LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 20 March 1947, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Personal Mr. Doug. Newman, who spent his school days in Shannon, is the guest of Mr. Tim Newton, Nathan Terrace, for a fu./ days. Mr. Dick Wilson, formerly of the locai post office stair, has lert to take up an appomtment with the Petone post omce. Extraordinary Surf An extraoiainary surf was expe'rienced at the Foxton Beach on sunday. Aithough the weather was perfectiy cairn, huge rollers swept in all aiong the coast. Euchre Winners Prize-wmners in the euchre fcournament held in Laurvig's Hali on Friday evening oy tne local oranch of the Laoour Party were Mrs. B. Couiter and Mr. J. Kenny. There was the usual good attenaance of piayers present. 500 Winners The women's section of the Returned Services' Association heid another oi thcir popular oOU evenmgs in Laurvig's Hau on Monaay evening. The prize-v/inners were Mrs. R. Andrew and Mr. K. Haramg. River's Low Level Tne ievei oi cne Manawatu River is stated to be the iowesc that it nas been for a number of years. In many piaces near he snannonFoxuon bndge stock have been seen standing almost half-way across one river. { Successful Street Day Tne Women s Section of the Shannon R.S.A. heid a successlui street day on Friday, and me suxn of £18 was raised to provide food parceis for neeay ex-servicemen's lamiiies in Britam. The winners of various competitions held m conjunction with the stail were Messrs. T. Sands, F. C. Peach and Mesdames O. Doyle and F. Thomson, Senr. Manawatu River Loop Some very delmite statements concerning the Manawatu River loop were made at a meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board, held in Foxton on Monday evening. The statements mostiy contradicted those made at the Foxton Borough Couneil meeting recently, to the effect that the loop was not tidal past Robinson's Bend. Trustee Cull said the main drain was now more tidal than ever it had been, and it was'further stated 'by those present that spring tides were just as high. as ever they were in the loop. The : "midsummer smells" were even i alleged to come from other sources j in no way connected with the river. j