Ballot Completed.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 257, 27 September 1940, Page 6

Ballot Completed.

The drawing of the "nnn f fn, 6 ’ffi men by ballot to provide 6000 foi tin. Territorial Forces was completed yesterday, the third day of the ballot. Racing Club And the War. A decision to sow in turnips about 20 acres of the racecourse enclosure has been made by the Southland Racing Club. In this way the club will co-operate in the national effort tor production on an increased scale, lie total area of the enclosure is about 300 acres.

Trout Yearlings. At a meeting of the Palmerston North sub-committee of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, last evening it was stated that the sub-com-mitteo’s vield of brown trout yearlings from the fry in the research pond .at the Esplanade had been 16 per cent., which was a New Zealand record.

Heads and Tails. > “We cut 5 per cent, off the dog s nose bv way of extra tax and tack it on to his tail by giving a 5 per cent, rise in wages,” said Mr J. A. Lee at the Auckland Town Hal , when addressing a meeting called by the Democratic Labour Party. But thousands of people do not get this rise because they arc on fixed incomes oi pensions,” he added.

“We Carry On.” “Warmest thanks; we carry on,” was the message received this week from flic telegraph, cable and wireless operators of London in a message to the telegraph staff of the Rotorua post office. The Rotorua telegraphists had cabled tlieir admiration of the work or tho London operators carrying on with the vital service under the strain imposed by war conditions.

Wool Levy Announced. The rates of levy on all wool produced in New Zealand are announced in a Gazette notice. They are: Sixpence per bale, threepence for each iadge, and a penny per hag or sack. These rates will apply on all wool produced in New Zealand which at time during the season commencing October 1 this year is exported from the Dominion, or is delivered to a wool manufacturer for uso m New Zealand.

Hymn of Hate Wanted. “We heard in the last war .about the hymn of hate they used to sing in Germanv,” said Sir Ernest Davis when addressing a meeting of representatives of the Lady Galway Guild at Auckland. “I have never had any hate in my heart against anyone up to the present, but 1 hate with all my heart and soul this Hitler gang and I think it is time wo had more hate in our community. 1 would sing a hymn of hate now and I would like someone to compose one.”

Celebrations Postponed. The Auckland Provincial Centennial Council decided at a meeting last evening to postpone the Auckland Centennial celebrations until after the war. Uncommon Fish.

An unusually large specimen of an uncommon fish known as the wharehau was found recently by fishermen when trawling in tho Hauraki Gulf, and is at present at the War Memorial Museum.

Only a Memory Now. “I am a native of the Free City of Danzig,” said a witness in the Magistrate’s Court, Wellington, yesterday. He added that he came to New Zealand in 1903. The Magistrate (Mr J. L. Stout) : “It is no longer a free city.” Counsel (Mr T. P. McCarthy) : “That is what I have told him.” Americans and War.

The opinion that the vast majority of Americans would not be averse to active participation in the war should Great Britain bo Faced with dire extremity was expressed by Mr Floyd Soto, ail executive of the Californian Shipping Company, who lias arrived on the Honolulu Clipper from San Francisco. Astronomical Phenomena. .

October will produce a number of interesting phenomena in the heavens, including two eclipses, a particularly magnificent planetary spectacle, and the possibility of even more meteors than have been seen of late. The phenomenon of most interest will be the total eclipse of the sun on October 1. (early in the morning of October 2 in New Zealand) ; but no part of the eclipse will be visible in this part of the world. Departing Soldiers. It was mentioned at the patriotic appeal meeting in the city, last evening, that arrangements might be made for a band, or bands, to play the men departing from .Palmerston North to camp, as members of the Fourth Reinforcements, from the Square to the railway station. It was suggested by Mr J. A. Grant that, although speeches were not made, such a farewell, when the troops were about to don khaki, was due to them. The Mayor (Mr A. E. Mans ford) undertook to inquire into the matter.

Droving Feat. Miss E. Aubrey and her brother, of Cattle Flat Station. Wanaka, recently drove 160 head of cattle from the station through Central Otago to Oamaru. Travelling ten miles a day, they reached their destination in three weeks and delivered their large herd in splendid condition, without the loss of one animal. Miss Aubrey is only eighteen and her brother slightly older. The achievement is no mean feat and proves how well the New Zealand girls tackle heavy work in these days wlien so many young men are away with the Army.

Magnificent Response. The magnificent response of tho boys the organisation had brought out to New Zealand to the call to the colours was commented on by Mr T. R. Lees, managing trustee, in moving the adoption of the annual report at yesterday’s meeting of the New Zealand Sheepowners’ Acknowledgment of Debt to British Seamen Fund. Only a year after the present war had broken out, 25 per cent, of the boys were now back serving in the Army and Navy and Air Force, said Mr Lees, in addition to which there were many ill camp waiting to go overseas. He expected that it would finally be found that 50 per cent, of the boys brought out had responded to the call to the colours.