Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 3 April 1948, Page 4

Local & General

| Infant Cancer Patient A three-year-old child suffering from an inoperable cancer left Auckland yesterday by air for .Sydney where he is to undergo the Braund treatment, about which there has been public controvers.y in the last f ew, months. The child will be accompanied by his parents. Rainmaking Experiment , A further attempt at making rain which was to have been held yesterday by Mr. Harold Anderson, of Halcombe, and Mr. Paul Legg, of Feilding, both pilots of the Middle Districts Aero Club, ..could not be held owing to unfavourable conditions. The attempt made on Thursday failed for the same reason. •• , Young Man Missing The police are investigating the disappearance of a young man Rowiand Phillips, aged 20, who was last seen at his parents' residence near Frasertown on Wednesday ■ night. Phillips ; .is, a son of Mr. and Mfs. Len Phillips, and apparentiy left home wearing working clothes and an oilskin coat^but it is not I known if he wore a hat. Despite the ! f act that an intense investigatidn has been made even to searching long stretches of the river. there is no sign of the missing man and at present his whereabouts must re- ; main a mystery; Students At "Odd Jobs" Work at "odd jobs" will be undertaken by Massey Agjlcultural College' students next week-end (April 10-11) for funds for the relief of students in other parts of the world, and especially, in those countries which suffered through | German occupation during the | war. This annual ehort is made i by students at all university colI I leges in New Zealand, and the ! funds are dispersed by a worldj wide student organisation. Already there have been several applications for student assistance from prospective employers in Palmerston North and district. Public Trust Business Estates to the value of £1,770,377 were reported and accepted for administration by the Public Truste'e. during the month of February, 1948. The total value of estates , | and funds under administration by j : the Public Trustee on March 31,1 1947. was £66,833,004 and the newj business for the eleven months | ended February 29 was £8,264,233. Grants of administration made by, the Court in favour of the Public Trustee numbered 176 for the month. During the month 648 new wills appointing the Public Trustee executor were prepared on behalf of testators and lodged for saf e- custody -and 529 existing wills were reyised to provide for changes desired by testator^ The total number of wills now held in the Public Trust Office on behalf of living persons is 139,391.