NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24530, 12 February 1941, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

Accoj'ding to advice received by his parents, Mr and Mrs M. Pryce, of Hastings, Sergeant T. T. H. Pryce received injuries when a German bomb scored a direct hit on a base hospital in England, In a letter to his parents, Sergeant Pryce said that three other soldiers were killed by the bomb burst. An indication of the source from whence the British people derive their unconquerable spirit was to be seen on the beach at Waimarama (Hawke's Bay) the other day. Three children, not long of school age, had built a fine big castle, and on one side had inscribed the words “ God Save Our Kng,” and' on two other sides were the words “There will always be an England.” When sending foodstuffs to soldiers overseas pack in airtight tins as supplied by Dickinson Mytton, Ltd., 204 Crawford street, nearly opposite Otago Farmers’ Co-op. .. Following the statement by the Egmont National Park ranger that opossums are active in the reserve, it has been reported that even in New Plymouth the pests are evident. A resident who lives close to bush, states that her fruit trees have been stripped of all the ripe fruit, and as the greener fruit matures it as quickly disappears. Fruit that is half ripe will be eaten on one side only, leaving the greener side untouched. “We consider it is time that the names of either Oteramika road or Oteramika district should be altered,” wrote an Invercargill business firm to the meeting of the Southland County Council the other afternoon. “Not a week goes by.” continued the letter, “ without a mix-up in these two places. I feel sure that we are voicing the complaint of every transport company and every business firm in Invercargill.” The council decided to refer the matter to the member for the riding. Always buy your liquor requirements from Crossah’s Waterloo Hotel, Caversham. They stock only the best.., “ You are not prejudiced against anyone holding working-class views? ” was a question asked Of a police sergeant in the Supreme Court in Auckland by a man charged with subversion, who was conducting his own case. “Not at all,” the sergeant replied. Mr Justice Fair: I suppose you consider yourself a worker, too? The sergeant: Certainly. Native pigeons are at present particularly numerous in the heavy bush at the southern end of the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland, and may be seen feeding on the berries of the nikau palm, which are this year remarkably profuse. The birds are comparatively tame, and will fly right up to houses near which nikaus are growing. They appear to thrive on this diet, presenting a fat and sleek appearance. While alterations ar6 being made to the showroom at James Gray and Sons, Ltd., Milton, special bargains will be offered in the temporary premises opposite the Post Office... At a meeting of the Honorary Justices’ Association, Manawatu and District, it was decided to send the following recommendation to the Minister of Transport: “That for ready identification, safety, convenience, and economy, permanent number plates should be allotted to every motor vehicle, as in most other countries.” The courage and determination of British workers is emphasised on placards displayed in the window of J. R, Fow. Ltd., in Hamilton, as sent out on every consignment from England. printed cn the placards are messages to the people of the Dominion pointing out to them the gigantic task of “ delivering the goods ” which the British Navy is undoubtedly accomplishing. Arranged in a large display around a drawing of the nation’s leader. Mr Winston Churchill, the placards present an inspiring picture of patriotism. . . . Grandism (4355): Not the price, but the quality, that is the true test of value. It will pay you to shop at the Grand Hotel Home Supply... So great was the rush of applications in Wanganui to jcin the new Women’s Auxiliary Air Force following the announcement made by the Prime Minister, Mr P. Fraser, that all the application forms were taken in a short space of time. There was a deluge of applications from all parts of the city and district. A fresh supply of application forms has now arrived m Wanganui. All applications are forwarded to the authorities in Wellington. . _ , , Writing from a village m England on November 21, a member of the Home Guard says: “A ‘Jerry’ has just gone over, and I. can hear him circling around. It gives you a funny feeling to know that at any moment something might crash down on you. There go some shells up to greet him. Our warning went at 7.5 p.m., which means that we are in for at least 12 hours of it. To be in the shelter, which, by the way. is flooded, all night during the winter would kill us. so we prefer to remain in the house and take our chance. A German parachutist landed in the next village to ours right in a street, where there were a number of women evacuated from London. It took 20 policemen to escort him to safety. What a nity so many were available! We are all wishing the invasion would start. We have been well trained, and have our orders, and the invaders would be killed as fast as they landed.” Special Sale of Ladies’ Frocks from 5 S lid. 7s lid. 9s lid, 14s 6d and 19s 6d up. See windows and in the show room. Every Frock in stock reduced. Call early Mosgiel’s Drapers. A, F. Cheyne and C 0...

“People appear to be interested in the personal lives of public men and for the purpose of greater accuracy (I have been introduced as the father of five children and the son of the late Mr H. E. Holland) I might mention that I have a wife and four children, two boys and two girls, and that both my parents are still going strong,” said Mr S. G. Holland, leader of the New Zealand National Party, in his Hawera address. His eldest son was in camp, just promoted from the ranks to “one pip,” where the father left off in the last war. while his second son had just passed his matriculation, and tw.o small girls were still at school. Mr Holland served an apprenticeship in the hardware trade, and on his return from the last war joined the family engineering business in Christchurch, which he and his brother have conducted with, reasonable success in the last 20 years.