LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 4 December 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Missiner Deer Culler Safe The missing deer culler, Allen Roy Woods, aged 24, for whom search parties combed the Maungataniwha block in the Wairoa district after his failure to return to camp on Saturday, yesterday aftefnoon reached Ngatapa station at the back of the Tutira-Napier-Wairoa Road. Immigrants Arrive Several more immigrants from Britain, who preferred to spend savings on air travel to New Zealand rather than to wait for shipping accommodation, arrived at Auckland on Tuesday in 'the Skymaster Warana. ' They included a dental surgeon, a car agent, and a wireless technician: Junior Cricket The Junior cricket competition will be continuel in the Horowhenua district as usual this Saturday. Clubs will be notified by the secretary of the association should the Health Department consider it advisable to discontinue games as an infantile paralysis precaution. Baby's Death in Cot The Six-months-oM child of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hawkins, 604 Dennett Street, Hastings, was found dead in its cot yesterday morning. The mother rushed the baby, a boy, to the Memonal Hospital, but life was extinct. The child was found lying face dbwnward on its pillow. Jiggers Collide An unusual accident occurrea when two jiggers collided on the permanent way north of Whenuahau. Two men on one jigger, A.

Kemp, surfaceman, aird D. Harris, ganger, received severe abrasions and shock. The men on the other jigger had time to jump clear and were not injured. Railwaymen's Claims The Railways Industrial Tribunal has concluded its open sitting and the taking of evidence. All claims have been heard and the Tribunal is now in the process of maklng orders. Since the Tribunal's first meeting on November 28, evidence covering 1700 foolscap typewritten naaes was taken. Noted Golfers Coming Three famous international golfers, J. Ferrier (America) , N. G. von Nida (Australia) , and A. D. Locke (South Africa) will each make a toiir of Australia and New Zealand within a reasonable time, according to Mr. D. Blackblock, managing director of Slazengers (Australia) P^jprietary, Ltd., at Auckland. Judge Returns After nine years as Chief Judge in Western Samoa, Judge N. Herd returned yesterday by the Matua to take the post of his successor, ' Mr. C. C. Marsack, S.M., as Stipendiary Magistrate at Palmerston North. He said he would begin his work at Palmerston North immediately. Judge Herd was accompanied by Mrs. Herd and their younger son. Hotels and Fire Escapes An inspection of hotels in Wellington is being carried out so that a careful check-up on fire precautions can be made, particularly in view of the recent tragedy at Christchurch."' This was mentioned by Police Superintendent J. A. Dempsey when he presented the Police report regarding the conduct of hotels and licences at the quarterly meeting of the Wellington Licensing Committee. Grass Grub Conquered The complete extermination of millions of grass grub beetles on a farm property at Normanby last week successfully marked the first stage of an experiment conducted by the Department of Agriculture at Hawera to endeavour to confroi' ■ the pest in that district. Hedges and shrubs were sprayed with an Insecticide which killed the beetles. The Normanby area has been plagued by the grass grub for - about five vears.