LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 12 June 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Plane Still Missing An extensive air search over the lakes area yesterday failed to produce any sign cf the Tiger Moth aircraft missing since last Saturday whiie on flight from Hastings to Taupo. The aircraft was piloted by Mr. J. D. Tacon. Today the search will be continued by an R.N.Z.A.F. Harvard and a number of club aircraft. Trawling at Foxton Prohibition of hauling or using a trawl net for taking fish withjn the waters of Foxton Harbour is announced in the Fisheries (General) Regulations, 1947. The waters of the harbour are Qffieially defined as follows: "Foxton Harbour and the sea adjacent thereto lying withih a radius of "three nautical mile? from the signal station on the North Head at the entrance to the Manawata River." Those Rising Prices An instance of the many diffjculties which shopkeepers face to-; day with shortages and controlied but cohtinually11 rising prices was: shown to a "GhronicIe'? representative thi's morning. SiX months; ago a local business house receiv1 ; ed a supply of material for which! the retaii ceiling pric'e was fixed at 3s 4d • a yard. • A supply oL identically the same material has: just arrived for which the retailer is told he must charge 6s 9d a yard. Today he has two bolts of the same material side by side, but one marked at sl price 100 per cent, ^ above the other and that rise all in six months.

Portrait of V.C. A portrait of Squadron Leader L. H. Trent, V.C., has been presented to Nelson College as a gift from the Old Boys' Association. Former pupils in all parts of the world contributed to the portrait which was painted by Archibald Nicoll, Christchurch. SquadronLeader Trent aftended the ceremony. Mr. E. R. Neale, president of the associati'on, said the portrait would forrn a link between the school and all Old Boys who had served in the forces, The principal, Mr. H. V. Searle, ac.cepting the gift 011 behalf of the college, expressed the hope that no others would ever have the oppo'rtunity of winning the V.C. but all would' haye the opportunity of applying the lesson learned from Len Trent — that of thoroughness. Saved by Dog The life of a shepherd employed at Galatea by the Lands Department was saved by the insistent barking of his dog when his hut eaught fire but the dog perished. The owner of the dog, Charles Bidois, kaged 18, son of Constable Bidois, of Te Whaiti, occupied a hut in the main camp at Galatea.; He was awakened to find the hut; a mass of fiamesr and he suffered severe burns and had his nightj clothes practically burned' from him in making a hasty exit through the wihdow. Others in: the camp arrived to find the; youth, who was ,dazed, attempting to re-enter the blazing hut with a bucket of water in a fruitless effort to save the animal. The youth was taken to the Rotorua Hospir tal. . Mr. Nash and His "Ifs" Interviewcd yesterday, the Mmister of Finance (kr. Nash) said he had not -told trade union delegates that no tax reduction could be expected this year. He had said, however, that' if a deficit should occur a reduction would be unlikely. Mr. Nash said the statements in Ijis repopted remarks were not in ac.cord with the way he saw things jn g,eneral, althpugh some of the siibjects- were discussed at the Federation conference. It would be difficult for Britain to pay higher prices, parficuT1 larly taking intp accqunt hep circumstances now» He had told delegates abgut Britain's difhculr ties and expressed the opinion that it would be rather hard for New Zealand to ask her to pay higher priqes. "I never anticipate what the Budget will be," said Mr. Nas.h. . - * ■ - •- J-i yv" t j' „■ • -

Food for Britain With a contribution of just over one coupon for eaeh household in the district, Palmerston North achieved first place in the 60th 1 week of the New Zealand famine, emergency coimnittee's campaign to save food for Britain. Gisborne was second and Oamaru third. Contributions last week brought the Domiriion total to date to ,380,604 butter and 10,416,729 meat eoupons. » National Savings • For the week ended June 7 national savings investments equalhng or exceeding the weekly qqptas were received at 300 places. All the ppncipal centres were "succes§ful and all district objectives at|ained. .A further 22 places reached their full year's quota, making a total of 47 this year. Six hundred and seventy new deposit accounts were opened— 471 group depqsitohs and 199 individuals. . ' - "V '■ "