LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 8 October 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Youth Absconds A youth, aged 18, escaped this 1 morning from the Boys' Trainlng Centre, Weraroa. He is well built and 5ft 8ins high, and is wearing a dark grey coat and trousers, and a pullover. Anyone noticing a youth of this description, whom they suspect might be the escapee, is requested to notify the Levin Police or Centre authorities. * V Boxing Gate Tdkings The gate takings at the New Zealand boxing championships in Christchurch last month were £1545 l'9s 6d and the profit was more than £1000. The president of the C'anterbury BoXihg Association, Mr. G. W. Bettle, said the attendance had created a record for any indoor boxing tournament in New Zealand and that the takings at Auckland last year did not exceed £1000. Food Pareel Xnquiry Urged Mr. R. M. Algie, in tne House of Representatives yesterday, gave notice to ask the Prime Minister to- institute an upmediate searching mquiry into the report from Britain that the contents of some food parcels had not been in conformity with their labels either as regards wei|ht, quality or type of article. Mr. Algie said the inquiry should be followed by any action which might be found necessary. An Historic Wig Mr. J'ustiee Gresson, newly appointed to the Supreme Court Bench, on taking his seat on the Bench for the first time at Well'ington this week was wearing the wig formerly worn by his grandfather, Mr. Justice H-. ' B-. Gresson, first Judge of Canterbury, who was appointed in 1857 and retired in 1875. The wig has for upwards of 70 years been reposing under a glass case in the early colonists5 room of the Canterbury Museum. BulTs by Air Passengers by air yesterday from Woodbourne to Paraparaumu were two pedigree Jersey bulls consigned from their owners in Blenheim, Messrs Lovell and Neale, to the spring national sale at Palmerston North tomorrow. The use of air transport for the carriage of heavy stock is still a novelty in this country though the plane has been used occasionally for 'the freighting of sheep and calves. The bulls were tethered in crates in the body of the plane. Woman on Murder Charge There was little public interest in the ■ appearance • in the Dunedin Police Court yesterday morning of Phyllis Freeman, aged 33, single, Enfield, who was charged with the murder of Joyce Maysie Morrison on October 3, 1942, and the attempted murder of Ina May Pearce on May 23, 1947. Wearing spee1 tacles, and clad in a light blue coat and hat, she listened impassively as the chqrges were read. For the police, Inspector A. McHugh applied for a remand to October 28,- and this was granted. New Sanatorium Representing the Western Hospital Districts Joint Sanatoritim Cbmmittee, a deputation eonsisting. of Messrs J. A. Nash (Pa'lmefston North), ehairman; P. E. Stainton ("New Plymouth)., and H. F. Toogood (Wellington) was to di'scuss the question of the proposed site of the new sanatorium with the Ministei of Health (Miss M. Howard)' at Wellington today. It was stated at a recent meeting of -the committee that the site recommended by the Health Department was. native , propejrty at Levin, but that thus; far no decision had been reached.