NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24738, 15 October 1941, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

In the course of his reply, at a farewell function in Westport, Senior Sergeant H. H. Russell said that policemen were supposed to have the morals of a bishop, the strength of Samson, the wisdom of Solomon, the kindness of a Samaritan, the cunning of a fox, the* leadership of Moses, and the hide of a rhinoceros. “Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day ” —call at the Waterloo Hotel. Caversham, to-day... A Christchurch resident has received an invitation to which he will apparently not be able to reply. He is Mr M. B. Grant, an amateur photographer, and the invitation, which came by post from Hungary a few days ago, was to send photographs for the International Photographic Exhibition at Budapest. The invitation was date-stamped April 29 at Budapest, and apparently started its journey to New Zealand while postal channels still remained open. This is the “ Dulux ” season. Renovate your kitchen, your furniture, your car. Dulux will stand outside conditions. Buy it at Gray’s, Milton...

Large maps of the North and South Islands of New Zealand, dotted with coloured miniature pin-flags have lately been added to the walls of a room in the National Patriotic Fund Board offices in Wellington. Thejlags represent the institutional huts which nave been established by the board in the training camps and fortress stations and which are conducted on its behalf by the Church Army. Catholic Institute. Y.M.C.A., and Salvation Army. Each organisation is represented by a different colour.

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. . .

Lack of butter may become as vital as the lack of guns in determining the outcome of the war, writes an overseas correspondent. Without fats in their food, people lose weight as well as morale, and hungry masses have frequently started revolutions. In Germany and Nazi-occupied territories, oil-yielding plants, such as poppies and flax, are cultivated in an effort to replace some of the oils previously imported. Another problem produced by the lack of oil and fat supplies is ' that soap, an important defence against the danger of germborne epidemics, is now practically non-existent on the market. See the new season’s Mantles, Frocks, Coats, Hats, and Knitwear. All the now styles and colours and at unbeatable prices. Call early; many cannot be replaced. Your inspection invited. Mosgiel Drapers, A. F. Cheyt\e and C 0...

Someone Sareless of the reputation of Christchurch made up a story a few months ago that has since gone round the world. The latest to succumb to it is a Birmingham newspaper, in which it appears as follows: — “ During a first aid demonstration young women members of the Christchurch (New Zealand) Auxiliary Ambulance Service were called to aid a * casualty.’ They bandaged him, lifted him gently, but missed their hold, dropped him, and broke his leg. The girls then placed the casualty on a stretcher and slid him carefully into a hospital ambulance, but not quite far enough. They slammed the door, struck the patient on the head, and gave him concussion.” This tale, quite untrue, is believed to have been concocted in Wellington.