Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 23 February 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Danish War- Medal A" medai; struck in memoi-.y of those. Wh'o. fought for the freedpm of Denmark, ha&.been, .awgr-ded: by .the Kfipg'of Denmark: to; all Danish subiects. wh,o served with the AP'ied Forces during World War II. Twelve' awards have been. made in New .Zealand.

Loojking To The En,d One wp.uld hardly think that 'a pt-looking man, 5.5 years old-, who had ied a^n adventurous life and served with the Navy dwdng _two world wars, would giye serious tho.ught to his. ow_n death, But such a man was nea'ly teaocked down by a car and the near accident "started him thinking," %s he s,aid. A day or two later he walked ihto ; the local newspaper office ^nd nonchantly hand.ed u reporter his obituafy nbtice— to, be used when required. Marriage Guidance Clinic •A marriage '"Guidance Clinic is being established" in Wellington undeivthe directioh of the Ci'ty Missioner, R'ev. Harry Squifes, to assist cpuples, where- he.cess,ary, in the preparatipn "for marriage, in the problems of married life apd the problems 'of parenthpod. "I have cdme to the CQndusibn that if many pf the domestic squabbles and' problems wero handled before the beginnihg P-f legal propeedings, much mpre help ihight be. eifected; said Mr. " Squires:

i Mr. Fraser's Canoe '.\ The canbe that the Ngapuhi Maoris propose to build ahd- name : ! Pita Pereiha, after the Prime Min- ! istpr, Mr. fraspr, wih not be pre- ; sented to Mr. Fraser, but will be ' i kept at Lake Omapere. The royalty : f demanded % the Sfate Forest SerNvice for. the necessary trees, pro- [ ! posed to be cut in ;the- Puketi State ! Forjest, is an obhtacle tp, the scheme ; at present". ' However, Mr. Fras.er is : to be approached again with a re- | quest 'that the charge be fernitted ! or reduced. 1 /

i £500 a Year Neetled , "Advice to. New' Zealanders who : weiie considjeriug taking employi me'nt in Fiji was given b.y 'Mr-. H. B. \€$ibsoii, a former member of the '• tiiegislativ,a..^eouncM',' • now Visiting Wanganui. Particularly in clerieal : posts there wefe many vacancies, he ; said, but dqe to. the cost of living ; in the cpiopy New Zealanders i would, be. . weh . advised to se.ek a Uiiiiimum.of £500. ia year headqtUarters , pa^r. A'nything less. would v result m' un.reqsonafble hard;ship, The Mac's Hayq The ' small ' townshfp of Orepuki, in Southland, 'onde famed for lfs shale works, its gold and its output " o'f milled timber, "is tod'aiy a tp.wn of "Mac's. The bakery is conducted by •Miv McKoWn; *Mr. " McAlister ! has the motor garage, and Mr-. McI Farlane pre'sides - in ' the j shop. Mr. McBpnaid atte'ndjS. fe . ynur wants in the btitcher's, shop,. j and if you require gfoceries, ' Mr.' j McNay will oblige. The ^"al pub- [ lican is Mr. McCormick, and to, ep- ! sure a good grbundi-ng ior tbe | young "•Macs.," Mh McAlpfne is the j schoolteacher. j Cathedral Bell Sfips ■ When" theybel.ls, pf the Ahglican ! Oathed'ral in ' CheistchUtreh wefe being rung • for the.fl a.m. service Iast . Suhday;'/the. .'bearipe: of the. sevpnt'h bell * bfoke, " and the bell j ^ropped, a sboft. dfs;1?ance to. tfle [ flppf ' o'f the charpber- ki which the. peal' of 1Q hpngs. , Tl^e t°iWpr pf th,p cathedral has beep cl'p&ed. to visitors, and will probablv .remim closed until the damage h'as been ; repaired, and; the- .beafinfs oi ail the bells chpcked. The spyenth, bell weigt^s 15 cwtv. and is the. heavies.t pf the edght befls pyesented b.y the lat'e' 'Mr. R." H. Rhpdps. The two. iigbtest' befls. in the p'eal were given .by the l'ate Mr. % F. w. I Miles. All the b.elis.Aypre nung in. | August, 188'1I ahd. sincq th.en have | beeh constently "servicpd and ti'ued' up. ' '