GENERAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 17 October 1941, Page 4

GENERAL ITEMS

Warrant In Apprehend I For failing to report when enlled up for military service warrant to apprehend wm ■ sued a i list Henman by Mr T. E. Maunsell. S.M.. m ll'.e Magistrate’:; Court this morning. Habits of Prisoners i The habits of accused persons when lodged in the ceil were di cm <-! at a sifting ' >l' the Magi: Iralc’s Court in In i vercargill (stales the "Southland 'Times"). A constable fold the court that the man charged with the offence under bearing had made Inm elf a nuis mice while he v a: in the eel!: bv repeatedly calling out. Counsel asked l :f it was not a fact that the man was asking for a meal and that the witness had told him that lie would be released before the pie cart closed. The constable said that might lie so. Counsel 'contended that it was poor satisfaction for n man arrested at six o’clock in the ’ evening to be told that he would be let ! out to get a meal in the early hours of the morning, The constable closed the discussion by remarking that when men were locked up in the cells for | intoxication they di I not usually bother about meals. Mori; People Reading More ' There lie been a remarkable increase ii reading, and in serious readi mg, in Wellington in the last few months (states "The Post”). Figures quoted by Councillor W. J. Gaudin, chairman of the libraries committee, at a City Council meeting showed that the i numbers of books issued from city ! lending libraries for the six months ended 30th September, 1941, were , 47,141. or 10.78 per cent, over the fig--1 ures for the corresponding period of 194(). The figures did not include issues j of school library books, supplementary I readers, or books Issued at the Wel- ! lington Technical College. Adults took ! cut 398,907 and children 85,374 books, : t lie corresponding figures for 1940 being , 366,498 and 70,642, so that the young- | sters are more than holding their own as readers. Boiarkin's Queer Request A peculiar request has been made to 1 the secretary of the Christchurch Ro- | tary Club (Mr C. C. Holland), by a local Rotnrian now a prisoner of war in Germany, states the “Star-Sun.” His ! message, sent on a prisoner-of-war postcard, reads: "Greetings to all Rotarians. You have probably heard by now that I am a prisoner in Germany. Tough luck, but the fortune of war. Better than being wiped out altogether. Our camp is in a beautiful spot, spoilt only by barbed wire. Can you advise clubs in Turkey. Portugal, Denmark. Canada, U.S.A., etc., to send me food parcels?” Members of the Christchurch Rotary Club are wondering what significance there is in the naming of the particular group of countries, two of which are neutrals, one German-occu-pied. one belligerent, and one semibelligerent. They have sought for a h : ciden meaning in vain, yet are at a loss to understand the reason behind the phraseology of the request. City Reserves The Reserves’ Superintendent (Mr A. White) reported for the month ending 16th October as follows:—"Flood damage to the Maitai embankment was very slight, and other than repairs to footpaths little attention will be necessary. There are two points on the Brook stream (Erin street") which will require better protection. One hundred hydrangeas and 2,880 bedding plants have been planted to dale in the Post Office grounds. It is proposed by the Postm ster to extend this work along the Halifax street frontage. Trees, shrubs and plants planted out since last report are:—Queen’s Gardens, trees and shrubs 19, plants 1200; Church Hill, plants 4896; Anzac Park, plants 8352; Wigzell Park, 3, 432; Croquet lawn, 4, 2400; streets reserves. 286. 2400; New Cemetery, trees and shrubs 113; Sands Reserve, trees and shrubs, 48: total, 473, 20,160. Seedlings pricked off, trees ei 1 shrubs 808, plants 8,064. Sto-k Slaughtered The following stock was slaughtered at the Nelson Abattoir in the month ending 16th October: Cattle, 188; calves 8- sheep. 1405; lamb, 26; pigs, 190; total, 1817. Condemned in period, 1 sheep. Fewer Street Lights Likely There are likely to be fewer street lights in Nelson shortly, according to a report by the Electrical Engineer (Mr E. Fleming) to the City Council, in, which he stated: “We are unable to I obtain at present further supplies of j copper cable or series street lamps. Wo ! have about nine months’ supply in our Halifax street stores. |am of the | opinion a number of street lamps will ' have to be cut out so as to reserve i present stocks for the centre of the citv : and all intersections.” Australia’s One-Legged Pilot Squadron-Leader Bader, the “leg- j less wonder’ ’of the Royal Air Force, who flew his way into fame with two i metal legs, until he had to bale out j ;;nd was captured by the enemy recently. now has his Australian coun- j terpart (states the Melbourne "Age”), lie is 23-year-old Flight-Lieutenant B. : F Rose, formerly of Melbourne, who j has just been passed as fit for full ily- I mg duties with an R.A.F. fighter squa- ! di on, after having lost a leg in an air- j craft accident in April. Flight-Lieu- ; tenant. Rose was instructing at Wagga | in February, 1941, when he was posted if' the United Kingdom on exchange ! duty. lie was at an operational training unit, flying Blenheims, when he had to bale out at 2000 feet. One of the an screws caught a leg, which was i later amputated. It was proposed to employ him on ; -ound duties when he was tit again, but a few weeks ago : R A.A.F. headquarters in Australia was! advised that he had been fitted with an I artificial limb, in the Bader tradition. Last week came a message that FlightLieutenant Rose had appeared before a medical board, and passed as lit for 'b'ing dutie:. lle has been posted to a tighter squadron as supernumerary, prior to taking over a flight. The Bleu- j hem accident was ln‘o in April, so the Melbourne boy did not take long to !-<•; oiii of hospital mid back into the j I"' entered as an aid cadet in TnnuavyJ 1938. He captained the Melbourne Grammar School football team in 1937, revved in the eight for three years, won the Stale cadet dinghy sailing championship several times, and was a useful boxer lli<’ cliap w h<» had giva n I i >ppon ent 20 out of 100 and run out without I laying down his cue. put on his coat, lit! hi.- pipe and started to talk about smoking. There’s some blokes." he said, "and I know two or three, will smoke for ten minutes. Then thev’ve had enough. Me. I like a smoke to last lor two or three solid hours -and then some.' They all laughed. "What’s your j tobacco old sport?” asked somebody. "Wh.v. toasted Navy Cut No. 3,” he re-1 plied. 1 say I can smoke it for two or three hours at a stretch—yes, and eniov every whiff." Well, lots of men can do that (any number). if they! .-.moke toasted It. contains no nicotine.! von see. worth talking about, it’s the! real Mackay!—doesn’t affect the throat.' m- '.he heart, either, for that matter, j For a pure, mellow, sweet and fragrant smoke there’s nothing like the genuine toasted brands —there are just five of 1 ’ them—-Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog). Cut 1 Plug No 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish, Riverhcad Gold and Desert Gold.*