Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 14 February 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Eel Destruction Campaign More than one ton of eels have been taken in a fortnight from a two-mile stretch of the Waimea Stream, Southland. This is the first result of a systematic cam- ' paign for the destruction of eels in wild duck breeding areas in Eastern Southland. Pamir . Awaits Orders, The Pamir, which completed discharging at London several weeks ago, awaits orders for her. next voyage. As yet her movements are unoertain. There were three-or four possibilities under consideration regarding her, a shipping official said, but as yet the barque's next voyage, and what cargo she would carry, were unknown. Up To Date - A model of exac.titude was giving evidence in the Supreme Court ,at Palmerston North yestefday. Asked how long he had' b'een an engineer, he told the court: "Fifty-nine | years 11 months and: four days." j Mr. Justice Christie looked at the j clock: "I presume you could ad'd ! fo.ur hours from when you start- i ed?" Defence I^olicy Pending In spi'te of the many ' false alarms which have suxrounded various suggestions, jiiade ever since the end of the war that the Government was going to amiounce I a post-war policy, it can be stated authoritatively that a miniature plan is now almost completed. An early statement from the Governjment is expected^ Woifien's Day Of Prayer A gathering of women, representative of the Christian churches in Levin, dssembled yesterday afternocn in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church to observe the World Day of Pfayer. The order of service used was prepared by the World ; Day of Prayer Committ.ee in U.S-.A., ~and had as its central theme "The p World at Prayer." The meeting r was chaired by Mrs, M. S. BarI tholomew and the address was j: given b y Mrs. J. S. Moir. G Bfttting From The Oourt j; Constable Christopher Yost will ' act as "runner" for® members, of I the jury in the trial at Hobart of • the ex-Premier, Cosgrove, who wish to make starting price bets. He will telephone bets to one of the six licensed S.P. betting shops in : Hobart. He said: "Most of the jurymen have told me they intend to. have a few bets. It will be a bit unusual for a policeman to put their bets on for them, but it is not illegal." Constable Yost is chief . guardian of the jury. | Big Grass Fire j ilundreds of apres of pasture* ! and some miles o'f 'fencing were l'ost I in a big grass fire which raged l from 3 p.m. to 7p-m. yesterday over ■ the properties of Messrs. Whisker, f Dixon and Simpson on the Parej wanui Road near the Bulls, golf ■ links. Hundreds of voluntee'rs, | turned out to check ,the fire, inj cluding tlie Air Force fire-fighting : unit at Ohakea which pumped ! water from a" lake and thus made 1. an effective flLre-br'eak from which [ back-burning was carried out. Fortuhatply, there was. very little | wind otherwise plantations and |. buildings would have been. razed. f; On Tuesday next matinee screenj; fng's will- be resumed at the Regent .Theatre- on this day, of the week [- only. , There' will be no Thursday [ matinees in the meantime. |. In spite of her shortage of goods, j. Britain iH exporting to some t countries certain manufactured I; commodities sueh ^s beer, biscuits c and chocolates, which have a very j hi'gh money value in relation to the quantities of their ingredients. t Britain hopes * to eam muchneeded • dollars by selling small sr q;uantities of these luxufy foods.