LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 10 July 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

] Dispute Ended | The dispute involving the i Poolta's crew and the watersiaers ' jver the unloading of a small i quantity of coal in the ship at Gisi aorne ended when the watersidprs I supplied a gang to clear the hold of ! the" coal. The question of speoial I payment for the handling of the ! coal has been referred to the ciisI putes' committee. i Rugby Football Film j At last evening's meeting of the ' Horowhenua Rugby Football Union's management committee, Mr. J. D. McFarlane informed the meeting that a rugby football film 1 prepared by the late Mr. Cyril Pepper, an ex-All Black, was going to be shown in the Horowhenua Gollege Hall on Thursday evening at 8 ! p.m. All rugby enthusiasts are cordially invited to attend. Meteor Described "It seemed about the size of an electric bulb, with a tail approxiI mately three yards in length," said i Mr H. Hossack, of Lindsay Road, I when describing the meteor which ; was seen over Levin shortly before • 11 a.m. on Monday. "It was travi elling in a north-easterly to j southerly direction, and was burn- | ing fiercely with a savage glare." Mr. Hossack added that the I meteor did not appear to be very i high, and that it went out of his j view in less than ten seconds. i Recruiting for Air Force i The intention to cease recruitI ing for non-flying personnel for ' the Interim Air Force on July 15 i was announced by the Minister of jDefence (Mr. Jones), who said that | a very satisfactory response had resulted from the recruiting camjpaign, a total of J191 applications i oeing received up to June 30 from 'the following , sources: — From j serving personnel, '2605; from outj side ' the service, 4586 (reservists 1188, air training corps 748, civ- ' ilians 2650). Mr. Jones added that !the requirements were now limited co reservists and tradesmen qualified in the appropriate civilian crades. 1 Publicising New Zealand | An unofficial job of publicising j New Zealand's attractions is being aone by one of the Cor.jo vorkers lin Greece, Mr. L. A. Haymon, who jis doing welfare.-'.typjdk . jat Kayaliay j in Eastern Macedonia. ,.Mr. Ha^man took a film strip projector with him to Greece,'and tells in a { recent letter • -than: he- showed | strips on nursing training and field ambulance work to the patients ! and staff of Kavalla Sanatorium. ! To wind up the programme he i showed a film strip series, "Glories i of the South Island." "It was very j well received," he says, "and that I one show justified all the trouble I ! have had in bringing the outfit I from New Zealand with me."

, Vessel Runs Aground The motor-ship Koutunui, of 161 tons, ran aground lightly on a reef off Kaiti Beach, Gisborne, about a mile on -the southern side of the harbour entrance, when entering the port in a thick early morning I fog. The vessel was returning from Napier to load cargo. The vessel was first seen from the signal star ticn at 9 a.m. when the fog lifted ancl the- harbour board launch was despatched to ' the scene. No sea was running, and with the aid of a, towline the vessel was refloated I and entered the harbour. The ship was travelling slowly at the time of stranding, and the damage to the hull was thought to be light. The Koutunui is to be placed on the slip for inspection. Catching of Whales Though operations have been more diilicult recently because of the southerlies in Cook Strait and Te Awaiti (Marlborough Sounds) , whalers have 50 catches to their credit so far this season. The southerly swell ha® r caused .the whaies to ta'ke a wide' sweep when approaching Cook Strait and the chasers have had to go about 10 miles out before' making contacts. It is expected that the activities will increase shortly as it is this time of the year that the parent whales set out on their northward journey. If they come in their usual numbers it may be that last season's catch of 107, which was one of the best in the station's history, j will be exceeded.

Indian Princes "Most of the Indian princes are scared stiff about the moves being made by the Indian« for selfgovernment," Mr. C. J. R. Price told a questioner, following an address given by him at Wanganui on the Indian political situation. The princes were jealous of their claimed rights, but the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, had warned them that a change was coming to meet altered circumstances. Better Off Than Ever "When we.sent equipment to the Middle East and more to the Far East we were practically denuded of mechanisation in the Public Works Department, but I am pleased to be able to tell you that recently we have managed to buy from the Americans in the Pacific at a reasonable figure several boat loads of valuable, up-to-date mechanical equipment that . places" this country better of? for mechanisation than we have ever been," said the Minister of Works (Mr. Semple) in an address at Hamilton. Boxing Cliib's Activities The Levin Boxing Club's training evenings continue to be increasingly popular, and -the membership now stands at 68, On Monday evening a further five members were enrolled. It has been decided that juniors .are to be present at the hall each Monday a 7 p.m, for physical . work and the the seniors at 7.30 p.m. Admission to the gymnasium is only open to members. Anpther boxing instruptor is required. so large have the classes grown, Arrangements are in hand for the club's first tournament on August 12.