LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 17 July 1946, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Personal Mr. and Mrs. L. Lincoln, of the Club Hotel, are on a holiday trip to Rotorua and the north. Mrs. Blaikie, of Auckland, is spending a few days in Shannon, where she is visiting a number of old friends. Flag 500 Winncrs The winners of the flag 500, conducted on Monday evening in Laurvig's Hall by the Women's Section of the R.S.A., were Mesdames Astwood and Cowley and Messrs. R. Sands 'and Cowley. Mrs. L. Wiltshire, wife of FlightSgt. A. W. S. Wiltshire, of Shannon, and Miss D. H. Sayer, fiancee oi Fiight-Sgt. D. M. Sanson, of Shannon, are due to arrive from the United Kingdom to-morrow by thc Rangitiki. Power and 'Piionc Out In spite of thc usual power cutoffs on Sunday, Opiki residents sulfered a gcnuine black-out to both power and telephone on Sunday aiternoon, when the power lines came in contact with the telephone line. itfobby Calf Coliections Monday nioinnig saw the commencement of collection of ooDo.y caives in the district. This will be a great reiief to many farmcrs, who up to now have had to transport tinir early caives a great distance lo get them to the works. 'ihe liooby calf industry suppiies many thousands of tons oi meat to the' Englisn markct, and it is hoped that bc-iore the season is over arrangements will be completed by Ihe locai pool to cnaoie every calf pos-ible to reach thc works.