NEWS OF THE DAY

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 41, 18 February 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Boy Absconds from Weraroa A 15-3’-ear-old boy absconded from the Weraroa Training Farm yesterday afternoon and at a late liour last evening was still at large. Midnight Alarm Apart from the hangar fire at Milson Aerodrome last evening, the Fire Brigade was also called out by a false alarm, at 12 minutes after midnight to the corner of George and Cuba Streets. Minister at Naval Base A visit to the Devonport Naval Base was paid on Thursday by the Minister of Finance, the H.xn. W. Nash. The Minister said that the purpose of his visit was to look at land ultimately required for tho extension of facilities to enable more sailors to be trained. While at Devonport, Mr. Nash also visited H.M.B. Philomel and made an. inspection. “Put it in.English’’ “Put it is English,” was a suggestion made by Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M., in the Rangiora Magistrate’s Court when the reading of a formal charge against a traffic offender and the question, “How do you plead?” by tho clerk of the Court appeared to mystify tho defendant. Taking tho Magistrate’s suggestion, the clerk asked 4 4 Did you do that or not? ’ ’ Practice for Pilots

Pilots of tho Auckland territorial squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, carried out bombing practice on Thursday near the mouth of Henderson Creek in tho upper reaches of the harbour. The squadron will continue the practice intermittently for tho next fortnight,, with tho greatest activity over the coming week-end. Eight or nine pilots arc taking part in the course. Puppie3 ,on Display

Much interest was caused yesterday afternoon and evening by a display by the Manawatu Kennel Club of a number of puppies in the window of Collinson and Cunninghame’s, Palmerston North. Miss M. Nathan exhibited Scottish terriers, wire-haired fox terriers and Dachshunds. Mr. T. Pinfold exhibited bulldogs, Messrs. N. Wood and S. Baker Samoyeds and golden retrievers, and Mr. Thevenard, Cairns. Shortage of Typists A shortage of typists is causing sonre public works undertakings to be held up. This information was contained in a letter received by the board of Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln, from the Public Works Department in answer to an inquiry about the delay in starting urgently-required buildings at the college. The letter also stated that there was a shortage of draughtsmen, but this shortage had to somo extent been overcome.

“Germany Will Suffer” “Germany will suffer as a result of the Jewish persecution there,” declared Mr. Thomas Foster in an address in Wellington under the auspices of the British-Israel World Federation. He said that in the past every country from which the Jews had' been expelled bad suffered extensively. He quoted numerous examples from hisstory to support this contention, and said that Germany would bo no exception. A Leisurely Divorce

* 1 This is an unusually leisurely divorce,” remarked Mr. Justice Callan in the Supreme Court after perusing the documents concerning a petitioner who had begun proceedings 10 years ago. His Honour said he hoped counsel would prove, as part of his case, that respondent was still alive. Ho would not like to issue a decree nisi in a case in which one of the parties was dead. Counsel, smilingly assured His Honour that the necessary proof would be forthcoming.

Stodginecs in Britain “I think the British are going through a very stodgy period,” said Mr. Cecil W. Woods, president of the New Zealand Institute of Architects, speaking at the annual conference. He was referring to the fact that, while abroad, he had been very favourably impressed by tho lay-out of shops in Sweden, where he had examined church furnishings. The same kind of shops in London had suffered by comparison with those in Sweden. “If any of you arc going abroad,” he added, ‘‘make a bee line for Europe and don’t spend so much time in England except for pleasure. ” American Haste

Commenting at a reception of the Wellington Travel Club on tho scale of undertakings in the United States of America, Mr. R. H. Nimmo said that when ho first saw the 400-acre site of the Golden Gate Exposition it was a bare island in San Francisco harbour, but when he returned five months later, it was two-thirds finished. Roads had been laid out and paved and avenues of trees 40ft. high were growing, having been transported in barges. Preparations wero being made for the admission of as many as 50,000 people, and for tho parking of 12,000 motorcars. Apprenticeship System

“I’m convinced that the time is overdue for a revision of the apprenticeship system in New Zealand,” said Dr. D. E. Hansen, principal of the Christchurch Technical College, discussing the reluctance of some employers to take on boys for apprenticeship. “The problem is an urgent one,” ho said, 4 4 because at the moment the number of junior apprentices employed is much lower than it could be.” Dr. Hansen sail that many employers were rather dubious bout taking on boys. They remembered only too clearly their difficulties during the last depression and were reluctant to become too heavily involved. Before the depression there were 10,000 apprentices in the Dominion. This number fell to 3000, and the last figures available showed that the number was still well below the original figure. Dr. Hansen said that the adult apprenticeship system had brought very keen workers to the Technical College and had received a ready response, but from all points of view an overhaul of the whole system was desirable.

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