LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 23 October 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

On a Compromise Speaking at a public meeting in Manakau last evening, inaugurating his election campaign, Mr. J. J. Maher, the National candidate for tlie Otaki seat, said he would always be prepared to compromise on a poiicy but never on a principle. Pollinp Very SIow I Out of a ■notential poll of 900 I ratepayers, at 1.30 p.m. today only | 130 had voted in the Levin i Borough Council's loan poll. Voting I was very quiet during the morning ! and early afternoon, but a rush is j expected tonight before the booth j closes at 7 p.m. Ilniforms for Band | The Levin Municipal Band has been fortunate in securing a set of ' officers' dress uni-forms and hats i from the R.N?Z.A.F., through the j efforts of the Mayor (Mr. II. B. i Burdekin) and bandsmen will have l an opportunity of inspecting these : at their practice on Thursday i liight. i Churchill's Butterflies A liirie known hobby of Mr. ! Churchill is keeping butterflies. At i Chartwell he has a special cabinet containing beautiful specimens; including exotic types given him by ; admirers overseas. When powerful j lanips are turned on it is stated j that they flutter contentedly in the j light and warmth. Mr. Cnurchill iis reported to take great delight in || his collection. Band Sunday ! Next Sunday will be observed as ! Band Sunday in Palmerston North, I when brass and pipe bands from a . wide area will meet and give a ! demonstration on the showgrounds | at 1 p.m. Levin will be represented I by the Municipal Band and Horo- ] whenua Pipe Band. Each band will march through the town at twoI minute intervals to the tshow- : grounds, and will render two items i as well as taking part in massed i band playing. ! Crossing Smash ! A woman was killed instantly and ! a man was critically inj ured in a I level crossing smash at Templeton j at 10.30 o'clock yesterday morning. i The victims were Mr. and Mrs. ! Frederick Samuel Park, St. A'lbans, : Christchurch. They were the only | occupants of a small sedan motbr j car which was rolled along in front j of the train for 20 yards. Mrs. Park ! was dead although she had no j obvious injuries. Mr. Park was unconscious and was suffering j from head injuries. He was j admitted to the Christchurch PubI lic Hcspital where his condition I'was reported to be low. | Taupo Angling With Novemoer little more than a week distant, Taupo anglers are eagerly discussing the. prospccts of the coming fishing season. It is generally felt that the low lake level" reached last summer and its consequent eflect on the rivers has had an extremely deleterious eflect on the feeding grounds, and that a considerable amouiit of trout food has been destroyed. It is probablc that two years will elapse before the feeding grounds are completely restored, and it would appear that the numbers of large fish will be limited. In anticipation bf a busy season, the eight launches plying for hire are being overhauled and repainted. Yaclitmen's Saffety The value of safety measures enforced by boating clubs and associations was amply demonstrated on Sunday, when so many yachts capsized in the sudden southerly squall. Practically all the crews were wearing kapok life jackets, which ensured that the wearer, even though unconscious would still remain upright in thc water. Also, the Takapuna, Idle Along and Tauranga class boate were fitted with watertight bulkheads which kept the boats afloat and even enabled them to be righted and towed home, as occurred in some cases on Sunday. II Crews did not lqave such floatiiig craft in an attempt to swirri ashore they had little danger of drowning ,, said the yaclitsman.