NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24736, 13 October 1941, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

At the Girl Guides' camping ground at Castlecliff, Wanganui, the Women's War Auxiliary Service canteen section provided lunch for 600 men during Home Guard exercises. After the troops had departed the ground was cleared of litter and the equipment removed to town. The cost of this provision was in the vicinity of £lO. Attractive Kitchens lighten ' the household toil. Let us quote you for a silvery "Monel Metal" sink-bench unit—Dickinson. Mytton, Ltd., situated at 204 Crawford street (south end), just, off Anderson's Bay road. Phone 10-096. . . The Wellington City Council has decided to decline applications received for permission to screen pictures on Christmas Day next. The Mayor, Mr Hislop, said that permission had been granted in previous years, but declined last year. Cr W. Appleton said that the theatre employees had pleaded for a free day on Christmas Day. See*the new season's Mantles, Frocks, Coats. Hats, and Knitwear. All the new styles and colours and at unbeatable prices. Call early; many cannot be replaced. Your inspection invited. Mosgiel Drapers. A F Cheyne and C 0... Naval men have not been forgotten by the Auckland Metropolitan Patriotic Committee, and since the war began a constant stream of gifts has been sent to them. The latest effort of the special committee responsible has beeu to prepare 2368 Christmas parcels, 1732 being sent overseas and 636 retained for distribution to men on the home station. The overseas cartons contain tins of butter, sheep's tongue, jam, coffee and milk, malted milk, cake, plum pudding, also a handkerchief and pair of socks or woollen article. All the packing was carried out by members of the Auckland Navy " Neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring," but the very best liquor at the Waterloo Hotel, Caversham... An Auckland officer who recently travelled many hundreds of miles through the Middle East said recently that he was amazed at the spread of the victory sign. Where formerly the customary wayside greeting from all peoples in sympathy with the Allied cause was a raised thumb, in the "Thumbs up" sign, the usual signal now was given by two fingers held to shape a "V." Among the people whe had used it during his travels were large numbers of the Jews in Palestine, many of whom were refugees from Germanv and German occupied countries. _ This is the " Dulux " season. Renovate your kitchen, your furniture, your car. Dulux will stand outside conditions. Buy it at Gray's. Milton... Branches were torn from large trees and the roof was lifted from a dairy bv a whirlwind which struck Mr H. Woolley's property at Mataoouri. near Whangarei. Heavy rain and thunder preceded the whirlwind, which, although it lasted only a few seconds, did considerable damage. The roof of the dairy was deposited some distance away. A large window in the house was broken and doors were blown open, but otherwise there was little damage in the house itself. Mrs Woolley said she thought the whole house was goint. tp be blown away. The whirlwind had appeared to come from the sea and had orobably spent itself on their nroperty. as she had had no reports of other damage in the neighbourhood.