as-non-commissioned officers in the territorial force had been gratifying and since the beginning of September 664 men had offered their services said the Minister of Defence, Hon. F. Jones. Of the total 236 were from the Northern, 154 from the Central, and 274 from the Southern Military District. There were indications that, the number would be substantially increased before the recruiting campaign closed.

Mr Edgar Erikson, Finnish owner of the barques Pamir and Passat, said in London he was going to sell four of his five sailing ships. He received offers from the United States and Europe. He would make it a condition of sale that the ships be used for training. It was practically impossible to operate sailing ships because of the costs of upkeep. His father had once owned thirty windjammers.