News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 27 May 1941, Page 4

News Of The Day

Ncrtljlanders for Auckland Forts Northland youths who have lately left to join the 9th Heavy Regiment, New Zealand Artillery, at the Auckland Forts are: C. C. Morey, H. F. Beckham, K. B. Bruce, R. S. Buckley, S. D. Gillies, E K. Louden, G. Mason, G. W. Fitness M. E. Taylor, R. A. Muir, E MacDonald, A. R. W. Pierce.

*» * * Territorial Mobilisation

Owing to the quarantine restrictions in respect to the cerebro-spinal meningitis epidemic not being lifted, all those recruits residing north of Whangarei and Dargaville that have received warning notices to attend the training unit at Kensington Camp will not now be mobilised for the beginning of June and it is not expected that they can be called until July 1. Those resident in the area south of the line drawn from just north of Whangarei to north of Dargaville will go into training as originally intended on June 3.

Look After Interests The need for the producer to maintain a keen interest in questions which directly conderned his welfare was again emphasised by the chairman of the Northland Dairy Association (Mr. E. G. Appleton) in his report to the 28th annual conference in Whangarei today. The chairman thanked members of the executive for their assistance and support during the past year, and expressed the hope that their combined efforts had to some extent contributed towards furthering the interests of those they represented.

Y.W.C.A. Plans For Visitors At the monthly meeting of the Whangarei Y.W.C.A., over which Mrs W. J. Court presided, members made final arrangements for the public afternoon tomorrow, at which the chairman of the National Y.W.C.A. World Fellowship Committee (Miss E. Watson) and the National Youth Secretary for New Zealand (Miss J. D. Campbell) will be the speakers. Mrs G. M. Mallindine will be the soloist. Preceding the afternoon, the table setting display which the Y.W.C.A. is organising in the Farmers’ Trading Co. showroom will be opened at 2 p.m. The display this year will be larger than most, and much interest and enthusiasm is being shown by the entrants. Last year’s prize-winnjng table, entered by the Gardening Club —the Cinderella table—is on show in the window of the Farmers’ Trading Co. and is creating public interest.

Bobby Calf Pools Reporting to the Northland Dairy Association’s annual conference in Whangarei today, the chairman (Mr. E. G. Appleton) said that a deputation of representatives from all bobby calf pools and federations in the Auckland Province had met the Minister for Agriculture with a view; to making some satisfactory arrangement. Prior to the meeting the Minister, an amalgamation of pools and federations had been effected, the combined federation appointing a committee to handle the producers’ interests. No progress had been made at this meeting, nor at a subsequent meeting held recently. The position at the time of compiling his report was that a further conferenc between a sub-committee of representatives and the Minister was to be held from which it was hoped some definite and satisfactory proposals would result.

Reading Matter for Troops Books and magazines are required urgently for the territorials in training at Kensington camp. The Y.M.C.A. is making an appeal to meet this need and all reading matter may be left at the Y.W.C.A., Rust Lane.

Immediate Response to Patriotic Stamp Appeal

Such has been the immediate response to the appeal made by the Whangarei Patriotic Committee for used stamps that already the committee have been able to send forward two pounds’ weight of used stamps, and stamps are coming into the Town Hall in large numbers.

Turkish Bank Notes Several Turkish bank notes have reached New Zealand from soldiers in the Middle East. They are said to have been dropped behind the New Zealanders’ lines in Greece by the Germans. They appear genuine and bear the imprint of an English printing firm, but whether they are of any real value, even in Turkey, and what the purpose was in dropping them among the New Zealanders is not clear.

Bomber Stolen At Parade How a young French officer stole a bomber during a military parade in Morocco and flew it, with fighters in pursuit, to Gibraltar is described by the Gibraltar correspondent of the “Daily Express.” “I was a marked man, becaues it was known that I was a de Gaulle supporter,” said the pilot, “and I was not given half a chance to escape. However, 1 kepi on trying, and found as a partner a young air gunner, who recognised that the parade was our chance Bombers and fighters were drawn up for a military decoration ceremony, which was attended by three admirals and two generals. After our aeroplanes had been inspected, the gunner tugged my sleeve, and whispered, ‘Now or never.’ He slipped behind a twin-engined bomber and .climbed into it unnoticed. I followed, and told an officer that I was going to taxi it across the field to the hangar. I swung it from the line, roared along the runway, took off, and here we are?’

Y.M.C.A. Magazines and books are urgently required for men in camp. Would anyone having any available please leave at Y.W.C.A., Rust Lane. 503