LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24084, 1 October 1941, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Lower Milk Prices New prices to be charged for milk in Auckland for the next six months have been announced hy the Auckland Metropolitan Milk Council, and will operate from to-day. Prices have been reduced by $d a quart, loose milk now being sold at 6d a quart and bottled milk at a quart, with other rates in conformity. German Tribute to Anzacs A letter from a soldier in the Middle East states that the Germans have erected a stone monument at Suda Bay inscribed in German on one side "To Our Glorious Dead," and in English on the other "To the Brave Anzacs." The letter states that a friend had escaped from Crete and had described the monument.

Soldiers' Swimming Bath Rapid progress has been made in the construction of a swimming bath at Papakura mobilisation camp, and it is expected that it will be ready for use within three weeks. It is 100 ft. long, 30ft. wide, and has a uniform depth of 4ft. The sides are made of concrete slabs, which are grooved and dovetailed. A filtration plant is being installed.

Women Railway Gardeners Two women gardeners have been engaged at the Auckland railway station, replacing men who have been called up or taken other positions. Before the outbreak of war the head gardener had a staff of seven men working on the gardens, but changes reduced the staff to two. The men are at present engaged on the heavier work in the grounds, the women doing weeding and planting. Waste Paper Collection Larger supplies of waste paper are being received by the Waste Reclamation Committee, reported the convener, Mr. N. B. Spencer, at the Auckland Metropolitan Patriotic Committee meeting last night. He stated that 144 tons had been received in the past month, and the committee would get 22s 6d a ton. More firms were sending in supplies, and it was hoped to obtain 200 tons monthly. Getting Ready for Blackout In preparation for the trial blackout to be held in the city and suburbs on the evening of Sunday, October 12, a test of electrical supply in connection with the communications system is to be carried out to-day by technical sections of the Emergency Precautions Scheme Organisation. This check has been arranged to test the efficiency of the plans for keeping in touch with all brandies of the organisation while it is operating in an emergency. Selling Doctors' Services "Six years ago," said Dr. J. Drcadon speaking at a public meeting in Dominion Road last night regarding the Government's social service legislation, '"'the 'Government sold to the public something it did not possess, something it could not deliver and that it had made no arrangements to obtain —the services of the doctors. They actually had the effrontery to charge the people for it. In a business deal it would be called sharp practice, and in a Government surely it is reprehensible." The statement was loudly applauded. Ancient Homework Problem The need for the utmost accuracy on the part of schoolboys in ancient Babylon when doing their homework was mentioned by Mr. 1<). M. Blaiklock in an address at a luncheon given by the Auckland Grammar School Old Boys' Association in Milne and Choyce's Reception Hall yesterday. Once the work was done, there would be no changing it, as the clay slab would probably be put in the oven to bake hard for the morning. ''.We can imagine," said Mr. Blaiklock, "a schoolboy trudging wearily to school with his sack of homework over his shoulder."