SCENE IN CABARET

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25001, 18 September 1944, Page 4

SCENE IN CABARET

DANCE ENDS ABRUPTLY TROUBLE WITH SERVICEMEN Dancing in a city cabaret came to an abrupt end on Saturday night. 'lnstead of continuing until midnight, the cabaret was closed shortly after ten o'clock. Information was received earlv in the evening that trouble was likely to be caused by servicemen at the cabaret and as a result supervision was increased. There was a large crowd of servicemen present with a sprinkling of civilians, and, apart from a few minor incidents, the evening was uneventful until about ten o'clock, when two servicemen began to fight. This was quickly stopped by military police. There were indications, however, that uglier incidents were likely to follow. A special detachment of civilian police was called and the number of militarv police was reinforced. Some servicemen were then ordered to leave the cabaret, and, with their partners, they were escorted out by military police. Shortly afterward, the management announced that the next dance would be the last and as soon as the dance music stopped the orchestra played tho National Anthem. The remainder of the servicemen and their partners were then conducted from the hall by military police. There were some incidents when the men gathered in tho street, hut the authorities had the crowd under control. SECOND BAR TO D.F.C. CAMBRIDGE MAN'S AWARD (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Saturday A second bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to acting-Squadron-Leader Rov Oldfield Calvert, R.N.Z.A.F., of Cambridge, says official advice received by the Air Department, Wellington. Only one other Now Zealand airman holds the triple D.F.C. award, Group-Captain Colin Gray, of Gisborne.

The citation giving details of the action which Avon Squadron-Leader Calvert his latest award has not yet been received, but his earlier' decorations were awarded for courage and tenacity on numerous sorties against enemy targets in Europe. He was born at Cambridge in 1913, educated at King's College, Auckland, and was employed as a wool classer at Tirau on the outbreak of war. His father is Mr G. Calvert, of Cambridge. GERMAN SHIP SUNK NEW ZEALANDER'S FORCES (Rccd. 9.10 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 17 Light naval coastal forces under the commaud of Lieutenant G. J. MacDonald, D.S.C., R.N.Z.N.V.R., attacked a small but strongly-escorted north-bound enemy convoy oft' the Dutch island of Vlieland early on Friday morning, states an Admiralty communique. Two torpedo hits were obtained on a supply ship of medium size, which sank. The British ships returned undamaged to harbour, having suffered one slight casualty.