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NEWS AND NOTES.
-The West Australian."
Today (the Australia Day holi
day) the commercial office of '"Ihe
West Australian" will be closed all
day. Advertisements may be left
at the Late Advertisements office in
Hackett-court, alongside Newspaper
House.
Cruel Rumour Denied.
It was untrue that members of the
crew of HMAS Sydney were held
prisoners of war by Japan, the Min
Ister for the Navy (Mr Makin) said
in Canberra on Saturday. Persons
circulating such cruel rumours were
liable to heavy punishment under
the National Security Regulations.
Minimum Tea Price.
A National Security Regula
tion gazetted on Friday gives
the Tea Control Board power
to fix the minimum price at
which any tea may be sold. The
Minister for Customs (Senator
Keane) said it was anticipated that
the power to fix the minimum price
would result in greater stability in
the tea trade.
Remembrance Day for Aborigines.
A number of churches of various
denominations in the metropolitan
area and throughout Australia ob
served yesterday as a day of remem
brance for aborigines. The day'
was chosen because it was consid
ered that the first Sunday after Aus
tralia day was the most suitable
on which to place before members
of the different congregations the I
needs and claims of aborigines.
Pelicy o4 PosUls WAAAF's.
Wherever possible it is the policy
of the RAAF to post WAAAF's to
duty in the State in which they en
rolled, the Minister for Air (Mr t
Drakeford) said on Friday. This was c
not always possible. In some States
there were more RAAF stations and!
therefore a greater need for the ser-,
vices of women auxiliaries than In
others. It was sometimes necessary, I
and it would continue to be so, to t
post some WAAAF's away from theirl
home States. In such cases ,it was
the general rule to allot 'them to
units in the nearest centre to their
home State. The Minister said that1
arrangements were being made tose
transfer to their home States those
women who desired to return to
them. This would be done as vacan
cies became available.
Billy-cart Brigade.
Eight Subiaco boys, whose ages ]
range from 9 to 13 years, recently I
decided to form themselves into ai
band of war workers. The president,
Kevin Orr, and the secretary, Ken
Mellowship, recently called at the
office of the Old Metals Branch,
Prince of Wales Building, Murray
street, offering the services of their
brigade to that organisation, to help
in providing camp comforts. Their
offer was gladly accepted. The boys
made billy-carts out of empty soap
boxes and fruit cases, mounted an
wheels of all sorts and sizes, which
are not easily obtainable. .They soon
had a collection of "scrap" and the
result of their first week's
work. Is valued at £22/13/6.
"When I visited their depot and
inspected the splendid work these
boys had done, I was amazed," said
Mr E. T. Stringer, secretary of. the
Old Metals Branch. "We are proud
of them. They are indeed an ex
ample that boys in other suburbs
would do well to follow, and .we
should be glad to give advice to any
who contemplate forming a'bigade."
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