LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 8 December 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Athletic Sports Cancelled | As a precaution against infan- r tile paralysis, the Levin Amateur I Athletic and Cycling Club's weekly ! sports have been cancelled until i further notice. There will be no meeting tonight. j Ship for Timber Trade The motor vessel Port Tauranga has been purchased by the Union j Steam Ship Company from Captairi ! A. F. Watchlin. She will be re- j named Kawa and it is intended to , retain her in the Northern New f South Wales river ports trade 1 carrying hardwood timber and : sleepers to New Zealand. i Schoolboy Loses Arm i Injuries necessitating the ampu-. tation of the right arm below- the \ elbow were suffered by John Rex; Walker, aged 17, a schoolboy, son i of Mr. J. R. Walker, of Fernleigh i Avenue, Mt. Albert, on Saturday. j He was working in. the school holidays in Hellaby's meatworks at ! Otahuhu and had his arm injured ( in a machine. He was a prominent athlete of the Mt. Albert j Grammar School. Selfish Thefts Needless and wanton pilfering j without thought for other people | seems to be the description of j some minor thefts which have i occurred near /Woodville recently. ! Extensive road"" works are being : carried out on the main Masterton ! highway, but on two recent nights \ five • warning lamps have been ! removed from their positions in ' front of a culvert, to the conse- i quent danger of motorists. Another has been damaged. The lamps cast a red glow, and it is j difficult to imagine any use that I they could be put to by the cul- i prit. { j Choral Presentation There has been a frequent complaint that Levin is lacking in good j entertainment, and that there is a i dearth of good music. However | correct or otherwise that may ] be, it is certainly not the case at present. Local talent and visiting soloists offer a special music treat at the Century Hall on Thursday, when the combined church choirs, under the direction of Mr. F. H. Baumber, will present the sacred cantata, "Bethlehem." This work has won highest commendation and the choirs are sparing no eifort to give a worthy presentation. Lambing Record A record lambing percentage for New Zealand of 93.11 per cent. is estimated for the current season, according to figures made available on Saturday by the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Cullen. The previous best figure was in 1945, when the Dominion estimate was 92.64 per cent. The number of breeding eWes was 20,742,646, and the estimated number of lambs 19,313,525. The estimated numj ber of lambs in the North Island ; was 10,814,554 (92.47 per cent.), and ! in the South Island 8,498,971 j (93.94 per cent.) . There were i .11,695,633 breeding ewes in the ! North Island and 9,047,013 in the I South Island. ! R.S.A. Food Parcels Advice has been received by the * Levin branch of the N.Z.R.S.A. that ? a further consignment of food parcels has arrived in Broughton, England, for distribution among the families of British ex-service-men A further consignment is on j fits way and should arrive before | '"Christmas. The total number of 1 parcels sent to Broughton from I Levin. now totals 280. A further 55 [ will be sent in the New Year. . The ! scheme," which is a Dominion-wide j one suggested by the Dominion j executive of the R.S.A., "has been 1 in operation since April. Many I appreciative letters have been fori warded from Levin's adopted town. 1 Broughton, since the local branch ► Jjoinedin.