General News

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 5 July 1943, Page 4

General News

“With Respect and Affection” In closing the 8.8.C.’s shortwave broadcast to North America on the night of 3rd July (heard in New Zealand yesterday afternoon) the announcer commented that in America it was then early in the morning of Independence Day. The Stars and Stripes, he said, would be flying not only in America. but in Britain, too, in honour of the day. “We in Britain,” he added with simple impressiveness, “will salute America’s colours with respect and affection.” As usual, the session concluded with a band playing the British National Anthem. Electric Radiators Under the Electric Radiators Orders, which is now in operation, no radiator or replacement element may be sold except to hospitals, without a permit issued by the City Electrical Engineer. Permits for the sale of radiators may be granted in cases of sickness or hardship and for elements for the genuine replacement of burnt-out parts. A Clean Sport “Horse racing is as clean and as straightforward as it ever has been in New Zealand,” said Mr B. J. McKenna, at the annual meeting of members of the New Brighton Trotting Club, “and I smile when I hear stories of ‘stumers’ and ‘dead-uns,’ etc.” The information given in the newspapers that more than 400 horses failed to win races last year showed that competition was keen and races hard to win, said Mr McKenna. “Forty cigarettes a day,” said the tobacconist to one of those inquisitive reporters. “Well, that’s nothing to make a song about. Why, I know a chap that smokes fifty, and another chap, an old customer of mine, who smokes seventy. Of course, he couldn’t do it and get away with it if he smoked ordinary cigarettes, but this bloke smokes Riverhead Gold —and rolls his own. Yes, Riverhead Gold is one of the five toasted blends, and Desert Gold is another.! These are the champion cigarette tobaccos. You smoke a pipe, but you use Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), and that's toasted, so you know what toasting can do. The other two toasted blends, Cavendish and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), are for the pipe, too.” “Don't know a thing about cigarettes,” said the reporter, "but if the two cigarette blends you mention are as high-grade as my favourite Navy Cut No. 3, I reckon they’re the goods.” “Sure thing,” said the tobacconist. “The five toasted blends are the pick of the basket, if you ask me.”*

Trout Caught in Mcthven Street A side-light of Methven’s record snowfall was the capture of a live trout, 12 inches long, in the side channel of the main street. The trout was found beside a Methven cafe. Evidently the fish had been forced up through a man-hole of an underground water race, which had been blocked by debris,, and the water overflow was carried down the storm water channel. Early New potatoes In some of th. more favoured localities new potatoes are qow being dug. A good sample grown by Mr B. Tomlinson, Iwa road (Wakapuaka) was brought to “The Mail” office to-day. The tubers were planted in March. Tennis Club’s Loss It has taken the Brook Tennis Club several years to get together a good stock of crockery fir the use of its members and visitors. Quite recently some person or persons broke into the club’s room at the Tahuna Beach courts and removed the plates, cup* and saucers, valued at over £lO, from the cupboard. The loss is a serious one, as this class of crockery is now practically unprocurable, except iR an almost prohibitive cost for inferior quality. The club is offering a reward for information that will lead to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for the theft.

Transplanted Music “Western music is gradually permeating the Far East, but this trend has had some ludicrous results,” said Brigadier W. H. Smith, of the Salvation Army, in a luncheon address to the Auckland Optimists’ Club. "A big funeral in Korea usually has a native band and a big brass band in attendance,” continued Brigadier Smith. “I saw one such funeral at which the brass band was so big that two carts were needed to convey it. For some unexplained reason the bass section of the band rumbled along in one cart and the treble section in another. They were endeavouring to reproduce ‘The Dead March in Saul,’ and all went more or less smoothly until the procession was half-way across an intersection. The ‘traffic cop’ suddenly decided to stop the procession and let crosswise traffic through, cutting the band in half. Nevertheless, it went on playing, each half wrestling with its own part, and the result was neither eastern nor western!” Holding Native Game The submission of counsel (Mr C. V. Lester) that a person unauthorised to take or kill native game could hold game given to him as a gift by an authorised person for more than seven days after the close of the open season was not upheld by the Magistrate (Mr E. C. Levvey), in the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch, when the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society proceeded against George King, of Randall street, Shirley, for being in possession of native game (grey duck) for more than seven days after the close of the open season, states the “Star-Sun.” As it was the first case of its kind heard in Christchurch, the Magistrate ordered King to pay costs. Mr M. J. Gresson, who prosecuted, said King had been given a crate of ducks and had placed them in cool storage, but the owner of the store knew the regulations and had told King that after seven days from the close of the season they had to be removed. King had then placed them in another cool store, and they had been found there by the ranger. Watersiders Praised “I am pretty certain that the vvatersiders, often much maligned individuals, are doing their stuff,” said Mr H. B. Duckworth at the meeting of the Canterbury Liberty Loan Committee, when reporting on meetings he and other members of the committee had addressed to explain the object of the Third Liberty Loan. Mr Duckworth said a large meeting of some 250 waterside workers at Lyttelton had given the speakers “an exceptional reception and a wonderful hearing.” Several little incidents had helped to convince him that the waterside workers were supporting the loan campaign as loyally as any other section of the community. One of the audience, in actual conversation with the speaker after meeting, mentioned bonds—and opened up his poc-ket-book to show at least a dozen £lO bonds that he had bought. Mr A. M. Hollander confessed that it was with some diffidence that he approached the waterside workers. “But after bearding the lions in their den I am satisfied that a good deal of the talk about them is extremist—from both ends of the extremes.” He added that there was a good deal of misconception in the public mind about what watersiders and other groups in the community were doing. Most of the watersiders addressed had already subscribed, and their reception of the committee was most cordial. Dry Butterfat The development of dry butterfat had made a valuable contribution to the war effort and to the welfare of the dairy industry, states the annual • report of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. It has increased the supply of butterfat for overseas consumers, without decreasing its nutrient properties, prevented the accumulation in cold stores of a product that would deteriorate in long storage, and made the stores available for other products, and has enabled dairy companies to continue the separation of butterfat from whey. Thereby the saving to the Dominion in the season 1941-42 was, on a conservative basis, approximately £300,000 to £350,000. and is likely to be abou! £300,000 in the 1942-43 season. Dry butterfat, though of excellent food value, is unattractive,, being devoid or characteristic butter flavour and of different appearance. It can be used as a substitute for butter in pastry, in cooking, and in making ice-cream. A slight metallic flavour remains when reconstituted into butter and cream, and investigations are in progress to overcome this and to devise various spreads based upon dry butterfat.

True Happiness The importance of home and family life was emphasised by the High Commisisoner for the United Kingdom, Sir Harry Batterbee, in an address to the Feilding Civic Club. “J have been looking lately at some of the model houses which have been built near Wellington under the auspices of the Rehabilitation Board,” he said. "I was specially impressed by one with a sun lounge for the children which could be used as a third bedroom, and I have sent the plans of this house to England, asking in return for some of their plans. I think that it might be a good thing to have consultation between the various British countries to see which can produce, within the necessary limits of expense, the best, the most commodious, and the most beautiful house. But the mere building of homes is not enough without building the home and family life, which is the basis of all true happiness. We want children to fill the homes: we want our cradles and schools full and our gaols and hospitals empty. The key to a future happier world lies in the good bringing up and education of children.”

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