LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 14 August 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Did Not Resign He liad not resigned from the Ref.erees' Association, but had only ■ceased to be an aetiye -referee -in the Horowhenua distriet, said Mr. F. G. Carrington, when referring today to a report in yesterday's "Chronicle." Sunspots Active A large stream of . sunspots •approximating 187,000 miles in length, is almost central oi* the sun, reports the Carter Observatory. With the spectro-helioscope almost the entire ler gth of this sunspot group was seen to be covered by bright hydrogen eruptions. These have beeh causing temporary radio fadeduts and there is iiigh expectatiori' of .general radio •trouble, aurora! displays and a general disturbancS of the earth's magr.etic field dn AUgust 1-3, 14>and 15. Petrol Saies Norma! Saies of petrol in Levin have not been affected . by the _ recert announcement by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Nash, r.egarding the possibihty of petrol rationing. There has been no suggestior of panic buying, tho.ugh .car owners are cohcerned over the possibility of a shortage nf petrol. One garage proprietor reported that there had been a few cases where motorists had asked him to fill large drums,- but generally there had been no attempt to store petrol on a large scale. Billeting For Schoolboys . Difficulty is beir g experienced in Masterton in arranging accommodation for the visiting Wellington, Manawatu and Horowhenua football teams, who will be contesting the arnual primary sehool rugby tournament. Appeals made to Iparents thmugh .sehoolchildren have met -with very little response. A last-minute appeal is being- made to all rugby followers to rally and ensure the s-uccess of the tournament by providing billets for the 'boys. The teams will arrive on Friday, August 22 ard leave on Wednesday, August 27. SMpboard "Quiz" Because British passengers inj tending to settle in the Dominion j asked so many questions of the handful cf New Zealard passengers, ,a shipboar.d ".quiz" about New Zealand was held in the liner Akaroa which has arrived at Auckland from Southampton. The, special session for questions was arranged so that all questions couldbe made at one time and so that confLictirg answers would not be given. An Engl'ishman- acted as questicn master and written questions were handed him. Answers were given by New Zealander*,, ore of whom said she was surprised at how much the British passengers. already knew of. the Dominion. The "quiz" session was more popu-. lar than the cinema shows and. dances. 9 > Iteparations 'Ship Arrives The ex-Germah na-val auxiliary,; Gaarden, taken by the British at: Narvik and renamed the Kamo," arrived „ :at Wellihgton yesterday. from Southampton as part of thewar reparations allotted to New Zealand. Built duripg the war, she; is believed .to'have acted as a sup-; ply sbip to the pocket battleship, Tirpitz as weli as belng used as a' ■ m'inelayer ,ar d .a cai;go carr'ier forthe German fieet. "She was badly" bomhed .at Narvik .and Was beached, by her .crew to prevent her from .sinking. ,She was overhauled .at Leith .after her .capture, .but shestill carries iher .original German* flttings ,and machinery. The Kamo is ,215ft. -long and has ,a tornage of 141'8. She has ,been .bovught .by the. •Union Company and will probably; be used in the coastal trade.

Sudget On ThursdaV The Budget will :be ;presented on Thursda-y of next week. This was annou^ ce.d in the House of iRepresentatives last night by ihe iPrime Minister, Mr. Fraser. . *• * €hickens bv Air A hundfed .chiekens,, •straight from the hacub.ator, left hy air rtoday for. -Honolulu. Ordered by a Honolulu far-mer, they ,are believed to he .the hrs.t .chiekens' .exported fr,.om New Zealand.