General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 296, 16 December 1942, Page 4

General News

Holiday Bread Supplies. Housewives will need to make provision for extra supplies of bread al the Christmas and New Year weekends. Because Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on Fridays, bread from bakers will not be procurable from the Thursday until the following Monday each week-end. Fiji's War Record. The Fiji Times shows that 191 Fiji residents and former residents art ion active service overseas. Casualties are 18 killed and two missing be- | Sieved killed, four missing. 11 prisoni ers and two wounded. One Fiji resident has been awarded the D.F.C. and one the M.B.E. Cubs Under Canvas Moana Baptist Cub pack ‘‘sixers’’ spent last week-end under canvas at Okoia, having an enjoyable and instructive camping experience. In charge of the Cubs was Lady Cubmaster D. Weston, assisted by A.C.M. Alan (“Tiny”) Heslop. Help was also given by two members of the Moana Baptist Boy Scout troop. Street Day Appeals Permission for the Wanganui branch of the S.P.C.A. to hold a streel appeal during April next year was granted by the Wanganui City Council at a special meeting last night. A request from the Plunket Society I’o: permission to hold a street appeal on the first Wednesday in October, 1943. was also granted. High Price of Whisky. Black market whisky sells for from £2 10s to £4 a bottle for Australian i and £5 to £6 10s lor Scotch, in the | north of Australia. Recently six bottles of Scotch were sold lur £45 Bottled beer cannot be bought at hotels, but over the bar remaining stocks of bottled beer are being solo at prices per glass which give a return of well over 4s a bottle. Government by Soldiers. “Greybeards must have no say in the aftermath of this war. The world belongs to youth. The peace will “e--quire all the audacity and courage of this war,” writes Lieutenant-Colonel Graham Seton Hutchison, D. 5.0., M.C., a prominent English author, in “Reveille,” the official organ of the Australian Returned Soldiem’ League. “1 want to see the soldiers of our Commonwealth countries taking the helm after the war,” he adds. Christmas Closing “The question of closing during the Christmas holidays in Wanganui is a matter for the individual business man to decide,” said Mr. G. E. Bennett, speaking at a meeting of the Wanganui Retailers' Association. He said no applications had been received from the business community regarding the matter. It was decided to leave'the question of closing during the holidays to individual retailers this year. Christmas Savings Effort Provided Wanganui succeeds in making its National Savings quota during the present week, the city will be entitled to fly its “Victory” flag continuously until January 16, 1943. It will receive credit for the intervening weeks in its record of quota successes. As no surplus is available to assist in this week's effort, the cooperation of citizens is requested to' raise the full amount of £1450 in order to take advantage of the concession over the holiday period. City Engineer’s Services Appreciation o£ the action ot the Wanganui City Council in allowing the services o£ its engineer, Mr. L. F. Row, to be made available to the National Service Department was expressed by the department in a letter received at a special meeting of the council last night. The department advised that every endeavour would be made to secure assistance for the city engineer's department. During Mr." Rowe's absence, Mr. W. J. Frethey is acting as city engineer. Girls’ College It was reported at the monthly meeting ot the Board ot Governors of the Wanganui Girls’ College yesterday that there would be 120 boarders in residence when the college resumed in February next. I nose present at the meeting were Mr. G. S. Gordon (chairman), the Hon. W. J. Rogers, M.L.C., Messrs. O. Hales, J. C. Batt, E. F. Hemingway. Dr. G. H. Robertson, Mesdames E. M. Scoll, J. C. Wickham, and A. N. O'Toole. Tile board will hold its next meeting in February. Horse Racing and the Maori. A passage in a judgment just issued ii\ tne Native Appellate Court contains a little dry humour. The judgment relates in part to an area ot former mudflat now above tide level and claimed to be “native customary land. I’he fact that the land was used for ltor.se racing seems to be relied on quiet largely by the claimants,” states the Court, “but we do not think it could be suggested that horse racing could be part of Maori custom or usage, and at the best it ■ relates to modern times, as the Maori had no horses.” ■ Honouring Returned Men Ex-servicemen (with sons serving _. or having served overseas) are re- , quested to parade for the united - Christmas service which will be held - on Cook's Gardens on Sunday after- : noon next. Opportunity will be ' taken to welcome the returned sol- : diers from the present war. Ex-ser- - vicemen are requested to assemble s in Nelson Street, opposite St. Paul's 5 Hall, at 2.10 p.m. on Sunday. Those intending to parade are invited to - notify the secretary of the Wanganui R.S.A. to-morrow so that the necessary accommodation can be art ranged. ’ Christmas Cards From Overseas Even as the mood of the war has changed, there is a marked difference ; in the Christmas cards arriving this ’ year from the Middle East and the Pacific area, where New Zealand i troops are stationed. Last year the ■ most numerous cards depicted a ■ weary but cheerful Digger astride a pile of sand-bags, kit-bags and haver- • sacks, mopping a sun-burned brow. 1 This year the spirit of' victory, ’ rather than of toil and sweat, per- ' meates the cards. Some of the Pa- : ciflc boys in the artillery have a 1 comical Digger in a Maori mat, using a shanghai. A Maadi captain sends a card showing New Zealanders mixing the Christmas pudding in a dixie. Another Middle East card is decorated with a cute cocktail labelled “Stella” and an overflowing “handle” dubbed “Black Horse Bill.” Rather more stern is an infantry lieuten- ■ ant’s card, bearing a grim Digger, 4 rifle across his shoulders, and 3 thoughts of home in his sandl grimed eyes.