STOP PRESS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 14 October 1941, Page 8

STOP PRESS

west COAST MAN HUNT CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.-Re-ports that a shot had been heard from the northern end of Camelback -pur caused some excitement at Koiterangi early this afternoon. A search parly •' known to be operating in this vicinity and for this reason no • i.n v 1:1 sent from Koiterangi At 11.50 a bomber aircraft came over •rout Hokitika and circled low ovei patches <j£ bush and broken ground to the east and west oi. KoitcrangL Ihe machine made a circuit «»t Mt. Camelback, behind which lies a broad . hingle expanse of the Hokitika 1 ■ 'r. 7 he machine remained over the district for halt an hour before returning U> its base. Aboard was one of ih> army type »<| radio telephone :-ets ‘.or ground communication. Shortly .-•iter noon four local residents heard] what they were certain was a rifle .- hot coining from about a mile. ;! way I • rom where they stood. They report- j fd the occurrence to the police. The I •hot was not heard by anyone at the Koiterangi Hall.—P.A, WET CANTEEN FOR WOMEN LEVIN. This Day.—Consider. >le • r’nstemation has been earned :r. ■ ?; jin circles at the opening m •» "'et canteen for members c>f the V) on.vis Auxiliary Air Force serving at tne| k.N.Z.A.F. station at Levin. A strong] protest has been forwarded to the Prime Minister and the Minister of. Defence by the Levin Ministers’ Association, churches and the W.C.T.U. The matter has also been taken up by the president of the Methodist Con-j rerencc tile Rev. W. A. Burley the secretary oi the N.Z. Alliance. Mr; if. \V. Milner, the Dominion prendentj of the W.C.T.U., Mrs Pcryman, and the Public Questions Committee of Die Wellington Presbytery.—P A.