In the News

Southland Times, Issue 25796, 6 October 1945, Page 4

In the News

Successful Street Day

The Free Kindergartens held a successful street day yesterday. They sold badges and flowers, the public responding generously. Returns were not available last night.

Spark Ignites Nest A spark settling in a bird’s nest between the weather boards and a leanto roof of a house at 53 Grace street caused an outbreak of fire yesterday. One corner of the roof and the kitchen ceiling were slightly damaged by fire and the contents of the house were slightly damaged by heat, water and smoke. The outbreak was quickly extinguished by the City Fire Brigade. High School Rector

Twenty-one applications were received b ythe Southland High Schools Board for the position of rector of the Boys’ High School, which becomes vacant on the retirement early next year of Dr G. H. Uttley. The board has reduced the number to three, who will be invited to come to Invercargill for interviews. The new rector will take over at the beginning of the first term next year. Japanese Swords

“There goes 20,000 dollars on the open market,” was the gloomy remark of an Australian private as he watched 2000 Japanese swords being crated in South Bougainville recently. The swords are being held pending instructions as to their disposal. In the extensive souvenir trade which extends throughout the Pacific, Samurai swords have always been the most highlypriced merchandise. As much as 500 dollars have been paid for senior Japanese officers’ swords in good condition.

Stocking Coupons ' The issue of a new hosiery ration card available from November 1 means that the current coupon XlO4 expires on October 31, and remaining coupons on the present card are cancelled. The new card contains two coupons, each of which is available for six months. Production of her social security registration book entitles a girl reaching 16 to two coupons if her birthday is in the first four months of the. rationing year, and one coupon if it is between the fourth and tenth months. Girls reaching 16 in the last two months of the rationing year are entitled to no hosiery coupons.

“Labour Man” Appointed The reason for Mr M. E. Hayman s appointment to the Timaru Harboui Board in preference to Major N. A. Rattray was that he is a “Labour man, said the Minister of Marine (Mr J. O’Brien) when asked why Major Rattray, a returned soldier of two wars, who was also nominated, was not considered. The Minister said that he had no idea that- Major Rattray was a returned soldier; had he known, it would have made all the difference, he said, as it was the policy of the Government to support returned men. “Whenever possible we endeavour to have men of our own party on public bodies. It was the case when the previous Government was in power and we follow suit, said the Minister. Mr Hayman had been nominated by the Waimate Labour Representation Committee, and Major Rattray by the Waimate Borough Council and the Waimate County Council, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr H. M. Whatman, who represented the borough of Waimate, Deep Creek, and part of the Waihao Ridings, on the Timaru Harbour Board.