LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 10 January 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

' Heavy Rain in Levin Heavy rain again deluged Levin and district yesterday and last night.. Mr. H. Harvey advises that up to 6 a.m. today the fall recorded Was 1.7 inches. Yesterday saw a number of those spending holidays at Waitarere Beach pack up j and leave for their homes, so disappointing has the weather been. Japanese Peavls on Sale Though large quantities of J apanese pearls were recently seized from jewellers throughout the Dominion by Customs ofncials, they have now been handed back and are being sold in shops, says a Press Association message from Auckland. Jewellers state that the pearls were ' seized because it was found that many thousands of people were in I possession of uncustomed pearls. I 64 Days to Unload It took 10 days for the new Federal liner Somerset to load at Liverpool and Glasgow, it took her 30 days to travel to New Zealand, and it took her 64 days to unload (.states the Taranaki Daily News). The vessel, which is on her maiden voyage, is now- loading at New Plymouth. If the' same hours of work continue on the waterfront as at present she will probably spend three times as long in New Zealand : as it took her to load in England and travel to the Dominion. Heavy Fat Lambs Fat lambs being killed at^the N.Z. Refrigerating Co.'s Imlay works at Gonville are of the best- weight for three seasons. They are averaging out at between 3-2- and 41bs heavier than last season's killings, but last season was abnormal because of the drought and the average weights then were 31b lighter than in the 1944-45 season. The works are now at their peak, with three full chains goino- to capacity, and 7000 fat lambs " are being put through e'ach dav. Lower Freights Unlikely With higher costs confronting . shipping companies an increase in passenger fares and in freights be- ! tween the United Kingdom and Australia and New Zealand was more likelv than any reduction, said Mr. Warwick E. Gregory, resident director at Sydney of the ; Port Line. in Wellington yesterday. ; Mr. Gregory, who is on a six weeks' : visit to the Dominion, said it was probably not anpreciated by the " nublic that the cost of building recent additions to the Port Line's fleet was three times as great as 10 years ago. Delays to vessels because of wharf hold-ups and disi I putes resulted in extra expenses 1 which contributed to increased shipping costs.

Legacies to Sportsmen : Don Bradman, Jack Crawford, lAdrian Quist and John Bromwich jhave each been left a legacy under i the will of a 73-year-old Sydney ; woman who did not know any of S them. Mrs. Elizabeth Withrow, who i died in March this year, left £25,000, : of which Crawford and Bradman ; were each left £400 and Quist and ; Bromwich £300 each. The beqtiests 1 are conditional on Mrs. Withrow's J estate being sufficient to meet 39 jprior bequests to relatives and i friends, ranging from £100 to £1000, ; and totalling about £19,000. But because of increased' taxation and other matters affecting pronerty I holders, it is thought that Brad- ; man and the tennis players are un- ; likely to get anything. Mrs.-With-i row played tennis on her own court until she was nearly 60. | Dancers are reminded of the iHard-up dance to be held in the Ihakara Hall . tomorrow evening. Proceeds are in aid of Southern 'iQueen. •