Interest In First-Aid.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 95, 20 March 1940, Page 8

Interest In First-Aid.

Since Hie outbreak of Avar many people have been anxious to learn firstaid, home nursing and home hygiene, and the demand has been so great that there has been a severe strain on the usual stocks of instructional literature. The Premier Port. “As a Wellingtonian, you will excuse me for saying that the Wellington Harbour Board is the best local body in New Zealand,” said the president of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, Captain S. Holm, speaking at a Harbour Board function yesterday. A Common Aim. Speaking at Westport, last night, the Leader of the Opposition (Hon. A. Hamilton) said lie regretted the. serious illness of the Prime Minister. Though lie was politically opposed to him, the Prime Minister was one of his best friends. All were working together now in the cause of the Empire. Sweden’s Point of View. A statement that he was not in the least surprised at Sweden’s refusal to help Einland in her struggle with Russia was made by Mr I). Henry in addressing the Auckland ltot ary Club. Einland was owned by Sweden about 110 years ago. Russia fought Sweden for possession of Finland and Russia won. Since then Sweden had been at peace and she did not want it broken. War’s Lighter Side. So far the ship had escaped mines and torpedoes. Suddenly there was a jolt, followed by a horrible scraping noise. Then the engines stopped. A timid little man sprang out of his cabin and almost collided in the corridor with the captain. “W-wluit h-lias h-happened ?” be stammered. “W----where are the L-life belts''”' “They are no good now,” answered the captain, “I’ve done my best, it’s every man for himself now.” “H-hnve w-.ve struck a m-mineP” gasped the little man. “No,” replied the captain, “we’re in harbour.”

Staff Reduced. After a refusal by the union concerned to sanction a plan to ration warehouse work among its unmarried male employees a large Auckland importing firm has reduced the size of its staff. Marsden Relic.

A page from one of the sermons written by i!cv. fcamuel Marsden, the “Apostle to New Zealand,” has been given to the Marsden Association in Auckland by Mr Eric Ramsden, the latest biographer of the famous missionary. War Underestimated?

Australians do not appear to take the war as seriously as do New Zealanders, according to Mr G. P. Aldridge, secretary of the New Zealand Boxing Council, who returned yesterday. Many seemed to have the impression that there was merely a temporary disturbance which would soon blow over. Thefts of Petrol.

Reports are being received by the police of thefts of petrol in the city, some person or persons evidently siphoning it from vehicles parked during the night. One occurrence was in Park Road, next the State housing block, the owner of a car losing four gallons. On Monday night seven gallons of petrol were taken from a motor lorry in Lyndhurst Street. Trade With Britain.

On grounds that Now Zealand’s overseas funds have increased irom £6,800,000 to £20,000,000 and that the Mother Country has repeatedly appealed for export business to assise her in her war effort, members of the Bureau of Importers instructed their executive at the annual meeting to call a conference to formulate and submit a scheme to the Government. Export of Honey. “Unfortunately honey in Great Britain is not generally regarded as a food, but largely as a medicine,” said Mr A. H. lioneyfield, assistant director of the Internal Marketing Department, when speaking at the annual meeting of the South Auckland Beekeepers’ Association. He said that this was one of the disadvantages which the department was facing .in expanding the British export market. Beautiful Harbour.

“I think your harbour is a very beautilul harbour,” remarked the High Commissioner for Canada (Dr W. A. Riddell) during an inspection of the Wellington Harbour Board facilities, yesterday. “I have visited a number c,f the harbours of the world, and I have been struck by the beauty of yours, the big gates and the substantial buildings. I have been greatly impressed with the efficiency of everything.” Paint For Swimming Baths.

Aluminium paint in place of ordinary paint may- be used to paint the Palmerston Isorth Girls’ High School swimming bath. The proposal was discussed at a meeting of the Board of Governors, last night, it being said that the cost was little dearer and the paint more effective than that ordinarily used. It gave a particularly effective appearance to the water. The proposal was referred to the architect of the Wanganui Education Board. Parents’ W'ork For Schools.

“We seem to be doing nothing else but thanking the Parents’ Associations for their work for the schools,” said Mr M. H. Oram, chairman of the Palmerston North High Schools Board at the-meeting of the board last night. It was decided to thank the Boys’ Pligh School Association for its work at the recent school gala. The efforts of the bovs were also referred to, and the rector (Mr J. Murray) was instructed to thank them on behalf of the board for their assistance at the gala. Harbour Board Storage.

Two major works of the Wellington Harbour Board which have -ecently been completed, the new stc. e on Aotea Quay and the Aotea Quay breastwork, were inspected yesterday by representatives of the shipping and commercial community who were the guests of the chairman (Mr M. A. Eliott) and members of the board. Some conception of tile size of the new store was provided by Mr Eliott when he said it eon Id hold 43,000 bales of wool, or 124,000 sacks of wheat, or 1750 motor-cars.

New Rooms For Girls’ High School. “Members of the board have no doubt read with pleasure of the grant of £2BOO which has been made to provide art classrooms and furnishings for the kitchen at the Girls’ High School,” said the chairman (Mr M. H. Oram) in his report at the meeting of the Palmerston North High Schools Board of Governors last night. “Instructions for the preparation of the necessary plans and specifications have been sent to the architect, and it is expected that we shall be able to call tenders in the near future. The board should have reason to be gratified at the result of our representations to have this work carried out.”