NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24737, 14 October 1941, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

Australian soldiers and civilians must be helped to " think straight," states the Director of Army Education (Lieu-tenant-colonel Madgwick) in the main article of Salt, the new weekly army education journal. From the 14,000,000 pounds of scrap metals collected in the -aluminium drive held recently in the United States approximately 10.500,000 pounds of aluminium, or enough to build 2800 fighting aeroplanes will be salvaged. At the present time the United States aeroplane output is about 1500 a month. This is the "Dulux" season. Renovate your kitchen, your furniture, your car. Dulux will stand outside conditions. Buy it at Gray's, Milton... "I have to congratulate the district in keeping up its reputation as a lawabiding part of New Zealand." said his Honor Mr Justice Blair addressing the Grand Jury at the opening of a session of the Supreme Court at Timaru. It is a. eood many years since I have had the pleasure of .presiding at Timaru—about 10 years I think—and the district then had.the reputation of beine one of the most law-abiding parts of New Zealand, and it is very gratifying to me that the reputation is being kept up." Do your bit towards preventing waste by having pots, pans, kettles, etc., repaired by experts at Dickinson Mytton's factory, 204 Crawford street, nearly opposite Otago Farmers' Coop. . . " The stream seemed to come up suddenly until the weight of the water broke eight to 10 strands of No. 8 fencing wire clear away. It made a clean sweep of it right to the sea," said a resident, in describing the flood at. South Karori, Wellington, where the flood-gates were overwhelmed by a raging torrent. The main sewer was nearly carried away, but protective measures were taken just in time, as it was exposed by erosion. Swept away at a terrific pace in a flood of 15 to 20 feet deep, a cow had a remarkable escape. It struggled on to a bank three miles away, and 12 hours afterwards was rugged and composedly feeding. See the new season's Mantles, Frocks, Coats, Hats, and Knitwear. AH the new styles and colours and at unbeatable prices. Call early; many cannot be replaced. Youf inspection Invited. Mosgiel Drapers,- A. F. Cheyne and C 0...

Motorists who throw cigarettes from car windows were blamed as the cause of many grass and scrub fires by various speakers at the fire prevention conference, but an expert, Mr R. M. Uren, of the - State Forestry Service, declared that it was impossible to start a Are from a cigarette butt. He had experimented under all sorts of conditions, he declared, but had never been able to start a fire. Most butts burnt out in up to two minutes and a-half. The worst cause of fires, he said, were bottles, particularly those of clear glass. When there was water in a bottle, its effect was twice as bad. "Neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring," but the very best liquor at the Waterloo Hotel, Caversham... "The successful conclusion to the negotiations between the Director of Education and the executive of the institute on the question of biennial grading is a milestone in the history of the N.Z.E.1.." states the journal of the New Zealand Educational Institute for October, commenting editorially. "It marks a turning point in that it has confirmed the principle, already enunciated, that the settlement of all contentious matters relating to teachers should be made by direct and free negotiation between the department and the institute. Freed from annual grading, the department's officers in the field, the inspectors, will interpret the new policy and endeavour to eive a greater degree of professional leadership. The full and enthusiastic support of the teaching profession is assured, and with true co-operation there is every reason to. believe that New Zealand is on the eve of a new era of educational progress."