LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 20 March 1947, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Personal. Among the vice-presidents elected by the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union are Mr. Les. Atkins, late of Manakau, and Mr. Archie Holmes, •late of Levin. The death occurred at an early ' hour an Wednesday morning of Mr. Carl Lutz, a well-known and highly respected resident, who had farmed at Rahui for some years. The late. Mr. Lutz, who had been ill for some considerable time, leaves a wlfe and grown-up family. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved. Maori Language Neglected The Maori language was not sufficiently appreciated by New Zealanders, said the Mayor of Wellington, Mr. Appleton, when farewelling the singer, Inia Te Wiata, in the Town Hall. The Mayor aroused applause from the large audience when he said: "I have long been of the opinion that Maori should be made a compulsory subject in connection with our higher education." When the American forces were in New Zealand, he continued, they bought up all available Maori gramophone records. Therefore, he thought the time had arrived when that deficiency should be made good, and he suggested that the singer should make recordings before he left the country.