LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 14 July 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Another Mercy Flight Another mercy flight to Dunedin was made by the Middle District Aero Club Procter yesterday in fine weather. This time the patient was a seven months' old baby and Lt was accompanied by its mother. The pilot of the machine was the club captain, Mr. Alex. Greer. On His Last Term Mr. H. R. Chalmers, one of the most popular presidents the New Zealand Racing Conference has ever had, interids to relinquish the position at the end of the next season. Mr. Chalmers was re-elected on Saturday, .but said he would not stand again. .• A delegate: You might change your mfnd! Mr. Chalmers: No.- - Assault Alleged When she was accosted and assaulted, by a man on a ' lonely stretch oi the Marton -Bulls highT way on Saturday, evening, a youhg woman' resident of Bulls had a frightening experience. According to her story to'the Bulls police she was cycling Hdrfie to Bulls from Marton at about 6 p.m. and when near Crofton she heard someone calling out from the side of the road. She slowed down and saw a man who- allegedly pulled her from her cycle and .assaulted her. It is understood that a man has been arrested and , will subsequently appear in the Magistrate's Court at Bulls to face charges in con'nection with the incident. Rent Book Impounded An unsuccessful attempt by a* farmer to secure an eviction order against a past employee, who was occupying one of his cottages, took an unexpected .turn when the case was brought before Mr. A. M. Goulding, S.M., in the Levin Court on Friday. In order to prove that his client had paid rent to the farmer after he had ceased to be employed by him, defendant's counsel, Mr. N. M. Thomson, passed the rent book to the magistrate for perusal. "I see no receipt stamps here," said Mr.' Goulding in referring to the book. "This is a deffnite breach of the law. I shall have to impound this book and for ward it to the Commissioner." Band at Racecourse i The Levin Municipal Band was presen-t at the Manawatu Hunt Club's point-to-point steeplechase, held at the Levin racecourse on Saturday. Also present were representatives of the Levin branch of the St. John Ambulance Engade, members of the. Levin Police and Transport Department. At the conclusion of the function, Mr. N. M. Thomson, president of the club, thanked all those- hunters who had, despite the weather, travelled long distances to attend, the band, members of the public, the many officials and friends of the club for their assistance in making the meeting such a success, and the Levin Racing Club and adjoining property owners for the use of their course and land respectively. Refit of. Troopship Remembered as a luxury troopship by the thousands of New Zealand soldiers who . travelled in her during the war; the 36,287-ton Holland - Amerrka liner Nieuw Amsterdam will re-enter the service between Holland and America jn September, -according to a Dutch shipping ■ paper. The interior of the liner, which was famous in pre-war years - for its luxurious appointments, has been completely renewed and the vessel has docked for further refitting. With peacetime accommodation for 1220 passengers, the liner carried over" 5000 troops on most of her war-time trips, which included taking the Fourth, Ninth and. Tenth Reinforcements to Egypt from New Zealand, returning to New Zealand in 1943 with the first furlough draft.