LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 23 June 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

AUckland-GreWn Pineapple : A My-toatuted -pMeapple 'as hea'lthy and MsciouS in -appea-raMoel • as the imported -articfe has heen: ' grown in >a latge pot hy Mr. W. F. Sutton, nf 'Onehunga. It is two years old and was cultiVa'ted from the top of a •p'ineappie hought for , '4s :6d. The fruit is now hfgger than. the original, measuring 15 in. in •circUmferenoe and 7-ih. in length. , ■ Hotel Fire Four oecupants of the Robert Burns hotel in George Street, Oun-; - edin, wef e in danger of bein'g suffoj -cated hy 'd'enSe smoke when fire- • hro'ke out ifi the hotel early Sat-; ; urday moUning. The licensee was- ; awak?ened hy a choking senSationj 3 and he 'qui&kly rouSed his wif e, porter and tnald. The fire, which! was qui'chly hrought under control by, the .hngade, damaged the buildih^rt'0 tMe ext'ent bf $300. Steamer as - Sdiver 'Supply A suggestiop .that one of the inter-island ssteaih£rs could be used to feed -power ihto th'e South ■ Island netwqnk ■ to help relifeve the ! loa-d in h'ydro^leetrie 'generatbrs, . has been disoms'sed with thfe Minds'ter- of Works, Mr. Semple, toy Mr. Matthew Grant, o'f Ounedm. Mr., ■ Grant -urged--that edther -the: ■ 'Hinemoa or Rangatira should he chartered by. , the State for three . months. Mr. Sempre added that Mr. Grant seemed impressed with '■ the proposal and said he woul'd ; mahe further inquiries.

Plaqne for Perth A bronze, emhossed plaque bearing a "Concise statement of thanks ; and a'ppreciation to the •citiz'ens of. : Perth for the overwhelming and 1 outstandin'g hospitality ■ extended, ; to the' pefsonhel of the Ne*w Zealahd Forcfes wh'o p'as&ed thfough that c'ity on war service, tvill. shortly be sent to the Lord Mayor to be .placed in the toWn hall of the city. This action has heen taken by the Dominion executive of ; the n.z.r:s.a. ; Maoris in BraWl , 'Tyro Maotis, ''Tawhai , Ngata!/ a'ged 28, and Mei Ngatai, aged -25,. ; were e'aeh s'enteneed f'o three' months' imprisonmenf on a series of charges arisin'g oUt of -a brawl. in the Te Araroa 'cafe "oh the night of June '7. The police ptosecutor' •• said a constahle twas fcallea to theS oafe to quieten a -distnrhance in i which a'ccuse'd and others were : involved. Buidn'g the strtiggle ihat' ■Miowod at was ''alieged that kmws! ; Were drawn hy. both nceused, one i of whom surrendered hls knife ! while the other had. his taken fromi ' him. In the tnelee the constahle1 ; received >a knffe wound bnt n® eyidence could be oflered as to the culprit. The prolice hdfnhiended the action of two hystanders 'who, at' considerable risk. 'assisted the c'on-' stahle.