NEWS OF THE DAY

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 102, 1 May 1941, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Not Standing for Parliament. “I am not a candidate for Parliamentary honours in November,” declared Mr. W. B. Tennent when addressing citizens at Terrace End last night. Free Sport for Convalescent Soldiers. Provision has been rnado by the Government to grant free fishing and shooting facilities in Rotorua to any of the sick and wounded men of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force who returned to the Dominion on Tuesday and who may bo in Rotorua for convalescence. Heavy Trout Some of the record rainbow trout taken in Lake Tarawera near the close of last season were equalled during the week-end, when three fish over 161 b were taken. Tho heaviest was one of 181 b landed by Mr. W. Gillespie, of To Wairoa. Mr. W. Mathcrson, of Rotorua, took a 171 b iish, and Mr. F. O. Newton, of Gisborne, landed one of 1611 b. This was a particularly fine specimen 32in in length. Temperance Cause. •‘Our lesson book has been glady received by headmasters and mistresses of schools almost without exception,” stated the annual report of the Palmerston North branch of the New Zealand Alliance. * 1 We are pleased to say that more of the right type of temperance teaching is beginning in our schools though we are not by any means satisfied. Wo particularly ask all who are on school committees to see that teachers and scholars get a fair deal for no sooner does the Alliance get interested in the carry out of tho law in relation to this matter, than the liquor men do their utmost to hinder.” Traditions of Rod Cross.

“Whilst we have made some real progross in the numbers of people we have been able to instruct in Red Cros3 work it is necessary that this number be considerably increased if we are to play a full part in dealing with any emergency that may come upon us,” stated Mr. A. R. McJvegg (chairman) at the annual meeting of the Palmerston North branch of tho Red Cross Society last evening. “I urge all members -to do their utmost to further this object, always remembering we must have members willing to uphold tho proud traditions of Rod Cross—members willing to devote time and labour to the service of their fellows,” the speaker said. Mice are House-hunting

With the advent of cold weather, mice that have spent the summer out of doors are now “house-hunting” (reports a Christchurch resident). One couple, having found quarters to suit them, are clinging to a home that periodically goes up in smoke with the tenacity of cockneys who refuse to leave their bombed and charred tenements. This stubborn pair of mice have selected the incinerator—an old oil drum—standing iu a Papanui back garden. A couple of times a week the owner sets the contents alight. East time the two mice pop out through the smoke and scuttle under the fence to the safety of the long grass in the vacant section next door, but they always return. Sunflower Oil

It is expected that oil to be extracted from a sunflower crop grown in the Warren (N.S.W.) district will be more valuable that the best imported Italian olive oil. Farmers in the Warren district are growing sunflower crops, in response to the appeal to raise them for seed. On one property, an acre has been sown with different varieties as a Government trial plot. This area was expected to yield six tons of seed, and a ton of seed is worth £2O. The flowers aro about 12 inches in diameter. A number of farmers propose to put in 10 acres of sunflowers and to irrigate the crops. After the oil is extracted, tho residue wfill be used as feed. In addition, the fibre of the plant is suitable for making strawboards.

Hospital Comiorts from Rea Cross. The list of hospital comforts sent forward to date by the sewing division of the Red Cross Society, as reported to

the annual meeting last evening, were as follow: 25 bed feeders, 23 serviettes, 53 trap cloths, nine food covers, 57 hospital and ditty bags, 237 handkerchiefs, 193 milk jug covers, 204 face cloths, 30 hussifs, 107 water bag covers, 19 surgeons' towels, 65 eye bandages, 12 manytail bandages, 98 roller bandages, 62 scarves, 20 pairs handknitted sox, 16 body belts, 34 knitted pullovers,‘ five pairs bed slippers, 19 skull caps, five pairs gloves, five pairs cuffs, 69 pairs mittens, 36 pairs bed sox, 132 balaclavas, old linen, 3 2 cakes soap, tw r o packets razor blades, one parcel toffee. Supreme Court Sessions.

Indications from tho list of cases for hearing at the Supreme Court sessions opening iu Palmerston North ou Monday (at which His Honour Mr. Justice Blair is to preside) are that they will last about a fortnight. To date, there aro two criminal cases for trial, while two prisoners will come forward for

sentence. In the civil list there are two cases for hearing by the Judge aud a jury of 12, one to be heard by tho Judge and a jury of four, and three to be taken by the Judge alone. Three petitions in divorce are set down for hearing before the Judge and a jury of 12, and three before the Judge alone. Twelve undefended cases are listed. There is one appeal from a Magistrate’a decision and also two originating summonses brought under the Fa nr*/ Protection Act, Wax Matches in Mail

An outbreak ot lire in. a mailbag which was being loaded on the Anchor Line’s steamer Arnhura at Nelson on the night of April 2, resulted in the appearance of Kareem Elias Alexander before Mr. 11. J. Dixon, S.M., in the Dunedin Police Court on a charge of having posted a packet containing a substance likely to injure other postal matter. Detective-Sergeant Hall said a mail w'hich was being loaded at Nelson for French Fuss was noticed to be smouldering, and investigation disclosed that two boxes of wax vestas enclosed in a parcel posted at Dunedin by the defendant to his son, had caught alight. The defendant told the Court that ho was unaware he was breaking a regulations by sending matches through the post, and the magistrate, accepting his explanation, fined him £2 and costs, 10s.