LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 28 July 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

His 91st Birthday The famous piaywright, George Bernard Shaw, celebrated his 91st birthday on Saturday. Child Struck by Car Mihaera Karekare, aged 2\ years, daughter of Mrs. Joan Karekare, Paki Paki, received abrasions when she was siruek by a motor-car on ihe main road, Hastings, on Saturday evening. She was admitted , to Memorial Hospital, where her condition is reported to be not serious. Phosphate from Nauru .Bringing the first load of phosphate to New Plymouth from Nauru Island since the Japanese attacked and wrecked the loading equipment there in 1942, the 5149ton motor-vessel Riverbank berthed at the port. on. Saturday morning. It is expecied'that the Inverbank will be at New Plymouth for at least a„.weekv> Her next port of call is not"' defifiite. Ur Man's Body Found A searcn was made for Mr. George Marr Chishoim, a widower, agtd 76, living at 14 Scotia Street, Port Chalmers, after he had been reported missing at. 8 o'cloek on Saturday night; The Port Chalmers poiice found his battered body ai the foot of a disused quarry below Scott's memorial on the hill flanking the township. He had apparently fallen down the cliff. Nursery Workers' Award A new award for New Zealand nursery workers has been issued by the Ccurt of Arbitration. The award applies to those in the nursjry industry who do not receive more than £460 per year. An alteration in ihe hours of work provides that they shail not exceed 40 a week nor eight a day, to be worked between tne hours of 7.30 a.m. and 5 p.m., from Monday to Friday, oo Lh days inclusive. Rehabilitation Help The granting of 86,000 applications for assistance of various kinds from ex-servicemen and exservicewomen in • the flve years ] since its inception is rnentioned in uhe report of the Rehabilitation Board ior the year ended March 31, abied in the House of Representatives. After an exhaustive survey of the work of the board to date, che report emphasises that a great deal remains to be done, partieui iarly with regard to the provision of homes, farms and businesses for those eligible and suitable for such assistance. . 'Phone Call from England The shrilling of tne telephone bell interrupted a wedding reception at Napier on Saturday afternoon: It was~a call for the bridegroom, Mr. D. G. Pells, from his parents in Farnham, England. The oride, f'ormerly Miss M. B. Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Cox, Napier, also spoke. Reception at both ends was excellent. The bridegroom's parents in England on Saturday enjoyed a piece of wedding cake which had been sent by airmail. Mr. and Mrs. Pells, Jun., later left on their hoiieymoon by private aeroplane from Beacons Aerodrome. / Faeking of Eggs in Fat Advice had been given in the radio session "Consumer Time" chat persons wishing to send eggs to British families should pack them in fat, said Mr. G. C. Warren, at a meethig of the North Canterbury execmive of Federated Farmors last week. In every instance he knew of, this procedure had proved a failure, both eggs and fat arriving in Britain in bad condition, added Mr. Warren. He deplored the loss of valuable foodstuffs both to the people of Britain and New Zealand. Other members of the executive supported Mr. Warren's statements, and contended that the risk of contamination was too great for eggs to be packed in this Jmanner.

Demobilisation The totals of personnel demobilised from the forces, as recorded by the rehabilitation department were, at March 31 this year: Ex overseas, 128,416 and 54,094 home service men and women. Band Plays Out At the rugby representative games on Saturday the Levin Municipal Band, under the baton of Mr. G. R, Lester, entertained the large crowd with some bright selections. The spectators appreciated this gesture and it is hoped that the band will play at more of these fixtures this season. Work of TJNRRA In a natinoal broadcast last night, Mr. Owen Davies, an UNRRA official, who recently spent a year in Germany, gave some details about UNRRA'S work with displaced persons in_jGermany. The displaced persons' camps in Germany, he said, resembled towns, each of them having 8000 residents. The chief problem was to decide what to do with the displaced persons. Three courses were open to them: To return to their own countries; migrate to the United Slates, England, or Argentina, or stay where they were. UNRRA was advising the displaced persons to return to their- own countries.