LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 10 September 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Changed His Mind Attracted by a display of perfume in an Auckland shop window a youthful member of the crew of H.M.S. Theseus entered the shop and ordered two bottles. "Two bottles?" said the astonished salesman. "That will be 10 guineas!" The sailor blinked. "Oh, never mind about that now — make it smelling salts instead," he said weakly. Tie Up That Dog During question time in the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr. W. J. Broadfoot asked the Minister of Broadcasting to arrange with the Director of Broadcasting, that a short announcement be made each evening requesting owners of dogs to tie them up, especially at night. Mr. Broadfoot said sheep worrying was very prevalent at present. - Three farmers had recently suffered losses of £550 by sheep worrying.

Bullocks for Coventry A decision to devole the proceeds from next week's activities to the purchase of two bullocks to be sent to the families of needy ex-service-men in Coventry has been reached by members and the executive of the Hamilton Combined Services' Club. It was decided to send the bullocks to the Mayor and president of the British Legion in -Coventry for distribution, and Coventry was selected as it suffered one of the heaviest "blitzes" of the war. Christmas Parcels to England Parcels and packets intended for delivery in the United Kingdom before Christmas should be- posted not later than the middle of October, and papers and surface letters not later than the end of October, said the Postmaster-General (Mr. Hackett) . The Minister added that no definite date could be fixed because of the fluctuating dates of the departure of vessels England bound. Christmas airmail letters for England could be posted up to the middle of December. Training of^Dentists Plans to overcome the shortage of dentists in Australia are being considered by the Commonwealth Government. The scheme contemplates as an initial- step free dental attention for children and ultimately for the whole community. It also envisages the training of dentists in special two-year courses in the treatment of children's teeth. The Minister of Health (Mr. McKenna) will confer on the scheme in Melbourne next Monday with the Federal Council of the Dentists' Association. Pen Friendship-Marriage ' A pen friendship between a girl in New Zealand and a boy in Wales had - a storybook ending when Thelma McKay, of Pukekohe, greeted Corporal P. L. Clayton, of the British Army, when he arrived from India in the vessel Canara. They are to be married. The corporal is 23 years old. He began corresponden.ee with his future wife ten years ago. Letters were regularly exchanged when he joind the parachutists in 1941 and they continued through his service in the Middle East and with the Chindits in Burma. Thelma is the most radiant girl in .Auckland. Gumboot Control Lifted The Government has removed thigh and three-quarter gumboots from the Supply Emergency Control. All types of gumboots can now be sold or purchased, without permits. This was announced by the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Mr. Nordmeyer, who emphasised that while continuity of supply had been reasonably assured, some little time might elapse before retail stocks could be built up. It'was hoped the public would not place any unftecessary strain upon distribution by purchasing above immediate essential requrements, . ».