In the News

Southland Times, Issue 24056, 21 February 1940, Page 8

In the News

Yesterday’s Recruits

Six mono recruits enlisted for active service at the Invercargill Defence Office yesterday. Three of the names were not for publication. The others were D. Bordman, W. Roy and M. Wilson. Sister A. M. Gawn, who volunteered and had been accepted for the Army Nursing Service, has been passed as fit. In Barracks

Southland Technical College cadets, numbering about 360, are now in barracks at the show grounds, where they will undergo a course of physical and military training until Friday. They return to their homes each night. Major J. Stobo, drill instructor at the college, is in charge, the company commanders being Captain W. E. Mclndoe and Captain G. Hill.

Southland Rams For North Island Eighty-one Romney rams were loaded on the Wainui at Bluff yesterday for shipment to Wellington, through the agency of Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd.

Damaged Wheat Sold Eight hundred sacks of wheat damaged in the flood in Invercargill last week were offered for sale at the Rialto yesterday. The grain was wet but met a satisfactory demand and sold at from 9/- to 12/- a sack.

Locating The Waikouaiti Appreciation of the assistance given to the harbourmaster (Captain N. B. Haszard) by Mr W. B. Dixon on the night the Waikouaiti went ashore on Dog Island was expressed at the meeting of the Bluff Harbour Board last night. The chairman (Mr W. J. A. McGregor) said that Mr Dixon’s services were secured late at night when it was not known where the vessel was aground and he assisted the harbour master materially in locating the wreck.

Committees Amalgamated On the recommendation of the two committees concerned, the Minister of Internal Affairs has agreed to the amalgamation of the South Invercargill and Invercargill Physical Welfare ana Recreation Committees. The combined committees consist of Messrs J. RHanan, A. W. Jones and E. J. McLauchlan, representing the Invercargill City Council; Mr W. F. Young, representing the Borough of South Invercargill; Mrs M. A. S. Brown, Messrs J. D. Gilmore, D. Harris, L. C. Kelly, A. E. McGrath, W. A. Ott, T. R. Pryde and W. F. Sturman. Scenic Road Praised

"The scenery in the Eglinton and Hollyford Valleys and up to the Homer tunnel has left me tongue-tied,” is the tribute to the beauties of this region contained in a letter from Miss Violet A. Roche to a Dunedin resident. Miss Roche is making a tour of the South Island in the interests of the Australian National Travel Association. “It is greater,” she adds, “than the muchadvertised Yosemite in America, and that is saying a great deal, for the Yosemite is very fine. When the tunnel is through, you will have one of the great thoroughfares of the world.” Cricket Material For Troops

A request for used sports matei’ial for the men of the 23rd Rifle Battalion now in Burnham military camp was received by the Southland Cricket Association at its meeting last night, from Major D. F. Leckie, second in command of the battalion. The association decided to forward some pads, wicketkeeping pads and gloves, and to ask clubs to forward any surplus material to the secretary, Mr A. J. Hamilton.

Heavyweight Sheep During the week four extra-prime ewes were killed at the Ocean Beach freezing, works. The sheep averaged 1401 b each and when telescoped for export were more the shape of a hogshead than a carcass of mutton.

Grants by Harbour Board A grant of £5O towards the cost of the centennial memorial women’s rest room at Gore was made by the Bluff Harbour Board last night. Five guineas was also voted to the Southland Territorial Force. The annual contribution of £2l/1/- to the South Islands Travel Association was approved.

Engineers Confer Many more than 100 engineers from all parts of New Zealand are attending the four days conference of the institution, which opened in Wellington yesterday. The delegates received a mayoral welcome and a welcome was also extended by the chairman of the Board of Governors of the Technical College, where they are assemblcd.-r-Press Association. Vessels Handled in Gale Complimentary remarks about the handling of shipping in the port on February 1 were made at the meeting of the Bluff Harbour Board by the Hon. T. F. Doyle, M.L.C., last night. He said that a high wind had been blowing that day add four ships had passed in or out of the port. The harbourmaster (Captain N. B. Haszard) had piloted all the vessels and had handled them particularly well in trying conditions.