NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24326, 17 June 1940, Page 4

NEWS IN BRIEF

There has been a strong demand for farm lands in the Te Awamutu district during recent weeks and agents state that there is not the supply of farms to meet the situation. “I first heard of the Wanganui Public Library 12,000 miles away,” said Miss E. J. Carnell, F.L.A., in the course of a public address in the Wanganui City Council Chambers. She. explained that a visitor to the library at which she had been engaged in England was a former resident of Wanganui, and on hearing that Miss Car-' nell was going to New Zealand recommended the library in Wanganui. Spring cleaning time is here, and now is the time to replace worn-out ashpans, coal scuttles, kitchen canisters, bins, meat safes, etc. —Dickinson, Mytton, Ltd.. 204 Crawford street (Oval end).. Some offers have already been made in Christchurch of homes for child war refugees from Great Britain, the Press having had several inquiries for particulars of the procedure to be followed. The town clerk (Mr H. S. Feast) said that the Christchurch City Council was dealing, with such offers, forwarding them on to the proper authorities. Any inquiries could be made from him. Although this is the time of the year when all gannets are usually far away on their annual migration, during the last week-end the honorary ranger (Mr D. G. Williams) saw a number of the birds at the’ Cape Kidnappers sanctuary. He stated that this was the first occasion in a number of years that he had seen gannets at the cape at this time of the year. He did not know whether they were birds which had not left on the migration, or gannets which had returned. All-wool Blankets, which keep you warm and cosy, are needed at this time of year. They are not always plentiful. We suggest you get yours now from Gray’s, of Milton... Ten acres owned by the Manurewa Borough Council as a cemetery reserve is to be offered _to the Defence Department as land suitable for growing vegetables for the Papakura military camp. The ground was recently cleared and ploughed and the Mayor Mr W. J. Ferguson, suggested that, being in close proximity to the camp, it might be utilised for vegetable growing. The land is to be offered free of charge for the duration of the war The “white feather brigade” seems again to be becoming active in Napier, no doubt endeavouring in its own. curious fashion to assist the war effort. One young man who spent four months and a-half in camp and was discharged on account of a minor eyesight defect was a victim of one such foolish trick the other day, and called into the Daily Mail office to express his disgust at the perpetrators of this- act. The envelope containing the feather was left in his letter box, and he is still wondering who was responsible. Grandism (4156): Central heating for all_Glovin Rum Punch; it’s better hot at bedtime: 5s 6d bottle at the Grano Hotel...

The Wairewa County Council at its monthly meeting decided to write to the Akaroa County Council and suggest that they should co-operate in organising the defence of Banks Peninsula. The Akaroa County Council has Written to the Government suggesting that a local defence corps should be organised and that the Government should provide arms, ammunition and instructors. It was also decided to state in the letter that the returned soldiers of the district would co-operate in any measures taken to organise a defence corps for the district. A story of a Mauriceville stationmaster who combined the duties of registrar of marriages was told at a gathering of post and telegraph employees in Napier last Saturday night by the Mayor of Napier. Mr T. W. Hercock. A young couple secured this registrar’s services and were duly married. by him. Mr Hercock mentioned. Then the fee of £1 was requested. "I am sorry,” the new bridegroom replied, “ but I haven’t got it.” “ Well. I’m sorry, too. but you’re not married.” came the retort, as the registrar tore up the certificate. t Buy now New Goods, just opened up; many cannot be replaced. Shop early while the selection is good. Gifts for all at Mosgiel’s Drapers.—A. F Cheyne and C 0... Reference to the many students who had added lustre to the reputation of the University of New Zealand by ob. taining notable successes in . their chosen spheres was made in an address by Professor Sir Thomas Hunter, vicechancellor of the university. “Leading them,” said Sir Thomas, “ is Lord Rutherford. If our university had done nothing else than given him the opportunity for developing his revolutionary work in the realm of physics it would have justified itself.” “It is because we believe as we do,” said Archbishop West-Watson, preaching at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Auckland, on Sunday evening, that even in the darkest days we say ‘His Kingdom cannot fail.’ If God has a use for this British Empire, this British civilisation, with all its faults, then He will not let it' perish. And we offer ourselves to Him with all our failings, asking Him to use us for His glory in the long story of mankind’s growth in grace. We are sure that faith in nothing * less than that Divine-human Saviour can ever lead men upward and onward to the goal.” > The constant care—the ceaseless responsibility of Crossan’s “Waterloo” is to send hampers of the best spirits procurable. Be prepared for a hard Vinter.,. Staling that he had always been more of a militarist than other members of the Government, the member for Napier. Mr E, L. Cullen, told the P. and T. Employees’ Association in Napier that he had always believed that military life in peacetime would have been valuable to the young men of this country. “ The Government has the authority, and will use it, to obtain the man-power it requires; it will be in the form of conscription, but conscription by selection.” Mr Cullen said. Fewer threepenny pieces are circulating just now. and some northern business houses are in short supply An explanation of the shortage was offered by a bank official, who said it was possible that there had been a big increase in the number of persons who saved threepences. Many hundreds of threepences could be kept out of circulation in this way. There were always some persons who kept all their small coins in tins until they had several pounds worth, and- it seemed that others were now doing the same “ Specialist and professors from all over the world are gradually returning to Palestine, and there making a living by rearing White Leghorns and selling their eggs—and if the Jews breed White Leghorns, you can be sure that they are the world’s best layers.” remarked Mr J. W. Clapham, of Jerusalem, amid laughter at a luncheon of the Napier Rotary Club, Have you tried Hitchon’s pork saveloys, pork sausages, or Oxford sausage (cooked)? If your grocer can’t supply ring our Dunedin branch (12-344). Mil. ton (22)... New Zealand’s effort in the training of pilots for war service was very fine, said the president of ,the Southland Aero Club (Mr A. E. W. McDonald) at the annual meeting. The present system provided for the sending abroad of 900 fully-trained pilots and 3000 partially-trained pilots and ground staff each year. This was a very creditable performance, Mr McDonald said, and would not have been possible but for the policy of air training adopted by the Government two years before the outbreak of war. Donations of lemons for the treatment of influenza and colds in the training camps continue to reach the office of the Army Department in Gisborne in substantial volume, and almost daily despatches are being made to Trentham, where a majority of the Gisborne and East Coast men are training. It is understood that in the event of a surplus arising at Trentham, portions of the supplies donated from Gisborne will be forwarded from that camp to Papakura or to Burnham.