LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 3 May 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Closing of Bulls Bridge , For the next.thr.ee Sundays the Bulls Bridge will be. closed to . all traffic bfetween . the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for redepking purposes. Ail traffic intending to use rhe bridge wili be obliged to make a de'tour Wia the Kakariki Bridge. Police He'ads Confer All Police Superintendents _ and Inspectors in .the D'bminion attended a conference whien has just ended at Police Headquar'ters in Wellington. The Commissioner Of Police, Mr. Cummfngs, stated today that matters discussed included the use of radio, transport, law amendment and other matters for police attentioii. Hot. Co'cda for Scho'ols The usual prac'tise of providing hot cocoa dtiring Mntdr, fOr thoSe children . who carfy • thelr lunches to s'chodl, Will cdmmefficfe at the ,'oeginnmg of next terfii, said the headniastef of ihe Leyin . Primary Schddl, Mr. MCCltine', during an interview yesterday. The usual supply o'f milk at the mid-morhmg brfeak, to ■ all ptipils will be maintained. Thd present School terih will close dn Friday week. Squatters Summonsed Summonses wdre served on the squatters at 35 -Falkland Street, Maori Hill, yestferday. Legal proceedings will: taMe-.the form of an ordinary claim, tfbar- possession of the dwellihg on; the grounds 'of oCcupation without title pr right. The date sfet down1 for the hearing iS May 13. Lister J.* A. Watsoh, one of . the squatteris in ,the house, which is • owned by Mrs. Jemina I; Grieve, said he mtehded to engage counsei. Bqds at a Prerriiqfri. There. were 149: applic'ahtS for the 60 beds availabie1 durihg Se'ptember, When bookings for tfrat month were -.opened ■ at the' Wellington .Hd'spital ydsterday mo'rhing. Thdugh intendfng patiehtts were advised that b'Ookfhgs would hot be takeh uhtil 8: a.ni.-, seferal

expectant mothers waited outside the maternity WSrd from sOdh dfter 6 o'elOc'k in thd md'rhihg td ensure a boo'king' for Sepfe'iriber. At 9 o'clock there Wdre 145 wo'hieh waitiiig to Intervidw the &ister in charge. Choicfe Pers6nalitie& "I was once taikihg to a famous" hprtieultur'ist "in "Florida/ of nowers, erees and /people," said the Uhited States Mi'hiSter (Mr.- Ayra Warren), While/i1- opening the' National Chrysanthemum Show .in Palmerston' North this . week. "He' said that of the three he preferred flowers and trees: I replied that i preferred people. , • He said that this was har'dly . the' ihafk of ari mtelligent person, adding that trees and flowers had jpst as much persohality" as people, but did'not chatter." ,, Rehabilitation Loans itise Contmumg the,-. upward moyement which f ollowed , the idw ngures reiafrng. to t-h.e ChristniasNeW Year nolidqy Rehabilitatiori loan authorisatidns for Mareli were valued at £1,342,175. Tiie flgure is just a quar'ter of a milnon pounds above that for Februafy aria corr'esponds very 'eloseiy with the £1,447,757"- authorise'd i'ii March of the previous yehr. Generally speakirig loan authorisa^ tiOlis Have' showh a hiovemerit cloSely p'arallei td that dver the same period tw£ive mo'rit-h^ ago ahd they ar'O agafri Oh the' e'Oii-; siste'hfly higli le'vel eStstbliShe'd be'fofe the ihterydrit-idri 01 the holidalys'. Gargo o'f Ships Eighteen New Zealand-built vesseis, inc'luding three 75-foOt,-lOO'-'tOii ktgs,- Will fOrni the tihhsual car'go of thp Emp'ife Gharmiah when she leaves Adfcklathd - rd Chifia ih Juljr. D'dtails- of fhis'; Which is perMps the laSt Stipply oper'ation fOr Un'rr'a m N§'w zealand, We'r'e ' anridunded eyi T/iixr'Sda^. foy Wiri^rtbmmahddr F. H. Warrnihgtoh', Dir'eetdf' of U'dfrd m New Zealand. Wing-Cornmafider Wafmihgtpn iS gothg td AiiC|ciand to super'yise. thd loading 6f 18 NSW Zealand-built .vesseis liito trie Erhpife .C'iiafmian— a snip* dyyiida by tfie Bfitish India Steain Nayi-, gation Gompany, and specially chartered by JJrirra for . .the r transport of sfnall eraft to Ghiha.