Lake Wakatip Mail QUEENSTOWN. THURSDAY FEB. 26 1942

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4554, 26 February 1942, Page 2

Lake Wakatip Mail QUEENSTOWN. THURSDAY FEB. 26 1942

Leading Aircraftman Jas. Buckham spent a short leave this week with his parents and returned north on Wednesday. The local branch of the Red Cross desires to express its grateful thanks to the following for donations: Mrs Murchison 10/- and anonymous £l/4/1 for wool for knitting, for use of prisoners of war; Mrs Monson, gift of six balaclavas; Miss Johnson, children's knitted sox; Mrs F. Anderson and Sister Henderson, gifts of goods; Miss Warren, knitting; Mrs J. Scott “Ardlui,’ 3 knitted singlets. The following were successful in the First Aid classes conducted by Dr W. A. Anderson, under the auspices of the W.W.S.A.:—Mcsdames T. Lonsdale, W. Wallace, Buchanan, Misses R. Beggs, E. Mcßride, A. McGregor, P. Hansen, M. McDowall B. Scott, M. Inder, E. Lynch, M. Lynch, E. Jones. The paper was set by St. John Ambulance and the examination .took place in December last.

The local Home Guardsmen paraded as usual on Friday night. There were about 25 present. Training was given in section leading, squad drill and rifle exercises. Boots and rifles were issued to men who did not receive them last parade. Heavy rain has fallen during the last few days and the temperature has been low. Early snow appears on the higher altitudes. The rain is interfering with the harvesting on some of the farms.

The secretary of the local branch of the W.D.F.U. advises us that a number of parcels which wore sent to local soldiers overseas arrived safely and in good condition. Appreciation of the action of the branch in sending the parcels forward was conveyed to the secretary, Miss B. Sutherland. At the beginning of this week Queenstown was £323 in arrears with its National Savings effort and in order that the district should not appear to be lacking in its support of the unen of our lighting services a determined effort is being made to wipe out this deficiency before the end of the week. At the time of going to press the deficiency had been reduced to £l4B. Townspeople are being actively canvassed by members of the post office staff but country residents are earnestly asked to make substantial deposits to their National Savings Accounts or to purchase some National Savings Bonds before Saturday, 28th February. National Savings Bonds can be purchased at the post office or the Bank of New Zealand. Mr and Mrs J. H. Robinson have received word that their son, Pte. John E. Robinson, previously reported missing, is a prisoner of war. A west Coast dairy farmer who appeared at Christchurch on Tuesday last as an appellant in the Supreme Court, stated that he was 68 years of age, had begun work in the milking shed at the age of five and was still there, had never had what might be termed a holiday in his 63 years of work on the farm, and had left the West Coast only once before Tuesday. That -was when he had visited Christchurch to see a brother who was ill. He stated also that his farm consists of 55 acres, of w'hich 27 acres was lost in recent floods and five had been ruined by shingle deposits.