LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 12 March 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Soldiers to Fly Home To bring back 30 New Zea'iand military personnel stranded. in Australia through the shipping position, Tasman Empire Airways will operate two special flyingboat services during the next 10 days. The* first aircraft left Auckland yesterday and will return with a full load of 19 passengers today, and the second will make its trip on the same two days of next week. Unsightly Fences Unsightly fences were the subject of a remit presented to the Municipal Cohference in Rotorua by the Petone Borough Council. It was stated that councils had authority to compel the erection of a sufficient fence, but not to condemn one of an , extremely unsightly nature. It was mentioned that town planning provisions could be made to cover such a contingency, and the matter was referred to the executive for investigation. >, The Rabbit Pest "The threat of an invasion of rabbits from, the Northern Hawke's Bay Rabbit Board's area is serious. The Mohaka River is dangerously low, and if there is no rain this month in the back country to raise the river level the threat to the board will be disastrous." This s the text of a report by Mr. H. F. Bennison, . a sub.rinspector to the East Coast Rabbit Board. The report concluded with a warning that there was likely to be an increase in the number of rabbits in Southern Wairoa ifithe Mohaka River level remained low. J-Force Enlistment Peraonnel at present serving in Japan were to be given the opportunity to volunteer for .a further complete period of service with the occupation force there, stated the Minister of Defenee, Mr. Jones, on Saturday. He said volunteers accepted would remain the full "period with the new replacement draft. Certain key personnel whom the brigade commander might wish to retain pending handing over of functions to incoming personnel may volunteer to remain for shorter periods, added the Minister. Shdrter term re-engagements would be restricted solely to key personnel recommended by the brigade commander. Others would enlist for the full period. Strange Scholarship When the Rev. James Henry, of invercargill, "died on December 14. 1919, he left under his will a trust fund to provide a scholarship,. to be known as _ the James Henry Scholarship for, students entering tlie University of ,Otago. Each scholarship was to be tenable for a period of three years,. and to be worth- £40 annually. Among the conditions is an unusual clause stating that "a first preference among applicants shall be given to one bearing the surname of Henry, Hendry or Beverley," but the main condition is thkt "the scholarship may be accepted from persons of either sex who were not mere thari 19. years of age on the first. day of December immediately preceding the date of the award, and whose homes. during the' two years immediately preceding the date of application were in the Wyndham, Toetoes,, or Waikawa survey disbricts."