LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 31 March 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Generous Donation The Napier branch of the. New Zealand Red Cross has decided to donate 100 guineas to the Food for Britain Fund. This decision was made at the annual meeting of the branch, when, Mr, M. S» Spence presided over a goOd attendance. ciothes Liiie Thiefs Active Thefts of washing from local ciothes lines have been _.reported go the Levin Police, Who advise all householders to avoid leaVing washing on iiites dufihg the night, "or when their dwellings ai'e left unattended. . * Uniform Milk Prices The • introdhctioii of uhiform winter-seliing prices for milk oh the basis of 7d a hu&rt to hohseholders and cbveting the period Aprii to Sept§mber inclusive haVe been announced by the. Minister of Marketing, Mr. Cullen. This decision will .apply as.. from Aprii 1 to all areas whefe the iiational milk scheme opefates.

Anzac Delegation A protest at the exclusion of the South Island from the itinerary of the Australian Anzac delegation, was made ■ at the annual meeting of thes Christchurch R.S.A. The president, Mr. B. W. Russell, said the delegation wotlld be in New Zealand for 12 days, biit ho provision had been made 'for "the merhbers to visit , the South Island. 'How Much is a' caif? "The Gover'nmeht has apparCntly managed to asseSs the cost of producing a calf," said the Chairman of the Dairy Executive Of the Manawatu Provincial District of Federated Farrtiers dUririg a discussioh of the siibsidy on calf skins. "How they have managed to do that I ;d6h^t; ^ lphoW;"--hp -added: amid laughter^' vilni'ess it';'Was- bii ■ -the difect eyidence.of the Mll -and. the cow." *" ^ Rail Bookings Cancelied The sudden curtailment of rail ;ransport has resulted in the caniellation of over 200 bookings at -he Levin Railway Station. These include all bookings on, rail cars, These persons will be able to obtain refund on application to the stationmaster, or arrange for bookings by subsequent trains. Road lervices are being besieged With requests for seats in service cars. One local agent dealt with 12 applications Within an hour of opening his offlce this mornihg. Cure for Noisy Cycles Youiig men Who rode round Invercargill on mbtor cycles not equipped with silencers caine in f or comment by Mr. R. C. Abernethy, S.M., ih the invercargill Magistrate's Court recently. "A remedy against this practice might be to put all these young fe'llOWs in a imali garage for 24 hours and ifet uhem run their machinCS at top speed," he said. He hinted that such an unusual plan wouid have the desired reshlt-^fewer rowdy motor cyeies and mere peace and quiet in the city streets. Sweetening Milk "I have ofteh wondered why the law does not permit the. sweetehihg Of Mlk if it is desired by the public that it be sweetened," said Dr. I. D. Blai'f, microbiolOgiSt at the Lincoln, Agricuiturdl COiiege, during an address to the Workers* Educationai Association in Christchurch, "If nutritionists wan,t us to consume fhore milk I think somethmg like that will be needed. when i visited the tJftited states i hotiCed that practicaiiy everybody drank large quantities Of milk^ What probably made milk. so popular with many people there was that they cOUld get milk ih diiferent forms. It Was sweetened or improved to the taste of the Cohsumer,".