LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23816, 18 November 1940, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Motor-Cycle Ablaze A motor-cycle suddenly burst into flames on the Great South Road at Papakura oil Saturday at mid-day and became almost a total wreck. The cycle blazed furiously until the flames were subdued by the Papakura Fire Brigade. The owner, Air. J. Aliddleton, was starting the machine when the outbreak occurred. Popular Excursion Train Always popular with travellers, the excursion train which returned to Hamilton last night carried more than 700 passengers, the 16 carriages employed being the maximum number for a K-class locomotive. Alanv of the .travellers were returning from a Church parade of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides held in Auckland yesterday, but there was also a large number of people who had been visiting Auckland for the week-end. Measles Patients From Camp Eleven measles cases were admitted to the Whangarei Hospital on Saturday and yesterday from the camp of the North Auckland Territorial Regiment. The number of territorial patients now in hospital is .51, some men having been discharged yesterday. Of this number 22 are accommodated in the isolation ward at the institution, while 29 are in the main hospital building, wards having been cleared of civilian patients. Mr. Semple and Mussolini "Afussolini has more yellow in him than a porcupine has quills on its back," said tha Hon. R. Semple in his speech at the Home Guard rally in Invercargill. "Bullies are alwajs cowards and he is the worst of all, a yellow-hearted coward," Air. Semple added. "I hope he is caught before the war is over and if he is, do you know what I would do with him? I would hand him over to a group of Abvssinian women. They would fix him." Te Kuiti Ambulance Dedicated The first ambulance owned by the St. John organisations in Te Kuiti was dedicated on Saturday afternoon bv the Rev. G. E. Aloreton, chaplain to the Order. Officers from the Auckland centre attended the ceremony, which was held in the Te Kuiti recreation ground before a large gathering of people. The money was collected in the* township and district, and the ambulance will be manned by volunteers from the St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade. Enemy Alien Hearings The first batch of enemy aliens to be examined in Auckland will appear today before the recently-appointed Aliens Authorities, Air. A. H. Johnstone, K.C., Air. G. P. I'inlay and Mr. F. L. G. West, at the Supreme Court. The authorities will sit in separate rooms to hear evidence from aliens, who are entitled to be represented by counsel, in order to classify them and make recommendations to the Alinister of Justice for appropriate action in the national interest. New Mission Camp Block A new dormitory block, to be known as "Happiness House," has been completed by volunteer labour as an extension to the City Alission Children's camp at Oneroa, Waiheke Island. A house-warming was held on Saturday night, and Air. J.. AlcGregor, for the executive, thanked .all those who had helped. This new block entailed the laying of about 250 yards of tram rails before the 8000 feet of timber and several tons of material for concrete could bo taken to the site of the building. Cakes for Men on Minesweepers The bakers' and pastrycooks' associations throughout New Zealand have made a combined effort to provide and send about 20001b of rich Christmas cake to the men engaged in minesweeping around Great Britain. It is estimated that there will be sufficient cake for over 100 ships engaged in this hazardous work. '1 he cake is packed in 51b. tins, and will be distributed by the Navy League of New Zealand through its London office. It is expected that the cake will reach England in time for Christmas. Territorial Parade The second monthly parade of the Ist Battalion. Auckland Regiment, which was lie'.d at Carlaw Park yesterday, was marred by rain, and all activities .of the day were confined to the grandstand. Following a morning devoted to lectures and theory revision the men were dismissed at 2 p.m. Alost of the officers and non-commissioned officers will be required to train men to fill vacancies in the battalion, commencing at the Epsom showgrounds on December 1, and it is not know at present whether the next parade, fixed for December 15. will be held. Expeditionary Force Ballot A .start will be made in Wellington to-day with the balloting of 14,000 men for examination for the Expeditionary Force. The names of those drawn will be published in a Gazette on December 4 and appeals must be lodged with the Director of National Service by December 14. The men are wanted for the Sixth Reinforcements and it lias been officially stated that it is unlikely they will be required to start training for some months. The names of all reservists in the first division, this including those recently drawn in territorial ballots, will go to the ,new ballot. Rain Again Spoils Rose Day

For the second Sunday in succession a field day arranged by the National Rose Society of New Zealand had to be cancelled yesterday because of wet weather. In conjunction with the Alount Albert Horticultural Society the Rose Society .had arranged for a public inspection of the roses at Gribble-Hirst Park, but in addition to spoiling arrangements, the rain and high winds damaged many of the blooms. On the preceding Sunday the Rose Society had arranged for a similar day at the Parnell rose garden and that also was spoiled by the weather. Protection lor Yachts The efficacy of the pile wave break which is being constructed off the Orakei foreshore to givo protection to the yacht anchorage in the new Okaliu boat harbour was well tested yesterday when a heavy sea was driven in by the north-east gale. The wave break is a substitute for the much .more costly stone breakwater used elsewhere in the harbour, and while it is not designed to give calm water inside the harbour it proved that it was capable of breaking up the heavy seas and providing considerably improved conditions inside. Yachtsmen who returned from cruising in the Hauraki Gulf yesierday expressed their appreciation of the protection afforded by the wave break, but were of the opinion that it should be extended to cover a wider area at the approach to the dinghy lockers where the heavy sea made landing difficult.