NEWS OF THE DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27091, 27 May 1949, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

‘ Addresses on Vandalism - Talks on vandalism in the city reserves are to be given by members of the Reserves Committee of the City Council to secondary school pupils in Dunedin. The committee reports that all the secondary schools, both private ■ and public, will be visited in furtherance of the committee’s efforts to com- •. bat vandalism. The prefects of each school which has agreed to the proposal will be presented with- junior honorary rangers’ certificates. -Food Parcels Reach Britain A total of 2844 food parcels weighing 27,9501 b, which left Dunedin on the vessel Leicester on March 25, arrived in the United Kingdom on May 16, according to advice received yesterday from the Director-general of the Post and Telegraph Department. The , parcels were posted in Otago and • Southland between March 10 and 24. Incomes of Doctors' v The Government is considering an ' -investigation into the services rendered and the incomes received by medical practitioners. This was revealed during a consideration of remits before the annual conference of the Labour Party. The Minister of Health, Miss Howard, said that a special committee had been considering this question for some time. Biography of Rector Work on the biography of his father, Mr Frank Milner, rector of Waitaki Boys’ High School for many years has been commenced by his son, Mr Hugh Milner. He has been occupied with preliminary research work in Nelson, his father’s birthplace, and. on documents and diaries belonging to his father. He expects that the work will be of about 100,000 words. . Communist Party That the Government be asked to declare the Communist . Party an illegal and subversive element was a remit carried by 12 votes to 8 at a soecial meeting of the Dunedin branch of the 2nd. NZEF Association last night. The meeting was called to discuss remits to be sent forward to the annual conference, of the association . in Wellington in July. National Patriotic Fund The administration costs of the National Patriotic and Canteen Fund Board was criticised by members of the Dunedin' branch of the 2nd NZEF Association last night. It was decided to send a remit to the association’s annual conference that it should inquire into the- administration costs of the fund. One member said that more was going out in that type of expendi- ; ture than Tor useful purposes. Appeal in Holmes Case The Public Service Commission has " entered an appeal against the decision of Mr Justice Gresson in the Supreme Court, granting Cecil Holmes, a film director of the National Film Unit, an injunction restraining - the commission from continuing the annulment of his ' appointment in the Public Service. Mr G. T. Bolt, a member of the commission, confirmed a report that the commission had taken this action. He said that in the meantime Holmes, at his own request, had been placed on compassionate leave without pay.

Triangular Jam - An unusual traffic jam occurred about 4.30 p.m. yesterday when a tram turning from Lower High street into the Exchange stopped to let down passengers. A van turning into LowerHigh street from Bond street pulled up close to* the tram, and another van travelling down Rattray street stopped in front of the tram, its way blocked by the first van. The tram was then unable to go forward because its way was blocked by the second /van, which was unable to move because of the first van. which, in turn, was unable to move forward because of the tram. After some manoeuvring the driver of the first , van succeeded in freeing his vehicle.