In the News

Southland Times, Issue 24168, 3 July 1940, Page 6

In the News

Vandalism

Another case of vandalism has been reported from Queen’s Park where several similar occurrences were reported some months ago. On this occasion 14 young poplar trees planted in an avenue were snapped off near the ground or torn out by the roots. Motor-Car Raffle More than £lBOO is already in hand from the sale of tickets in the stock agents’ motor-car raffle, and when the returns are complete it is expected that the Patriotic Fund will benefit by nearly £2500. The raffle closes today and books should be returned to Mr J.

E. Cuthill without delay. The raffle will be drawn on July 17.

A Southland Tea An announcement that the tea of the Christchurch Citizens Welcome Club on July 13 would be in the hands of Southlanders was made by Mr W. Grieve, chairman of the Southland Patriotic Council, who was present at the club on Saturday. Southland hospitality (says The Christchurch StarSun), always runs to oysters and mutton birds when these are in season and Mi’ Grieve is making arrangements to see that supplies of these delicacies are “among those present.” The evening will be of great interest to those members of the fighting forces whose homes are in Southland.

Name Of Locality Changed A proclamation changing the name of Pembroke to Wanaka has been Gazetted. The proclamation takes effect from September 1 next.

Garden Notes Appreciated Appreciation of the garden notes contributed to The Southland Times by Mr B. P. Mansfield, who left last week to join the Forestry Unit, was expressed at a meeting of the Otautau Garden Club. It was decided to send a letter to Mr Mansfield expressing the club’s appreciation and the hope that he would soon return and resume the writing of the notes.

Preparing Mystery 7 Parcels Valued at 29 guineas, a silver fox fur has been given by a city firm as one of the mystery parcels to be sold at 1/- each in the streets of Invercargill on July 12. Tickets will be on sale from tomorrow, but the purchasers will not be able to exchange them for parcels until the day of the gala, when lorries and floats will pass through the main streets. Female shop assistants and others are working all day and for three hours each night wrapping parcels, many cases of which are now ready for sale. Bottle Drive About £l6l has been raised by means of the bottle drive in which 11 schools in Invercargill participated. The drive, which was organized by the Invercargill Head Masters’ Association, ended last week, but there are several returns yet to come in. When these have been received, it is expected that the sum realized will be £l7O. The money is to be given to the Patriotic Fund. Gifts of money amounting to £l/14/5 have been received from a number of persons in lieu of bottles. Goods Stolen From Cars

A wide variety of goods left in unlocked motor-cars has proved attractive to sneak thieves in Invercargill in recent months. Overcoats, rugs, parcels and other goods easily removable have been lost in the city. The police have apprehended several boys for these offences and have prosecuted them in the Children’s Court. Two overcoats have been recovered but have not been claimed. One is a woman’s overcoat of rust colour and the other a man’s overcoat of blue-grey shade.

Gift Of Heifer The Patriotic Fund will benefit to the extent of £l4 as a result of the sale yesterday at Lorneville of a small prime fat heifer for £l4. The heifer was given by Mr A. W. Ericson, of Tokanui, and sold through the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., to Mr A. Cundall, of Invercargill.

Boy Missing A boy, Michael Kennelly, aged 13, has been missing from Invercargill since Monday night and any person knowing his whereabouts is asked to inform the police. When last seen he was dressed in grey short trousers, a khaki shirt and a grey coat. He has dark hair and a cast in one eye.

Support By Rotary “Rotary everywhere in New Zealand is 100 per cent, behind the proposal to provide homes in New Zealand for British children,” declared the president of the Invercargill Rotary Club (Mr J. D. Campbell) yesterday when acknowledging a pledge of support given by the club. He said he knew of many offers of homes and he referred to a man with a family of six children who had offered to take two British children into his home.

Queen Carnival The latest position of the princesses in the queen carnival is: Army (Miss Helen Hargest), Air Force (Miss Ethel Neame), Navy (Miss Phillippa Hodge). It has been decided to bring the carnival to a close on the date originally fixed, July 31.

Whitebait In The North Whitebait were on sale in the Auckland fish market ~n Monday. Auckland draws portion of the supplies from the Bay of Plenty, but the bulk supply is taken from the Waikato river in the Tuakau district. The early run in the Waikato was reported to 'be better than last year’s. Wellington draws its supplies from the same sources and whitebait appeared in the Wellington market on Monday. The price was approximately 7/- a pound. Concert At Borstal The Invercargill Orphans’ Club’s orchestra and concert party entertained the Kiwi Club and inmates of the Borstal Institution last night. A very enjoyable evening was spent. The orchestra, under the baton of Mr F. Lange, played bright numbers. Pianoaccordion numbers were given by Mrs C. Lemin, violin solos by Mr R. Fraser, and songs by Mrs M. Reid. The superintendent, Mr R. W. Arnold, thanked the performers. The inmates showed their appreciation wholeheartedly and the secretary of the Kiwi Club responded with well chosen words. Sunny June In Christchurch Last month was Christchurch’s sunniest June on record, with 63.5 hours of sunshine more than the average for this mid-winter month Rainfall, too, was low, only ,83in compared with the average of 2.604 in. Both the mean temperature and the earth temperatures were slightly below ’.he average for June, which could be attributed to the number of frosty nights and to the prevalence of south-west winds. Radiation was little impeded by fogs. There were 24 frosts, the hardest being 11.6 deg.

Suppressing Names The effect of prohibiting publication of names of persons being dealt with by a Court of law was discussed by Mr Justice Fair in the Supreme Court

at Auckland, when an application for the suppression of a name was made to him. “I am always very loth to order suppression of a name,” said his Honour, “because the publication of the name of the prisoner is very often one of the most powerful deterrents to people tempted to commit like offences. If they know their disgrace is to become generally known that leads them in many cases to refrain from committing the offence. It is only in very exceptional cases I consider suppressing a name.” In view of the special circumstances of the case before him his Honour granted an order of suppression. Kiwis For Luck

With six Nazi aeroplanes to his credit, Flying Officer A. C. Deere (Wanganui) was shot down over Belgium recently. He landed safely by parachute in territory occupied by Germans. Scrambling on to a road, he held up a car with his revolver and then made a dash in it for Dunkirk. After one or two “incidents” he arrived safely, and was taken on board a British destroyer. During a brief leave he visited New Zealand House, seeking a kiwi stencil. “I’m going to plaster my bus with kiwis for luck,” he said, when he left to report back to his station.

Celebrity Concerts In Invercargill Box plans open at 9 a.m. this morning at Charles Begg and Co. Ltd. for the two celebrity concerts to be given on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 9 and 10. The visiting soloists are Isobel Baillie (soprano), Gladys Ripley (contralto), Heddle Nash (tenor) and Oscar Natzke (bass). To judge from the great popularity of the celebrity concerts in northern centres, early reservation of seats will be advisable. Women Life-Savers Because of the number of men called up for war service a move is afoot to have women life-savers patrolling the Castlecliff beach at Wanganui next summer. It is expected that enough women swimmers will volunteer to enable the beach patrol to be maintained.—Press Association.