LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 8 January 1948, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Good Catch While fishing in the Waiau River, Southland, a Christchurch resident landed an Atlantic salmon 29ms. long and weighing 6£Lb&. A.T.C. Gadet Flies Solo The first of seven A.T.C. cadets who are spending their spare time training at Milson aerodrome, flew solo yesterday. He is 19-years-old P. Churcher, of . Feilding, who has been training .during his spare time since December 18. Prior to then he had flown only as a passenger. On his two solo flights .yesterday both landings were perfect. Motorist Sent To Gaol Following recept Varnings from the Police Co.urt Bench in Auck- j land, that prison sentences would be imposed on intoxicated motor- i ists because there was an inerease j in these offences, Cecil George Poole, aged 30, a labourer, who ad-»; mitted being intoxicated in charge ; J of a motor car, was sentenced to 10 t days' imprisonment hy the Magi- ! strate (Mr. Levien) . Poole said that i he 'had nothing to say.Postal Staff Shortage The postal branch of the Levin Post Office is at present seriously , handicapped in its work through : lack of staff, stated the postmaster, Mr. A. V. Morgan, yesterday. Most affected were the letter and par- | cel delivery sections, while tele1 graph messenger boys were also needed. Mr. Morgan added that there was no possibiilty yet of two correspon'dence deliveries daily in ; the borough.

; Water Pressure Steady Despite the very dry spell the | water supply pressure in Levin has i remained fairly- steady. Though at i one period during the Christmas I holidays the pressure dropped to ! nearly 501bs. per square inch, the ' needle on the gauge in the Levin [ Borough Council's office has been j hovering between 104 and 1081bs. i The town clerk, Mr. H. L. Jenkins, ! said yesterday afternoon that the reason for a sudden fall in pressure at any time was usually the result of a heavy draw-off by resi--dents using garden hoses. ! Pahiatua Show Cancelled I in vieW oi tse precautions neces- | sary in the infantile paralysis epi- [ demic the Pahiatua A. and P. AssoI ciation has decided to cancel its | annual show, which was to have | been held o.n February 14. The deI cision was reached at a special I meeting of the e^ecutive commit; | tee of the association. The secre- ! tary, Mr. R. T. G. Taylor, stated I that no plans had been formulated | as to the holding of the event at ! a later date, adding that at the I moment it =appcared impossible to I do so. ; I Prepared To Be Neutral | The tendency 'of the man in the | Btreet to avoid any kind of personal I publicity is well illustrated in the | experience of the Royal Commis- | sion on Gaming. in order to ascerI tain the views and wishes of the I average man, the Commission en1 couraged the making of representai tions and the tenderihg of evidence j . by private individuals as well as by | interested organisations. The Com- ! mission's report, however, points I out that, although some individj" uecIs appeared and gave helpful evi- ! dence, their nurnber was very small, I most of the evidence put forward j being by interested organisations j or by pdfsons holding emphatic » views on the subject of gambling.

Death After Swim While swimming from the shore to a launcli a't Elaine Bay at the head of Tennyson Inlet, Pelorus Sound, a member of a holiday party

collapsed and died. He was Mr. Aian Albert Wilson, married, of Wellington, a bakery proprietor. Quite A Job! Inflating the 18 tyres on a huge bulldozer trailer, capable of carrying 35 tons, appears to be quite a job. When this trailer, which is pulled by a five-ton truck, stopped in Levin for some free.air, it took the driver a good 25 minutes to pump up all his tyres. He took g'reat care over the task, not without reason, f°r the tyres cost nearly £60 each, and with uneven pressure will wear out in a few hundred miles. Sections For Housing Opportunity for further housmg development in Levin will be provided with the subdivision of a ! block of 15 acres of land in Queen ; Street East. A new road is at present being formed through the I block which will ultimately link | Queen and Bath Streets when the 'latter street is.extended. The com- | pletion of the "work will make 49 sections available for ho'using. AH of them have been bespoken, but the saies cannot be effected until the road has ' been accepted and dedicated by the Levin Borough Council.

R.A.F. Radio School ( , An Empire radio school _ liaison ±eam from the R.A.F. station at Debden, Essex, is due to arrive at Ohakea from Australia on February 13. Led by Group Captain C. M. Stewart, the team of nine R.A.F. officers and tljree other ranks will fiy in a .Lincoln Mark II fitted with the latest types of airborne radio -equipment for demonstration to the R.N.Z.A.F. They will return to Britain from New Zealand on February 29. The team is scheduled to leave Britain on January 22, and will demonstrate the new equipment to the R.A.A.F. en route to New Zealand. Lifesaver Aged 11 Years Raymond George, aged 11 years, of Taupo, has been instrumental in saving two children from drowning within the last few months. On Saturday, while bathing in the Wairakei Stream, where it enters the Waikato River, the four-year-old daughter of Mr. D. J. Faulkner, contractor, of Taupo, was swept into the middle of the river owing to the opening of the flood gates. Raymond George juriiped into the water and supported the child until an adult could come to the rescue. A short time ago he saved another child of the same age from drowning. Seeing For Themselves The Bishop of Lichfield (the Rt. Rev. E. S. Woods) and the Primate of New Zealand (Archbishop West-Watson) were the guests of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club at its meeting last week. Both visitors took a keen interest in the horses and the racing. "We have, been to the cricket and the tennis and, as I had heard about trotting in New Zealand, I decided to take' the opportunity of seeing a meeting," said Bishop Woods, who, said he liked seeing good horses. "It has been most enjoyable; th§ jhorses look well with their eoats shining like satin and their rippling muscles. The sport brings the people out into the open and I can understand why it is so popular." Bishop Woods, who is representing the Archbishop of Canterbury, is visiting all the bishops in New Zealand and is preaching in the main centres.