LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 22 July 1946, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL

I .! Mr. T. E. Martin, son of the Rev jj. W. Martin, who was recently jmarried has obtained a position in ■ Shannon, and with his wife, it jdomiciled with his parents. i Island Bay visitors to Shannon lOver the week-end were Misses F. 'and V. Jenkins. They were the :guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Ghester, iStout Street. The friends of Mr. C. McDowell will regret to hear that he has been confmed to his bed for the past. i week. Mr. McDowell is far from : well, and his workmates wisn him a speedy recovery. ! Basketball Results The C team was the only Iocal .team to play a match at Levin on Saturday in the Horowhenua Basxetball Association's fixturcs. Rain caused the the other matches to be cancelled. College Junior A defcated the Shannon C team by ti points to 4. Miniature Riflc Team Thc following team will represent thc Shannon Miniature Riflc Club in the Horowhenua Miniature Rifle Association inter-club match against Tokomaru, at Shannon, on . Tuesday evening: J. Lucinsky, I. Hemmingsen, J. Reid, A. Judd, H. Curran, R. Scanlon, A. Bivss, Senr., Burke, H. Norris, G. Rix, M. Lange, O. Tippler, Third, N. Batt and Robinson. Parcels for Britain A further scven iood parcels, making a total of 40 to date, were di.spatched this weok on behalf of the Presbyterian Church to addresses in England. Those responsible for the work of sending them were Rev. J. W. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. McLeash, Mr. W. Clayton and Miss Martin. The contcnts were provided by parishioners in gifts of kind, or by monthly donations with which suitable commodities were purchased. Goods and funds are now at a very low ebb, so it is intended at an early date to have another drive for the necessaries to make up further parcels. For parcels sent in April from the Tokomaru end of the parish, Mr. Bond has received replies of grateful thanks from the recipients.