LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 25 July 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Relief for China At a recent meeting of the Levin provincial committee of CORSO the supervisor of the sewing circle, Mrs. C. S. Keedwell, reported that another 600 garments had bee:n packed and forwarded to Wellington for despatch to China. Since March 2000 garments have been sent forward by the local committee. £400 Still Missing The £400 thought to have been lost among rubbish deposited on the Liardet Street tip, Wellington-, on Wednesday, had not been found yesterday afternoon. it is belieVed that a systematic search of the tip will be carried out today. If so, it will not be done by city council workmen at ihe tip but by a pri-' vate contractor. A grab will probably be used to do the excavating work. Dangerous Cheques "If the pubiic would steadily refuse to cash cheques for persons whom they do not know, and refuse to accept them in payment, the opportunities for carrying out such a fraud as this would cease," said Mr. JTustice Callan, wheh sentencing a prisoner at Auekland. The case was one in which a youth of 20s had obtained possessioh of a motor-car by giving ' a valueless cheque for £625 to the taxi-driver who owned the car. I Heritage Requires £8000 The fact that the Wanganui branch of Heritage would require some £8000 during. the next seven years to fulfil its aims in the Wanganui district was mentioned at a meeting by the chairmah (Mr. F. H. Bethwaite) . It was reported that to date £823- had been- expended m;assisting t|ie children of ^gceas'ed i seryic$Me,4 ; , Tbu ) ^ gmall ) , reppFfed thefe,^^fei| 388 ordinary -members and ' 36 life members. There were .now 42 families with 30 boys.and 36 girls on the roll. Levin Farm Dance The growing popularity Of the Levin Farm's fortnightiy dances was agam sho-wn at Wednesday , night's function, which was attended by a large number of Levin residents. Under the, capable direction of Mr. H. R. Ilitchens dancing was continued tili 1 a.m. An attractive supper was seived and music was suppiied by a local professional orchestra, with occa7 sional -vocal a:hd instrumental items by Mr. J. Bai. The institu•iion's object in cbndubting the functions is to raise money to aug1 ment .the patients' recreational fund. A recent abquisition to the farm's fabilities is a new piano, which was used- for the- first time on Wednesday night. Youth's tionvei't 46 Cars Forty-six cars of d total vdlue bf £18,044 were convbfted betivebn April.12, 1947, and May 25 in Wellington, by sbv|n yoiiths, thfe Magistrate, ■ Mr. Thompson, wds told in the Children's Cbuit yesterday. Some of the ybuths were charged on a number bf dbunts and others on bnly a fbw. The youths, whose ages ranged ffom 14 to 18 years, pleaded gdilty to all charges. A total of 24 theft cliarges was also admitted by five of the youths. The value of the probefty involved in these charges i//as abbUt £480 of whibh £286 13s 6d had befeh recovered. OnS youth was sehtenced to three .years' bbrstdb another was admitted to two years' probation and forbidden tb drive '& motbr car for two yqfers, a third was sentenced to two years' borSttal, and the remaining four were put in the care, of the superintendent of the Child Weifare Department.