HAKA OR BEER

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24275, 16 May 1942, Page 6

HAKA OR BEER

___ A BISHOP'S SUGGESTION i EXAMPLE OF THE MAORI j (0.C.) NAPIER, Friday "I see a member of Parliament pro< j tests that the lowering of the a'coholid " content of beer will lower the moral# of soldiers," said the Bishop of Aotearoa, the Rt. Rev. F. A. Bennett, in Napier. "I have a suggestion to makf "Before they go into action, the Maori boys always dance a haka. Thii stirs them up, and they are carried away by the words of the haka to bring back the honour of their people. I propose that if the pakeha did a haka before going into battle he would noH. need beer." MILK SHAKES DEARER INCREASE OF A PENNY Owing to sugar rationing, the increased price of milk during the winter and a threatened shortage of sjTup flavourings due to the sugar position* the Confectionery, Cake and Dairy Association, Incorporated, decided at vi£ annual meeting to increase the price of a standard milk shake by one penny to sd. The new order "Operated front *' yesterday morning. The president of the association, Mr. C. T. Stretton. said milk bars and confectionery shops were still entitled to sell the drinks at the old rate of 4d, but the confectioners had decided that it was necessary to increase the price of the standard drink, which in most cases was made with half a pint of milk and one pennyworth each of flavouring and malt. The retail price of bread was also discussed at the meeting. A deputation was appointed to wait on the master bakers to press for a wider margin of profit on bread. TOTAL WAR EFFORT EX-SERVICEMEN'S PROPOSALS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Friday In view of the extreme gravity ol the war situation in the Pacific, the New Zealand Returned Services' Association will place before the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, tomorrow morning proposals to assist m achieving a total war effort by Zealand in the acute crisis which confronts the country, says an announcement made bv the president, the Boa* W. Perry. MiL.C. . INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC (0.C.) WELLINGTON, Friday One of the many varied forms of'influenza is causing widespread casualties among city workers at the moment, and staff shortages in some offices arfl serious. It is mild in its attack. LIGHTING OFFENCE A fine of £3 and costs was imposed on a hairdresser, John Desmond u fv" ran, yesterday, for a breach ot tne lighting restrictions. Defendant mitted to Mr. J. H. Luxford,. S.M., leaving on a light in his premises three nights.