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Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 125, 30 May 1944, Page 4

Women Outclass Men “From tlio little I liave seen of them, the Italian women outclass their men in physique. They are gluttons for work, which is more than can be said of the men. Many of the girls are good-looking, and some of them are 'smashers,’ but on the average they can’t compare very well with the girls back home.’’ These comments are contained in a letter from a Christchurch soldier now with the New Zealand Division in Italy. National War Savings . The returns for National War Savings from both the city and the Palmerston North postal area were again very satisfactory last week, no fewer than eight offices obtaining three-iigure totals or more, says the organiser. Pell cling again realised four figures (£1760 19s) and the officials there are to be congratulated on this achievement. . Dannevirke can always be reckoned on to produce consistent deposits, and £596 18s was the result. Next came Levin with £498, closely followed by {Shannon with £405 18s 9d. The nest best effort was Fahiatua with £368, while liongotea rattled on £233 12s 6d. Foxton £137, Weber £lO3 and Ashhurst £92 9s were next best. The city’s total was £2O/7. Inquiries have commenced to come in concerning the National War Savings essay competition, “A Savings Plan for Victory and Peace,” and it is anticipated that considerable interest will be evidenced in view of the liberal prizes being offered for both the “district” section and the Dominion-wide prizes. The figures for National War Savings for the city on Monday were £159 11s.

I Bigamy Charge In the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court yesterday Harry Vaughan Ingham, of Wellington, appeared before Mr. 11. P. Lawry, S.M., charged with bigamy. The allegation is tkat at Palmerston North on March 29, 1941, ho went through a form of marriage’ having already been married at Sydney on December 19, 1936. He was remanded to Juno 1. Inventive Minds More inventions were created in New Zealand per head of the population than in any other country in tho world, stated the chairman of the Auckland Inventors’ Club, Mr. A. Holt, at the weekly meeting of the club. This was illustrated, he added, by the fact that 39 exhibits, all with the aim of laboursaving after the war, were on exhibition. Included was an apparatus for measuring to one five-millionth of an inch. A war invention, a device for throwing hand grenades, was also demonstrated. First Capture The first Japanese airman to be captured in North Australia was brought in by an aborigine. The pilot had baled out and landed some distance from Darwin. An aboriginal youth of 18 who saw him, stalked him for some time, and, after getting within a few feet, challenged him to “put ’em up.” Though fully armed, the Japanese was unaware of the boy’s defencelessness, threw up his hands, and surrendered his revolver and ammunition. The boy then kept ceaseless watch over him until he could deliver his prisoner to the military authorities.