Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 12 February 1948, Page 4

Local & General

First American Tourists 'The first party of American tourists to come to New Zealand since the war arrived in Wellington from New Plymouth y.esterday afternoon. Pan-Pacific Good Neighbour Tours Incorporated, in conjunction with the Government Tourist Bureau, have arranged the tour. The party will spend 37 'days in New Zealand. Cycling Tra,ck Wanted „ 'Representations are again to be made to the Public Works Department for the construction o-f a cycling track along the Village Settlement section of the main southern highway from Levin. This was decided at a meeting of the Horowhenua Gounty Gouncil yesterday, acting on "a recommendation from its works committee.

Timely Arrival The projected' closing of the Greytown Hospjtal was v f orestalled by the arrival oi thr.ee 'girls with nursing experience from England. | The hospital was extremely short staffed, and patients were aiready being sent to Masterton Hospital before the girls arrived. The girls, who came straight from Welling- { ton after leaving the Atlantis, say they are happy * with their new ; home and work. Thoughtful Scouts A decision not to eoter any of the shops to solicit donations for their organisation, w'as made. by j the Levin Boy Scout Committee ! last night, when discussing -the forthcoming street day. It was not fair to worry the shopkeepers and ; their assistants at their -work", , commented Mrs. M. Blenkhorn. The annual s.hop and street day ; will be hefd on Tuesday, March 16, when the usual stocks * o'f good things will be offered to the public. XJnsolved Mysterles . - Inquests i'nto the deaths of Rran/cis Roy Wilkins an,d Ma,rie Emily 7 West may be continued before the. end of this mohth! ' It is .understood t-hat tbe ppljic.e w-ill sb,ortly. request tjie Coroner ijo Wellington .G..Meilish) to"'re-operi "the inquests which were adjotirned some months ago. "Folipwing tb,e shooting of Wilkins and the brutal strangling of M,arie West last year, police inquiries have been cpnducted throiighout the Dominion and, in the latter case, have been made as far afield as Japan. Drill Hall Maintenance A recent inspection of the Levin Drill Hall by-representatives of the New Zealand Military Headquartprs had revealed that organisdtions hiring the building were notmain•taining it in a clean and tidy mahner, stated- the cpmmanding officer for the sub-area, in a letter received -at a meeting of -the -Levin Roy Scout Committee last nigh.t. 'The main .portion of the building was in A very \mtidy and dirty coijdition. j There was evidence that a jp.antity j of raffle tickets had been burned ! pn a section of the floor.* "i don't j think for a.,- moment that fhe j scouts fvere responsible,'' said the ! chairman, Mr. H. Palmer. '-Tn ahy I pase we have nothing to do yith j raffles." ' ' •