NEWS OF THE DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26544, 20 August 1947, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Arbor Day To-morrow Because the weather was unsettled early yesterday morning, it was decided to postpone the observance of Arbor Day in Dunedin until to-morrow when, weather permitting, primary school children in the city will be taken to Mount Cargill to plant trees. Regular Army Recruits Applications are still being received at the Army Office at the Kensington Drill. Hall for the entry of non-com-missioned ranks to the Regular Forces. Eight applicants have been interviewed and medically boarded in Dunedin up to the present time. Charitable Bequests Under the will of Mrs Teresa Bray, of Wright's Bush, Southland, who died recently in Wellington, a number of bequests have been made for philanthropic purposes. Included in the list is a bequest of £SO to the Sisters of Mercy, South Dunedin, for the benefit of St. Joseph's Orphanage. Sunday Night Youth Club Support for the latest venture of the Y.M.C.A., the Sunday Night Youth Club, has been excellent. Young people of both sexes who find themselves at a “loose end’’ on a Sunday evening are specially catered for with a varied and interesting programme. The accommodation at the association’s hall has been severely taxed and much interest has been shown by the young people. New Zealand Statistics The 1947 issue of the Pocket Compendium of New Zealand Statistics has been issued by the Government printer. It consists of over 200 pages of tables and diagrams based on the most up-to-date information obtainable for the purpose of illustrating social and economic trends in the Dominion. For the price of one shilling it is a most useful source of information. Church Choir Music

“ The new organist has put the hymn tunes up a bit, but if I do not catch the tune on the way up I usually catch it on the way back.” said Mr J. T. Wilson when moving the adoption of the choir report at the meeting of the congregation, of St. Andrew's Church last night. He welcomed the new organist, Mr D. Palmer, and referred to the alterations he had made in the church music, and commended the work of the choir to the congregation. Food for Edinburgh

Food parcels to the value of £350 are now en route to Edinburgh under the scheme, by which the Dunedin Returned Services’ Association “ adopted ” the city for the purpose of sending parcels to needy ex-servicemen and their dependents there. Two appeals for funds have resulted in a total of £1156 14s 4d being collected to date. The parcels are being distributed by the British Legion, which, in expressing thanks for the receipt of a second consignment of parcels, conferred badges of honorary membership of the legion upon the president, Mr M. S. Myers, and the secretary, Mr O. L. Ferens.

Novel R.S.A. Travel The executive committee of the Dunedin Returned Services’ Association decided last night to hire an Otago Aero Club plane to take one of its members to Cromwell on August 27, and to bring him back to Dunedin on the following day. It was stated that travelling time would be reduced to a minimum, and that the cost would be little more than that of ordinary means of travel. The member concerned, Mr D. L. Wood, will represent the executive committee at a meeting convened by the Cromwell Sub-Asso-ciation of the Returned Services’ Association to discuss land matters. Horseshoe Nails not Needed With the growth of mechanisation the New Zealand Army is not likely to have much need for horses in the future or for horseshoe nails. That is why the War Assets Realisation Board is selling as surplus war material more than half a ton of horseshoe .nails. Altogether 18171 b are being offered for sale in 1001 b lots, the stocks at Burnham military camp totalling 8281 b. Sleeveless leather jerkins, which were produced in large quantities for New Zealand troops overseas, have also been declared surplus, and the War Assets Realisation Board is offering -87,840 of them for sale. Scale Tolerances Proposals made by a recent conference of inspectors of weights and measures are not viewed with favour by a number of scale dealers and repairers. The suggestion that the present permissable tolerances under the present regulations be halved would mean that a large number of scales at present in use particularly those more than 10 years old, would have to be replaced, as they could not conform to a lesser tolerance than that allowed at present. Replacement would be difficult, as the British manufacturers who supply 95 per cent, of the scales used in New Zealand could not supply them all at once. Dearer Fruit An indication that consumers may expect to pay from 5s to 6s a case more for pip fruit in future as the result of the withdrawal of various Government subsidies was given by Mr L. B. Robinson, a member of the Fruit Marketing Council, in a statement at Nelson. He said that the fruit subsidy of £179,000 had been cancelled without consultation with or even notification to the industry other than the notification in the press. It seemed strange, he added, that such an important move, involving millions of pounds, should have been made so hurriedly that there was no time to consult the producers’ organisations concerned. It was obvious that pip fruit would cost the consumer very much more than ever before. It would be necessary for the marketing authority to obtain from the consumer market an overall price of about 15s per case for the whole of the crop. For rings, watches and jewellery, try Peter Dick, jewellers, 30 Princes street, Dunedin.—Advt.