Waihi Telegraph With which is incorporated THE WAIHI MINER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1942 LOCAL & GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXI, Issue 8831, 9 October 1942, Page 2

Waihi Telegraph With which is incorporated THE WAIHI MINER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1942 LOCAL & GENERAL

“Over 21” “In the rationing of sugar the United States Government showed a nice consideration for the feelings of the ladies on the delicate matter of age. They did this by permitting a woman over 21 years of age, when applying for her ration of sugar, to state her age simply as ‘over 21,’ instead of giving her exact age.”—Mr G. C. Seers in an address to the Wellington Rotary Club recently. Tribute To Sea Power A leaflet placed before posting in a London weekly magazine received in Auckland showed in colour a convoy of ’ merchant ships, escorted by destroyers and aircraft. It bore the words "Arrived safely—thanks to sea power.” On the back, the same sentence was repeated in English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian and several other languages not readily identifiable though one appears to be Arabic.

Rationing of Butter If the present rate of consumption of butter in New Zealand continued it might be necessary to ration supplies, said Mr A. Linton, ward representative on the New Zealand Dairy Board, when speaking at the annual meeting of the Federation of Taranaki Co-operative Dairy Factories at Hawera recently. The consumption of butter within the Dominion had increased by 2,000,0001 b. last year, and if an improvement was not effected he could see the time when butter rationing might operate in New Zealand.

Fresh Meat Supplies Now was the time for the Government to preserve the meat supplies of the Dominion by prohibiting the killing of immature stock and especially of calves, stated an Auckland butcher. Retailers would not oppose the idea on business grounds, he said, because veal was the least profitable line, at present prices, in which they dealt. A serious diminution of the quantity of fresh meat available for civilian consumption was already in sight, and any action, to be fully effective, should be taken immediately.

Tanks And Guns Prom Tram Bails Britain’s old train rails, tons of which arc going into the melting-pot every day, will soon roll out of war factories all over the country in the shape of tanks, guns and other arms, writes a London correspondent. The 80 miles of tram rails abandoned in London since trolley-buses have taken the place of trams are made of highgrade steel. All over London they are lining wrenched up from the roads, and more than half the work lias been completed. Since it began last year, some 10,000 tons of metal have been recovered, and l one London borough alone lias taken up more than two and a half miles of track and sent it off to the scrap-metal depots. Apart from tram lines, railings and iron gates all over Britain arc yielding a steady flow of metal for arms production. More than 200,000 tons of metal have been recovered, the equivalent in .weight of about 12,500 Valentine tanks, or enough for the steel of .0 35,000-ton battleships.

Work For Land Service Girls The opinion that the increased rates of pay and improved conditions for the Women’s Land Sorvice announced by the Minister of National Service, the Hon. W. -T. Broadfoot, would assist the State Placement Service in obtaining more recruits for work on farms in Canterbury was expressed by an officer of the National Service Department. Ho said that at present about 20 farmers were waiting for land girls, but the department had not been, able to obtain recruits. -Probably this was due to the more attractive conditions offered in other employment. The officer added that four or five months ago there were 30 girls available for land work, but very few farmers wanted them. Since then, however, the excellent work done by more than 50 girls who had been placed on farms in Canterbury had caused farmers to change their views, and they were now eager to use members Of the Women’s Land Service ini place of men called up for the Army. I