LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 4 December 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

i Mercenary Votes ln a mock eiection during a civics class at a school in Rotorua lasi week- the pupils voted on the liquor question — on the same three options as were before their parents the following day. After finding I ihat ail but one voted for continu- ! ance, t'he teacher was • curious to !know the reason. "if there was prohibition we would have no Dottles to sell," said one boy. I | Lottery on Eiection A iootery esuaoiished in Wanganui on°the results of the general jlelectioiTled to the appearanee of ! Jwo men in the Magistrate's Court I yesterday, a fine of £5 being jimposed in each case by Mr. J. H. ! Salmon, S.M. "Your operations i were limited, and might even be jcalled petty," said the Magistrate, icommenting that the Gaming Act j provided a maximum penalty of | £200 for oft'ences of this nature. A Generous Maori I A CzechosiovaKian received a | pleasant surprise on visiting Ngaruiawahia recently. He met Princess Te Puea Herangi, who displayed keen interest in the welfare of the people of his country and a remarkable knowledge of their aifairs. On leaving Ngaruawahia ! the visitor was presented with a large basket -of goods and a roll of banknotes with a request that parcels of comforts be sent to his homeland. Tin of Cocoa ! Mr. , Justice, ^Tyndatl proved a ' point in, the Gourt of Arbitration i in Wellington at the cost of ls 5d. ! Mr. A. W. Croskery, an advocate in i a case concerning saies .of vafious 1 goods in varlous shops, had stated that he did not, know of a confecuoner's shop where cocoa was : sold. Later, Plis Honour called Mr. ! Croskery to the Bench to rece'ive a : tin of cocoa which the Judge remarked he had just bought for i ls 5d at a confectioner's shop ; across the road, and "it was worth j more than that," to prove his J point. Painful Electric Shock i Stepping inCo his bath with the j electric razor in his hand still running, a Napier, man received a ' painful eleetric shock recently and fell backwards into the water. The razor stopped on becoming immers- . ed, and although the man 110 longer held on to it, he was then i paralysed by a continuous shock. It was some time before he was able to eall for assistance. Members of his family broke the lock on the bathroom door, and turned off the eurrent. Considerably shaken, ,he was helped from the bath, and was unable to explain Immediately what had happened. He is now none the worse for his experience. Dental Bursary . The members of the New Zealand Dental Corps who served in l both the First and Second World Wars have sutaseribed to the foundation of a prize at the Dental School of the University of Otago, Dunedin. The genesis of the fund was about £50, which was the surplus from an amount subscribed for jtravelling dental caravans in 1942, jand which was handed to the New j Zealand Dental Cofps for disjposal. Members of the dental pro- ■ fession were approached by the hea-dquarters of the Dental Serjvices, with a view to founding a prize. To date more than £250, i including the ori'ginal £50, is in ih'and. The "New 'Zealand Dental ! Corps Prize" will be awarded, on the ' recommendation of the Dean of the Dental Faculty, *to the student jgaining highest marks at the final ! prof essional examination in a subjject for which no prize is already i.available. The subject for which j the prize .will . be .awarded each year j will by announced by the pean. jThe pri?e will consist- of books, suitably insciibed, v/hlch will .be chosen by the winner and approved iby the Dean. .'