LOCAL AND GENERAL

Timaru Herald, Volume CLI, Issue 22201, 19 February 1942, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Girl Trench Diggers Notwithstanding blistered hands, the girl employees of a large retail firm lin Lower Hutt have made a very creditable job of slit trench digging at the rear of the firm’s premises under tlie supervision of the manager, who has had experience in Egypt. The trenches have been excavated in real workmanlike style. The Bible in Business Why private cars were still on the road although not entitled to issues or petrol was cryptically explained by the Oil Fuel Controller (Mr C. W. Browne) at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last night, “Not all the virgins were foolish,” he said. “Some were wise, and had oil In their lamps when the restrictions were imposed.” Civil Cases Judgment for plaintiff was entered by Mr H. Morgan, S.M., in the Tlmarti Magistrate's Court yesterday in the following civil cases: Herron's, Ltd. v. W. A. Ennis, claim £3/5/7 (balance), costs £l/14/6; R. L. Pugh V. A. J. Quinn, claim £24/12/8 (balance), costs £4/8/6, A. E. Carswell v. G. A. McKee, claim £l/15/9, costs 10/-; Annie Elizabeth Gibson V. A. D. Petrie, costs only, 15/-. Naval Allowances New regulations have been gazetted governing marriage and dependants’ allowances in the Royal New Zealand Navy, these being amendments of the Naval Defence Act, 1913. Marriage allowances are now paid to ratings at a flat rate of £1 a week, with the addition of 5/- a week for each child, with a maximum of £2/5/- a week in all. The new schedule has been made retrospective from June 1, 1939. Italian Style "I had my hair cut by an Italian prisoner of war,” writes a Dunedin medical officer serving abroad to his mother. “I have never before had. the inside of my nose and ears tackled by a barber, and hope I don’t catch cold after it. He was a nice chap, and we had a long chat. I don’t speak any Italian, but with a mixture of Latin and French we got along quite well. On the whole Latin words with an ‘o’ put on the end seemed the most effective,” Unexpected Answer

An unexpected answer was received by the chairman of the No. 3 Armed Forces Appeal Board, Mr E. H. Young, in the hearing of an appeal in New Plymouth. A farmer appellant was explaining his circumstances which included the fact that his 66-year-old father, new to farming, was a very capable help to him. To the chairman’s remark that that was not like a lot of other Taranaki farmers, he replied, “No he is very conscientious.” Inquest Concluded A verdict that death was due to degeneration of the coronary arteries was returned by the Coroner, Mr H. Morgan, at the conclusion of the inquest into the death of William James Austin, of 21 White Street. Austin and his son, Harold Jama- Austin, were cycling along the main road at Washdyke on Saturday last when he collapsed and died. Evidence was given by the son and by Dr. G. R. Kingston, the verdict being in accordance with the medical testimony. How to Serve a Summons A point that might be of Interest to anyone in these days of myriad restrictions and regulations was brought out in the course of a cross-examination -jf a constable in the Auckland Supreme Court. A man was charged with having assaulted the constable when the latter was serving on him a summons which he refused to accept. The constable said he touched the man lightly with the hand in which he held the summons and then dropped the paper, and his complaint was that the man responded by striking him a heavy blow. Cross-examined about the correct way of serving a summons on a person who is reluctant to take it, the constable maintained that the procedure was to touch the persor. with one hand and at the same time to offer the paper and drop it if it was not accepted.