LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 30 April 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Jheep Missing Circumstances surrouriding the disappearance of about 150 sheep from the G. V. Pearce estate, Waitotara, suggest-that they had been stolen, and investigatiohs are being made by the Wanganui police. The sheep, which are four and sixtooth wethers, are Valtted at £200. Strong Feelings Feeling over the Murphy-Patrick fight outcome ran high in Petone over the week-end. In one dairy on Saturday morning an argument took place in which one of the par- ; ticipants became so excited that he walked out and left a full twoounce tih of tobacco on the counter. 800 Bridges Require Renewing No fewer than 800 bridges throughout New Zealand urgently required reheVal, stated Mr. W. j Morrison, a member of the Main ! Highways Board, at Greymouth. I "It is a big prbblem," said Mr. Mor- ; rison. "If we ihanage to get the labour,'we cannot get the steel and other materials. Yoh can see, therefore, that it will be some time •i before all outstanding work can be ^ completed." Ashburton Seat Mr. Jack Acland, M.P. for Temuka, has announced his decision to withdraw from the field of candidates for the National Party for the ; new Ashburton electorate. Mr. Acland said that after much con- • sideration he had decided not to . contest the ballot with Mr. R. G. I Gerard, M.P. for Mid-Cantefbury. He also said that he had no other I electorate ih view, but would not ioppose any sitting member of the I National Party in a sfeiection ballot. : Rommel's Horse :) Before the Battle of E1 Alamein, | Marshal Rommel boasted that he |! would ride in triumph through :|Cairo on a white horse. The dead i German's horse has arrived at Tilbury Docks frofh Germany. It is u expected that it will be ridden in lj the Victory Dav ceremonies in Loni! don. The .horse is becoming a '! fabled animal, and has been credit- | ed by former of prisoners of war : with raisi-ng its right f oreleg in • isalute when the "Horst Wessel" jsong was played by a Nazi band. j Relief Teahis fbr Chiha The possibility of sending relief Iteams to China was discussed at a jrecent meeting of the counoil of • Corso in Wellington. The chairman, !Mr. J. H. Boyes, said he felt it was j wise to leave this question until the f campaign had developed further. |Twenty-four volunteer workers had been sent as feiief teams to Greece, and the .councii meeting. was told that it would be advisabie- to b'udget on a basi^ of £11,000. for the cost of this unit. Wool, to^s, clothes, general supplies, vegetable seeds and medical and dbhifdrt parcels also j'had been seht to Greece, but the councii wanted to send much more j and asked for further donations. * ! Aavaritages Of Air Travel An illustration of the advantages that will be gained by development of air transport services was afforded by the experienee of the Auckland deputation which interviewed Ministers in Wellington last week regarding the ifelectric power situation. As it was not eonvenient for Ministers to vislt Auckland, the Prime Ministef invited the three commercial organisations to go to Wellington, and undertopk to provide transport for them. The party of six businisssmen left the city at 7 a.m. and,. tr'avelling by car and by aeroplane, had nearly four hours in Wellington and were back ■in Auckland before 6 o'clock. Bride and Brigade At least bhe Wellington briae on Saturday had a good excuse for bei'ng late— she cduld not get into the church because of the Fire Brigade. The fire, ih a car parked just wutside the church-, St. Mary's, at Karofi, Belonged. to a bridegroom Whbse. weddihg was held at i,45 p.m. A second wedding was scheduled for 2.30 p.m., but when tlie bride arrived she- was uriable to get into the church because of the activities _ of Ihe Northland kire Brigade, hastily^ summoned to deal with. the, blaze, She had to seek another door: The Car-, which it is believed eaught alight as a result of a, short circuitj was badly- burned. The blaze was of hiore than usual significance) in that the.owiief is a fireman, attached to the Gentral Fire Station. Sueh of tfie c8f)l^ ndws In tliH issue as js ligaddd, has app^are'd iH the Loitdon "Times" and is ; seiif tb this pa per by special permission. it sbould be understodd that tfife opinioris fire nol thosfc of "Tfie fimes" tfftiesi eipfeasiy ststed (s »e so.