LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 11 December 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Home Garden Judging Those pupils of the Levin Public School who have maintained their home gardens in order, and- who desire them to be judged, are ask.ed to notify the headmaster, Mr. H. F. McClune, as soon as possible. Central Bowlers' Matches An alteration has been made in the fixtures arranged by the Central Bowling Club. The rinks championships, which were to have been played on December 20, will now take place on Saturday next. The Triangular Shield games with the Levin Club, set down for next Saturday, will now be played on December 20. Christmas Party Abandoned The final meeting for the- -year of the Levin Plunket Mothers' Club was held this 'week, a pleasant social evening being enjoyed by a good attendance of members. It was decided to abandon the Christmas party which liad been arranged for the children of club members. The first meeting in th'e N'ew Year will be on February 9.

Destruction by Rabbits Urging that a national weapon I be employed to wage war on the Dominion's growing number of fabbits, Mr. James Andrew, in ; evidence before the Royal Commis- i sion on Sheepfarming at Welling- j ton,. said -that 10 rabbits would eat or destroy as muGh grass as one i sheep, and a pair of rabbits, under favourable circumstances, could i produce 1,000,000 descendants in five years. ! I Rotary to Rescue i A loan of £600 to enable Mr. James Sutton, Christchurch, to fly i to America for a rare operation i for Parkinson's disease or shaking t palsy, has been provided by the Christchurch Rotary Culb. The need for the extra £600 to financfe the trip arose suddenly and unless the Rotary Club offered to provide the amount, the departure of Mr. Sutton and his mother, Mrs. E. Sutton, for America, might have been cancelled. Buses Not Possible In consequence of the ban on children under 16 years of age congregating, the Horowhenua College Advisory Committee decided at a meeting this week that it would not be possible to run buses to enable students from outlying districts to collect their personal belongings from the college. The principal, Mr. N. A. Byrne, told the meeting that prize awards and i college magazines would be avail- : able from Friday, and that he ! would be in attendance until TuesI day of next week to enable parj ents or students to collect these ' and any other articles. ] "Heavy Downpour I Catching afternoon shoppers | unawares, a sudden deluge of rain j fell in Levin yesterday. Many ! people caught in unsheltered I streets were drenched before they I could reach cover. Within a few minutes the storm water filled the j gutters and saturated gardens. During its 20-minute duration 12 points of rain fell, approximately one-eighth" of an inch, according to figures recorded by Mr. H. Harvey, of Cambridge Street, who added that he believed the rain was even heavier in other parts of the town. I Models Outrage Propnetqry i tJndressed models in' shop windows have raised a p'rotest from the New Zealand Mothers' Union. At a general meeting of the Manawa tu- Wairarapa Drapers' Associaj tion a letter was received dealing | with the question and asking that [ after models had been undre^sed j they not be left in the shop win!dows. A male memfier set out oomprehensive reasoris for concurring I with the cqmplaint, but a lady I member gave the women's view.by | remarking: "What's all the fuss? I They are only wood and plaster." I It was decidpd to circulate meml bers asking them to exercise care >jin this regard.