LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 11 April 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Labour Party 'Caucus The caucus-of the Parliamentary Labour 'Party will be field as arranged next Tuesday. This -was canfirmed by Mr. -Fraser who -dis-' counted reports that the caucus would .probably be postponed o'h account of the death of Mr. Sullivan. , . ■ New Zealand 'Hous'e New Zealand House in ' 'The Strand, London, -is 'being redecorated for the fi'rst 'time in 15 •years, at a cost of about £4500. It .is estimated the -work will' occupy six weeks. Some •damage was caused to -the premises during the blitz wheh a bomb fiell on the opposite side of the roaa hUt no -structural "fault' resul'ted. Bledisloe Farming Award , The -first personal :presentation of ithe -Bledisloe Medal for general excellenca and leadership k in -farming 'among -ex-students >df the Canterbury -Agricultural •Col-' lege was made at, the college wheni Lord and Lady rBJedisloe ;pai.d 'the institution a vlsit, The^awar'P: was made this year to A. Briscoe Moore, of North',' Auckland, -who. attended the college in 1908-10. * Killed by Fall From Truck Mrs. Eileen Ag'nes Wastney, aged 37, of Ahaura, was --killed yesterday aftemoon when she -fell from the cab of a timber -truck: ' proceeding 'to Greymouth, driven •by her 'husband, Lewis Walter Wastney. The fatality occurred at the foot of 'tiie" Matai .Hill. The woman received he^d injuries from which she died hve minutes • later. She leaves six children, two of whom were travelling in the vehicle. ' / Band's Busy Weekend ! The :Levin Municipal Band will 'have a -busy time 'this weekend, pla'ying at the 'combiritd :bands: display in Foxton bn -'Sun day afternoon, while in -the -evening it will ■stage a concert in Shannon 'for: the Shannon Fire Brigade. . .A ' full attendance of all members is requested and the times of departure are 12.45 p.m. for 'Foxton and '7:30 p.m. for Shannon, leaving 'the bandroom in each case. Hard "Luck Story ) A hard iuck -story !is told vby Mr. S. B. Gamble, who •recently toured South Africa, taking with him some films of .the poultry induStry in 'New Zealand. The South Afni-: can Customs -Department -considered the films were dutiable - and' -made a demand for approximatdly1 £100. During the course of 'the negotiations, however, *the 'films; were stolen from Mr. Gamble's! car. Nevertheless, "before he could1 leave the country, 'he had to meet a bill for £30 .for something he no! longer possessed.

1 Willow Tirriber Tndustry "It -muSt »be a palmg industry, ' 'because a returned s^ldier gave up a lucrative business to -take 'it on," said the rehabilitation officer ,fcr South Cariterbury, Mr. A. *N. Carnpbell, referring at a -meetmg of ;the; •South -.Canterbury Regional -Planning 'Council *to a new and .growing induStry ;in 'the district — ihe cUt- ; iting of willow timber for ,ex;port 'to Australia. The -'first' 100,000 feet' would ,be xeady .for .export in dbouttwo weeks, said fjhe chairman, Mr.W. H. Hall. ! Maoris' English ? While he had allways heard , that; •the Maori race had tproduced, ,great orators, said "the BiShop df' : Wellington Cthe :Rt. Rev. R. M: •Owen) , -when 'acknowledging 'his: •' :first Maori welcome -in Wellington,; he .had 'been surpri-sed and delighf-i ed at fhe quality 'of Fngliih used '•by its speakers, and by itheir »dlo■quenoe. - "You use such 'e-xcellent. : --English that I think it vwoitld ibe .a! good move if some of you \w&nt to Englamd a-nd 'taught our young . people :how to sp'eak itheir ;own! ilangugge," -he remafked, ;amidst| ,")'laughter, • >