LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 4 August 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

M.i .11. ^ Found Unconscious Reported to be the vietim of an assault in a Hastings hotel on Saturday afternoon, Frederick Harper, cierk, of Waipukurau, was admitted to the Memorial Hospital sufiering from head injuries. His eondition is reported to be satisfaetory. Harper was found unconscious in an upstairs passage of the hotel, and was taken to hospital by ambulance. It is stated that robbery may have been the motive for the assault. The poiice are inyestigating. Arbor Day in Levin Arrangements tor the observance uf Aroor Day next Wednesday have been made by the Levin Borough Councii in conjuuction with tne Levin and Distriet Beautifying society. Twelve 4 trees will be planted in Salisbury Street, frontmg the Levin Park . Domain, the function commenqing at 10.30 a,m, The Mayor of Levih, Mr. H. 33, Burdekin, and MrS.'1, Burdekin, will piant the first two trees and. children from the three local schools will piant the remainder.

Want to Come to N.Z. a PresS'Associaiion message from London quotes Reuter's correspondent as saying that applicacions from intending migrants are re.aching New Zealand House at the rate of about 2000 a week. At ieast one-third come from Scotland. Three booklets intended to give would-be emigrants ofhcial in^ iormation have been jssued by the lmmigration Divis'ion of the Department of Labour and Employment. A good feature is that the publications are profusely illustrated and cover a wide field of activity. Co-operation Sought The new telephone exchange has functioned perfectiy since the changeover, reported the* postmaster, Mr. L, A. Whitham, this morning, but there is a lack of cooperation on the part of some subscribers, wno are giving the name instead of the number. The operators naturally had not yefc memorised tne l&e changed numuers, and the action of these suh^crioers was causing confusion. All suoscribers have been supplied with a' list of changed numoers, and they were also published in 4iThe Chronicie" on July 31.

, Effects of Depression Comment on the fact that three applieants for discharge from bankruptcy had suflered their mis-r fortune during the world depression was made by Mr. Justice Fair in ihe Supreme Court at Palmerston Norch last week. "One was at the beginning, the second in the middle'and the third at the end of the depression," said His Honour in granting the applieatiops. Dis1 charges were granted as follows:— Vinceni Paul Burr, sharemilker, of Foxton; Eric Edward Detlof Olivecrona, electrician, of Levin; John Joseph Fureell, caterer, now of Hamilton,, and Bert Fercy Gleeson, hairdresser, of Palmerston North. Need for Understanding At the opening of the new Levin telephone exchange on Saturday, Mr. G. Milne,.- superintendentengineer for the distriet, appealed to all telephone subscribers to help the operators by taking notice of the lisi of new numbers which were circulated by the postmaster some days ago. "I ask for a sympathedc understanding by the public of che difficulties which the operators have to overcome on a new exchange," said Mr. Milne, Aithough 'it was not a difficult board to work, it was strange to the operators, and oesides this there were many new numbers. This should be overcome in a week. "Another thing," said Mr. Milne, "is that subscribers need only give one turn of the generator handle when ringi.ng the exchange." This was one of the many good features of the new board.