LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 20 January 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Holiday Bowling A reminder is given of the combined rinks tournament to be held on the Central Bowling Club's green on Wednesday (Anniversary Day), commencing at 9.30 a.m. sharp. All playei's are asked to have their names on the boards at their i respective clubs by 5 p.m. tomor|row, as the draw will take place Jthat evening. I Just Have to be Patlent j People in New Zealand wanting household electrical goods and t eauipment would just have' to ; make up their minds to be patient, ' said Mr. C. Stewart, of Wellington, : who returned from a visit to Britain on Saturday on the Port Jackson. Mr. Stewart, who represents : several electrical manufacturers, jsaid he went to England to see what the position was and found the iconditions very ' difficult and ; unsettled. University Entrance Exams The resuits of the University Entrance examinations are now iannounced and the following are ; the passes gained by district scholars who attended. Horo whenua 'College. The passes included are those gained elther by accrediting or by examination under the current regulations: Allen, K. S. ; Arcus, A. C. ; Barkla, Leonie I. ; ;Casey, B. R. ; Leddra, P. F. ; iLycette, R. R. ; Miles, M. R. ; Mor- ! gan, B. R. ; Read, Alium, N. ; Wal;ker, C. P. ; Walker, J. F. I Disposal of Wastej The town ' clerk and borough jengineer of Levin, accompanied by |the Deputy-Mayor and three coun'cillors, paid a visit to Dannevirke recentiy to investigate an experi•ment in waste disposal at present I being carried out there. The visi- | tors were interested in ascertainj ing the practicability of adopting a i similar scheme at Levin as a means jof disposing of the waste from the | Levin abattoir's. They intend i returning to Dannevirke at a later I date to study the process still furi ther. Protruding Elbows "This accident emphasises the danger of driving with the right i elbow protr-uding from the window jof the car," said Traffic Inspector 1 V. R. Kingdon, when referring to i-road casualties at a meeting of the .Mangonui County Council. "A taxijdriver, he said, had been driving j along in this manner when another I vehicle overtook him and struck : his arm. He had suffered two fracJ tures of the arm and a broken j elbow -joint. "I would advise motorists to keep that elbow in," said the inspector. Fruit Mofe Plentiful l Supplies of peaches, nectarines and apricots are becoming plenti|ful and are to be seen in most Wel- ! lington fruiterers' und greengrocers' ishops. Early. varieties of plums made their, appearance about two weeks ago. The hlgh prices demanded for strawberries at the j opening of the season have dropped to a mid-season priCe of 4s 6d a chip, and loganberries now bring 3s a pound. Because of the ceiling price of ls 7£d introduced froin January 1, gfowers have no incentive to send theih to the open market. Crops, it is thought, are being sold directly by the grower as none have reached Wellington since the fancy prices stopped. The drop in tomato prices is la.te this . seasoh, and they are., still selling at from 2s 6d to 3s 6d a pound for first quallty.