LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 29 March 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Liberation of Phpasants The Weiimgcon Acclimatisation Society's Game Farm at Paraparaumu is this week despatchmg [ 1000 pheasants for liberation for the shootmg season opening in May. j Theft froip Dredge I Thieves broke "mto the wheelI house oi ihe New Piymouon Harbour iBoard's dredge, Paritutu, on Monr I day niglic aua wrencned the comI pass bixmacie from its siandard and Temoved. it. A pair of pinoculars, 1 para of the dredge s equipmem, are I aiso missing. Motor-Cyclist Killed j A moLpr-cy'ciisp was killed I instantiy at Gisborne yestprday when tne machine struck' the re.ar of a iorry, whieh had just turned out of a gatew-ay. .The victim was Murray Edward Ashton, aged 22 years, a butcher's shpphand, oi Gisborne. Mr. Ashton was proceeding to work at the Kaiti freezmg works when the accident occurred. N.Z. George Bprnard Shaw The Christchurch Drainage Board recentfy had before it a let'ter from George Bernard' Shaw. It was not, however, the famous play wright who was correspbnding with the board, but an einployee writing on a stan matter. "Is the man's parae really George Bernard Shaw?" asked tbe chairman (Mr. H. G. Livingstone), and he received an affjrmative reply from the secretary. Protection of Pijliekos "If the protection v^ere removed pukelcos wouid b'e , Wiped out in no time. After 'all," they are a native bird of New Zealand, and I would not like to see the protectipn removed altogetiier," said Mr. G. Piummer at a • meeting of Federated Farmers in Hastings. Mr. Plunimer agreed that in soine cases these birds were a menace, but said they were' easily frightened oif, and he. certainly would noj) advocate the complete removal'of -the protection. Servicemen's Bpnsions A letter from the Social Security Department was read at a meeting of the exeGutive of the Levin Homeservicemen's Association last evpuing, advising that Mr. H. Digby Smith, chairman ■ of- the Social Security Cpmmission anb sepretary for War Pensions, would visit Levin qn April 2. The prpsident (Mr. J. A. Zuppicich) remarked that any homeserviceman with pension difficulties should take the opportunity of meeting Mr. Smith and discussing the matter with him. Wanganui Hotel Robbery It was ascertained yesterday -that police enquiries are still being pur1 sued in respect of the hold-up which I occurred in the Rutland Hotel, in : Wanganui, on the evening ui iMarcn 4. On that occasion two armed men their faces masked with liandfcr- ! chiefs, were aileged to enter ihe | vestibule oi the hotel. While one I stood insi.de tfie office dpor the pther j entered the office and cpmpelled jlicensee, Mr. ti. A. Edmonds, at pistol point to open the safe. The mquiries are being pursued in a numberof centres. Hospital Rating Immediately t'ollowing the conference, the Counties' Association wanted the Municipal Associatuai to join it in a deputatioh to the Government to ask for relief from hpspital rating this year, saici the pr,esident (Mr. J. W. Andrews) at the Municipal Conference at Christchurch yesterday. There was a prospect, he added, of retrospeccing legislation being introduged in Jupe to enable local bodies tp have spme relief this year. Th.e cpnferpnpp was discussing a Mosgiel Borough Council remit, which urged the Government to give some relief fropi hospital rating. The remit. was carried. Extermination of Pests Soniething new in the orgapised extermination of pigs, deer and goats on rural propertips is being undertaken by the newly formed Wanganui Hunters' and' Stalkers' Club, which already has a large membership. The idea behind the club is to co-ordinate the work and sport of shooting .wild animals which do considerable damage tp larmlands. The club has already enlisted the support of tbe Waiigar: nui district branph of Federated Farmers and individual farmers, anfl is pianning a pampaig'n fpr the culling pf pig's, gpats, and .d.eer", especialjy' duripg the jambing season.