Waihi Telegraph With which is incorporated THE WAIHI MINER WEDNESDAY, June 25, 1941. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXXI, Issue 9639, 25 June 1941, Page 2

Waihi Telegraph With which is incorporated THE WAIHI MINER WEDNESDAY, June 25, 1941. LOCAL AND GENERAL

German Air Force sources asserted recently dial aerial photography in the future would be "mere child's play" as a result, of the development of a new electrically operated high

.speed miniature camera and a new film. The camera, developed at Gray, by research scientists of the industry, backed by heavy Government subsidies, is stuled--to have an electric motor that operatc'SHi shutter release and film transport automatically at the rate of live photographs a se:ond.

Fire that broke out on Saturday evening destroyed a live-roomed house and its contents in Waitete Road belonging to and occupied by Mr William Henry Roberts. The house, which was a wooden structure, with a shingle roof, was situated about four miles up the road, ami about a mile and a-half from the nearest neighbour. The owner, who is a miner employed by the Martha Cold Mining Co. (Waihi), Ltd., an-! his housekeeper had gone out for the evening, and on their return found the place practically burned to the ground. Nothing was saved. The house was insured for £2OO in the London and Lancashire Ollice, and the furniture for a like amount in the samcofllce. The origin of the tire is not known.

The monthly meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Waihi branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association was very well attended, .'irs A. Carlyon, who presided, welcomed several new members. Nominations were received for officers for

I tile ensuing year, and as I lie number was just suflicienl to incut the re fiuirements no election will he necessary ill (lie annual meeting, which I lakes place on July 17. A social afternoon towards gifts for going on overseas service will be held on July 29. Mrs (I. It, Thomson brought to the notice of members thai Aii' Force trainees leaving the district were no) receipienls of any gifts owing to their final leave bojr.v a; a different time from that or sol- \ liters, and asked Dial tills be brought. !

to the notice of the Iteturned .Soldiers' ; Association for its attention, This

was unanimously agreed to. The matter of soldiers' relatives other I han .soldiers' wives having access to the auxiliary was deferred, li was

pointed out that the same benefits (hat. exist for the wives of members

of the U.S.A._exi.sl.ed for the wives of all men on service in the present con- j flict. Gifts were sent to those mom- ;

hers who were sick, and visits were also paid. '

I Singl'e men who do not. reach tiio ; desired standard of physical fitness lor service in Territorial camps may be siven an opportunity to serve the .Dominion in the industrial sphere by volunteering for work during the summer in cheese factories. A suggestion lo tliis effect: was made by the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. ■l. (!. Barclay, who emphasised that it was only a suggestion, which was being examine:! by the authorities closely in touch with the man-power requirements of industry.

Figures supplied by Hie Auckland Herd Improvement Association (Inc.) how that the 1590 cows in the Waihi

group tseled (lining' May save an average yield of 3521bs of milk with a (.est of 5.52 per cent, butterfat, compared with the association average of 3511 b and 5.71 per cent. Tile average fat yield per cow was 211bs

lib more than the association average. Tlie highest producing cow in. the Waihi group gave GTlbs of fat, which was well above the average, while the best producer of all belonged to a Ngarua herd and gave 851bS. Some curious indirect effects of enemy bombing, that caused more casualties than the bombs themselves, were described by an officer recently invalided home from the Middle East. A comparatively shallow

trench or hollow gave cover from the bomb splinters, lie said, but when a heavy bomb fell, those lying in cover nearby were lifted up bodily as much as eight inches by the blast, and then slammed violently down by the returning inrush of air. It was reckoned that the impact was equal to that resulting from a fall of 10 feet.