LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 3 February 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Killed While Felling Tree While felling a tree at Bruce station, 30 miles inland from Whatatutu, Gisborne, Robert Thomas Lunam, aged 55, married; of Gisborne, received head injtiries from which he died before he could be conveyed to hospital. Southland Dry A week of exceptionally hot weather has been experienced in Southland accompaniecb by a high degree of humidity. Last Monday the maximumt temperature was 86 degrees with 87 reeorded at Gore and even higher temperatures inland. There have been one or two light showers but not nearly sufficient to m&t* the requirements of farmers and in places where the water supply depends on rainwater tanks, water is being carried from wells. Buried in Lime Herbert- George Dyer, aged 27, was killed at the Fernhills Lime Company's works, Invercargill, "*when he was buried by a fall of lime. Dyer was working in a stOrage bin with two other employees, wno escaped. When the fall occurred, other workers removed the safety door of the bin and shovelled for 15 minutes befofe the body was recovered. Dyer was a single returned soldier and had been employed by the eompany for I four months. Cocksfoot Harvest in the next few weeks many farmers on Banks Peninsula, will be reaping cocksfoot, states the Christchurch Star-Sun. The season is about a month later than usual, and the lack of sunshine until the last. few days has resulted in the seed maturing slowly. A spell of hot weather will soon ripen the seed, but so far little has changed eolour-.in .the straw. The crop will posSibly be only half that of last year, totalling about 1500 sacks. The wet weather has also resulted in Yorkshire fog and tares infesting most of the paddocks. Library Authority New Zealand library circles are looking forward with interest to the arrival of Mr. Lionel Roy MeColvin, F.L.A., who has been in Australia advising the "Australian Council for Educational Research on library deveiopment. Mr. MeColvin will reach Auckland by air on Monday. He 'is an Englishman with considerable experien'ce 'in library affairs. He will visit all the main centres of the Dominion and as many other places as possibie. Mr. MeColvin, who will be the guest of the Government during his visit, will arrive in Palmerston North on Febfuafy 14. Catholic Priesthood Between 4000 and 5000, including 100 clergy, attended the opening of the new national minor seminary established for the education of students for the priesthood at Riccarton. The building was solemnly blessed and opened by the Apostolic £)elegate, Archbishop Panico, who said that oh his third visit to New Zealand he could see the great growih bf Gatholicism. The work of the seminary was destined to have farreaching reslilts. Spdakers included Archbishop O'Shea, BisLopo Lyons, Liston and O 'Neill, Hon. P. Fraser, Mr. S. G/ Nolland, the Chlef Jus--tice, Sir Humphrey O'Leary, ' and the Mayor of Christchurch, Mr. E. H. Andrews.- At the Gath^dral of the Bie'ssed Sacrament wfclch was crowded to capacity, the / poStoIid Delegates -was accorded a Iiturgieal reception followed by High MasSy the celebrarit bding Bishop'Listoh. ArChbishop Panido presiddd at the ^ Thr'obe.