School To Partly Close.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 154, 30 May 1940, Page 6

School To Partly Close.

The Board of Governors of Wanganui' Girls’ College lias decided to close the junior part of the school owing to reduced roll numbers. Feed Shortage Threatened.' The sharp spell of southerly weather experienced in the Wairarapa recently has added to the feed problems ot dairy-farmers. The district enters the winter period with the threat of a feed shortage. Vessel Delayed.

Delay was caused to an overseas vessel loading at Napier by. the action oi waterside workers in endeavouring, it is alleged, to put off loading operations till the following day so that they might obtain overtime rates of pay.

Jewish Migrants. Recent letters from Sydney tell of what almost .amounts to an invasion of Jewish refugees from Europe, A former New Zealander writes that, curiously enough, the newcomers appear to have sufficient money to secure some of the best homes and flats in some parts of Sydney. Origin of Name. None of Flying-Officer (“Cobber”) Kain’s relatives in Wellington have any idea howv lie became so named. They assume that it must have been bestowed on him by his' Australian friends in the Royal Air Force, perhaps because of the alliteration and because be was a good companion to have along the highways of the sky. German Morale.

The Battle of the River Plate was coining more into , its true perspective now that much greater events were taking place, said Commodore W. E. Parry, of H.M.S. Achilles, speaking in Wellington last night, it was nonsense to say that it was the greatest naval victory ever. One thing it had shown was that when the Nazis were given an unexpected blow their morale might crack; Shortage of Curates. Speaking at a meeting of the Takaro Church Hall parishioners last evening, Rev. Canon Woodward stated that there would be an acute shortage of curates throughout New Zealand during the next year or two. Owing to the number of chaplains required for military and Air Force camps " it was thought that young curates from small parishes would lie in demand for their positions, and consequently there would only be a few elder curates left to carry on the needful work in the many parishes. Training of Officers. Henceforward drafts entering camp .to form the Fourth Reinforcement and onward will take with them sufficient number in excess of the strength of the reinforcement to provide n.e.o’s for the next reinforcement and commissioned officers for the next hut one reinforcement. The First and Second Reinforcements trained with their respective echelons, and the Third Reinforcement is now in camp with the Third Echelon. The next body of recruits to lie trained will constitute the Fourth Reinforcement. Adoption of Children. The proposal launched by the Mayor of Napier that the principal cities and towns .of the Dominion should absorb 25,000 children from Britain who are homeless and without parents (as reported in the “Manawatu Standard” last evening) ' had up to last night elicited forty replies. Of these 32 wholeheartedly supported the proposal; two were referring the matter to their councils, and the remainder were not prepared to express an opinion at present. A cablegram states that it is learned that the question of New Zealand taking refugee children from Britain has not been raised in London. Social Security Receipts. Mention was made to a “Manawatu Standard” representative by a local resident that when a clerk had been sent to pay a social security charge under 2s a receipt had not been given, this not being in accordance with usual business procedure. When the matter was referred to the Chief Postmaster at Palmerston North (Mr C. L. Mayo) lie explained that where a social security payment is under 2s the correct method of paying it is by affixing stamps to the document presented on payriient. Receipts were not usually given except in the cases of local bodies or friendly societies which might have to satisfy the requirements of an auditor. However, if a receipt were demanded by an individual, it would be o-iven. This satisfactorily clears up the point raised.

Oamaru Enlistments. , There were eighteen enlistments at Oamaru yesterday, the biggest for one day since the outbreak of the war, equalling the recent average monthly list.—Press Association. Day of St. Joan. To-day is the feast day of St. Joan of Arc, the famous trench heroine. Sire was born’ at Domreny, on the Upper Meuse, on January 6, 1412. She was canonised a saint on May. 13, 1920, by Pope Benedict XV. Congestion in the Square. At noon to-day much congestion was caused in the Square by an exceedingly long shunting train which covered both railway crossings. In a very short space of time traffic and pedestrians were congregated at the crossings in large numbers awaiting the removal of the train.

Parliamentary Broadcasts. Parliament is to have th'e opportunity of deciding whether there should beany modification of the broadcasting of its debates during the session starting to-day. This was announced last night by the Speaker (Hon. \V. E. Barnard), who said he proposed to submit a statement on the subject to the House today. -

Navy Decisive Factor. The belief that in the end victory in the war would go to whoever held the sea was expressed by Commodore W. E. Parry, of H.M.S Achilles, speaking in Wellington. Britain would emerge victorious, he said, even though the situation might first become as serious as it had been in Napoleonic times. Factory Production. Factory production in the Dominion in 1938-39 advanced in value by £500,000, an increase of 1.7 per cent, over the 1937-38 total. The number of factories registered shows an increase of 222 over the year 1937-38, an increase of 3-7 per cent. Salaries and wages amounted to £22,270,010, being £1,288,423 more and representing an increase of 6 per cent, over the year 1937-38.

King’s Birthday Holiday. The postponement of the observance of the'Jving’s Birthday on Monday till a date to bo mutually agreed on later by employers’ and employees’ organisations, was announced last night by the Government. An Order-in-Council postponing the statutory holiday was issued. Every shop, office, farm and factory would now be working on Monday, Hon. P. C. Webb said. Advice was received to-day that all schools, both primary and secondary, are to remain open on Monday. In Palmerston North the Technical School will observe its evening classes as usual, while all schools will observe their usual day sessions.