LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 3 April 1946, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Flag 500 The winners of the women's section of the R.S.A. flag 500 evening > held in Laurvig's Hall on Monday were Messrs. R. Sands and Sinclair, and Mesdames A. Thompson andfD; Itoberts. Engagement , Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Woods have pleasure in announcing the $ngage- , ment of their twin daughter/ Lilian Evelyn, to Graham Fraheist youngest son of the laitd W£r. Gj? Hl^Skcats; and Mrs. Skeats of Gisborne. ; Vital Statistics The vital statistics for the quarter ending March 31 were as follows, the figures for the same period last year beiiig. given in parentheses: — Births, 10 (5) ; deaths, nil (nii) ; marriage's, 2 (1). Harvest Festival The Shannon Methodist Church held a harvest fdstival in Laurvig's Hall bn Friday of last week. A large crowd gathered and there was a k.een deniarid for the produce which was for said. • . 1 • > t Fire Plugs Covered , > . At the meeting of the" Shannon Volunteer FiTe. Briga^e on Monday evening the atehtioh of the superintendent was drawn to the fire plugs being covered with tar during the" top-dressing of the ; highway through Shannon. However, tlie Shanndn Borough Council had taken action and thq plugs were ' how uncovered, and ^'e usual'ih^rkings painted on the iroddway; •" . f False Fire Alarms

On a riumber of occaslons the fire beli , has been rung unlawfully, thus causing inconvenience to the public and especially to brigadesmen, who have to leave their work uiinecessaBily. .The sounding of f^lse fire alarms is a bfeach of the law and subject to heavy penalty. At the meeting of the Shannon Volunteer Fire Brigade, held on Monday evening, it was decided to write to the headpiaster of the iocal school pohiting out the seriousness of the offence, and asking him to bring it: to the notice of school children. :