LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 11 July 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At Government's Expense "On the side of the House to which I have the privilege to belong are members old enough to be my father; on the Gdvernment benches are some old enough to be my grandfather," said1 Mr. J. R. Marshall (Nat., Mt, -Victoria) when making his maideh' speech in the Hous^e. of Repregentatives. Mr. Marshall was refe¥ifm'g to his youth and the House enjjdyed his jest at the Government's ■ expense. Food for Britain J A total of 113,135;. coupons was surrendered tn last .week's Food fbr Britain camp&ign conducted by the New Zealaffd famine emergency committee,. , Pride of place on a pdphlaladhibjasis was'captured by the Nelson district with Gisborne and Napier taking second and third places. Palmerston North was fourth. Nelson's total represented more than two coupons per household. New Zealand Memprial Cross • A suggestion that the New Zealand " Memorial Gross should be issued to the fathers of deceased servicemen whose famothers were already deceased Was made by Mr. P. G. Connolly (Lab., Dunedin Central) in notice of a question to the Minister of Defence . (Mr, Jones). =. He asked the Minister if he would give favourable consideration to the question. Good Whaling The numoer of whales passing through . Cook Strait on their northward journey this season is more than can be .handled by the Tory Channel whalers. Many of the whales are being permitted t'o continue their journey unmolested. Over the past few days the chasers have been kept exceptionally busy, and whales have been brought in at a faster rate than they can be handled at the processing works just inside Tory Channel. Red Cross Society Meets * About 1000 garments for the children, of Europe had been sent to headquarters, said Mrs. Wilson, in reporting b:n the-activities of the sewing circle to the. monthly meet- , ing of the Levin Red Cross Society. ! She thanked all who had assisted the recent clothes drive. There was a fair attendance at the meeting, Mrs. Blake presiding. It was also reported that several food parcels had been sent to Britain, but many more were needecj. The society would appreciate receiving tins of food for these parcrefs. PoOr Quality of Ropes Poor quality ropes were largely blamed by the New Plymouth harbourmaster, Captain O. F. Mclntyre, for the recent mishap at the port when three overseas ships broke their mooring lines during a storm. Captain Mclntyre told a meeting of the Harbour Board that he had never before known f opr or five new ropes to break within half an hour. The ropes at present available, he said, were made at Auckland from inferior yarn imported from-Ceylon. The manufacturers were supplying the best quality ropes they eould but they were not equal" to those from Calcutta. The board decided to apply for a lieence to import ropes from India and if it is not granted, to send a remit to the annual eonference of the Harbours Associaion of New Zealand,. asking that an attempt be made to have licences issued for the importation of ropes from India. « Another dance in the popular series being conducted by the Levin Volunteer Fire Brigade .takes place in the Regent Ballroom tomorrow night. Billy Larkin's orchestra will supply the music while there will be good p'rizes fqr novelty dances and a tasty supper.