In the News

Southland Times, Issue 25537, 4 December 1944, Page 4

In the News

Replacing Men “What we want is to replace these men from the Middle East. If we do not get these Grade I single men the men overseas will not come home,’ said Mr J. C. Corbishley, the secretary, at a sitting of the No. 7 Armed Forces Appeal Board at Napier when cross-examining an appellant who applied for the retention of a Grade 1 single man. South Island Main Trunk Steady progress is being made with the plate-laying on the Oaro-Kaikoura gap of the South Island Main Trunk railway. The rails extend now from Oaro to the Kowhai yards, approximately four miles from Kaikoura. It is expected that the link-up will be made within the next few weeks, but it will probably be March before the first through train can make the journey. Awarua By-Election

The final figures for the Awarua byelection, as declared by the returning officer, are as follows: —Herron, 4935; O’Sullivan, 2765; Henderson, 256; informal, 19; majority for Herron, 2170. The forces votes were as follows: — Herron, 128; O’Sullivan, 99; Henderson, 6; informal, 2. The civilian votes were: Herron, 4807; O’Sullivan, 2666; Henderson, 250; informal, 17. These figures were given in an amended declaration of the poll after all the forces votes had come to hand.

Orphans Entertained Children from the two Invercargill orphanages were given an outing at Bluff on Saturday by the Automobile Association (Southland). The children were taken to Bluff in the cars of members of the association. The children were taken for trips on the harbour in the Bluff Harbour Board’s pilot launch and after this games and races were conducted in Argyle Park under the supervision of Mrs M. Wilson, physical welfare instructor, Department of Internal Affairs. Prizes, Christmas presents, fruit and ice cream were distributed during the afternoon.

Housing Problem “These are hard times where housing is concerned,” said Mr J. Morling, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court in Auckland, when dealing with a defendant who denied a breach of the Ellerslie Borough Council by-laws in erecting a caravan on his property. Defendant said he had sold a farm and was looking for another. In the meantime he had nowhere to live, and had placed his wife and child in a caravan on a stables property he owned and was himself living in a bach attached to file stables. The Magistrate said that although the housing position was bad, he was not satisfied that the defendant had tried very hard to find accommodation. A fine of £2 was imposed.

Use of Sulphanilimide Mention was made at the annual conference in Hamilton of the New Zealand Veterinary Association of the great value of sulphanilimide in.veterinary practice. In particular it was declared that this new preparation was of the utmost value in controlling outbreaks of strangles among horses. An example was given of a serious outbreak among racehorses, in which all the horses affected were treated promptly and capably so that they were back on the training tracks again within three weeks of becoming ill, while the spread of the infection to contact horses was prevented by the use of this drug. Air Services

The British Overseas Airways Corporation has opened new civil air bases in southern England for services to West and North Africa, Egypt and Portugal. There will be 40 services. They will be begun by the 8.0.A.C. and the British Latin American Lines immediately Government sanction is obtained. Daily trips from Britain to Natal (Brazil) will be made in 36 hours, and to Buenos Aires in 42 hours, states General Critchley, director-general of 8.0.A.C. The British Latin American Lines, formed by five British shipping lines with a £20,000,000 backing, plans, a thrice-weekly service to South Am-i erica, using aircraft of a speed of 200 i miles an hour. The flying time to Rio is estimated at 30 hours. Hailstorm Near Gore Stormy weather in the ‘Gore district: has delayed fanning operations and has’ interfered with the preparation of stock for the show on Wednesday. Very little work has been done during the past week, and the small amount of turnip seed sown has failed to germinate because of the low temperatures, although the ground contains plenty of moisture. Progress with shearing has been slow, although every opportunity is being taken to fill available sheds with sheep, which are being kept under cover until they can be shorn. Yesterday a heavy storm passed from the Conical Hill district to Maitland and the ground in the late afternoon was covgred in places with hailstones. The storm skirted Gore. Lime Bag Pool A decision to send a letter of protest to the Southland Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union against the proposal to form a lime bag pool was made at a meeting of the Mataura branch of the union. A review of the situation was given by the secretary (Mr R. F. Dickie). He said that at one of the later meetings of the Southland executive it was suggested that the farmers operate the pool. If this action were adopted, the profit would go to the farmers. If the companies made it an independent pool the farmer would receive no benefit. Mr W. A. Christie claimed that the efficient fanner was being asked to carry the inefficient farmer. Mr C; E. Rowe said it was not correct that the lime companies were not working full time. They were trying to push it on to the farmers to adjust their own troubles. Mr J. Bolger said it was preferable for the farmers to form their own pool. The farmers would have to do the paying.