LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 19 March 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

— . — Output at Massey College Up to the beginhihg of 1947 a total oi 4100 students had passed through Massey Agrieultural College, and of this number 1300 were ex-servicemen who had taken courses under the rehabilitation sbheme, Mr. A. E. Mansford, chairman of the Board of Governors, fcold Lord and. Lady Bledisloe when they visited the college. Crossed His Heart In the Palmerston North Magistrate's Court.yesterday an amusing ineident occurred when a witness, questioned as to whether he swore to a staterhent he had made, replied that he swore . to it and "crossed his ,heart." When . asked by the magistrate which did he consider carfied the most" weight, crossing the heart or swearing oh the Bible, the witness replied that he thought they were about equal. High Tallow Prices Desigried to ihcreasfe exports to Britaih, new' prices for tallow bought by the Marketing Department for expbrt wete announced yesterday by the Minister in charge of Stabilisation, Mf. Sullivan. The increase in f.o.b. prices vary from £11 2s a ton in the fcase of low grade gut tallow tb £21 0s 6d a ton in the case of first grdde -beef tallow, and ivill dpply to all tallow manufactured on and after March 17. Full details are tb be sent to all manufacturers. Scbut Shop Day A .furthbr substantial contribution to the sbbut jamboree fund was made yesterday as a result of the shop and' street appeal. The ladies' eommittee and a willing. band of helpers .worked energfetically to ensuf e" the suceess of the dfive, and the public was not slow to respond to thb'attractive assortment of goods displayed for sale. As a result of the effort the fund to send three Levin scouts to the world jamboree will benefit to the extent of £65 3s 6d. The eommittee extends its thanks to all who contributed goods; services and mbney to the appeal. Workihg His Passage One of New Zealand's finesi tennis playefs, O. M: Bold, of Lower Hutt, is working his passage to England as a shlp's steward in order tb participate in English tennis touraaments this year. He left Auckland by the Largs Bay last week. A draughtsman in ihe Lahds and Survey Departmeht, Mr. Bold has gone overseas for an indejinite pe'riod. He has . hbpes of being nominated by ^ the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association for the Wimbledon cliampibnships, fof which New Zealand isrpefmitted tb nominate four players ifor the singles and twb pairs for the doubles. No decision has bee'h made by the ^ association on the question of" his nomination for the event. . Successftil Dance The carnival dance eommittee stipporting the' Noftherh Q'ueen staged a very sticcessful danbe in the Ihakara . Hall oh Saturday evening. Thb b.^enihg provbd very' enjoyable fbr ali who" attehded, the dance being conductbd in the usual bright and bfe'ezy manhei*. Patrons from, butSidb the diStrict came from itelvin Grove, . Lbvin, Paliherston Nofth, Linton, Shannon and Ohau, and all were greatly intrigued by the resemblance of a geriuine moonlight high't iie thej moonlight foxtrbt was ih pro'gress. The samb eonimittee vull be hold- • ihg its final dance ih thb hall bri Tuesday, March 25, and judging by the number who have already sighified thbir intentibn oi attehding this function, thb dance should surpass all previous eiforts. >