Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 17 April 1948, Page 4

Local & General

ti Grass Fire The fire siren at the Levin fire station sounded shortly after 11 1 a.m. this morning, the bri^ade be-j ing summoned ro a grass fire in Beach Road. Was Racing To Wedtfing L/eieiiaanc naa roid nim he was going to a wedding in the Weraroa ! Hall, and was having a race withj cne nest man to see who would get j mere nrsc, said Traflic inspecror M. Kehoe, when describing a con- j versation Wirh Jaines oyril Paul,! pamter, of Hastings, who was yes-j rel'day charged in the Levin court with exceeaing the speed limit in j a itstnciea aiea. Mr. jtvehoe statedi that the vehiqlef was traveiling ati 55 miles an hoiif .and it was forttm-| ate mai tne road was fairly quiet.' He was rmed ti. (Jourt costs were: 1US. Rose Day Coilections HranCnes . oi tne New Zealand n.u.n.. are apt to tane lor granced the permission., by tneir iocail autnonty to collect in me streetsj un Kose Day, put tney woum aoi weii to taxe stocx of tne Auckland R.S-A. s positioir; For thiee yearsj the Auckland City Councii has lor- j Diaaeri tne street conection even| tnougn neany all suouroan Iocail oocues aoout the city penmeDer! nave granted pernnssion. Strongj represtnoations were made by tne' Dr.ancn oue to no avail, aitnough ltl was pomted out tnat wellare iunds were m need oi repienisnmg. Tnus, Auckiana oitv is tne only piace in i\ew zeaiand — possioly in tne Empire — wnere permission to hold xtose Day_nas oeen aecilned. — — ~ j