LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 22 August 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

School Term Ends Primary and post - primary schools in the Wellington Education Board's district closed for the second term vacation today. The Levin Primary School will re-open on Monday, September 8, but Horowhenua College will enjoy three weeks' holiday, returning to work on Tuesday, September 16. Tigers on Tour Stalin will travel to Auckland early next week — not the heavilymoustached disciple of Lenin, but his namesake, a healthy two-y.ear-old tiger from the Wellington Zoo. In company with a younger _ cousin, Prince, he has been presehted to the Auckland Zoo. Their joint transfer will effect a local saving in horsemeat of nearly 1701b a week. Aliens Become Citizens The desire of European settlers in the Dominion to become citizens of New Zealand, which was held in check during the war years, is indicated 'by the Gazetre which contains three full pages of the names of those who have received certificates of naturali'sation. The countries of birth cover practically all European countries and some in the Near East and Far East. The U.S.S.R. and U.S.A. are also represented. Waiting for Houses Twenty State rental houses were allocated to former servicemen in the Wellington area last montn under the returned servicemen's preference scheme. Eighty-two new applications for State houses were made by former servicemen in the same period. These figures were given in a statement of the Wellington Rehabilitation Committee's recent monthly meeting. With the increase of 82 applications, the total of unsatisfied applications held in Wellington city is increased to 2473. Paeked Like Sardines Strong comment on the overcrowding of school buses was made by Mrs. G. Peterson at a meeting of the Palmerston North High Schools' Board of Governors. "The Government compels children to attend school until they are 16 years old," she said, "but, though it provides neither hostels in town nor schools in the country for post-primary pupils, it fails to make sure that there is sufficient bus accommodation. It is up to the department to see that children can ride to school without being packed like sardines in the buses." Children's Party To enable the grandchildren and great-grandchildren to join in the celebrations of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Procter's diamond wedding, a tea party was held on Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. Procter, Weraroa Road. There were 20 grandchildren and 10 great-grand-children present at the party. The room was beautifully decorated with streamers and coloured hangings. Games were played and tea was served. The highlight of the tea was a delicious two-tiered ice cream cake. Community singing brought the function to an end. . Wahine's Timetable The timetable for the Wahine when she resumes the interOplonial passenger service has been announced by the Union Steam Ship Company. The vessel will make 10 round trips between Friday, September 12, from Wellington, and Tuesday, January 27, when she arrives at Wellington from Sydney. The vessel will leave Wellington on September 12 and 26, October 10 and 24, November 7 and 21, December 5, 18 and 31, and January 16, She will leave Sydney on Sepiember 19, October 3, 17 and 31, November 14 and 28, December 12 and 24, and January 8 and 23.