POSTAL CONGRESS.

Northern Advocate, 23 August 1924, Page 8

POSTAL CONGRESS.

LONDON NEXT VENUE

WELLINGTON, This Day.

Mr A. T. Markman, secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, who has been attending the Postal Congress in Stockholm, has cabled the Post-master-General that the next Congres? will be held in London. A proposal to hold it at Buenos Ayres, supported by South America, the United States and Spain, was defeated.—Press Assn.

"A damaged bicycle is never any good," declared a cycle mechanic in

the Christchurch Magistrate's Court (says the "Lyttelton Times"), in a civil action arising out of a collision. "Boys' cycles arc always in bettor condition than men's cycles. The boys take more pride in their machines."

"In days gone by farmers depended on their eyes when judging , wool, but there is only ono way out, and that is to educate the hands to judge by touch whether the wool is good or not," stated Mr W. Perry at a leeture on wool growing (reports the "Wairarapa Age ,, ).

Recently the Southland .lospit.il Board discussed the question of the training of probationer nurses, and (states the "Southland Times"') it

was decided to communicate with several other boards to ascertain their views on the matter and also their comments as to the suitability of trainees at the ages of 18 to 20 years standing up to their work and carrying through their period of training. At a meeting of the board several replies were received from some of the larger hospital boards in northern centres, the views expressed in the majority of cases being in the direction of stating definitely that it was not desirable for probationers from 18 to 20 years of age to be taken on for training until they had reached the age of 21, owing to the tendency that existed of their breaking down in health. The AVanganui, North. Canterbury, Taranaki, and Palmerston North boards replied that unless in exceptional cases they did not admit probationers to their respective training schools under 20 years of age, while the Hawke's Bay, Auckland and Otago boards stated that they had admitted applicants when they had reached IS and li> years of age, and that no

greater incidence of illness occurred ainong.-t them than under the old system when nurses were appointed :it

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An echo of the Great War was heard in the Christc'hurch Magistrate's Court (states the Christ church " Press "i when a man, f>7 years of age, who waplaintiff in a civil action, said that h< ; had fought in the war. "I was fit," he continued, "and doctors in those days were getting so much a head for every one they sent away." "Who«! were you when you were sent, away?" asked Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M., i;i astonishment. "Waikari," replied th-j veteran. "Well, that is the first 1 have heard of it," said the Magistrate. "Were you on home service?" " N"o,

I .was fighting in the trenches—in France and Egypt." To substantiate his story, the man produced a photograph of his military discharge, which showed h'v< age to be 43, while according to hi j statement he was well int >

the winter of old age. He said that when he enlisted he gave no ape to flu; authorities; lie \v.as not asked his age;

he was fit, and was simply sent away

After looking at t'ho photograph the I Magistrate said he knew some men